|
[ Return to Contents
| Post a Reply
| Post a new message
]
Sheep
Posted by Akres on Dec 27 2005
Of all the hunting I have done (North America), sheep has been the funnest.
Sheep are easily hunted, good optics are the key. Spot em from five or more miles away, size em up and stalk the long way around. Do not put the bum rush on em. They aint going anywhere, as long as they are not spooked.
Air drop your heavy items in a bowl or saddle, that you determine you can walk to in a day or two. Put items in two (per person), five gallon buckets and tape em up real good. Put more tape in one of the buckets. After you get your sheep and cool the meat, you can put the meat in the buckets and carry it out. Also serve as handy stools, so you don't have to take your pack off to sit.
Salt the capes in spike camp.
Do everything you can to protect the meat. Flies are notoriously bad on early hunts.
Overwhites NO Stay completely out of sight of the sheep until the moment you are prepared to shoot. Patience is the key here. Failed stalks make for a LONG walk back down the mountain.
Scent and noise don't bother em. They rely mostly on their sight. Don't let em see you, this cannot be overstated.
The terrain these critters live in is your biggest obstacle. Carefully choose your route and success is yours. A ten hour stalk is not out of line. I once took three days to stalk a band of rams in the Brooks, simply because the terrain was not broken enough (they were on a hill, gently sloping, no draws, ridges or rocks).
Bowhunters should choose hunting areas that provide lots of broken terrain. Do not opt for areas that provide hunting with horses.
Glaciers bring bad weather. If you land on a glacier, move your camp to the adjacent valleys as quickly as possible. Choose your tentsite wisely. High winds are the norm. You will experience high winds.
Learn caping techniques before going afield. Do not rely on guides or partners for this one. Seen lot of capes dinged up by sloppy cutters.
Sheep meat is VERY DISTASTEFUL for most, PM me on how you can dispose of it properly.
Previous: Sheep Hoyt Dec 27 2005
Next: sheep BRWNBR Dec 27 2005
 Message Thread:
|
