My 2017 Alaska Sheep Season

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Well fellas, it's been a helluva ride. I've pretty much been sheep hunting non stop since the sheep season opened. I spent the month of August helping Matt Snyder of Alaska Hunting Adventures to guide sheep hunters. We had a pretty good year, to put it mildly, helping some fine hunters to take some wonderful old rams.

Then, for the first time in I don't know how long (6 years maybe), I had the opportunity to go on a hunt for myself with my good friends, Matt's folks Frank and Sue. It was a trip of a lifetime for me, not only because we found a great old ram, but more importantly because it was spent with great people that mean the world to me.

Anyway, at some point this fall (likely in November) I will sit down and write up a recap of my sheep season and post some good pictures for you guys to check out. For now though, I am going to try and get back out caribou hunting before I have to head to the Peninsula for brown bear in a week or so.

Here's a little peek at how the year went for me, it has been a season to remember.

Josh

(posted a few more pictures further down the thread)

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Daniel_M

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Wow factor is pretty legit here, hunting with some absolute mountain legends. I'm assuming you hail from the Nebesna "Ellis" clan?

Congrats man.


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Wow factor is pretty legit here, hunting with some absolute mountain legends. I'm assuming you hail from the Nebesna "Ellis" clan?

Congrats man.


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Thanks Dan....

But nah, I am a free agent. Everybody asks me if I am related to them, but no relation to my knowledge. I hear they are great folks and sheep hunters though, so I don't mind sharing the same name.
 

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Thanks Dan....

But nah, I am a free agent. Everybody asks me if I am related to them, but no relation to my knowledge. I hear they are great folks and sheep hunters though, so I don't mind sharing the same name.

I hear yah, get the same question a lot myself asking if I'm related to a rich dentist from Wasilla or the sports center.
 
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Looks awesome Josh,
I'll look forward to your write up.
I'm booked with Matt in 2019 if not sooner, can't wait!

Awesome! You picked a great guy to book a hunt with, I look forward to hopefully meeting ya!
 
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I've been going through pictures and recuperating from the last hunt where I was fortunate to take a great old ram. I put up a few pictures on Facebook, so I thought I would share here. The hunt recap will have to wait till I have time to sit down and collect my thoughts, but hopefully for now a picture or two will suffice.

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Two legends of the sheep mountains enjoying a moment after 40 years of sheep hunting together.

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