Hunting Montana Bighorn Sheep with Randy Newberg and friends - Missouri River Breaks (OYOA S2 E2)

Hunting with Randy Newberg for Montana Bighorn sheep. In Episode 2 of Season 2 of On Your Own Adventures, Randy Newberg joins his friend, Vaughn Everly for one of the most coveted big game tags in all the world; Bighorn Sheep in the Missouri River Breaks of Montana.
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[@hunterbrewer5520]

You’ve always been an inspiration to me and that was a great hunt and a great ram also I’m 14 and just last month I killed my ram, first year putting in for the tag too in area 3 in Wyoming was a tough hunt but got it done after walking 20 miles through the rough county very blessed to be able to kill a ram with being how young I am!!

[@hunterbrewer5520]

@John Hanson nobody asked you

[@calebhark6653]

@@hunterbrewer5520 that’s awsome bro

[@freddygarcia5694]

Cap

[@fraudalert3550]

why hunt with a rifle? why not hunt with a camera? removing such a beautiful animal is a great job??? lol

[@laundrysauce234]

@@fraudalert3550 you definitely hate watch hunting videos lol

[@bearclaw5842]

Randy, I really appreciate your respect of the animal after the kill.You are a great and ethical hunter, thank you! Your videos are all fantastic!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thanks for that kind comment. And thanks for watching. Best of luck to you.

[@masonhancock4117]

Just coming across this video now. Man I sat with my jaw on the floor for 10 minutes after seeing Tank's fate. Can't believe the story narrative played out like that. Guy wrenching man. You two are awesome hunters and I have massive respect for both of you. Thanks for all the nuggetd of knowledge you've passed on through Elk Talk Randy. Much respect and thanks!

[@nmelkhunter1]

The juniper pollen in central New Mexico has driven me into the house the last two days. To keep me occupied, I’ve been watching Randy’s videos. This hunt still ranks at the top of my list of hunting videos Randy has shared with us. Thank you for the great quality you put out.

[@cwreese345]

Vaughn did it right! Made the absolute most out of it and being the sportsman he is will let other hunters have their hunt of a lifetime. Bravo, I salute him

[@TUCOtheratt]

I think what is cool about this series is that Randy shares all the ups and downs of the hunt. Been there, done that, and what is depicted is what it's like. The hardship is what makes the experience that much more meaningful when things go right. I did my own self guided hunting on public land in Montana in the early to mid 90s. I find I strange how proud guided hunters are of their trophy. They are really just shooters.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

+TUCOtheratt - Given how "average" I am, there are plenty of "downs" to go with the few "ups." Thanks for watching.

[@bushwhackedonvhs]

My dad grew up a subsistence hunter here in Oregon and he always said that guided hunts or hunting on a fenced in property full of game is not hunting, it's paying to shoot a deer.

[@rebelzuk]

incredible hunt and Vaughn is the epitome of a true hunter along with yourself. thanks for sharing this special hunt

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thanks for watching.

[@johngiff2978]

I hope you realize how much good you and your show are doing for all of us hunters. Pictures are worth a 1000 words, combine that with the right words and all hunters are able to hold their heads higher because of your efforts.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

That is very kind of you to say, John. And it is greatly appreciated by us. Best of luck to you in 2018.

[@yotaman492]

That tag is like winning the lottery, helluva ram!

[@charlesnewton4895]

Vaughn & Randy, Congrats for a job well done. Thank you for taking us along via the camera.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thanks for watching.

[@concreteislife9411]

it’s wonderful to see so many big rams out there, it’s a dream of mine to get one some day

[@chap23305]

LOVE THIS CHANNEL! AWESOME HUNT! Side note: Vaughn reminds me of "The Lorax", love the stache!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching. I will let Vaughn know that he is "stylin" the Lorax Look.

