They have spent money on research, I believe to pay their staff biologist, who has no say in management... but its "helping" sheep. Keeping sheep on the mountain!
Are you alluding to the Wealthy Sheephunter Foundation? If so don't worry too much they haven't done anything in Alaska to benifit sheep. They are first in line for a handout though and really like those attaboys when they sell a tag to some rich phuck.
Still waiting on those 3 things they've...
Protecting the ecosystem? ADFG manages wildlife, DEC manages the ecosystems. As far as I know the ecosystems are more or less the same as they were before statehood.
The state isn't ruining the fishing, commercial fishing is ruining the fishing.
Subsistence is managed by the feds, and they...
I like you're guys enthusiasm. Also like your optimism that the wealthy sheep hunter foundation will do anything... They've had the AK chapter for 7ish years now. Name 3 things they've done to improve sheep hunting and population numbers. I know there are members on here, I'd love to hear about...
I've found that micro spikes slip off your boot if you put any pressure on them when climbing, even if you tie them on they are not as solid. They work pretty well for most things things, but not my first choice. I've lost more than one climbing and its pretty dicey when it happens.
I'm very...
Its a large area, they cut the tag numbers in half this year compared to what was in the supplement (8 vs 16 in the sup). In 2022 they gave out 16 res tags, and 3 NR., The year before that was 20 and 5. That should give you an idea of what's going on out there. The harvest rate was decent last...
There are a few guys I know with horses that hunt, but not on the tundra. Plenty of drier areas to hunt than the tussok fields.
Maybe Joe Wants @wantj43 will chime in. I think he knows a thing or two about running horses around in the Brooks.
Pack goats are a no go for much of Alaska. I...
I have always just bondoed mine back on. Make sure to degrease the core and scrape out all the membrane on the inside of the horn sheath. I usually ruff up the inside of the horn a little with some 80 grit. Make sure to scrape off any excess that oozes out. I've done a dozen like this and never...
There was 5 rams killed in 19c last fall. I'm unsure of total hunter numbers as they don't don't get tallied until the spring. If I was going to guess, total hunter numbers will be down, but I doubt it will be that much of a drop. Total hunter numbers averaged around 2,300-2,400 for 2013-2020...
I don't think its a bad idea at all, but I would price the base cost of what you feel your time is worth. You will have a line out the door with this price model, especially if success is similar to full price hunts.
If a guy passes, given a chance at a legal ram, you could look at it as a...
I guess my question is, do you really need an incentive to market/sell a sheep hunt these days? It sure seems like there is no shortage of people with money lining up to hunt them even in marginal areas with low numbers. People are rolling the dice at 50-60% success rates already.
If anything I...
I'm looking for an upper end set of 10x32 or 30mm binos for sheep hunting, and for the wife/kids. My wife has a higer end set of Minox 8x32, and she always complains that the power isn't enough, but doesn't want to pack a full size set.
I have a set of Swaro 10x42s already, and don't really...
Inexpensive hunts are a thing of the past. Demand far out paces supply, and the prices aren't coming back down. I remember paying less than $1000 for a flyout moose hunt, including hauling meat! You'll be lucky to find one for less than $5k pp now. If you want to go caribou hunting go sooner...
You can look at that old data all you want but it's not that accurate. Prior to 2006 all that data was provided by the hunter. I guarantee there was a lot of 7 yo and sublegal rams reported as legal FC or 8yo. The age of harvest remained relatively static prior to mandatory reporting and then...
Do you bring spare bags, or just wash and dry?
Could you put the meat in contractor bags once its all cooled and dry for the boat ride, to keep them dry?
use the square pins and epoxy. Make sure to use release agent of some sort on the part you don't want stuck. degrease well before putting them in.
All-thread sucks, and makes a very weak connection, and will rotate and break. Been there 2x and will never use it again.
I'll post some other information later. Age has declined pretty much in every unit. It's not going back up any time soon. When we see the winter of 21/22 hit the bottom is going to fall out. There are basically no rams on the landscape between 1-3. More than 1/3 of the rams came from the...