I have a spot open for EARLY SEPT 5-15th for a dall sheep hunt in interior alaska.
Normal hunt price $14,000 NEW PRICE $12,000
10 day hunt
air taxi and pick up from anchorage included
lices and tags not included.
was 2 for 2 on rams this season, can attach pics if anyone wants to see them.
fly to anchorage and i'll pick you up there.
this is not a sissy hunt, this is a backpacking, sweating, hurting, rewarding sheep hunt, there are no airplanes out there spotting game for you, this is hunting how it should be, straight fair chase.
I do all my own guiding personally and have references, several from here in AR as well. i have a little flex in the dates so let me know if this is of interest.
grizzly can be added as a combo hunt as well for additional cost.
jake jefferson
www.blackriverhunting.com
7362 W. Parks Hwy 381
Wasilla, AK 99654

Hi Jake,

I have been thinking of stepping out of my comfort zone and trying something like this, but am wondering if no ram is seen and the hunter is in good enough shape to hunt hard, is there any refund in case no ram is taken?

Thanks,

Mike

The only place I have seen this done and only very recently was with the very expensive Stone sheep hunts, where they reduced the actual hunt cost and added a trophy fee if you were successful. If memory serves, the hunt was 24,000.00 but was reduced to 18,000.00 with a 6,000.00 trophy fee. This was done to make these hunts a bit more attractive to the average hunter who just can't put that kind of cash out and come home empty handed even though they hunted hard and did not see a legal ram. I would like to see this methodology come to North American hunting in general and I see no reason it can't.

no refunds, i'm selling a hunt, not a sheep.
my expenses dont' change just because we have bad weather and can't find a sheep or the client isn't in good enough shape to get around...

Ok Cowboy.

Jake, thats a good point. Probably more room to move pricing on the Stone sheep hunts as they used to cost just a few grand more than Dall, now they are double the price for whatever reasons.

in theory it sounds good, just pay to play and then pay extra to kill. But there are so many factors out of guides control that charging different rates gets things a little boggled.
When someone buys a hunt, be it a discount or full price, i still put out all the same effort no matter what they are paying.
But, sometimes clients don't prepare for a hunt and it goes bad. and true hunting is kinda a thing of the past, selling hunts is not longer favored over garunteed hunts in many places. i don't scout sheep from the air, i make no garuntees to killing a sheep, its all fair chase and that requires hard work and commitment on everybodys part....
who's cowboy?

Jake
I understand your hunting methods but what does a couple of old hunters like me and BIG BORE
do to shoot one of these wonderful trophies.
We have plenty of hunt savey and the desire in our hearts but may be a little lacks in the BOILER ROOM.
Larry

well...lol...not sure what to tell you. i want to play in the NHL but i come up lacking...just because i dream it and want it dosen't mean theres a way to make it happen..unfourtantly.

sheep live in the mtns and you must go there to get one....
if i understand what your asking..?

I understand JAKE
I shoulda, coulda , woulda a long time ago but
time passes to fast for us all and before you know it we are to old to handle this great type of hunt and adventure.
Good luck to who every goes remember this is a non smoking and no drinking camp.
Keep it clean.
Thanks
Larry

Jake, your a stand up guy for making sure everyone knows there is only one way your gonna do it. The right way...the way it's supposed to be. Maybe it will give someone incentive to drop an extra 30 pounds off the waist line and hit the gym a few days a week.

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Originally posted by Woodrow S:
Jake, your a stand up guy for making sure everyone knows there is only one way your gonna do it. The right way...the way it's supposed to be. Maybe it will give someone incentive to drop an extra 30 pounds off the waist line and hit the gym a few days a week.

Thirty pounds? How did you know? I am on my way to the stairmaster now. I got a few other items to settle before I can commit to this hunt. Everything should be cleared up by Xmas.

