The Ministry of Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program have coordinated two recent transplants of bighorn sheep. The first transplant occurred in 2005 and moved 25 bighorn sheep from Radium to Premier Ridge area. The other transplant occurred in 2007 and moved 19 sheep from Golden to the Whiteswan Lake/Coyote Creek area. All transplanted sheep were ear-tagged including 12 rams. Most of the rams are not full curl and therefore not legal to hunt. However, there are a few that are approaching the full curl mark and are less than 6 years old. These rams are VERY IMPORTANT to the transplant initiative as they are providing new genetic material to these herds, if they are allowed to breed. Therefore, we are requesting that hunters not harvest ear-tagged rams. For more information, please contact the Ministry of Environment at 250-489-8540.
California Trophy Blacktail Buck The buck was on a dead run with a doe. He stopped to look at me after I shouted "Oh S*#@!" He was standing broad side at 60 yards. I shot him just behind his front shoulder, taking out the lungs and dropping him in his tracks. My advice, stay alert and always be ready to shoot, you never know when opportunity will knock and how long or short it will last.
