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

[Karl Blanchard]

Big hike tomorrow so resting today. Watching sheep videos and prepping all my food. Strong desire to use these Hanwag Alaska GTX that don't quite fit my one foot in the toes so while I'm in the kitchen I'm in and out of the oven with them. I've got three pairs of socks on and I heat the boots up, put them on and go up and down on my toes till they have cooled then repeat.  I think they just may work out 😬 I'll know tomorrow after I summit Aix. I'll either be happy or I'll have a hole in the side of my pinky toe 

Anyways food stuff...


Breakfast
• Peak refuel granola & berries or spicy breakfast hash freeze dried by JonathanS.
• Coffee
• Complete Probiotic
• Daily vitamin
• Omega 3 fish oil
• Wilderness Athlete simple greens


Lunch/snacks
• Nature Valley almond butter biscuit
• Jerky
• Green belly
• Peanut butter
• Pure organic fruit bar x2
• GU energy gel
• honey stinger waffle

Dinner/dessert
• Peak Refuel meal
• Candy bar of some sort
• Wilderness Athlete Hydrate and recover


Total calories varies depending on the combination of meals but average is 3,450-3,600 and ranges from 1lb 9oz to 1lb 14oz.  Probably gonna toss a package of tortillas in as well for doing breakfast burritos with Jon's breakfast hash. Stuff is so freaking good!



Side note, jerky is all vac packed and in the freezer till closer to fly out so not in pics. Each package of jerky is 3oz.

[Karl Blanchard]

Oh and this came in the mail

[Falcon]

Karl,

I’m sure you can’t sleep at night     I remember my first and only one to date dall sheep hunt.
There is no better feeling in the world to prepare and get ready for an adventure of a lifetime.  All the best in your quest

[CaNINE]

Let that big 28 bark. 

[Karl Blanchard]

Let that big 28 bark.

she's ready! All my rifles are within 6oz of each other so figured just better bring her. When the game is on the line you play your starter

Hells Canyon Armory carbon killer
Lone Peak Razor Ti action
26" barrel chambered in 28 Nosler
Benchmark Ibex stock
MBM 3 port beast brake
Triggertech special
Nightforce NXS 5-22x50 moar reticle
Spartan Pic rail/javelin adapter
Spartan Javelin bipod.

195gr berger EOL's at 3,050fps.

Ready to hunt she is 9lb 2oz

[Dan-o]

Looks like you were shooting on a windy day.......................
Is what a guy would say if he was seriously jealous of that group.

Looking forward to tagging along.

[actionshooter]

Forgive my ignorance on Dall Sheep hunting, I am just tagging along because it sounds friggin amazing and you make stories interesting. And to ask one question

wake my wife up every three hours for her watch shift

How is that going to work out for ya 

 

Seriously though, this sound like an incredible trip!

haha.  My wife would be a lot meaner than a grizz if I did that  was a little inside joke with actionshooter. We were on Kodiak last fall about the same time and our group had a rough spot in regards to bears. We had to sleep in shifts they were so relentless.

Are those Altra brand shoes in the photo? Stadium steps are a great training option. Good luck on the adventure.

yes sir lone peak 5's. Really love them.  The wide toe box is great for keeping a good grip on the trail.

   They were pesky little buggers weren't they   

watching your adventure closely... wishing you luck sleeping at night 

[Karl Blanchard]

Aix was cool yesterday.  Got to get a really good look at the Scheinder springs fire scar. Really pleased with the stretch job on the Hanwag boot. Fixed the toe box issue completely. They definitely need different insoles but overall very pleased.


My hiking partner not so much  😬

[Karl Blanchard]

Fire stuff

[Karl Blanchard]

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[Karl Blanchard]

For the hike I went with my smaller sandbag (38lb).after water and gear I was at 51lb to start. I killed all three liters of water on the hike. Was pissed I forgot to stop my tracker at the saddle and then again at the summit so my time and speed is a bit off. All in all a good climb. I felt like I could have definitely turned around and done it again.  These feet feel like hooves on the bottom 

[dyhardhuntr]

Tagging along for this epic adventure. I too have been bitten by the sheep bug. Not sure when or if I’ll ever get too. It’s definitely a dream. That is a blister of epic proportions by the way😂

[Karl Blanchard]

Tagging along for this epic adventure. I too have been bitten by the sheep bug. Not sure when or if I’ll ever get too. It’s definitely a dream. That is a blister of epic proportions by the way😂

  yeah and that was mile 3.5 of the 12  tough SOB to complete that hike with that thing. Glad it wasn't my foot 

[ramslam]

Good luck on your hunt! Nothing better that the anticipation and preparation for a northern sheep hunt!  I’m jealous!

[elkrack]

Awesome pics! Those blisters are brutal!