Wilderness Custom Arrows goes on a sheep hunt!

[wooddamon1]

   

[twitchstick]

Very nice

[snag]

I got to talk with Lenny on the phone today. Sounded like it was a hard hunt. He spent a total of 26 days looking for sheep. He would do 3 days solo backpack trips each time out, except for one trip out with Walt. Didn't sound like that one trip was much fun...blowing snow, white caps on the lake, etc.
It is a large unit and with only 5 tags given out for it he only ran into one other hunter. He spent many days scouting for this hunt and just wasn't seeing sheep. So with only a couple of weeks left in the season Lenny finally found some sheep.  As the ewes were coming into estrus the rams were starting to show themselves.
The ram he shot he was able to get in on 4 times to 15yds all quartering away. The last time the ram turned broadside and so Lenny decided that ram was for him. The Surewood Shaft/Wilderness Custom Arrow flew to it's mark...but he didn't get a perfect shot. But he felt it was a kill shot and decided to wait to allow the arrow to do it's work.
Luckily it wasn't blowing snow so it was easy to track the ram when it came time. When he found him the ram had layed down with the arrow still in him up to the about halfway into the fletching. When Lenny saw him the ram got up and fell down dead with the arrow intact. He told me that douglas fir arrow was tough and withstood a lot without breaking!
It says a lot about Lenny I feel. Many would have become mentally defeated after not finding sheep with so many miles out in the woods alone. He kept at it and said he always felt he would eventually find them. Now that's a great attitude. Congratulations Lenny!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Incredible!!!

[Walt Francis]

I called Lenny, commonly referred to as "Lurking Lenny", and he promised to put some pictures together and write a "brief" account of his hunt.   Here are a few pictures when I went with him after the Bighorn in mid October:

Lenny leaving camp on the second day.  Note the pretty arrows, they fly really good too.



A couple of hours later after the storm moved in; Lenny is at 20 yards in this picture:

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He is at five yards in this picture.



This hunt was a bust due to the weather, it socked in and visibility dropped to 10-20 yards at times; glassing was impossible.

Be patient, he may take a couple of days to put the story together.

[Shedrock]

[helo]

Cant wait to see more pictures.! But I will be patient

[snag]

Looked like a rough day Walt. Thank you for posting these. Look forward to seeing and hearing more.
David

[Robhood23]

[Duker]

Great pics    Keep im comin  

[Todd Brickel]

Awesome hunt and awesome ram, congratulations!

[rxhntr]

That is really awesome! Congrats.

[Big Ed]

Man that is the ultimate!!!

[DGW]

Congratulations, That is a hunt of a lifetime!

[ron w]

Unreal.....and I just want to kill a deer........what dreams are made of!!              

[joe ashton]

oh that is great...

[amar911]

I have been on many great hunts, but that would be the most challenging of all. My goodness, 26 days! That is long, even for a full-blown African safari. And what an accomplishment it is! David, you make some pretty arrows that are superior killers too. Congratulations to both you and Lenny.

Allan

[soy]

What an honor it must be To have provided him with a key element to the success of the hunt! and what grit does he have .wow! that is a long hard hunt, and a well deserved animal!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[stujay]

Sheep with a longbow quite an accomplishment. Looking forward to the full story, thanks guys for the pics too.

[jomama]

That has to be the coolest hunt there is.