Altai Argali of Mongolia

[@mihaigrigoras7956]

Dream of visiting Mongolia, thanks for the video. If you ever think about coming to Transylvania, I'd be happy to assist. Best wishes!

[@russellmarshall673]

Great video and thanks for telling the complete story of the hunt, from arrival in Ulan Batar to camp life and culture. Hunting is so much more the journey than just a trophy at the end of the experience.... and great ram! Congrats.

[@tessb579]

Love your adventures!

[@richardtutor8331]

Glad to see you back at it man . I have been watching your older videos 3 or 4 times .

[@smokedbrisket3033]

Is your fire's fuel at 10:45 what I think it is? I haven't seen any trees, so...

[@JAlainSmith]

Sheep and camel dung fuel, not too good for smoking Brisket?

[@BaljkaBIM]

@@JAlainSmith it's great you know

[@jeremystrittmatterjr9308]

Hey Mr. smith. I love your TV show and would love to see your trophy room lol. I absolutely love sheep hunting but know I will never pull a dall or bighorn tag. I’m currently saving for a stone sheep tag and was wondering if this argali was a draw in a tag lottery or if I could just buy one of the tags?

[@JAlainSmith]

You can buy an argali tag from an outfitter but I highly recommend robbing a bank first as they are expensive..LOL Follow me on Instagram or FaceBook and I post pics of the trophy room occasionally! Thanks for watching and good luck on the drawings

[@jeremystrittmatterjr9308]

@@JAlainSmith thank ya for answering you’re awesome :)

[@enheej7645]

How about exchange? Argali for Alaska moose and grizzly

[@jimfarris9671]

Your camouflage matches the rocks great

[@JAlainSmith]

Bag didn't show up so no Kryptek on this one...

[@vladimirkalinov1086]

Hey Alain, with all the hiccups I think at the end the result is the most important. Congratulations! A really beautiful trophy!!! Which optics did you use?

[@JAlainSmith]

Zeiss most of the time

[@saroruhagoswami9202]

It's on my wish list ❤❤

[@johnsweeney5946]

Where does the Ovis Poli fit in to the largest sheep rank?

[@JAlainSmith]

2

[@Alis_Hunts]

Isnt the marcopolo the biggest sheep ?

[@martinstiastny7679]

The Marco Polo may/can have long horn, but is not as big (body size) as an Altai Argali. Further, the horns of the Altai Argali are generally more massive. They have larger bases and carry the mass through the length of the horn. Marco Polo sheep are found, for the most part, are higher elevation.

[@JAlainSmith]

@@martinstiastny7679 Good answer

[@martinstiastny7679]

@@JAlainSmith Thank you sir. I wanted to keep it brief, but somewhat informative.

[@thegreeninvasion5511]

Is there no access to better 4x4’s? My Tacoma would love that!

[@rodblair3705]

Your hair matches the camo coat. Well done.

[@JAlainSmith]

Thank God I finally found the right pattern!

[@mdabdulalim7037]

Pleasure is greater than that of its expences thanks

[@WaffenlandTV]

Top hunting adventure! Waidmannsheil Pete

[@proriznian7765]

Alain, nice to see you on another great hunt! Andrew in Lviv western Ukraine

[@JAlainSmith]

Thanks and I hope you are hanging in there and kicking ass!

[@travisshakespear2647]

What a hunt! That Ram is still unreal maybe didn’t have the length but age and mass pretty amazing!! What was the age of that Ram?

[@JAlainSmith]

11

[@jmedeiros1974]

Awesome we need more

[@edwardoutthere3189]

Great stuff ,what's cost of hunting one those magnificent creatures

[@JAlainSmith]

A LOT

[@InvisibleMinority]

Are there more videos coming to the channel soon?

[@JAlainSmith]

Yes stay tuned!

[@pakcanhunter]

I love Capra hunting. They are always in my favourite terrain.

[@octavian_augustus98]

How much does these ram 🐏 weigh .?

[@JAlainSmith]

450 lbs aprox

[@abhisheksandu1]

Hi , please share your guide details For this hunt

[@JAlainSmith]

The outfitter I used did not do a good job. Local guides were great.

[@abhisheksandu1]

@@JAlainSmith any contact for local guides please ?

[@JAlainSmith]

@@abhisheksandu1 Any of the major booking agents can set you up in Mongolia

[@abhisheksandu1]

@@JAlainSmith thanks mate , loved The video . Keep shining . 🙌🏼

[@InvisibleMinority]

Why did you regret not taking one of the other rams? Were they bigger than the one you eventually took? And if so any idea why your guides passed them up?

[@JAlainSmith]

Yes we saw bigger ones, the guides were having internal fighting problems and the whole trip was a disaster but I ended up with a decent ram.

[@MrTacklebury]

Never heard you say what rifle you were using. What cartridge/make is that?

[@pamtnman1515]

I think he shoots a .375 Ruger round out of a GunWerks custom. But I could be wrong

[@JAlainSmith]

Bansner Custom 7mm rem mag

[@pamtnman1515]

@@JAlainSmith yeah I was wrong, and I’m happy about it. Cool guns!

