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Lil-Rokslider
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- Mar 2, 2019
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by the way I am 55 years oldI was on my first Sheep hunt last fall. In the Brooks range, amazing country. I agree the rifle is way to heavy. Sheep are not hard to kill. I went with a 6.5x284 fast and flat shooting. I used Crispi boots worked perfectly. Make sure you have good rain gear. It rained sleeted and snowed. Never really got cold, teens at night. When your climbing you will stay plenty warm. Have a good puffy jacket and pants in your pack to put on when you stop to glass after climbing. I think the most important thing is conditioning!! I was doing 14 miles with full pack and my boots 3 times a week. Also doing 200 flights of stairs with full gear every night after work. Also had permission from local gravel pit to go up and down the sides to prepare ankles for side hilling on the shale. Then had targets set up to practice shooting when I got to the top. Learn to get your breath under control. When you practice shooting don’t bother being at a bench!! Practice under real conditions which most likely will be prone on a bipod or off your pack extra. I even made a ramp out of plywood so I could get used to sitting on an angle and shooting down hill.