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'09 Sheep Hunt
03 September 2009, 09:44
TBinKodiak'09 Sheep Hunt
My friend and I planned this trip for about a year. He is a commercial fisherman and couldn't get off until the 19th so we missed the Aug 10th opener. The two parties who were in here before us didn't see any legal rams (full-curl) so we knew we had our work cut out for us. The plane dropped us off on the 21st and we pounded a lot of ground until we found rams on the 25th. The group we found had 10 rams in it with 4 definite full curls and one maybe. We went after them the next day and killed two at about 6pm after playing a hell of a chess match with them. My ram rolled over the edge and ended up at 3600 feet , which isn't good since we shot them at 4700 feet. Anyway we were able to recover it the next morning.
My buddies ram is9.5 years old and goes 34.75" with 12.5" bases.
My ram is only 6.5 years old, but slightley bigger at 35" with 13.75" bases.
It felt pretty good to get the packs off when we finally hit the airstrip (of course the scotch helped).
03 September 2009, 09:48
tsturmNice Sheep!!
03 September 2009, 15:46
TRLNice Sheep!
Congratulations!
03 September 2009, 17:28
JerseyJoeGreat job gentlemen...That scotch must have tasted good after that trip!!Congrats..
04 September 2009, 05:46
SevenxbjtCongrats on a pair of rams.
04 September 2009, 09:54
BrettAKSCIGreat job!!! Congratulations!!!
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
04 September 2009, 14:45
bluefinWay to go! Boy those rams sure look bigger. Some beauties.
04 September 2009, 15:19
sikandercongratulation,like the way u celebrate it with my fav,regards
ur 3 greatest hunts r, ur 1st,ur last,and ur next!!!!
04 September 2009, 15:50
handwerkCongrats and thanks for the great pics!
04 September 2009, 18:13
Watson LakeVisiting this site has told me get in shape for a sheep hunt next year..
Very nice sheep and great looking country too.
watson lake
05 September 2009, 00:00
Tim HeraldCongrats on a great adventure!
Good Hunting,
Tim Herald
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07 September 2009, 20:46
Don BI just came back from an unsuccessful hunt in the Yukon (posted pics and story over on 24 hourcampfire). Congrats, it's alot of work!
Whiskey River take my mind,
Don
08 September 2009, 10:43
ChisanaWhy couldn't you get to your sheep until the next day? Terrain looks pretty straightforward to me and there is plenty of daylight that time of year.
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08 September 2009, 11:45
TBinKodiakquote:
Originally posted by Chisana:
Why couldn't you get to your sheep until the next day? Terrain looks pretty straightforward to me and there is plenty of daylight that time of year.
We couldn't go down the way he went, because we didn't have rappeling gear. We went up the canyon from a different angle the next morning.
We shot the rams just to the right of the canyon almost to the top.
Here's where he ended up its a lot steeper than the photo shows. We drug him down canyon to butcher and take photos to get away from falling rocks.
10 September 2009, 01:45
mboga biga bwanaSuper Photos

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11 September 2009, 19:16
GSSPIt looks like you two had an awesome trip. Good for you! Great pics.
I shot my mooose one year ago yesterday. Not a day goes by without me thinking about that trip.
Don't they say if you say something enough times it will happen.
I wanna go back, I wanna go back, I wanna go back.
Alan