Hunting the "Cheap" Sheep

[Northern Safari]

Meh, DIY NZ tahr for AU$2500 all told.

True adventure

Yeah, I intentionally left out the Capra species as those present the best deals to be had for true mountain adventures per dollar.

 

[Northern Safari]

I wouldn’t put free range aoudad in the same category as Hawaiian sheep, but yes they are not the same critter as BH or DBH or Dal or stone

I agree, they aren't the same experience as a true mountain hunt for a NA sheep but they also cost 1/5th -1/10th the price.

 

[Northern Safari]

I’d rather cut open my freeze dried meals and put them in another bag than chase most of those animals on that list.

Nothing more disappointing on a hunting forum than to open the sheep forum and see an aoudad hunt. Or a “sheep” from Hawaii.

Just being honest

Not all of us can afford or justify 6 figure hunts for the slim chance at a NA Sheep. These hunts offer the rest of us an opportunity to hunt an Ovis species at a fraction of the cost.

The last 3 especially will be a comparable experience to a Bighorn hunt.

 

[FAAFO]

Not all of us can afford or justify 6 figure hunts for the slim chance at a NA Sheep. These hunts offer the rest of us an opportunity to hunt an Ovis species at a fraction of the cost.

The last 3 especially will be a comparable experience to a Bighorn hunt.

I couldn’t agree more with your reply. Likely a few of those would be more of a hunt than a bighorn hunt. I…just….cant. They just don’t trip the trigger. Most look like farm animals.

 

[RS_Non-Res]

There was (is?) a ranch in Southern AZ or NM that had Mouflon hunts for dirt cheap. They were farm animals loose on several sections of rolling hills. No state tag required. Youth only though. My kid out grew it before I thought he needed that kind of success rate. I was wrong.

 

[Northern Safari]

There was (is?) a ranch in Southern AZ or NM that had Mouflon hunts for dirt cheap. They were farm animals loose on several sections of rolling hills. No state tag required. Youth only though. My kid out grew it before I though he needed that kind of success rate. I was wrong.

I'd like to hunt mouflon over in Europe. It looks like they are distributed across most of the European countries with some even in mountainous regions.

 

[flathead#2]

Aoudad are no longer "cheap", at least for me.
Would love one of those Mouflon, but Europe is proud of their critters.

 

[ndlawrence]

Yeah, with a rifle anything that HI has would be a slam dunk, because there is a ton of game (at least that’s been my experience), but man it sure is fun chasing stuff around with a bow.

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What are the rules for bringing a rifle to HI? I keep seeing it’s a pain but no details…

 

[thinhorn_AK]

What are the rules for bringing a rifle to HI? I keep seeing it’s a pain but no details…

You just have to report it at a police station within a few days. really not a big deal. Can't use a silencer though.