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  1. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    For those that might be interested, the EXO Backcountry podcast on the sheep hunt is live. Here's the link. Listen to 436 | Hunting Blue Sheep in Nepal (A Listener Story...) by Hunt Backcountry Podcast on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/WCmEY
  2. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Our guides "managed" the ascents very well; allowing short rest stops throughout the climbs. There were a few sketchy stretches, especially during our extended stalk. They took great care in getting us where we needed to be. I imagine the client's fitness is being assessed during the first three...
  3. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    I'm pretty sure the Nepalese translation for "Sex Panther" is Chyangba!
  4. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    158 yards was in the lower range of expectation.
  5. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    I talked about this w/ my outfitter. Given you're well above treeline, there's no cover. He said it's doable with a blind at a pinch point. it's a definite long shot as scent will also play a role. I'm not sure you would find an outfitter willing to accept an archery client, or more to the...
  6. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    I agree it's a big financial ask for the wives to tolerate! I applied the basic North American standard to the sheep I was hoping to get (at least 10 years old). As I mentioned in the write up, the outfit takes great pride in only harvesting mature animals (since 1975). Mahesh, the owner of the...
  7. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    I can't compare this hunt to the argali expeditions, but the organization, logistics and camp life in general was first rate. These guys did everything expected at an absolute top level.
  8. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    A member of the Nepalese/Dhorpatan game department is present for all the hunts. Typically they stay at base camp as they tend to be older folks. Our guy was young and was with us every step of the way. He was there to record all the demographic information on the sheep and confirm legality such...
  9. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Yes. The Tahr are in neighboring hunting block 4 (among others). They tend to be at lower altitude, but more rugged country. There's an option for a combo hunt which was beyond my budget
  10. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Yes. The Tahr are in neighboring hunting block 4 (among others). They tend to be at lower altitude, but more rugged country. There's an option for a combo hunt which was beyond my budget.
  11. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    OK time to finish this up. We spent about an hour and a half side hilling in search of a good spot to set up for a shot. Unfortunately as our target ram was bedded, the wind shifted and the scent of a party of seven reached the rams, and off they went, just leisurely climbing out of the bowl...
  12. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Back to it. 4am arrived and the wake up salutation delivered. No sweat getting ready as all I had to do was throw on my boots. I slept and lived in my hunting gear the whole trip. A quick hot breakfast of pancakes, SPAM and an omelette w/ coffee and it was go time. There were 7 of us in the...
  13. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    The story continues... We reached sheep camp by mid afternoon. We would be hunting "block 5" of the preserve. There are six blocks in all. Mahesh and his crew were most familiar with blocks 4 and 5. Each permitted hunter has an individual block to themselves for two weeks during the season...
  14. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    EXO Mountain Gear w/ Mark
  15. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    My wife was really thrilled as I was supposed to set the Hypoxico up in the guest room bed. Couldn't do it because it's a sleep number bed with all sorts of hardware that won't allow fitting of the "chamber". The Hypoxico lived in her newly renovated master bed room! (You'll note the abundance...
  16. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    On with the hunt... Now that we're "in country" the outfitter, Himalayan Safaris has a robust 3 day program to acclimatize flatlanders to altitude. This involved graduated hikes each day with sheep camp being the ultimate destination at 13,500 ft. They followed the time tested tradition of...
  17. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Tea and biscuits became our "recovery drink". Can't tell you how much I looked forward to this after coming off the mountain.
  18. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Logistics. As you can imagine, coordinating a hunt halfway around the world requires substantial organization and advance work. Neal & Brownlee and their travel agency PWP travel did an amazing job domestically. Himalayan Safaris in Nepal were equally adept at what turned out to be a seamless...
  19. adamkolesar

    November '23 Himalayan Blue Sheep story

    Given I learned about this hunt through obsessive reading of Rokslide's sheep forum, it seems only right to post a re-cap of my Himalayan adventure in Nepal in pursuit of the Blue sheep. Firstly I'd like to thank fellow RS'ers Dukxdog and Cactus Kid for their insight into this unique experience...
  20. adamkolesar

    AK Moose/Caribou Planning and Gear Lessons Learned

    That is next level game cookery!!!

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