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I'm off!!!!!
18 October 2012, 06:48
BrettAKSCII'm off!!!!!
It's finally that time! I'm headed over the Kyrgyzstan tonight. I leave in 7 hours and 13 minutes! I'll post a detailed report when I return on November 6th.
Brett
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Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
18 October 2012, 07:40
bhtkevinNov 6th!?! I'm jealous! We just got back, hope you get a big one.
18 October 2012, 12:38
BrettAKSCIAt Anchorage international airport enjoying a preflight beer!
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
18 October 2012, 13:41
sidewinder bulletsbloody hell.............i wish that was me.........i am sucking on a cold beer though
18 October 2012, 16:09
Hawkeye47Brett,
Have a great time and post plenty of pictures when you get back!!!
Hawkeye
18 October 2012, 18:39
BrettAKSCIAt SLC airport. Just about to leave for JFK.
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
18 October 2012, 18:52
CaracalHave fun and come back with a big sheep and big ibex!
19 October 2012, 03:32
BrettAKSCIKilling time in JFK on my way to Istanbul. Just had lunch with Arjun. Time didn't permit for a visit to Holland & Holland again.......one of these days!

DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
19 October 2012, 08:50
BrettAKSCIOff to Istanbul for a few days sight seeing! Thanks for all the encouragement!
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
20 October 2012, 02:10
bwanamrmGood hunting Brett!!!
On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling
Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.
23 October 2012, 21:49
MEXHUNTmay the wind be with you.
06 November 2012, 18:59
BrettAKSCISheep and ibex down. Getting ready to leave JFK for MN and then home later tonight.
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
06 November 2012, 20:30
nubeAWESOME!!!!! Can't wait for the report
06 November 2012, 20:34
Greg Brownleequote:
Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
Sheep and ibex down. Getting ready to leave JFK for MN and then home later tonight.
Brett
Awesome man! Can't wait to see photos!
Forgot to say that I talked to Sean Wilkerson and he said he ran into you up in Fairbanks (or Anchorage) when he was up buying the bear back from the fur auction. I'll tell him you did well, he asked about it the other day.
06 November 2012, 21:06
OrvarPhotos!
07 November 2012, 01:44
A.DahlgrenGreat Brett! Hope you had a awesome hunt
07 November 2012, 01:52
Dog ManGreat news Brett.
Congratulations and am looking forward
to your report.
"If you are not working to protect hunting, then you are working to destroy it". Fred Bear
09 November 2012, 09:55
AKsheephunterNice Job Brett, cant wait to see the pics and read all about it, good luck on your journeys back....CK
10 November 2012, 20:43
BrettAKSCIThanks everyone! I'm waiting on a few pictures from my guide before I post a report.......plus it's going to take a bit for me to go through all my pictures. I hope to work on that later today.
Greg....I remember meeting him well. Nice guy. Tell him I said hi and send him a link to my report. Thanks!
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
10 November 2012, 23:43
bwanamrmLooking forward to the report and congrats on your success!
On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling
Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.
10 November 2012, 23:51
Caracalquote:
Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Looking forward to the report and congrats on your success!
+1
11 November 2012, 21:07
BrettAKSCII finished processing photos from my trip to Istanbul, but I'm still waiting on my guides pictures of my sheep and ibex. I'm going to try to start my report later today with my pre hunt trip in Istanbul.
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
11 November 2012, 22:40
D. NelsonBrett:
Your making us crazy!!! Can't wait for pics and report!
Best regards, D. Nelson
12 November 2012, 19:55
Greg BrownleeCome on Brett! Don't leave us hanging like that

12 November 2012, 21:36
Dog ManYa,
Put a sign on the front door and just close your practice for a couple days.
Then you won't have any interruptions while your doing the AR hunt report.
"If you are not working to protect hunting, then you are working to destroy it". Fred Bear
13 November 2012, 01:17
BrettAKSCIquote:
Originally posted by Dog Man:
Ya,
Put a sign on the front door and just close your practice for a couple days.
Then you won't have any interruptions while your doing the AR hunt report.
I'll take that under consideration!
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
13 November 2012, 12:10
RELBATWelcome back Brett. Just checked in after being preoccupied with the lake house construction for the last few months. I expect a full report, pics and a little scotch. When you get the time, give me a call and we can get together. Congrats on your success. Hope the trip was everything you hoped for.
14 November 2012, 22:30
458WinBrett, we are going to have to get together this winter and share stories and compare photos.
I also ran into Preston Cavner in Bishkek on his was out.
Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship
Phil Shoemaker
Alaska Master guide
FAA Master pilot
NRA Benefactor
www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com 15 November 2012, 08:18
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
I finished processing photos from my trip to Istanbul, but I'm still waiting on my guides pictures of my sheep and ibex. I'm going to try to start my report later today with my pre hunt trip in Istanbul.
Brett
"Despite an expensive and lengthy education I still can't spell!" So who's editing?

15 November 2012, 21:58
BrettAKSCIquote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
quote:
Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
I finished processing photos from my trip to Istanbul, but I'm still waiting on my guides pictures of my sheep and ibex. I'm going to try to start my report later today with my pre hunt trip in Istanbul.
Brett
"Despite an expensive and lengthy education I still can't spell!" So who's editing?
Jena already offered. She said my spelling errors in my sheep hunt report last year were bad enough that she's stepping in..........like I said I'm a bad speller..........
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson
16 November 2012, 04:55
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
quote:
Originally posted by Frostbit:
quote:
Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
I finished processing photos from my trip to Istanbul, but I'm still waiting on my guides pictures of my sheep and ibex. I'm going to try to start my report later today with my pre hunt trip in Istanbul.
Brett
"Despite an expensive and lengthy education I still can't spell!" So who's editing?
Jena already offered. She said my spelling errors in my sheep hunt report last year were bad enough that she's stepping in..........like I said I'm a bad speller..........
Brett
Hey man, your sheep report was exempleary (sp?

).
Joking aside, it was very informative and gave me the itch to forget I'm old enough to be your.........nevermind......and do one next year.
16 November 2012, 05:04
nubeHeck , skip the spelling and such and lets see some pics!!!!! You can alwasy do the writeup later

16 November 2012, 23:14
AndersCongrats! Looking forward to the report!

16 November 2012, 23:50
matt uquote:
Originally posted by nube:
Heck , skip the spelling and such and lets see some pics!!!!! You can alwasy do the writeup later
+1

Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship
Phil Shoemaker
Alaska Master guide
FAA Master pilot
NRA Benefactor
www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com 14 December 2012, 05:52
Dog Manquote:
My trip ran concurrent with Brett's. I saw him at the Anchorage airport the day we both arrived home and am looking forward to sitting down with him and discussing our trips as we hunted from different camps.
Needless to say my trip worked out great. We hunted from horseback between 10 and 12 thousand feet. We were only after Ibex but across the valley, in the more rolling terrain, we saw quite a few Marco Polo sheep.
Awesome photos Phil and a beautiful Ibex!!!!
Brett,
What brand of beer did you have at Anchorage?
When you flew into SLC, did you have a clear view of the Great Salt lake or see any other neat sights during your layover?
Thats too bad about Holland and Holland being closed when you were in New York (JFK). Did you just show up and they were closed or did you call first?
"If you are not working to protect hunting, then you are working to destroy it". Fred Bear
19 December 2012, 11:53
BrettAKSCINo time for H&H this trip. I did have a previous trip where I planned a visit by looking at their hours. The ONE day I was available they closed early.........beer a plenty in Anchorage.......yes on the lake.
Brett
DRSS
Life Member SCI
Life Member NRA
Life Member WSF
Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
-Seth Peterson