“Sheep hunting” can take in a lot of different conditions depending on a lot of factors. I have been perfectly happy with my Kenetrek Hardscrabbles on several sheep hunts.
I have never encountered conditions where I believe the trade-offs required to use a mountaineering boot would come...
All of mine have been prone or sitting. All using my backpack as a rest.
My advice is to obviously be prepared but not get too much inside your own head about making the shot. I think a lot guys do that because it’s a sheep. It will go down just like a forkie mule deer or cow elk so just relax...
Lots of factors. So the best one can do is make an educated guess. One thing you can be sure of is that if you see NR sheep draw percentages that look too high - they almost certainly are. I applaud the services that attempt to be as realistic as possible, because most don’t. Probably because it...
My educated guess just based being on this earth 60 years is that, on the whole, guys that go on expensive adventure hunts are almost certainly way more financially stable, responsible, and savvy than the general population.
The auto lots are filled with cars and trucks that cost 60-90K and...
The “other guy” did reveal that he had no debt and a paid-off $1 million house. My opinion did a 180 degree turn when he revealed that. I had assumed he had the usual debts most folks carry.
You don’t reveal your finances but I will assume they are stable and these hunts won’t put you in...
They pretty much are. Even though (like many other western states) most hunting is done on federal public land. Almost all of which is paid for by nonresidents. Just like the huge chunk of WGF budget funded by nonresidents . Just like almost all the WY tourism $$$ come from nonresidents.
But...
Last year there was one NR random draw tag in Area 5. I expect that will be the case from now on. I have 22 NR points and (unless they go to a bonus point system) will never have any realistic chance to draw a sheep tag.
I have drawn random draw moose and mountain goat tags in WY though (which...
They may be expensive varmints but they are non-native varmints nonetheless. For 50 years nobody in TX thought much about them other than the ranchers who wanted them gone. No doubt the recent marketing/hype as the “5th sheep” (never mind that they are not sheep) has elevated their status -...
It’s a hard question. Personally I believe that it’s best to start young folks out by not focusing on the “prestige”/“trophy” type hunts like sheep, mountain goat, LE draw elk, etc. The experience of the outdoors should be the focus for young hunters. My thinking is that very young hunters...
These auction tags raise a lot of money that goes straight back into conserving the resource. It is very short-sighted to take the view that they hurt the average hunters’ opportunities, because they actually help them a great deal by putting many more sheep on the mountain for one animal taken...
I carry the basic first aid stuff plus my local doc prescribes me some steroids/painkillers in case my back goes out and some anti-nausea/diarrhea meds.
I used to carry a lot more like anti-clot stuff, burn gel, tourniquet, etc. but don’t anymore primarily because of the extra bulk. I may...