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Author Topic: Dall Sheep Hunt  (Read 2032 times)

Online Dsturgisjr

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Dall Sheep Hunt
« on: August 02, 2011, 10:47:00 PM »
Arrived in Northwest Territories. 2hour truck drive and one hour river boat got us to camp. Flew to the mountain in a chopper with my guide in the late afternoon.
 

We set up our little base camp and went to sleep in the daylight. Only three hours of darkness this time of year and had to wait 12 hours before hunting after a fly in.
 

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 10:50:00 PM »
Sounds good so far!
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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 10:52:00 PM »
This is gonna be good!!!!!

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2011, 10:53:00 PM »
Those R-44s are nice choppers. That is definitely the way to travel into camp. Beautiful area there in the NWT. I am eager to see more.

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2011, 10:54:00 PM »
This is gonna be really good!!!!

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2011, 10:55:00 PM »
This is gonna be good!!!!!

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2011, 10:55:00 PM »


Spent the next few days hiking and glassing for rams.
 

This is the back section of a mountain we crossed several times to try and close the distance on rams. I was experiencing a huge pucker factor on every trip of the side hill.
 

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2011, 10:58:00 PM »
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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2011, 11:01:00 PM »


We saw legal rams every day but one.

 

On day 6 finally got close enough to take a shot.

 

Another shot for Rod!

 

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »
Beautiful.

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »
Awesome Denny!

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »


We skinned and boned the meat and packed it out. Beautiful country and animals. Thanks for checking it out and sharing folks.
 

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2011, 11:07:00 PM »
Beautiful animal sir! Awesome country!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2011, 11:14:00 PM »
Wow! Cool!! What a fabulous hunt!    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2011, 11:15:00 PM »
Your living the dream, congrats on a great sheep!

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2011, 11:16:00 PM »
This is awesome! Thanks for the story and pictures.  Anymore pictures?

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2011, 11:34:00 PM »
Congrats......Bigtime!

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2011, 11:40:00 PM »
Most EXCELLENT Denny!

Very *nice* ram!

Thank you for sharing.

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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2011, 11:42:00 PM »
Awesome pics! Looks like a hunt of a lifetime...
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Re: Dall Sheep Hunt
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2011, 11:42:00 PM »
Amazing. Both the hunt and the ram are breathtaking! Congradulations Denny.
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