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The 2021 guide draw quotas are based upon the previous years quotas. The 2021 general draw quotas won't be approved until the May NDOW Commission meeting. Last year in 2020 the overall general deer tag numbers went up, that's why the 2021 guide quotas have gone up this year. Should the...

I rarely post on here any more, but just couldn't get over the all-knowing Slightlysober's comments. It's amazing that an expert such as himself, or anyone that he knows, has never heard of the 1 thru 4 classification of sheep. I'm sure he's done some research and learned than many of the...

Take a look at the 2019 August NV Wildlife Commission meeting archive. NV's contractor for the draw, Kalkomey, provided the Commission a detailed description of how the draw works and what I would consider a great Power Point presentation. The presentation is available in the archive, item...

LAST EDITED ON May-28-19 AT 10:53AM (MST)[p]You'll have a great hunt. That unit produced the #2 and #3 rams killed in the state last year. I was fortunate enough to be on the hunt where the #3 ram was killed. It's a BIG mountain with plenty of places for a ram to grow old. It's also not near...

I have some friends who hunted sheep out of Soldier Meadows earlier this year. They made it up Slumgullion daily in a lifted Jeep. He said the worst part was actually the bug dust down right out of the ranch. You should be fine in anything with decent ground clearance or a SXS or quad.

This was my base camp in Alaska earlier this fall. Going to be a tough one to beat!

Congrats on a great bull! Thomas and crew are a lot of fun.

I do truly think there are some outfitters who use the helo more for transport and there are others who scout more from the air. When I hunted with MMO in 2015 I did not get the impression that Stan does much scouting from the air. In fact he was concerned with the amount of hours he put on...

I hunted with MMO in 2015 and had an outstanding hunt, it was probably the greatest hunting adventure I've been on to date. I didn't kill my ram until day 9 of the 10 day hunt. The helicopter is a major factor though that you need to weight in. There is no question that with the helicopter...

I think you need to decided what part of the state you want to hunt in and what type of buck you are looking for. You can kill a nice buck in almost any unit in NV, but the bulk of the large deer killed in NV come from the eastern part of the state. With that the draw odds in eastern NV are...

If you're set on a guide I would give Colbe Egge with Silver State Guides a call. They are based out of southern NV and I think would be your best bet for that unit.

I think almost any unit in Nevada now can produce a good bull. Personally though, I think the 11's, 22's, and 231 constantly produce more big bulls than the 6's, 7's, and 8 up north. The terrain in northern NV is more forgiving though than that in Eastern NV, outside of Jarbridge. If you...

Anybody got a picture of the ram?

What an awesome adventure! Congrats on all three trophies, that caribou is a slug! I hunted with MMO last year and agree with everything you said, they are a great outfit. The only bad part about hunting up there is trying to figure out how to go back again! Congrats again.

There is a lot of great info in this post and in the previously mention post. I gave my $.02 in the previous post but have subsequently gone on my sheep hunt in the NWT. A couple other items to consider when looking at Alaska versus Canada is the travel. On the Canada hunts I think you can...

MQQSE, congratulations on your ram and caribou! I was getting on the North-Wright Air plane at Stan & Helen's camp when you were getting off. They run a first class operation. It truly is the hunt and adventure of a lifetime. Congrats again.

That's a stud of a ram! Tell your dad congrats. Thanks for sharing the story.

I don't believe that Nevada's NDOW has done anything with the sheep in the River Mountains. They are basically letting nature run it's course from what I understand. They are just not taking any more sheep out of the River Mountains for transplants. This used to be a good stock for them every...

I have not yet hunted sheep up north, but I will be in about a little over a month. I leave for a hunt in the NWT on August 2nd. For me this trip is also a OIL experience so I did a ton of research. I think for the most part what you've noted above is correct. On average the rams pulled out...

LAST EDITED ON May-12-15 AT 12:26PM (MST)[p]I know one thing to consider as well is to get rid of the float system and go to a gravity system for the drinkers. From what I understand in the past in Nevada the float itself was the biggest single component to fail the most and require the most...

