DALL SHEEP COUNTDOWN
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couesfever
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Aug 14th we fly out.
FALCON, DONT FORGET TO: TAKE YOUR VITAMINS EVERYDAY, STAY DRY, KEEP MOLESKIN CLOSE BY, WHEN YOU FALL--PROTECT YOUR RIFLE, TAKE SOME CIPRO ALONG, SHOOT STRAIGHT, CHECK FOR BEARS, CAREFUL CROSSING STREAMS, CHECK PACK WEIGHT--YOUR GUIDE MIGHT SLIP A BOTTLE OF WINE IN YOUR PACK, WATCH THE WIND, TAKE A KNEE BRACE ALONG, SHOOT A BIG DALL, TAKE ROLLS & ROLLS OF PICS, PUT PICS ON MM BOARD, & HAVE A GREAT TIME.----YD.
CF:
Is this your first trip, and who are you booked with?
YD:
I am ready for base camp BIG TIME! I will get some cipro from my doctor along with a epi pen. Hopefully there won't be too many bees. I am allergic so I figured better safe then sorry.
Gear wise I am good to go.
Man its hard to sleep at night!
Is this your first trip, and who are you booked with?
YD:
I am ready for base camp BIG TIME! I will get some cipro from my doctor along with a epi pen. Hopefully there won't be too many bees. I am allergic so I figured better safe then sorry.
Gear wise I am good to go.
Man its hard to sleep at night!
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couesfever
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Yes this is my first time for a Dall. I already have my desert. Going with Ram Head Outfitters / Stan Simpson. How about you.
Max Schwab out of Talkeetna. Small outfitter that takes about 6-8 sheep hunters out per year. He hunts 20a, the Wood River area.
Not an area for monsters, but it does put out some beautiful rams. I have heard good things about your outfitter. Good luck, and take lots of pictures.
Not an area for monsters, but it does put out some beautiful rams. I have heard good things about your outfitter. Good luck, and take lots of pictures.
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elkhunter1234
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you will have a great time with stan...he kills some great rams there every year. I guided for him for a few years about 20 years ago...hope you are not afraid of flying, because he will try to land his plane on a ants ass if he thinks the wind is right, and most times he will stick it...lol
trust me...you will have the time of your life...
trust me...you will have the time of your life...
ColoradoOak
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Leaving September 1st, hunt starts Sept. 5th.
ColoradoOak
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>Oak<
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>Did you draw a Chugach park
>permit?
Yes, I did. I'm a little bit excited.
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>Did you draw a Chugach park
>permit?
Yes, I did. I'm a little bit excited.
The outfitter was Alaskan Mountain Safaris in the Wrangell Mountains. He is a Master Guide with a ton of experience and happens to be the Executive Director of the Alaska Professional Hunters Association. The problem was that not a person in the camp had ever been there before, ever guided before or basically even had a clue. My guide had never even seen a Dall's sheep before. I asked for a refund after the hunt but of course never got one. Really soured me on guided hunts.
Awesome country, probably would have been a great hunt if any of his old guides or staff had been there. But they all quit, he forgot to mention that until we arrived in base camp.
Buyer beware.
Awesome country, probably would have been a great hunt if any of his old guides or staff had been there. But they all quit, he forgot to mention that until we arrived in base camp.
Buyer beware.
DonVathome
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Research research research, time well spent to pick a guide. I am booked with Braun Kopsak, AK, my countdown has 51 more month!
I would not book unless I found, on my own, 3 references so I know I got an honest opinion. I also called local bowhunting clubs and check the BBB. I also found local hunters who were SERIOUS, they know who is good ask them.
Here is my question list:
Name of outfitter:___________________ Phone number________________
Year_________ Game________________ State______________ Price___________
Questions:
How many years have you been guiding?
How many guides do you have and how long have they been guiding?
How many hunters do you take each year?
What unit do you hunt?
Is there a minimum size for game to be taken?
What is your success rate of game taken and opportunities?
How many legal game animals should I expect to see on the hunt?
How many opportunities would you expect me to get?
What is the average size/age of game you take?
Do you bowhunt? Do you take clients that bowhunt? How often?
What optics do you use?
Do you use horses, planes, cars, ATV?s or boats to get to hunting areas?
Do you have a reference list with unsuccessful hunters on it?
Do you have several different locations to hunt in case one is not good?
Will camp be moved if game is not located?
If required will you spend a night on the mountain to continue after game?
Is there any other game I might be able to hunt at the same time?
Is there fishing?
How do you hunt? (ie call, glass, tree stands stalk etc)
How often, when and how do you preseason scout?
How large is the hunting area and what is the elevation?
What can expect as far as competition from other hunters?
How will our guide be determined?
Do the guides live and hunt this area year round?
If the hunt ends early what do we do?
How is game transported to camp?
How many repeat customers do you have?
How much of the day do you hunt?
Pricing:
What does this hunt cost?
What is not included with the hunt?