[@enforcerlucario932]

It’s probably a natives dream to get a big horn like those :D

[@AncientPharaoh]

Randy, are you a guide as an elk hunt as well. I really appreciated how patient you were on a picky hunter and how much respect you showed him.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Nope, not a guide. In this hunt, just helping a friend. Thanks for watching.

[@rabooey]

Realizing that such an adventure, and bagging such a noble animal, should be a once-in-a-lifetime blessing and deciding to NOT try to draw another bighorn tag in your lifetime.. MUCH RESPECT, HUNTER. Great hunt, great ram, congratulations! :)

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Vaughn is the real deal. Thanks for watching.

[@johnnywhite1681]

Its great to see a responsible and ethical hunter! Thank you for posting and congratulations!

[@thomasmccann9346]

Outstanding video. What an amazing hunt for Vaughn and you.

[@davecody5997]

Mr Newberg your comment about not applying again is awesome.....your ram is nice too!!!

[@nickymaz05]

Great story, great video! Really glad you got your sheep.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thanks for watching.

[@thirtyyott-6762]

What an awesome hunt.

[@nmelkhunter1]

Even if you have a hot date with your wife.....You, sir, are a brave man! LOL! Awesome video and Vaughn is a really good guy. He deserves this trophy!

[@masstrapper7645]

Congrats on a fantastic hunt. What a ram. Someday......👍👍

[@flintsmith1129]

Amazing Hunt!

[@KeystoneTexan]

Your show is beginning to be my favorite!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Great video and a very nice ram indeed! I felt as though I was watching an old episode of American Sportsman as I used to do when I was much younger!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thank you for that kind comment. And thanks for watching.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Randy Newberg, Hunter.. You're very welcome. Btw, I used to live in Newberg, Oregon.

[@nmelkhunter1]

Great comment, but you just made me feel kind of old!

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

nmelkhunter1.. Sorry, but it was Curt Gowdy's and Phil Harris's fault! LOL

[@nmelkhunter1]

ausfuhrpramienjagar I can accept that!

[@manvsdeer]

Awesome film and well deserved

[@jimt4225]

I think this is your best video to date. It took me 33 years to draw...but I did in 2012. I also wanted 200". I put in countless days and hours in the Breaks. I passed on several 190-195" rams(and that's not easy) and shot a 200" gross - 198 5/8" net. Trophy hunters are a rare breed. LOVE the Breaks.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Wow, congrats Jim. I've only applied for 25 years, so I got a ways to go. Hope you have a great season. Thanks for watching.

[@zebbox]

*"Trophy hunters are a rare breed"* they're not a breed - just filthy scum.

[@andrewtrotter9023]

Flip phone and a digital camera...this is 2004 or these guys are seriously old school. Cool video. So much different from East coast hunting.

[@timricca4692]

Vaughn you are a four square kinda fellow (well rounded). Randy you are right there too. Congratulations to all involved on this Big Horn Sheep Hunt. If I understood the video right, Tank found home in Vaughn’s home. Effort, discipline, and a lot of honest hunting paid a coupon earned. Nice “once in a life time” 🇺🇸.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Tank was retrieved by the game wardens and found a home at a Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks office. Thanks for watching.

[@Soren_Goodman]

Awesome hunt

[@charlesheady9973]

Great video.

[@horseblanket72]

For all of you that believe you can never get a tag try other regions of Montana. The genetics of the Breaks is world class, but I drew first time (yes still lucky) a tag in the Spanish Peaks south of Bozeman and the hunt was epic. There is an unlimited tag in the Absaroka / Bear tooth range that is on a quota system. Maybe some of the toughest hunting on earth up there and its griz country, but there are good sheep taken there every year for those who are in shape and and brave. RIP Tank and doom to the loser that shot him.

[@fortinobarrios2436]

congrats Vaughn!!

[@shawnbeck3962]

Simply WOW.

[@ljjlander1]

What an amazing hunt!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

That it was.

