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This week, we're back in Texas at the Texas Hunt Lodge with yet another management job
with the big bore super air gun, the Benjamin Rogue .357. The owners have identified an
old blond corsican ram which has a broken horn. The horn appears to have been broken
off during a fight with another ram however this carries with it a number of potential
problems. Not least of which being the damage this sharp and jagged break can cause to the
faces of other mature rams in the herd, resulting in possible infection and worse still, blinding.
It's therefore, in the best interest of the heard for it to be taken out quietly and with
the least disturbance. A perfect job for the Benjamin Rogue. The Rogue fires a 144 grain
nosler built polymer tip bullet at around 850 feet a second. More than enough power
to take down the ram but quiet enough that it doesn't upset the rest of the heard.
I think I see him. He's with a bunch of other dall sheep and he's blond. I just need to
see him lift his head. There he goes, he's broken on one side so that's what we're looking
for. Give me a range on those bad boys. 240 yards. So what we need to do now is try to
close the distance.
I head in a little closer through the trees using the cover as best as I can.
I just see their backsides hanging out of the trees. The great thing is the wind is
coming straight to us. Plenty of cover in these mesquite trees here. Now we've got a
problem. I've got three sheep on the left hand side, who are coming right down our angle
of approach. Which is annoying to the point of craziness, because at the moment we've
got some water buffalo joining us as well. So we've got sheep on one side, water buffalo
on the other. This is going to be some crazy stalk. Right now they've skipped off. Now
the wind is blowing straight into our face so they must have winded something or, it
looks like we've lost the others as well. No, not they're still there they're just moving
forward. They're getting towards some deeper cover which is good and the ridge kind of
falls away over there. So what we're going to do is I'm going to try and avoid the water
buffalo if possible those bad boys can be a little bit quick tempered. I'm going to
take a wide berth around the mesquite trees here. Lets give it a go.
It's not very often your sheep hunt is disturbed by water buffalo but that's part of the fun
of hunting in Texas. Some of these game lodges have an abundance of exotic game. All living
in close proximity.
I can just see those other rams in front of us and they're not the ones we want. Magnificent
animal. We should let them go on their way. We want them to know we are here but not threatening
and they'll just head past, mind his own business. Now I did see a third one earlier on so I'd
be interested to see where he's gone.
I'll keep an eye out for him.
I head in close and spot our ram.
Yeah it is that one. It is that one. Okay, so that's 141 yards. I'm going to try to get
down this bank. They're going to feed across into the river bottom so we need to get down
there pretty sharpish. We'll use this cover and get into position.
Some of the cover is sparse to say the least so I need to move quickly but steadily. I
can't be running across the open ground waving my arms. I get into a decent position behind
a small plant and I can see a little easier.
So, they've got cattle here on the farm and they've left some straw out for the cattle.
So it looks like the sheep that we've been stalking have come down. To share some of
the cattle feed.
I move in closer again and can see the sheep grazing with the cattle.
Here come the water buffalo.
And then guess what arrives next? Water buffalo.
Now that should move the sheep off. They don't seem happy with his presence. This might be
the opportunity we're looking for. With all the animals grazing it gives me a chance to
move in closer again. Their heads are down and their mouths full. However, the buffalo
are once again causing a problem. I get into a good position for a shot but the buffalo
have unnerved the sheep and they look to move on. As I get the Rogue into position and our
ram begins to move, I call. He stops and looks around but he's directly behind a tree and
I don't have a shot. I let him move on and look for another shot, but now he's behind
a bush. The group move on and it looks like our chance has passed for now. I move in a
little closer and keep my eye on the ram.
It's standing alone, so I ready the Rogue. The ram turns almost full circle, but as soon
as there's a clear shot, I fire. The bullet passes straight through, takes a ricochet
off a shoulder blade and can be seen to kick up the dust on the other side. He runs and
I move into position in case I need another shot, but he hits the deck. The ram's legs
kick out, but he soon passes. Another successful management job carried out.
Took the shot 54 yards, Benjamin Rogue .357 again and it skipped on eight yards maybe
nine yards and then just got behind a tree. I repositioned myself in case I needed to
take another shot but as you can see, he tumbled back out from behind the tree and then went
straight down. Now, from the looks of it, he's gone. I have one in the tube anyway just
in case. I can't see any signs of life so yeah, I think we just need to head over and
have a look.
So, what a phenomenal animal. Even on one side, he's still got a really handsome spread
there. On the left hand side he's missing a part of his horn which is why they wanted
to shoot him and as you can see, with some of these old battered ones he's got scrapes
and sores on his head and his face is all beaten up. These guys really do hammer at
it when they get going, but here is what did all the damage. Now as you can see here perfect
double lung shot. Now this goes to show just how much terminal power there is from these
Benjamin .357 Rogues. From a 145 grain nosler built Benjamin Extreme Bullets and at 54 yards
and one a pretty tough animal like a sheep. This thing's got plenty of fur on it, it's
reasonable heavy, it's a mature animal as you can see it was pretty old. So for it to
take an animal out like that in literally eight or nine yards from where the shot took
place. Ran behind this tree, we had to reposition just in case we needed to take a follow up
shot. Cleared him this time, in this case we didn't but magnificent terminal performance
once again and another very handsome animal. You can see from his nose, plenty of blood
there, he bled out pretty quickly. Incredible performance, great hunt. You just gotta love
Texas. Alright, now the work starts.
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