by Jim McIsaac
California Wild Sheep - Spring 2017

Opening my e-mail last April, I wondered what New Mexico Game and Fish was sending me. All I saw was congratulations, successful, and bhs. BHS! THAT'S BIGHORN SHEEP! I logged onto their website and sure enough there was my tag. After telling my wife, Sue, and calling good friend Gary, I sent out a "you ain't going to believe this e-mail" to family and friends.

A week later I was contacted by Gilbert Villegas, the biologist for the White Sands missile range, where the hunt would take place. I would be allowed three people to help me, and we were all required to have background checks before entering the base. Good friend and fellow sheep hunter Gary Bordessa was my first choice. My next choice was another group of fellow sheep hunters. In 2009 I hunted with Dry Creek Outfitters in Southern California. I've since been back with them helping glass for some of their hunts. They were itching to go along on my hunt. At one point 

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by Michelle Corder
California Wild Sheep - Spring 2017

"You drew the Bighorn Sheep tag!" my husband hollered on the other end of the phone. "Ok," 

I replied, puzzled by his excitement, "That's
good, right?"

As the news spread like wildfire through our small Northern California town, I quickly learned that yes, it was a very good thing; most hunters we knew had been putting in for years to be drawn for this hunt. I hit the hunting lottery - there were only three tags available in my unit, and just seventeen issued in all of California in 2016. In every conversation those first few weeks, my husband, Travis, would open with, "Michelle drew a Bighorn Sheep Tag in the Marble/Clippers!" Surprised smiles often turned stiff however, when they learned that I drew the tag with zero points.

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Shanon Cabebe
Huntin' Fool - October 2016

We were only 90 yards away when Matt whispered, "He's clear whenever you're ready. The report from my 300 Weatherby Magnum scattered rams everywhere.

My hunt started out like a lot of the stories I read about. I was wondering why I hadn't been able to draw a premium tag in any of the states when I was sitting on so many points. I have been a member of Huntin' Fool for many years and have been following their advice on recommendations for hunts. I knew that sooner or later it had to happen. It was the end of June when I was trying to figure out where and what kind of hunting I was going to do this year, but then my luck changed.

I was out of town, working in Alaska, when I received a phone call from my friend, Dan Grove, who said, "You did it. You finally drew a sheep tag. You drew a Desert bighorn sheep tag in California!" I could not believe it. Out of all the states, I was lucky enough to draw a Desert bighorn sheep tag in my home state. Later that day, I had to call the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to hear the news. for myself.

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by Shanon Cabebe
California Wild Sheep - Summer 2016

The Number One Ram

We were only 90 yds. away when Matt whispered, "He's clear, whenever your ready". The report from my 300 Weatherby Magnum scattered rams everywhere.

My hunt started out like a lot of the stories I read about. I was wondering why I wasn't been able to draw a premium tag in any of the states, when I was sitting on so many points? I knew that sooner or later it had to happen. By this time it was the end of June and I was trying to figure out where, and what kind of hunting I was going to do this year ... then my luck changed! I was out of town working in Alaska when I received a phone call from my friend Dan Grove, who said, "you did it, you finally drew a sheep tag!" I was trying to make sense of it all, because it was only 5:00 o'clock in the morning Alaska Time, so I was half asleep. It finally hit home when again he said, "you drew a desert sheep tag in California!" I could not believe it. Out of all the states, I was lucky enough to draw a desert sheep tag in my home state! I couldn't think of a better State to draw in. Later that day I had to call the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to hear the news for myself.

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