Thanks for posting on this topic. I'm seriously thinking about NWT in 2025. Not sure if this weather is spilling over into Yukon/NWT but it will for sure make the decision a tough one if things are bad across all of Dall country.
Yukon dall- 10 day hunt emptyhanded, begged work to let me stay a few extra days and killed a ram on day 14.
BC Stone-No ram after 14 days, returned later that year and killed a ram.
I was one of those guys who figured it would be no sweat to kill either ram in a few days, I could hike and...
I would hunt anything in North America with either. My go to has been my 7mm since I was a teenager. If those were my only two choices I would base it around the rifle itself rather than the cartridge. Both can move a wide variety of bullets at sufficient speeds to do what ya need to get done.
I had my feet mapped at the sheep show this year. They put me into the Hunters and I put on over 150 weighted miles this season in the mountains. Best pair of boots I've owned, comfort is like a gym shoe when you've got a weighted pack. They are a really tough boot, all my previous Lowas...