Another Mark Hampton Hunting Adventure!
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I'm posting this photo for our friend Mark Hampton. I will let him chime in with some details. That's an incredible ram Mark, congrats!
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Re: Another Mark Hampton Hunting Adventure!
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12/04/2017 1:33 PM
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That is one beautiful animal. Congrats Mark!
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12/04/2017 1:56 PM
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Thanks for posting Darrell! I was fortunate to take this Marco Polo ram in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan at 14,446 feet elevation. The H-S Precision in 270 WSM shooting Federal 130 gr. BT did the job at 135 yards. Glad to check this one off the bucket list.
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How did you acclimate to the altitude? Any altitude sickness?
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12/04/2017 2:51 PM
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I was on a regime of Diamox. Stayed in camp a couple of days to get acclimated. Altitude sickness can lead to serious problems.
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12/04/2017 3:09 PM
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Congratulations, Mark. That is one fine specimen!
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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12/04/2017 3:54 PM
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"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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another one down...how many "special" ones left??
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Holy Smokes that's an awesome ram! Congrats on another well earned trophy, Mark! I'm sure that's one you'll never forget.
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MARK: U R 1 LUCKY GUY TO HAVE THE HEALTH, KNEES, PHYSICAL ABILITY AND WILL TO DO THESE MOUNTAIN HUNTS. I HAVE A REPLACED KNEE AND A BAD KNEE, NO MOUNTAIN HUNTS FOR ME. MANY CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!
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12/04/2017 6:35 PM
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WOW!!!! That's one impressive trophy. Congrats.
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Congratulations. Beautiful Animal and had to be an awesome adventure. Looks awful cold.
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12/04/2017 9:20 PM
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Awesome! Beautiful animal Mark. Love that HSP too!
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It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
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Absolutely beautiful. Congratulations!
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Way to go! Do it while you're "young". Many of us wait too long.
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12/04/2017 11:50 PM
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Congratulations,what a trophy !
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Beautiful animal. Job well done.
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Beautiful animal and a hard won trophy. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for the kind words gents.
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congrats, great ram, one of my dream hunts
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Another nice one. Are you going to put together a complete review of the hunt for us?
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That is amazing!! What an Animal!!!
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Wow, great curl on him. Congrats. Cool picture too.
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Mark, that is just an amazing animal, it has to weigh over 300 lbs! Congratulations on what had to be a "top" of the world hunt.
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Nicely done mark. I have some friends that have a few of those sheep done full body mounts in their billiards room. Impressive animals to be sure!!!! Congrats!
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What a fantastic set of horns! Someday I would like to get a tour of your trophy room, photos are great but seeing them in real life would be impressive. Waiting for the full write up.
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12/06/2017 1:23 AM
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12/06/2017 10:42 AM
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Congratulations Mark. A fantastic trophy. I am sure the hunt was quite an adventure. Please tell us more details.
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Beautiful ram! Congratulations!
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That's an impressive animal.
Grats!
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I would love to read about that adventure. Great ram, congratulations Mark.
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That is an impressive animal from an exotic locale. Mark Hampton does not disappoint.
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Thanks for all the kind words. cmnash - I wish you could convince my wife
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Mark Hampton You are the Man. No one promotes handgun hunting like you do. You have filled the shoes of JD Jones, Larry Kelley and others that have paved the way in years past. My hat is off to you, sir.
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Congratulations Mark on another fantastic handgunning adventure!
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Congrats Mark, impressive for sure!
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