Do you pick us up from the aiport?
Is there a trophy fee or harvest fee, cost to get meat out etc?
Can you take care of caping and shipping meat, cape and horns home?
How long is the hunt?
Is that hunting time or total time without transportation?
Is this a 1:2 or 1:1 hunt?
Can extra days be added?
What is your cancellation policy?
What type of food will we eat?
What is the biggest problem you see with your hunters?
What is your wounding policy?
What if something beyond both of our control happens to cancel the hunt?
Sheep Questions:
How experienced are your pilots?
What happens of bad weather delays a hunt?
Will we be hunting from main camps, spike camps or wherever the game is?
What do you think of 2:1 hunts?
How many hunters will be there before me and how many sheep will you take out of your area?
I would not book unless I found, on my own, 3 references so I know I got an honest opinion. I also called local bowhunting clubs and check the BBB. I also found local hunters who were SERIOUS, they know who is good ask them.
Here is my question list:
Name of outfitter:___________________ Phone number________________
Year_________ Game________________ State______________ Price___________
Questions:
How many years have you been guiding?
How many guides do you have and how long have they been guiding?
How many hunters do you take each year?
What unit do you hunt?
Is there a minimum size for game to be taken?
What is your success rate of game taken and opportunities?
How many legal game animals should I expect to see on the hunt?
How many opportunities would you expect me to get?
What is the average size/age of game you take?
Do you bowhunt? Do you take clients that bowhunt? How often?
What optics do you use?
Do you use horses, planes, cars, ATV?s or boats to get to hunting areas?
Do you have a reference list with unsuccessful hunters on it?
Do you have several different locations to hunt in case one is not good?
Will camp be moved if game is not located?
If required will you spend a night on the mountain to continue after game?
Is there any other game I might be able to hunt at the same time?
Is there fishing?
How do you hunt? (ie call, glass, tree stands stalk etc)
How often, when and how do you preseason scout?
How large is the hunting area and what is the elevation?
What can expect as far as competition from other hunters?
How will our guide be determined?
Do the guides live and hunt this area year round?
If the hunt ends early what do we do?
How is game transported to camp?
How many repeat customers do you have?
How much of the day do you hunt?
Pricing:
What does this hunt cost?
What is not included with the hunt?
Do you pick us up from the aiport?
Is there a trophy fee or harvest fee, cost to get meat out etc?
Can you take care of caping and shipping meat, cape and horns home?
How long is the hunt?
Is that hunting time or total time without transportation?
Is this a 1:2 or 1:1 hunt?
Can extra days be added?
What is your cancellation policy?
What type of food will we eat?
What is the biggest problem you see with your hunters?
What is your wounding policy?
What if something beyond both of our control happens to cancel the hunt?
Sheep Questions:
How experienced are your pilots?
What happens of bad weather delays a hunt?
Will we be hunting from main camps, spike camps or wherever the game is?
What do you think of 2:1 hunts?
How many hunters will be there before me and how many sheep will you take out of your area?
lhrbull
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alaskain mt safaris i would like to talk to wyoxtex because a friend of mine went on a moose hunt with them and gave them a great recimendation. just trying to figure out what years and if i got my hunting buddies into a jackpot. they will kill me we all had to save for a few years for this trip.
Yukon,
I will shoot straight, but why should I watch my back?
Are you going to be in camp? lol
I leave on a red eye flight out of Seatac this Monday at 10:30 pm, and arrive in Fraibanks at 1:30 am. I will try to catch a cat nap, and catch my shuttle to Healy. From there its the super cub flight to sheep camp! With a little luck, I will come home with a decent ram. Looking forward to the adventure!
Bryan
I will shoot straight, but why should I watch my back?
Are you going to be in camp? lol
I leave on a red eye flight out of Seatac this Monday at 10:30 pm, and arrive in Fraibanks at 1:30 am. I will try to catch a cat nap, and catch my shuttle to Healy. From there its the super cub flight to sheep camp! With a little luck, I will come home with a decent ram. Looking forward to the adventure!
Bryan
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couesfever
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Falcon,
Good luck from me also. Two weeks from today I'm out of here.
Good luck from me also. Two weeks from today I'm out of here.
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couesfever
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Yea, I'm going over gear again and again. Shooting, working out, Trying to get a little work in when I have to. Take lots of picture's. Are you hunting anything else besides sheep while your there.
ColoradoOak
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Good luck guys, and post pics as soon as you get back. I don't leave until a month from tomorrow.
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wyo_shortmag
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Hey couesfever, my father and I are flying out this friday (Aug 3)to hunt sheep and caribou with stan simpson. I may see you in Norman Wells on switch out day. Kill a big one.
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couesfever
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Hey shortmag save a 40 incher for me. Look me up in Norman Wells on the 15th. Are you back packing or horse packing.
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wyo_shortmag
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We are both horse packing. Hopefully I will have something to show you on the 15th. If I don't run into you, good luck.
