Josh's Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunt

 Tag and Tenley were so excited for their dad

Josh was super excited when he drew his Desert Big Horn Sheep tag. His twin brother Jacob was not so happy because he didn't draw one too. This tag is a once in a lifetime tag, so he was going to take work off until he got one. My brother Mike came down from West Jordan Utah and the hunt began on Tuesday November 20th. Living in a small town, there were a lot of people who were so excited for Josh and out helping him scout for a monster sheep. He had been out scouting for sheep from the moment he drew the tag and everytime I would go with him, we wouldn't see a thing, so I quit going. Sure enough, he would always find sheep and had found a really big sheep they called, "Chunks!" My brother and Josh both took the week off of work and got up early to hunt and stayed out until dark. The first day they got a couple shot off with Josh's bow, but didn't have an success.  They put a lot of miles on the rhino and went over some crazy passes. My brother, Mike, said he had to get out a few times because he was too scared of what Josh was taking him up. He then realized that a rhino is a climbing machine and Josh knows what he is doing. They were exhausted every night and STARVING! My sister and Mike's wife came down on Wednesday and we knew we wouldn't see them much if they didn't get the sheep. Well, they went out one morning and there were a lot of people out with them and they found a HUGE sheep, but Josh couldn't get to him with his bow, so he called me to bring in the BIG GUN! I took it to him, but they had already moved to the next wash by the time I got there. They tried to track him, but the sheep got smart and headed for the state park, so no luck that day. We had Thanksgiving and we saw Mike and Josh on Thanksgiving day in the evenings, but by Saturday when Mike had to leave, they still hadn't gotten a sheep. I felt bad because he had taken time off work and I really wanted him to be there when Josh got his sheep. With all the people in town for the holiday, the sheep left the area and wouldn't be back to everyone left. Well, Monday morning came and Josh got a call from Lon Dalley that they had found "Chunks" So he left work and he and his bosses went out to where Lon was. They were watching the sheep and there was an even bigger sheep than "Chunks" and once they made the distinction, Josh pulled the trigger and was ecstatic about his sheep. He had it scored and it was a little above the average size of desert big horn sheep killed in Nevada.  We weren't sure if their meat taste good, but after talking to our neighbor, we were excited to hear that it was the best wild game she had ever tasted! Now that we have had steaks and a roast, I too will say that it is soooo good and very lean! Now our freezer is full of meat and my husband had his Desert Big Horn Sheep.