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Your guided Alaskan sheep hunt will begin with a bush plane flight into a remote, mountainous area of Alaska. We hunt sheep mostly in the Alaska Range and Talkeetna Mountains. The country is wild and beautiful with healthy Dall sheep populations. Dall sheep are very alert and use their keen eyesight to detect potential predators at great distances. Often times when hunting sheep it is advantageous to climb above the sheep for they seem to be more focused on watching for danger below them. Though not particularly sensitive to the sound of footfalls on stones or sliding rocks, they will quickly key in on an out of place noise such as the clank of a trekking pole or the sound of a rifles action.
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Alaska's big game species Ovis Dalli Dalli (Dall Sheep) are the only completely white sheep in the world. They occur throughout the sub arctic mountains of Alaska, Yukon Territory and British Columbia. Dall sheep inhabit alpine slopes, ridges and meadows where they eat alpine grasses, mosses and occasionally alder and willow. Mountain Sheep tend to stay close to steep rugged terrain in which they use to escape predators (and hunters). Male Dall sheep (rams) socialize in small groups mostly isolated from groups of female (ewes) and sub-adult sheep (lambs), except during the mating season which occurs around November. Rams establish a strictly adhered to social order by butting heads and displays of horn mass. Though rams may live to 13 years of age, the mortality rate increases drastically after it reaches its 8th year; also the age at which rams become fully involved in the rut.
Sheep can easily disappear into the rocky cuts and folds of the mountain terrain they inhabit. Quality optics and frequent glassing will aid in detecting rams before they detect you. If a mature ram detects a hunter, he may move into inaccessible terrain or just plain leave the country.
Judging ram horns and determining eligibility for harvest can be difficult. In many cases the animal is moving or is being viewed from a higher or lower perspective. Viewing curled sheep horns from above or below may cause the tips of the horns to appear lower or higher (respectively) in relation to the bases. High power spotting scopes are used by sheep hunting guides to study rams. Annual growth rings on the ram's horns can be counted to determine age when conditions are ideal. The ability to judge rams at greater distances saves effort that would be use to get a closer look at a ram that is not quite legal. Your guide’s ability to quickly and accurately judge a ram is important to the success of your hunt. When it comes to judging horns, there is no substitute for experience.
Sheep hunting can be quite strenuous. Physical conditioning prior to a Dall Sheep hunt important. The most important thing you can do to increase your enjoyment and improve your chances of success is to be as physically fit as possible.
The price of a fully outfitted, guided sheep hunt is $10,500. All hunts are one guide per client (1x1), there are no hidden costs.
For available bookings, questions, or to request a client reference list
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General information about Dall Sheep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dall_Sheep http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/dall_sheep.html http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=funfacts.sheep
http://www.wildsheepfoundation.org/ http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/magazine/aksheep.htm http://www.wildsheepalaska.org/ http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=240251
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What qualifies a Dall sheep ram as legal for harvest?
According to the Alaska Department of fish and game, A Legal Ram under a full-curl regulation must be... (1): full curl, or (2): have broomed or broken horn tips on both sides, or (3): be 8 years or older. (1) Full Curl Dall Sheep Ram Horns A full curl ram, whose tip of at least one horn has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side. (2) Double Broomed Dall Sheep Ram A ram with the tips of both horns broken, or broomed (3) 8 Years or Older Dall Sheep Ram |
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