[@nickgifford2297]

I harvested my first elk in the cmr game range, it was me and my dad. Such a meaningful hunt and I will always remember it. I got a 6-7 bull elk

[@Fresh_Tracks]

The CMR is a special place. Congrats on the bull. Thanks for watching.

[@nickgifford2297]

Randy Newberg, Hunter Me and my dad enjoy watching your videos and the whole hunt I was like "that's something that randy does" or I when we were stocking some elk I said "remember when randy said to not gonna stop shooting till he's on the ground".

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Just wow great video

[@gregjohnson4855]

AWESOME!!!!

[@johnbailey6022]

Pretty amazing episode and hunt. Dream hunt g do or sure. Quality work Randy 👍

[@HuntingTheWest]

Beautiful ram. Not easy to pull that trigger after waiting so many years. Can't believe the size of the rams you found dead.

[@henreytshabalala8293]

Those horns re huge,wow

[@TakeDeadAim]

My Dad was director of the Wyoming state crime lab for years. Obviously they don't have the volume of human murders of other states but they DO have a LOT of poaching. The Game and Fish dept would ask the lab to take poaching cases which he did thousands of times. Not only is it a state violation but if you attempt to transport it past state lines it becomes a violation of Federal law. He said often the wardens would watch a poacher(with the animal already dead) and wait for him to head back home then just when they'd cross over into Nebraska/South Dakota often...they'd grab him, haul him to federal court in Cheyenne and they'd be in a WHOLE heap of trouble. He actually wrote a published paper regarding the identification of popular hunting bullets using only traces of jacket left behind. Pretty interesting...if you're in to that much detail!

[@nmelkhunter1]

I often wished I would have pursued a career as a game warden in part so I could piece together evidence using detail as you described. In my opinion the part about the bullets is very interesting. Did your Dad every work with the US Marshalls to apprehend poachers?

[@SedaliaJay]

Taking a bighorn ram is so bittersweet when you know it's the last one you'll ever hunt. I'll never draw in Colorado again and I can't afford a Canadian or Mexican ram hunt. So bittersweet!

[@MrSlater0239]

Very Nice

[@goswo]

Respect. So respectfull. This is hunting.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Glad the message connected. Thanks for watching.

[@jjjjjjjjj323]

The people who gave this a thumbs down are just mad they didn’t get a tag.

[@LiL_Ty689]

R.I.P Tank🐏🐏🐏

[@kevinpayne410]

Awesome hunt! Sorry about tank. Good sportsmanship. God Bless

[@tlloyd9325]

Here in Oklahoma we have pronghorns and elk that are very hard to draw and a once in a lifetime hunt. I drew a pronghorn tag but have put in for elk since I was 18 and am now 71. Maybe next year…….

[@Cabinlifefam7]

Good job

[@MrGuitars8]

This really looks like an adventure , on my list for sure . Thank you for your knowledge .

[@Fresh_Tracks]

I hope you draw that tag some day.

[@JohnRobinson_Oklahoma]

Wow! Great video and story. Will the game warden give him the skulls?

[@kody6235]

I see you stayed at the Yogo Inn in Lewistown. That's where I'm from!!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Yup. Stay there often.

[@twodogsyyc6729]

Grateful to live in Alberta where we buy sheep tags general season over the counter

[@Fresh_Tracks]

That is a unique opportunity.

[@stephenferguson6363]

Same here in bc i can hunt big horn and stone sheep every year but can only shoot 1 ram per year stone sheep 1s every second year

[@nickhorton785]

Ive hunted Missouri Breaks, really unique place.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Very unique. And very cool.

[@BigHunterification]

What an incredible adventure! I can't wait until I draw my Utah Bighorn tag. Any chance Vaughn has the bighorn back from the taxidermist yet? Will he have "Tank" mounted too? I'd love to see the finished products.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

In Montana you cannot pick up a dead ram head. Both the rams we found were reported to FWP and turned over to them. Vaughn is still deciding if he wants a full body or a shoulder mount. Thanks for watching.

