| My son Cory and I would
like to extend thanks to those members of the Ohio Chapter
of Safari Club Iinternational who made this Safari Wish
hunt available for my son.
The hunt took place at Indianhead Ranch in Del Rio,
Texas on their impressive 10,000 acres of land. Their
website says “The finest fair-chase hunting experience
in Texas. “ and that is very true. At the start
of the two-day hunt with his .243 cal. rifle in hand
we began our search for the Texas White Dall Sheep.
There are two color phases of this color phase of the
Corsican sheep. The most striking of these two are the
pure white ones. Picture an animal, snowy, bright white
of nearly 140-150 pounds standing out in the middle
of a field of contrasting greens and browns and you
can see why this sheep is one of the most sought after
of the common exotics. After about 3 hours of chasing
the sheep, Cory soon had the chance to take a shot at
him. Cory impressively dropped him with one shot! Although
Cory was excited I have to say my excitement trumped
his. This was Cory’s first big game hunt and at
12 years old we didn’t know if it would ever happen.
I cannot express my appreciation towards the Ohio Chapter,
the Indianhead Ranch, and our guide Austin for this
opportunity. The ranch treated us like royalty, the
guides were top notch, the food was excellent, and the
beds were...well we had no problem falling asleep!
After the hunt, the many congratulations, and the picture
taking, one of the guides- Ronny, stated that he would
donate the shoulder mount of Cory’s sheep to him!
Well, after that, what is a father to do? Well, go
back again! I will be booking a trophy hunt for the
both of us in a couple of years.
Let me repeat once more my deepest appreciation to
the Ohio Chapter of Safari Club International and the
Indianhead Ranch for the opportunity of a lifetime that
was given to generously to my son.
~ Written by
Cory's Dad
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