[@Onewordize]

What caliber is the rifle? Am guessing its a 375 gunworks 😂

[@JAlainSmith]

This rifle was an old Bansner Custom 7mm Rem mag on a Kimber action

[@coolwhip6616]

That’s a Mongolian elk, or (wapiti) not a stag

[@Treegardern1]

Great hunt!!! I just went hunting for my first time a couple of weeks ago I went hunting in South Africa for 3 weeks I did a call hunt first we’re I hunted impala and blesbok( I got one blesbok at almost 400 yards) then I did a trophy hunt where I got a gold wildebeest and and really nice diker

[@Treegardern1]

And now I’m making plans to make a Cape buffalo saddle because I’m a saddle smith apprentice!

[@JAlainSmith]

Well done! Now you are hooked!

[@Treegardern1]

@@JAlainSmith I’m totally hooked

[@donavandean1078]

An absolute monster! A true trophy!

[@chavenord]

Great shooting as always. Did your ram have a bit more mass than the other four in the video? I think it's an awesome trophy even if not scoring as high.

[@JAlainSmith]

Thanks. I had gone there with big promises's from the outfitter and got jacked around by him and the guides once I arrived. Long bad story but glad I got a ram!

[@BirdBrainBrian64]

​@@JAlainSmith Dang, that stinks. Overall though it looks like you had quite an adventure.

[@gojalrangeman]

Great hunt

[@pamtnman1515]

One of your best videos yet, Alain. I really enjoyed this one a lot. What make gaiter do you use?

[@JAlainSmith]

Thanks for watching! Spread the news and share this channel with your buddies! The ones I use are the Kenetrek ones. Love em!

[@pamtnman1515]

@@JAlainSmith ok thank you for the lead

[@gulrezkhan9129]

Nice hunt,God bless

[@Sharma_Dinesh_]

Can I join your team ??

[@KernowekTim]

Sad to see the effigies of Communism in the Mongol Capital. Genghis, Monke, Kublai, Subedai et al would not be amused! Great hunt Alain. Superb wild sheep species. The Altai Argali; wild and free.... Brutal land-scape. Brutal as the Great Khan. Wide as his reach...

[@mohamedmehdigherabi164]

ما شاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم 🐏

[@Ninjagamingbros890]

That hawk looks pretty moody today I am scared

[@clementadelmann2655]

Geez what a monster ram

[@bobparvin9773]

Looks like a stainless steel Remington model 700 in a Magnum chambering. Damn fine rifles

[@mariepresho3653]

That’s gorgeous

[@ChrisAycock]

Dream sheep 😍

[@talgat3249]

Awesome hunting. But there is one remark, it is maral not “red stag”.

[@michaelgomez3044]

The Maral is STILL a Red Deer subspecies. So as usual, Alain was correct. And how could he have a "tag" for the wrong species?

[@talgat3249]

@@michaelgomez3044 I am from Kazakhstan. And Altay devided among Russian, Mongolia and . For us is it has crucial defference among those types of deer. Because, there are main 3 species of the deer: #1 the biggest is Maral (weight- 200/300 kg.); #2 is Manchurian elk; #3 is red stag the smallest one (weight 120/160 kg.).And when a hunter buying the hunting license there is exactly written type of species to be harvested. Also the habitat area of those deers in South Siberia & Altay regions is different. You are rarely meet red stag in area of Alan's hunt. Finally, as any trophy hunter it is preferably indicate the the exact name of animal species.

[@michaelgomez3044]

@@talgat3249 Its still a damn red deer. He had a tag for it. Quit your bellyaching.

[@pakcanhunter]

That’s a nice ram

[@Sharma_Dinesh_]

And this is also my dream job

[@dalewoods4405]

Maral not red stag you Tender foot

[@JAlainSmith]

It's the same, but not the same

[@Sharma_Dinesh_]

It's my dream

[@TheJonesn]

I've been on several mountain hunts and this looks like a fiasco if you read between the lines. Way to hang in there.

[@JAlainSmith]

It was a total fiasco...

[@gordonhopkins4658]

tyre pressures were too hard. You were in the best 4X4 money can buy.

[@baidainlhamobless4807]

Be careful not to hit your ball away😂

[@jimfarris9671]

And something else is making the snow lol

[@porscheguy09]

Running off to hide behind a rock to cheat on your camp cook with some freeze dried MRE’s I see. Have you no shame man? 😂😂😂

[@JAlainSmith]

A guys gotta do what a guys gotta do to break up the monotony!

[@dominicohea5624]

Toyota. Isn’t. What it once was.

[@wyowes6090]

Nice car. Put some TIRES on it or stay on the highway! I'll rent you my 97 Chevy 1500 with real TIRES. It would get you up that mountain!

[@geraldmcclintock2567]

Agree . And Toyota 4WD 🥲🥲. All the wheels spin accept the one you want to spin.

[@jayrobertson232]

I would have killed that Red Stag for the meat alone! (Freeze dried anything reminds me of “K-rats” in 1969….😝