Dall Sheep Hunting - Central Alaska Range
Dall sheep hunts - Our Dall sheep hunts take place primarily in the historically game rich country of the Central Alaska Range east of Denali Nat'l. Park. These hunts are ten days in duration and begin in early Aug. and end on the 20th of Sept.
Alaska has long been renowned as some of the most pristine and productive Dall Sheep habitat anywhere. The Sheep population has been steady and most of the hunters get their sheep with a little luck and a whole lot of hard work!
The average Ram is 35-36 inches long with 13'+ bases. We do typically take several Rams a year in the 38'-40'+ range. The Alaska Range Rams are known for their wide flaring and light colored horns and make a fine addition to any hunters trophy room.
A typical Sheep hunt entails riding up and down various drainages looking for a respectable Ram to go after. I like to tell hunters that they can expect to have a 5-7 hour fairly arduous climb from the time they leave the horses until they pull the trigger.
The guide will cape and prepare the trophy and meat for the pack back to the horses.The guide will carry all the meat (100-120 lbs.) and we expect the client to carry the trophy (35lbs. for a shoulder mt. and 65-75 lbs. for a full body mt.) back to the horses. For this reason we require the client to bring a backpack of at least 3500 cu.in. capacity.
Quite often we can hunt sheep right out of my two main camps but on occasion we will spike out for 2-5 days looking for a respectable ram to harvest. When we do we'll be staying in a good quality four season mountain tent and eating freeze dried food until we can add some fresh Dall Sheep to the menu.
These hunts require the hunter to be both physically fit and have the mental toughness to stay positive when mother nature and the elements may seem to be conspiring against us. The horses allow us to cover an infinite amount of country as compared to backpack hunting for the Dall Sheep.
If you have the right attitude and go get it spirit I am confident we can put you on the Ram of your dreams!
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