JY’s Blog

It took 25 years for me to draw a Nevada desert bighorn tag, and I filled it after five tough days of hunting in Unit 271. The ram was the second-best we saw (out of some 50 rams) and scored near 160. I was guided by Cary Jellison of G&J Outfitters, and he did an excellent job. The ram was the second-largest taken in the unit by 42 hunters over the past 6 years. It completes for me a long-awaited second Grand Slam. A great hunt! J.Y.

I recently returned from a hunting trip to Armenia. I was hunting Armenian mouflon, one of the hardest animals in the world to take from native habitat, and I was unsuccessful. I’ll be returning for another try later this year. However, I did take a huge bezoar ibex, and a picture accompanies. Blessings to you! J.Y.

I just got done with my hunt in Armenia, and on my third trip there this year I finally got that elusive Armenian mouflon. I also did several cataract operations at the request of my hosts. Some unique things happened, as well. I was given my first ride in a Rolls Royce owned by a local businessman (I operated on his father), and drank a glass of wine of vintage 1913 (my first and only opportunity like this–it costs $10,000 a bottle!). Now I’m in Moscow on my way home. I’m tired of speaking Russian and want to speak English […]

I’ve just completed a two-week hunting trip to Mongolia, taking a 49-inch argali, a white-tailed gazelle, and a Gobi ibex. I leave for Armenia shortly to again try to take the wary Armenian mouflon sheep. The picture is of my Hangai argali taken late last month in Mongolia.