Alot of good country back there, but I would emphasize doing your scouting. I had the tag two years ago and scouted several good areas. Saw about 15 legal rams and took one that I was really happy with.
I would echo not needing to fly in, with the caveat that you do your scouting. The...
I had a very similar experience with Scarpa over the last year and eventually came to the conclusion that the warranty/customer service was poor enough that I wouldn't buy a pair of Scarpa's again. It's a shame, but I was glad to hear I wasn't the outlier.
I'd also recommend Mike with Fur and Feather Taxidermy. Does great work at a very reasonable price and he is very dependable. It is worth my effort to send him everything even though I live in Fairbanks. He is currently doing a sheep and a goat rug for me.
I had DS203 last season and spent time out there during DS204. Be ready for some pressure in all of the ATV accessible areas. Get in early if you can, BTW crossing jarvis, especially now might not be possible. I collapsed the hood on my truck making the crossing last year.
I had DS203 last year and my number 1 advice would be to get in as good of shape as you possibly can. The further you get away from the road the better your chances will be. I was successful last year, but the pack out was 22 miles... There are quite a few people that get this tag, only spend...
Agreed! Be ready to race the other wheelers in! One year I was there once at midnight the day before opening, and it looked like the start of a NASCAR race :)
The first thing that you need to decide is if you are going to fly in or not. The air charter dates book up pretty quick. It isn't necessary to fly in, but you will get away from much of the pressure and be able to access areas that hunters couldn't get to on the early, non-motorized hunt. I...
I take the Patagonia down sweater, which is super light (15.1 oz) and packs to about the size of a baseball. I believe my vest is the synchilla (warm and makes a great pillow). I'm sure any vest would work.
My favorite piece of gear though is the Sitka Cloudburst Gore-tex Jacket. I bought...
My advice would be to not take the Kuiu chinook jacket, or the Kuiu guide jacket. Weight is key and a combination of the down jacket, which is light weight, and the raingear/vest will cover you for warmth/rain.
Looking at your list, I would have a minimum of three pairs of socks and two sets...
My hunting and scouting experience has been that two of the drawing areas, the Delta Control Use Area, and the Tok Management Area, produce very wide sheep. These sheep can be extremely difficult to judge as full curl because they go so far out and sometimes the horn just doesn't curl upwards...