EDIT: Report --> CLICK HERE

Hi Guys, just got back from a Dall sheep and mountain caribou hunt in the Northwest Territories, with Stan Simpson's Ramhead Outfitters. Spent 10+ days hunting and hiking in the Makenzie Mountains. I'll post a hunt report over on the proper forum with detail and pictures when I get a chance, but here are a few of the trophy picts:

My Hard-Earned Dall Sheep


My Hunting Partner (Chance) & I With Our Rams


A Very Nice Mountain Caribou


What a View!


Regards,
Bill

NICE! Congrats on a great hunt and a couple of nice rams. Looking forward to your detailed report.

That caribou is a gagger!

Cheers,
Canuck

Yes that bull has great tops!

What an excellent hunt Bill!

I too look forward to a full report, and hopefully some more pictures (I know you always take a lot!).

Excellent Bill! I know you worked out hard for this very difficult hunt and it looks like it paid off! Congratulations and I am looking forward to your usual outstanding report from this fabulous hunt....Rob

Bill, fantastic... congrat's!

top notch--congrats....chris

PS Bill, what WSM are you using? Load?

Thanks.

Terrific - great hunt.

The more one thinks about it - it is so obvious that the kind of hunt you just completed is real hunting.

Congratulations

Thanks guys, I miss the mountains and my Lowa's already!

Brad, the Kimber Montana is a .270 WSM, and I used Federal factory 140gr AccuBond. I don't know if they are the "best", but they were certainly "good enough". Unfortunately, we didn't recover any of the bullets, as with both the sheep and the caribou I shot them at last light and just getting off the mountain was a real treat ("siwashed" and all, but that's another story!).

Anyway, my partner used 130gr Winchester Silvertips in his Savage .270WSM, which initially seemed a bit light to me, but they worked super on two long, albeit perfectly-placed shots. He had used the AccuBonds on a Mtn Goat hunt last year in BC and was not impressed as the goat needed lots of killing, but goats are tuff.

Congratulations, Bill... a nice change of scenery from the African bush! Excellent ram and 'bou. Look forward to your story!

Awesome trip Bill. Welcome back. Your input was missed on the forums the last few weeks. Now, back to Africa!!

Brian

Very nice indeed! A friend of mine is up in the NWT to hunt dall and 'bou right now. I guess they are hoping for similar success!

Frans

Looks like a fantastic hunt, Bill. Congratulations!

Bill,

I thought you might have been just hooked on african hunting from your posted reports, but it appears you have the sheep bug too!

Superb trophies, Well Done!Thank you for sharing.

Rob

Thanks so much for sharing that with us. Your
probably still on a Ram high!

Hello Bill

Congratulations you got yourself a beautiful trophy. I am looking forward to reading your full report.

Regards
Aziz

Bill, great pictures of what seems like a great hunt!

Anybody got any links to outfitters offering this kind of hunting?

Regards Richard

I don't know guys, not sure if it is the mountains, the physical and/or mental challenge, the sheep, or all of the above - but the darn sheep bug bites pretty hard! And a guy can have more then one passion, right?

Aziz, thanks for the help beforehand, you were spot on with the suggestions. And believe it or not, I made the caribou portion of the hunt out to be quite an exciting undertaking.

Richard - here is the link to all the outfitters in the NWT. I'll do a full report on my hunt, which may help you out with the details and stuff I learned by doing it and asking lots of questions.

http://www.explorenwt.com/adventures/sport-hunting/Outfitters.asp

I personally communicated with, and heard good things from the guides about:

* Stan Simpson (Ramhead Outfitters - who I hunted with) - ramheadoutfitters@hotmail.com

* Kelly Hougen (Artic Red River) - kelly@hougens.com

There are good outfitters in the Yukon too (spoke to Chris Widrig)

Join FNAWS: http://www.fnaws.org/ and/or GrandSlam http://www.wildsheep.org/

Cheers Bill!

There is an addictive quality about the clear, cold air and the wide open of northern mountains, isn't there!

Were you, by chance, able to feast on the ribs roasted over a willow fire, high in the mountains? That is certainly one of the finest experiences life on this earth has to offer.

Congratulations!

Well done Bill, looking forward to your full report! Your photos have got me thinking (much to my wife's displeasure) how I can move money from one account to the other, or else extend the mortgage to enable me to see this part of the world.

Great sheep and great hunt. I was in AK this time last year on my Sheep hunt. Absolutely the most physically demanding thing I've ever done. You'll never forget it and you'll tell the stories for the rest of your life.

Bill,

Very nice trophies you got there. I am sure they were well deserved too. Now thats living your dreams. I have belonged to the Eastern Chapter of FNAWS almost from its beginnings and even if you never get to go hunting sheep you ( I have not gone ...yet)are still entertained by the stories of those members that have. They also fund a lot of great causes for the future of hunting, and not just sheep either.

Woody

Hard earned is right! Dall hunting is by far the hardest I've ever had to work. Congrats on some great trophies!

Was it like...the whole time you are doing it you swore you would never put yourself through that again? and then you finally made it to base camp and within 5 minutes were thinking "What about that 38"er we saw walking out over the next ridge? He might be 40 next year...hmmm."

haha, been there.

For those that don't visit the Hunting Reports forums often, and may not have seen this, I did a full report on the hunt w/lots of pictures.
Hunt Report --> CLICK HERE

Woody - Perhaps I'll see you at this years FNAWS show in Lancaster. Looks like there will be only a few sheep guides attending though. 2007 Convention February 15 - 17th, 2007