Big Bore
Good Job
Look at this way, with small goals::: thats less than ONE pound loss per week.
I would have to sign up 3 years in advance.
Larry

quote:

Originally posted by Woodrow S:
The only place I have seen this done and only very recently was with the very expensive Stone sheep hunts, where they reduced the actual hunt cost and added a trophy fee if you were successful. If memory serves, the hunt was 24,000.00 but was reduced to 18,000.00 with a 6,000.00 trophy fee. This was done to make these hunts a bit more attractive to the average hunter who just can't put that kind of cash out and come home empty handed even though they hunted hard and did not see a legal ram. I would like to see this methodology come to North American hunting in general and I see no reason it can't.

You cannot compare North America to Africa, over here the cost of licences and tags (if drawn or over the counter) are relatively cheap there is no $$$ trophy fees. The major hunt cost is what the outfitter charges. If he is confident that he can put his clients on to game and that the client can shoot the animal then thats ok. This is why in our recent Russian moose we stipulated that the balance will be paid IF the client pulls the trigger. If you are not confident dont shoot, but if you do then the outfitter has done his bit.

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Originally posted by Fourtyonesix:
i'm selling a hunt, not a sheep.

Amen to that!!!



Brett

hunts still open..make me an offer....

If I could do it I would offer you what you did your past (this years) last minute hunt.
Does Viagara help your legs at all????
Larry

Wish I would have taken your 2010 offer!!

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Originally posted by Fourtyonesix:
no refunds, i'm selling a hunt, not a sheep.
my expenses dont' change just because we have bad weather and can't find a sheep or the client isn't in good enough shape to get around...

Perfect!

i'll keep you in mind larry...
not sure in the viagra deal..might wanna do some field research.

i often tell guys there is but one garuntee...if you don't go..you'll never get one. gotta commit to something to make it happen.
some last years pics...

Jake
Yes I know
you are all heart Buddy
But look at the pictures that kid is 20 something
I am 60 something
I got it I will order one of those Bell Jet Packs.
Good Luck
your a real sport.

Larry

LOL....that kid is 32 actually...been guiding since he was 19...two years shy of his master guides license...and he dearly dearly wishes that was a jet pack too!!!

Jake
Did you sell you last Dall Hunt yet?
Larry

yep, i have two guys in line for it..waiting on a response from one.
the sept 5-15th hunt is still open...no ones been able to pull a sept hunt..but i have one spot in sept open as well.

Jake
How much for the Sept. late hunt I will let my son-in-law know he was wanting to do a hunt.
Thanks
Larry

same price as listed above....merry christmas everyone!

the august hunts offically been sold pending arrival of payment...SEPTEMBER hunt is still open.

I wish we had outfitters like you here in BC, with the no-bullshit "fair chase" attitude and an aversion to "spotter" planes!

I will be 65 by next season and even a lifetime in BC-AB mountains may not be enough to keep me hunting high due to major orthopaedic issues from age and old injuries, however, your way is the ONLY way to do it, as far as I am concerned.

dewey, thank you. i agree. something has been lost in guided hunts and hunting..its more about buying an animal than a hunt these days...bums me out. born 75 years to late....dang it.

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Originally posted by Fourtyonesix:
dewey, thank you. i agree. something has been lost in guided hunts and hunting..its more about buying an animal than a hunt these days...bums me out. born 75 years to late....dang it.

+1 on that.

What I want is an opportunity, not a guarantee. Typically I find that when guarantees are part of the bargain some of the best opportunities are lost.

Two years ago I spent +/- $7k on an elk hunt near Yellowstone in Montana Didn't even see a bull in 8 days.
It was one of the best experiences this flatland southern boy can remember. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Best
GWB

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Originally posted by elk88101:
Jake
Yes I know
you are all heart Buddy
But look at the pictures that kid is 20 something
I am 60 something
I got it I will order one of those Bell Jet Packs.
Good Luck
your a real sport.

Larry

You might surprise yourself.
I did it in 07 at the age of 62. Wasn't a cake walk be we pulled it off.







Sounds like a great hunts Jake is offering.

Happy New Year.
Phil