[@tnekkc]

I have hunted the U bend in 2008 when I had to stage gas to get there. I found a dead big horn. It incredibly difficult stuff to walk in. Practice by climbing over buildings.

[@zacharymaybe2539]

Hey Randy I love your videos I am a 11 year old hunter and I can say I love to hunt in Montana my home state is Pennsylvania, and my mom is office manager for the eastern chapter of wild sheep foundation I hope you have a good time on your next hunt good luck

[@Fresh_Tracks]

I hope you get many chances to hunt in Montana, and elsewhere. Tell you Mom she is doing great work for conservation and we all are grateful to her for that effort.

[@zacharymaybe2539]

Thank you, and I will

[@jim_outdooradventures5146]

So cool

[@watamboar2937]

Make sure it’s a perfect one and a three star

[@bannanapancake]

Vaughn is a really great person.. completely selfless it’s seems, when hunting ethnics come into play, really cool that he’d be selfless enough to pass a second round onto someone else. Vaughn is someone who deserves respect. Thanks

[@williammawk1720]

Hello Randy, I have watched many of your video's and think this one is my favorite. I used to live in Idaho and got to hunt Bighorn Rams twice but never found got one. I did get to talk with a sheep guide that had found two dead rams that had been estimated to have been dead over 50 years and they both scored over 180 B & C points. The Idaho Fish and Game had inspected and plugged the skulls then returned them to the finder... Also I have to disagree with Matt Smith on here that the Missouri River Breaks is ugly. There is a special beauty to this type of terrain. Personally I love high dessert .. I'm really glad your friend got the super ram Flare. Wow, what a ram.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thanks. I love the Breaks. It has its own beauty that when you are there in it, it becomes obvious.

[@williammawk1720]

Randy, Thanks for the response. I lived in Missoula for six months in 1974 then transfered to Idaho. I now live in far N.E. Calif but retired a few months ago and am moving out of this state in the spring. The area I live in here is on the edge of the High Desert and I love this terrain it is extremely beautiful here just not the states politics. I would really love meeting you some day. Thanks Again For Your Ultimate Entertainment. ..Bill Mawk

[@jasondoubleu9980]

Great video Randy. you are a good friend. I DREW MY SHEEP TAG this year and I literally am besides myself. Want to go sheep hunting with a fan? Oregon

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Congrats. I hope you have a great hunt. You wouldn't want us imposing on your once-in-a-lifetime experience. Best of lick.

[@tnekkc]

I have seen sheep on highway 200 North of Bonner next to the "don't run over the sheep" sign. I saw a sheep skeleton once down deep in the breaks. I don't know where these guys went, but the breaks are some hard stuff to hike.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

+Clark Magnuson - We were in the Breaks, south side of the Missouri River.

[@peterhrkal8165]

Buddy's hunter orange is so old is pretty well camo haha

[@257Tony]

Man, that is just absolutely heart breaking! I guess the moral of the story is, when you see a 200" Ram, you shoot him! Great hunt thoug!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

That's for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@craigpflan]

Great video! One question - why do you wear high-vis bibs over your clothing? Is it regulation? Seems to nullify the camo. Keep up the good work!

[@babyhuey6342]

It's a safety requirement in most states, and is why accidental shootings have dropped so dramatically. Blaze orange was chosen because many game animals have trouble picking up orange/red colors.

[@justindoohan7956]

Wow, with all those big rams around he sure was being awfully picky. But hey, can't say I blame him considering he's been applying for that tag for over 40 years. Great ram in the end regardless, very well done gentlemen.

[@billpeirce7127]

His ram looked more beautiful and bigger than tank. Perfect curl and a half and comes out to nice points. Very beautiful ram. Would love to have it. Are tags easier to draw for disabled people for that ram tag?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

All hunters in Montana are in the same drawing pool.

[@damonchavez8967]

Be grateful for you get. Respect the ram don't hurt just for the horns!!!

[@IHWKR]

3 times he had a shot at the ram he knew he wanted. All I can do is shake my head.

