Best Stone Sheep Camp Set up Locations

[Interior]

Hi everyone,

Going on my first stone sheep hunt in Northern BC this year. Have my flights booked and gear dialled in but I’m wondering about best locations to set up camp. I’ve only ever hunted deer and moose so the geography of this hunt is quite a bit different.

Would it be best to:

-Camp lower in the drainage near the creek but risk pushing through thick shrub brush and having low glassing capability from camp? Positive is not bumping sheep from this location?
-Camp further up the drainage near the scree and crags. Out of the shrub brush, still close to water, better glassing from camp, but potentially in view of sheep or close to their paths?
-Or camp on the plateaus in a sheltered area? Further from water, great glassing, still potentially near sheep paths and in their view.

I’m just wondering where everyone else sets up to avoid bumping sheep while being able to glass and stay somewhat sheltered from storms.

Thanks.

 

[wildwilderness]

I don't "set up" camp when sheep hunting. I pack everything and follow the sheep til hopefully find a legal ram. I camp when and where needed, hopefully somewhere flat but sometimes not, and hopefully near water, but sometimes not.

The worst thing and you see it happen all the time is having to go up and down to camp, or backtrack miles and 1000' elevation just to go back to camp. that will wear you out fast. And the rams are always headed the other way!

So, I back -pack hunt and just sleep where and when it makes sense and never have to worry about "spending a night on the mountain" or "siwash" just because you don't have camp.

 

[Blockcaver]

I usually plateau backpack camped tucked in near water and well back away from the edge. Less bugs up high, easy access to good glassing spots, very mobile if I want to move, etc.

 

[Decker9]

I’ll usually try and pick my camp spot somewhere close to where I can glass a lot of country. I like my glassing spot to be close to my tent so I can be on glass right as daybreak, and at last light.

I focus on feeding cycles. I’ll watch a morning/evening/morning and every minute in between, if nothing catches my interest, I’ll move camp usually the day of that second morning feed cycle. If I’m still curious, I’ll stay fit that evening and possibly the next morning feed cycle.

Ime, stone sheep are a lot easier to spot when they’re moving, watching the feed cycles help that a lot.

The wind is always in my mind though when setting up my camp. Somewhere where I have a little wind block, or somewhere that has a lot of rocks I can pile beside my tent as a wind block. Only lost one tent in a storm before (hubba hubba nx) but it was a trip ender.

Are you headed in for opener interior? Who are you flying with? We fly out on the 9th with BC Yukon.

 

[Interior]

I’ll usually try and pick my camp spot somewhere close to where I can glass a lot of country. I like my glassing spot to be close to my tent so I can be on glass right as daybreak, and at last light.

I focus on feeding cycles. I’ll watch a morning/evening/morning and every minute in between, if nothing catches my interest, I’ll move camp usually the day of that second morning feed cycle. If I’m still curious, I’ll stay fit that evening and possibly the next morning feed cycle.

Ime, stone sheep are a lot easier to spot when they’re moving, watching the feed cycles help that a lot.

The wind is always in my mind though when setting up my camp. Somewhere where I have a little wind block, or somewhere that has a lot of rocks I can pile beside my tent as a wind block. Only lost one tent in a storm before (hubba hubba nx) but it was a trip ender.

Are you headed in for opener interior? Who are you flying with? We fly out on the 9th with BC Yukon.

Couldn’t head in for the 1st due to work obligations but we’ll be flying in on the 3rd with Klappan