2011 Dall Sheep Hunt
08-21-2011, 10:53 AM
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Fork Horn
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2011 Dall Sheep Hunt
Here's a few pics from a recent Alaskan Dall sheep hunt I took my Dad on. It was a 45-mile round trip walk-in and at one point we got stuck in the tent for 44 hours while it rained and snowed on us. The hunt was extremely physically demanding, but well worth it to get my Dad his first ram.
- Dad hiking down the trail on day 1
- Cow moose by our first camp
- The Alaska Range
- Caribou cow circling to figure out what we were
- Hiking through the cotton grass with our destination up ahead
- Dad hiking down the trail on day 1
- Cow moose by our first camp
- The Alaska Range
- Caribou cow circling to figure out what we were
- Hiking through the cotton grass with our destination up ahead
08-21-2011, 11:00 AM
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Fork Horn
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- Almost to sheep camp
- Glassing caribou the morning before the season started
- Dall rams through the spotter the day before the opener
- Snow and rain opening day
- My friend Matt was with us to look for caribou and he headed down low opening morning. He didn't see any shooter bulls, but he shot a wolf in the process.
- Glassing caribou the morning before the season started
- Dall rams through the spotter the day before the opener
- Snow and rain opening day
- My friend Matt was with us to look for caribou and he headed down low opening morning. He didn't see any shooter bulls, but he shot a wolf in the process.
08-21-2011, 11:13 AM
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- Ewes and lambs through the fog, near our camp
- Trying to glass rams through the fog
- Hell yeah, legal ram on the left, across the valley
- Dad's ram feeding through the spotting scope
- Dad's ram upright through the spotting scope
- Trying to glass rams through the fog
- Hell yeah, legal ram on the left, across the valley
- Dad's ram feeding through the spotting scope
- Dad's ram upright through the spotting scope
08-21-2011, 11:21 AM
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- We used the rolling fog and shrubby willows to sneak down into the stream channel below. That allowed us to use the cut bank to sneak back up the other side to get within range.
- Ram down!!!
- Great wide flare to the horns and over full curl on both sides
- Another angle
- It truely doesn't get any better than getting to pose up a big Dall ram with my Dad.
- Ram down!!!
- Great wide flare to the horns and over full curl on both sides
- Another angle
- It truely doesn't get any better than getting to pose up a big Dall ram with my Dad.
08-21-2011, 11:28 AM
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- I have to give a plug to the TAG bags. I love those things and they are an absolute necessity for backcountry meat care.
- Dad with his trophy. Thankfully we had absolute bluebird skies as we broke camp and started the long trek back.
- Mediocre bull caribou. Matt debated taking him, but opted not to.
- Little bull moose hanging out by the trail.
- Grizzly tracks in the trail.
- Dad with his trophy. Thankfully we had absolute bluebird skies as we broke camp and started the long trek back.
- Mediocre bull caribou. Matt debated taking him, but opted not to.
- Little bull moose hanging out by the trail.
- Grizzly tracks in the trail.
08-21-2011, 11:29 AM
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Nice pictures Jeff. Man that's beautiful country.So where's the photo of your dads ram?
Being a whitetail hunter from the northeast i'm curious on how do you prepare for a hunt like that? What equipment do you bring? Your over 20 miles in not much room for margin of error. You know i'm talking about? Tent,sleeping bag, cooking gear ect ect...
What caliber rifle do you carry on a hunt like that? I know you don't need a magnun to kill a ram.........but you're in Alaska.
If you want to post how you prepare for a wilderness hunt and the equipment you take along with you i'd be very interested in reading it.
Congrats on a succesful hunt!!
Being a whitetail hunter from the northeast i'm curious on how do you prepare for a hunt like that? What equipment do you bring? Your over 20 miles in not much room for margin of error. You know i'm talking about? Tent,sleeping bag, cooking gear ect ect...
What caliber rifle do you carry on a hunt like that? I know you don't need a magnun to kill a ram.........but you're in Alaska.
If you want to post how you prepare for a wilderness hunt and the equipment you take along with you i'd be very interested in reading it.
Congrats on a succesful hunt!!
