Brooks Range Dall Sheep - Foot on the gas!!!

[Karl Blanchard]

Well, as a guy over 50, this thread makes me feel much better about myself! Karl isn’t immortal!!!     

I'll never be as old as you Jerry 

[JimmyHoffa]

Sounds like such a fun hunt. Looking forward to reading the rest.
Have you thought of bicycling or swimming for the training days when injuries set back your other plans?  I know it's not the same as boots on dirt, but I switch to the bike everytime a gremlin pops up--calf strain, ankle twist, it band so far this year.

[Karl Blanchard]

Sounds like such a fun hunt. Looking forward to reading the rest.
Have you thought of bicycling or swimming for the training days when injuries set back your other plans?  I know it's not the same as boots on dirt, but I switch to the bike everytime a gremlin pops up--calf strain, ankle twist, it band so far this year.

Unfortunately I don't have any access to a pool but I do hit the stationary bike from time to time.

[fishngamereaper]

Hey now...I get blamed for allot of stuff....but c'mon man...
One of the pilot's had to put their otter down on the tundra while we there because of engine issues,...so if they need to crash they can do it safely....

Make sure you have cash for the hot pockets and frozen pizzas Judy stores in the porch freezer...

[Karl Blanchard]

Hey now...I get blamed for allot of stuff....but c'mon man...
One of the pilot's had to put their otter down on the tundra while we there because of engine issues,...so if they need to crash they can do it safely....

Make sure you have cash for the hot pockets and frozen pizzas Judy stores in the porch freezer...

Seriously!?!!!! Pepperoni pizza is my #1 craving when I come out of the field! 

[Gringo31]

Good Luck and thanks for bringing us along!   With what you've shared about your brother, I'm not sure what the big deal is about you being in shape....




Just have him pack you   

[whacker1]

very cool.  Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[elkboy]

Good luck, Karl!  Want to see lots of awesome pictures of the mountains up there, and of course hopefully some with a ram in the foreground.... 

[baker5150]

This sounds like a blast.

We had a Caribou trip "postponed" due to C19.   Getting it re-scheduled has been a nightmare. 

[pianoman9701]

I'm envious, Karl. I'm too old for this kind of training and hunt and didn't even know it existed when I was your age. Getsum!

[Stein]

Good luck, I'm well aware of the over 40 effect.  You gotta be much more picky about what you want to accomplish and focus on that.  The days of doing it all, eating garbage, drinking the bar dry, sleeping a couple hours and then doing it all again seem to be much more difficult to pull off, especially once I hit 45.  On the other side of the coin, it's pretty amazing what an old guy can do, I remember being surprised when my old man could walk, much less run once he hit the ancient age of 40.

[Benny]

It’s incredible country with a ton of history! It’ll burn into your soul. I know sheep numbers have been sliding in there but there has to be a few hiding somewhere.

Are you going to buy a bear tag and get a sheep locking tag as well? Always a nice option without having to buy two tags. I’ve seen some incredible mountain grizzlies in the Brooks.

Good luck!

[Dan-o]

Congrats, Karl.

I've also gotten into sheep shape.....
As long as they are licking salt off the asphalt.

[carpsniperg2]

Best of luck man! can't wait to see the pics and read your write up. Hope y'all smoke a couple dandy rams.

[NRA4LIFE]

All the luck in the world to you! Can't wait to see this to the end. My dream, but probably gone.

The stairs during wrestling practice in high school were the worst.