I have been bitten by the sheep bug!

[Nic]

Last I new a dall hunt ran about 12 to 15000 hir in Alaska.

 

[muleyhunter92]

Have done alot of research on this. Cheapest dall sheep hunts are 8500.00 in alaska, and go all the way up to 20000.00 plus in the Yukon and Northwest Territory.

 

[COhunter]

i went to alaska in 09 and shot a 36" ram and a 57" moose for 11600.00.......it aint getten any cheaper then that....if you want more info of the hunt just send me a PM. it was a great hunt. shot my sheep on the first day and my moose on the first day of moose season. this was a 12 day hunt. there was three of us that went...3 sheep..all over 36" and two of us killed moose and the other guy could of he just dident see anything over 60" so thats why he dident shoot anything...i know one thing is for sure they will not get any cheaper. the sooner you can go the better off you are.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Go now before prices get even more outragous, I locked in todays price with a good outfitter for a hunt in 2013, wish they weren't so expensive but they definately are not going to be getting any cheaper, that's for sure.

 

[bighornram]

i was bitten 25 years ago when i went with a friend to help his teenage son here in WY. I went to alaska goat hunting dyi the next year. Since then 13 more sheep hunt a couple of moose and i ain't done yet! Three of the sheep are mine, wy bighorn and yukon stone with a bow and alaska dall with a rifle.Don't get bit it never quits itching.

 

[Rob]

My hunting fund has enough in it now to cover a sheep hunt at the price they were when I started. The only problem is they are 2-3 times more now! I would really like to go after a dall sheep before I get too old.

 

[Duk Dog]

My hunting fund has enough in it now to cover a sheep hunt at the price they were when I started. The only problem is they are 2-3 times more now! I would really like to go after a dall sheep before I get too old.

A good thing to remember is all the money isn't needed up front. ie if you booked a hunt now for say 2012 or 2013 you would likely have to put 1/3 down now, 1/3 in say June of the year of your hunt, and the final 1/3 upon arrival at camp. In a way that helps to spread the cost of the hunt out over a period of time.

Another option if you have the flexibility is to narrow down a short list of outfitters that you would consider hunting with and get added to their cancellation list. You may not get much advance notice, but you will likely save some money.

 

[PA 5-0]

Dall sheep in AK

COhunter, looking at a Dall sheep hunt in AK. Saw ur post from last year offering info on an outfitter. I was wondering if I could get that info. Plz let me know if you or anyone u know would like to go in 2014. Looking for a hunt partner. Thx for the help.
Dan

i went to alaska in 09 and shot a 36" ram and a 57" moose for 11600.00.......it aint getten any cheaper then that....if you want more info of the hunt just send me a PM. it was a great hunt. shot my sheep on the first day and my moose on the first day of moose season. this was a 12 day hunt. there was three of us that went...3 sheep..all over 36" and two of us killed moose and the other guy could of he just dident see anything over 60" so thats why he dident shoot anything...i know one thing is for sure they will not get any cheaper. the sooner you can go the better off you are.

 

[HuskyMusky]

Good luck with that sheep bug! I have it along with moose and goat. Have been putting in now for 33 years in a row without drawing a single one of them in Montana. It's way past time Montana goes to ONCE IN A LIFETIME for those three tags as there is just too many people looking for the opportunity and not enough tags to go around. Montana FWP needs to share the wealth and provide more opportunity for other folks to draw. I know and hear of people on their second moose, third sheep, well you get the point, every year and it needs to change. Good luck in the draws!

33 years for MT sheep and you have not drawn!?!? did you gain a point each of those years?

avoid 680 and 482 and I think you'd draw a sheep tag this year if you apply for any of the other sheep units.

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

33 years for MT sheep and you have not drawn!?!? did you gain a point each of those years?

avoid 680 and 482 and I think you'd draw a sheep tag this year if you apply for any of the other sheep units.

Husky, they have only been giving points out for the past 11 years. Until this year all a point did for you was put your name in the hat one more time. So ... if you had 5 points your name went in 5 times for your points and once for your name that year. It didn't really give you a tremendous advantage. However, starting this year, your ponts are SQUARED, giving you much better chance. So ... if you have 5 points this year, your name goes in 25 times for the points and once for your name this year.

 

[hardstalk]

I've got it pretty bad myself. Helped a buddy guide for a nelson last year and game over after getting your hands on the mass and feeling the weight of those horns that have survived with little to nothing for years. There truly monarchs. My dad always raised Wierd animals growing up (ostriches,emus,turkeys,Barbados sheep,) so I haven't been overly intrigued to hunt sheep until now. Also. I went scouting for turkeys with a buddy this year and gobbling them in is quite a bug as well.

While archery deer hunting last season I had a billy goat come and check me out while I was glassing he came to about 10 yards and just Hung out for a few I gained a new respect for those guys also. There big bodied buggers! Needless to say ndow is getting a lot more money from me this year I'm literally in for every species nv offers.

 

[HuskyMusky]

There's awesome sheep hunting in MT in units other than 680 and 482, I think most people should consider all sheep units when applying, esp non-res when they rotate certain units you can apply for each year.

I wonder currently how many people apply for the toughest/best units just to gain another point, ie hunters who want a point and not a sheep tag, which makes odds in those great units even worse!

MT really needs a points only option.
my suggestion be to require half the tag fee, so it's a win-win, ie if a guy has to front the full tag fee he may be inclined to just apply for a unit, as a chance/maybe, and at $0 required to build points, everyone and their mother would start applying. of course I'm speaking as a non-res $375/$750 every resident of MT could front the full sheep tag fee to just build a point...


btw I'm shocked max points in MT for sheep is 11, but that's awesome I'll be sheep hunting MT within 10 years!

I remember reading an article stating that most/all of the breaks sheep genetics came from herds near Missoula, they even specified the unit or units.


I know personally I apply for moose with the hopes not to draw the tag, and rather than applying for the worst odds, I apply for the best unit with the worst odds.

 

[Bitterroot Bulls]

Almost all sheep transplanted throughout MT, including the Breaks, originally came from the Sun River Herd, according to FWP. Subsequent supplemental plants have come from various places, including recent transplants from Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake.

Husky, I could not agree more about the points only option. I also agree that there are practically no poor limited sheep units. There are big sheep throughout MT.

 

[bigmoose]

I drew a tag for a California Bighorn in Nevada in 98. It felt like I had hit the lottery! I had a great self guided hunt with a good friend and took this 8 1/2 year old ram. I'm sure this will be my "once in a lifetime" sheep hunt. I had 17 points for Desert Bighorn and I drew this tag on my second try. Gave up on the Desert Bighorn tag when I moved to California. I still get the itch to go...

Moose