[@Jay-ku3ur]

This is one of my favorite hunts you have recently posted. Vaughn seems like quite an individual. I'm so glad he killed such a stud ram. Tough break on "Tank"... Hopefully some justice comes about regarding that poacher. Also, in some states, once an animals death is determined to have been of natural causes, the finder is awarded the head... Was this the case for the other dead head you guys stumbled across..?? That'd be amazing..!!

[@paulturner649]

Until recently it was illegal to pick up a big horn sheep skulls in montana. The skulls were most likely picked up by MT FWP and auctioned off at the state auction.

[@alexmcwain1489]

You should do a show on the process of how submit for a draw and how the whole thing works.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

We've done that. Search our drawing strategy videos.

[@terrysmith386]

I'm. Thinking. Randy's. Legs got to Hurting really Bad on this hunt. That's what got him worried about what Ram his Buddy was gonna Shot. Right Randy?? Good show. GREAT. RAM. KODOs

[@dylanl9532]

WoW, he got pretty emotional over a sheep.

[@tmcardona03]

Just out of curiosity and for my own field judging purposes/education, what did Vaughn's ram score? It's not likely I'll ever hunt sheep. I just love watching them and field judging animals.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Vaughn did not have it officially scored. In MT, when you shoot a ram you have to check it with Fish Wildlife & Parks. They do a measurement, though it is not an official score. They came up with 184. Thanks for watching.

[@truckinglife5678]

I'm new to all this so please don't shake your head at my question lol but can you keep dead ram skulls you find or is it against the law? Kindda like a deer shed. I know you didn't shoot them. and not saying to mount them but those you found would be cool to have.

[@drexxler138]

In AZ a Bisom and Sheep Gaga are extremely hard to get and it literally turns into a once in a lifetime experience.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Yup.

[@colbyangove6353]

What town were you staying in

[@chrislapp9468]

Ram and goat hunts in Alaska where so many antihunters have pilots licenses and planes. They buzz the rams and scatter them if they see you on the ground. Read stories about it.

[@aquamenagerie]

What does the game warden do with the skulls when he picks them up? I would've thought since Randy and Vaughn found the skulls in the woods, they could've kept them?

[@bradr1913]

That guy was a very good hunter. Just think of what the guide learned from this. Also hoping he's enjoying that fry meat.

[@chuckmikey001]

I would love to just walk in that kind of wilderness for 19 days, let alone HUNT in it, i wish michigan had those sorts of views!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

I hope you make it happen, hunting or not.

[@mattsmith9479]

I'd rather take Michigan views over that particular part of Montana. Montana has some amazing places but that particular place is downright ugly. I'll take the Superior Shoreline any day

[@tylerthomas4828]

Wish michigan had big horn sheep

[@rogue9346]

Randy, what hat were you wearing at 2:28?

[@easternoakstaxidermyoutfit7817]

Can you get Carcass tags from game warden for find heads like that ? that's 2 wonderful finds.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Now you can in Montana, but not at the time this was filmed.

[@Kahwuwiqhfhkgehi29260]

Much respect to that guy for believing this a once in a lifetime hunt. How are ram far as table fare goes??

[@ericrumpel3105]

All around great hunt & hunting,but that dang jam'n Remington or clone-what kind of rifle is that?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

+eric rumpel - He was using a Remington 700, with some super hot hand loads. Too hot of handloads. Teach him :).

[@nmelkhunter1]

I don't wish to come across as a know it all, but I have always believed that one does not need to have a max amount of powder to kill an animal. I have a Model 700 in 270 that I load with 53.5 grains (1.5 grains below max) of IMR 4350 that shoots 130 grain Accubonds at 2975 fps.This gun will shoot a 3/4" group at 100 yards from a bench. The accuracy at the max load is better but the bolt gets "sticky". Not something you want to have to deal with in the field. Ok, I'm done.......Sorry for the rant!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

I think Vaughn came to the same conclusion following that incident.