There is no way I'd burn 19 points on units 108,131-132. I'd still look at the Ely hunts with that many points. There were a lot of really good bulls killed last year on the rifle hunts, and there were a lot of really good bulls that survived the hunts last year that should still be wandering...

Correction on that last email. It looks like in Sept. of 2013 someone submitted a petition to revise the statutes to allow BH209. In subsequent meetings the petition was pulled but the commission requested that the statutes be revised. From my discussions with NDOW BH209 now appears to be...

It's legal. Take a look at the NV Wildlife Commission meeting minutes from September of 2013, your backup is in there. The minutes are available online.

Like others have said the Night Force scopes are awesome. The only downside I see to them is they weight a ton. If you're putting it on a heavy rig it might not matter, but if you're concerned with weight at all I'd look at some of the Leupold scopes. On average they weight quite a bit less...

I'm assuming the 700ml has the same or similar trigger assembly as the regular 700 rifles. If so I would blame it on the rework of the factory trigger and taking down too light. It happens quite often. I don't know if it's an option with the muzzleloader but if you want a lighter trigger on...

I had to laugh a little bit when you mentioned spot lighting. We hunted 13B rifle last year and the amount of spot lighting some of the big name guides do up there blew my mind. I guess if it's legal you may as well do it. It's definitely a useful scouting tool.

As stated above, the Silver State Tag has the same hunt dates and weapon types as the Heritage tag. Below is the NDOW link that will spell it out in detail. Great buck. http://www.ndow.org/Hunt/Specialty_Tags/Silver_State/

Congratulations!!! Looks like an awesome hunt. My dad and I are booked with Stan for sheep next fall. Our hunt is going to start August 4th. With posts like this it's going to make the next year drag along. Congrats again.

I'll second the recommendation for Soldier Meadows. Good access to the top with a quad or side by side. You could do it with a truck but an ATV is way quicker. You can either rent a room there or they will allow you to rent a space to setup a camper or tent. They will also allow the use of...

The Silver State tag is basically the same as the Heritage/Governors Tag. You're not limited to weapon type. You can hunt with a rifle when everyone else is hunting with a bow/muzzleloader, if you wish. In my opinion there are two times of the year that I would hunt. The first being early...

This wasn't jammed thru by any of the County Advisory boards. This regulation was initiated by NDOW and has been in the works for the last few years. When they initially started discussing it a couple years ago they wanted to charge a fee for a permit to collect antlers and sell them. At...

I use them religiously now whenever I'm hiking. I spend the money and bought some of the more expensive Leki poles. They have a lifetime warranty and will replace the broken parts no questions asked. I've bent/broken a few segments over the last few years and have never had a problem getting...

Another one to look at is Manners Stocks. The will do an inlet for a Howa. I have a couple of them and they are nice stocks as well, a little on the pricier side though.

What barrel contour did you go with? Nice looking rifle.

RE: 40 inch regular season buck ? That buck in the pictures was killed a couple years back on the AZ strip. I think he scored in excess of 250, a flippin' giant.

I have a bench similar to the DOA one noted above and personally did not like it, nothing against their bench. I found that having the seat mounted to the bench itself transferred any body movement at all into the scope. There are some really good portable benches out there, it's just going to...

Jason Carter himself posted the pics online on instagram so I would think they are free for the world to share. If not you can just check them out on instagram: http://instagram.com/p/g82fcPukmh/# It's a giant NV ram. Nevada's having another great season for desert rams again this year.

That first bull green grossed over 380, it was measured by an official b&c scorer. A little bigger than 330.v

Area 261 is the Last Chance Range. There are a pile of guzzlers in this relatively small unit, I think something like 7 guzzler. As you can see by the number of tags issued, there are also a lot of sheep in this unit. I would start with buying a guzzler map and reviewing the checkout...

Thomas Brunson is licensed to guide everything in 231, including deer and elk. Disregard the post above. He typically guides the units closer to Ely, but he's killed some good bulls down in 231 as well.