AK Dall

[actionshooter]

Man, you always do it the right way! Congrats on an awesome hunt.

[huntnnw]

   awesome ,awesome!  I am seriously contemplating moving up there to hunt a few of the animals before I get too old.

[PolarBear]

Kick ass!!!  Congrats man!!!!!!

[halflife65]

That is just awesome.  Good work.

[bearhunter99]

Very cool, been on a couple of goat hunts there with my brother (resident so I don't need a guide).  I was bow hunting though and had some slight opportunities but never released an arrow.  Still had an absolute blast in the back country up there though.  My brother did harvest a small goat.  One bit of advice if you do it again, be careful with their regulations.  My brother has a buddy that did basically what you did and they gave him a hard time about packing the horns past the meat.  They are big sticklers about their rules about packing the meat out first and some of the troopers can get a little owly about it.  They told him that leapfrogging the horns past the meat was technically breaking the law and could have resulted in a citation.  Might be just an isolated incident with a particular trooper but you never know who you are going to see?

Sorry for the ramble, but congrats on an outstanding hunt!

[Vek]

It crossed my mind about the order of the packout.  I was ready to plead my case if necessary, citing that if meat preservation is the priority and the packout is taking a while, I'd be inclined to let the meat sit in the nice ice vaults I found rather than risking not finding such, extending the packout time, and compromising the meat.  The air taxi pilot was an old sheep guide, and he mentioned specifically that the meat looked/smelled good, and I had a way bigger quantity at pickup that lots of guys do - due to a combination of a big ram and bringing everything out down to the ribs/flanks/shanks. 

[high country]

alaska game cops are reasonable, you're fine. your taxi would have turned you in otherwise.

kinda makes chelan look a bit easier now huh?......lol

[boneaddict]

My wife wants to know how sheep tastes.  I told her let me go to AK and you'll find out.  

[whacker1]

great story - thanks for the update.  You just convinced many guys including me to push a little harder this season for all our opportunities.  very inspiring

[MikeWalking]

Arrrgggg, just as I'm coming to terms with being stuck down here a few season longer...

What part of the State?  did I miss that?

I spent two weeks in '06 on the Leffingwell Fork of the Aichilik. Had 2 bands of sheep come in and out of the valley following the sun, avoiding the wind the whole time. Had two younger males, 1/2 curl 1/4 curl come down to within 50-60 feet of my tent to sniff me out...If anybody wants to pay off my Jeep so I can go back....

[Ray]

Nice looking sheep. Wish I could do that. I am envious.

[Gobble]

WoW, Great job, One of my buddies used to live in AK and has killed Dall sheep before, one of my dream hunts 

[Lowedog]

This thread has been on my mind all morning.  Wish I had done something like this before starting a family!  I fear I will be too old by the time I could ever go off on this type of an adventure. 

All you young guys who dream of an adventure like this...don't wait till it's too late!

[Skyvalhunter]

Thats why i have done 3 of them. I still keep putting for those special permit dall sheep tags every year. It's addicting!!

[Falcon]

Vek,

Congrats on a unbelievable hunt. I went on a guided sheep hunt in the Wood River area in 07, and that was hard enough.

Going solo and getting a ram like that is a feat of a lifetime, and one I am sure you will never forget.

Thanks for sharing !