Differences in Dall, Stone, RM Bighorn, D Bighorn hunts

[FAAFO]

FWIW, there are no Stone sheep within 300 miles of the Ogilvies. I don’t care what any study says, I’m counting my Fannin from as far north as an American can hunt in the Yukon as a Stone. The rams from Blackstone and Renoylds are true Fannins.

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Sure wish I could go back in time and gone back the next year to take the monster broomed Dall that was my ram’s attaché. He is 10 and that Dall had to be older. So much mass. Great memories. All before the days of the Phoneskope sadly.

A Dall from BC is something very few people have and that will be an awesome hunt. I’m jealous.

Beautiful fannin! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Tilzbow]

I need a Rocky for all four but if I could only do one more sheep hunt it’d be another archery Stone’s hunt in Northern BC with moose, caribou and goat as options if successful on sheep early on. The country, the horses, the guide, the challenge and last day success after a couple close calls all made the 2014 hunt I went on the top of all hunts I’ve ever done. I hunted with Tuchodi but they’ve since changed hands at least once so I have no idea what their current situation is nor have I kept up to speed on the other outfitters in BC. My guide had several years in the NWT and BC and agreed with my impression that the country in Northern BC was more rugged and beautiful than the more worn down mountains of NWT, that said NWT mountains are no joke!

Dall would be second and I’d likely book with Gana River in the NWT since he does more traditional hunts. That said don’t discount helicopter hunts as easy. Many can be but on mine in 2010 with Ramshead, we got dropped off by helicopter and then covered 10-15 miles some days with backpacks while we moved around looking for sheep to stalk.

 

[WVELK]

FWIW, there are no Stone sheep within 300 miles of the Ogilvies. I don’t care what any study says, I’m counting my Fannin from as far north as an American can hunt in the Yukon as a Stone. The rams from Blackstone and Renoylds are true Fannins.

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Sure wish I could go back in time and gone back the next year to take the monster broomed Dall that was my ram’s attaché. He is 10 and that Dall had to be older. So much mass. Great memories. All before the days of the Phoneskope sadly.

A Dall from BC is something very few people have and that will be an awesome hunt. I’m jealous.

Thank you VERY much for the words of encouragement. I have a lot of faith in my outfitter. At the risk of blowing this thing up again, would that be a “Fannin”? Oh I feel like the new kid on the block who is asking how to play marbles. Then not knowing there are three former world champion marble players arguing over who has the best jar of marbles.

 

[Steve O]

Conventional wisdom is a Fannin is a cross between a Dall and a Stone. I’ve seen studies showing this as well as them actually having bighorn dna. They are referenced in various Jack O’Connor books and “The Great Arc of the Wild Sheep”

Boone & Crockett allows any Dall sheep with black hairs other than on the tail to be entered as a Stone so there are quite a few very very white Stones claimed. Seems a little sketchy to me.

 

[tstowater]

My choice today would be Prophet Muskwa for a Stone or Reynolds for either Dall or Fannin. Both are going to be expensive but have the sheep to hunt and the quality to go with it. Book now if you want to hunt in several years.