[@deej9367]

What kind of rifle was is that jammed? I own one remington bolt gun that did the same thing. Needless to say never hunted with it again. It almost cost me a nice whitetail

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Vaughn was shooting his Model 70 on this hunt.

[@danielnieto4750]

Hey Randy, I just drew a BigHorn Tag in New Mexico. Unit 45 Pecos area. Since I found out all I’ve been doing is watching videos and reading up on rams. Doing my first scouting trip this weekend. Any tips or pointers? First time doing a BigHorn hunt and it’s a once in a lifetime tag. Thanks.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Wow, congrats. I wish I could proclaim myself a sheep expert. I am not. I've only been on four sheep hunts in my life, none as the tag holder. Hope you have a great hunt.

[@danielnieto4750]

Randy Newberg, Hunter first year I’ve ever put in for a ram hunt too. Like hitting the lottery on the first try. I’ve hunted elk and deer all over New Mexico all my life. Deer in the same unit. My close friends have put in for a ram tag every year of their adult life. No luck. First time I did I get a tag. Gonna have to document this as much as I can.

[@nmelkhunter1]

So how did you do!!!???

[@jayburd08]

randy were you on the north side or the south side of the river?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

+jayburd08 - South side.

[@bajajoes1]

Is the Drawer of the Tag the only one allowed to shoot it? For example, when hunting Bear & the Drawer shoots it but say a wounded bear charges, I would think anyone there could shoot to protect themselves. What's the law in MT.?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Only the tagholder can take the animal.

[@johnganshow5536]

If the bear is going to maul you, the law also says you can defend life and property...

[@robwilliam7858]

Big fkn hero with a gun

[@TheeMrRasmus]

you mentioned the "gamewarden" a few times, what exactly is that? and why do you have to call him about the throphys ?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

In Montana you cannot keep the heads of rams that have died of natural causes. You have to call the game warden, the state law enforcement officer, who will come and retrieve them.

[@valterlimadejesus6499]

Ola boa noite eu mim chamo valter eu gosto muito desses video eu sou do brasil nao tem como adiciona a legenda em português nao por favar

[@702havingfun]

Victory ride out of here HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@Fresh_Tracks]

This week we find out the results for Montana moose, goat, and the harder-to-draw-than-anything big horn sheep. I am hoping that after 25 years, my number comes up. Thanks for watching.

[@702havingfun]

Good luck on the draws ,good vids i laugh at the cameraderie👍

[@Fresh_Tracks]

That is a big part of the hunt. When I think about how long hunting has been part of civilization, I suspect the camaraderie has been part of the pursuit since time began.

[@702havingfun]

+Randy Newberg, Hunter you got that right, the kill is just the icing on top of the cake!

[@davidc7mm276]

That was a huge Ram but they also find two huge Rams dead . Looks like I will only see this on video if it took this man over 40 plus years to draw a tag there is no way I would ever get one .

[@Fresh_Tracks]

I've applied 27 times and still have not drawn. The odds are low, for sure.

[@brianharrigan8821]

There's nothing wrong with hiking those hills and taking pictures only ! IT IS BREATHTAKING !! CHEERS.

[@xavierhobson8679]

How do they recover the body

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Break the carcass down into manageable portions and carry it out on backpacks.

[@jonnyrocket3659]

do there big horns make good eating ?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Yes, excellent eating.

[@prestondoyle9451]

Will the game and fish let you keep the skulls or not

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Nope, not bighorn rams in Montana.

[@sultanahmed1092]

Preston Doyle

[@108nighthawk]

Randy Newberg, Hunter Why the heck not?

[@chuckr9938]

James Russell To discourage poachers from poaching and saying they found the animal dead.

[@dustinswartz9870]

Man that's heart breaking that someone poached tank and left him to the birds, at least he found a ram that he was happy with

[@Fresh_Tracks]

It was a bummer, for sure.