OT - Alaskan Dall Sheep
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OT - Alaskan Dall Sheep
"You can run...but you will die tired"
The most challenging hunt of my life! Taken with a Pre-64 Model 70 30-06 at 400 yards...."One Shot...One Kill." August of 1994....
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It was a tough hunt...you have to be in great shape to hunt these critters...I worked out for a year to prepare for it. Lots of arobics with a 45 pound pack...a real "ball buster" But worth it... It took three days just to get to our base camp at 8500 ft...very rugged country.Ysabel Kid wrote:And one I'm sure you'll never forget! Excellent - thanks for sharing!!!
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One reason I'll most likely never get to hunt one. Yours looks kinda skinny!Jarhead wrote:It was a tough hunt...you have to be in great shape to hunt these critters...I worked out for a year to prepare for it. Lots of arobics with a 45 pound pack...a real "ball buster" But worth it... It took three day to get to base camp at 8500 ft...very rugged country.Ysabel Kid wrote:And one I'm sure you'll never forget! Excellent - thanks for sharing!!!
Just kiddn, congrats, on a successful hunt and I'm sure a well earned trophy.
Thanks Handrifle,handirifle wrote:One reason I'll most likely never get to hunt one. Yours looks kinda skinny!Jarhead wrote:It was a tough hunt...you have to be in great shape to hunt these critters...I worked out for a year to prepare for it. Lots of arobics with a 45 pound pack...a real "ball buster" But worth it... It took three day to get to base camp at 8500 ft...very rugged country.Ysabel Kid wrote:And one I'm sure you'll never forget! Excellent - thanks for sharing!!!
Just kiddn, congrats, on a successful hunt and I'm sure a well earned trophy.
Yea, there's not much meat left on him in the PIC I de-boned him prior to humping him back to our base camp. I caped him later...he had 14 inch bases and a 38 inch full curl...
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Thanks...Pisgah wrote:400 yards with a .30-06??? Everyone knows you need at least a .300 SuperMega-AtomicBlaster for a shot like that!!!!!
Congatulations!
Interesting that you should say that The Alaska Fish and Game dept. did a study on a "bear stopper" All of which I've owned at one time or another....As follows:
1).458 Win Mag.
2).375 H&H Mag
3).338 Win Mag
4)30-06
300 Win Mag came in at #16 and the 7mm Mag was even further down on this list. I can live without them
We had to qualify at 500 yards with reciever sights in the Marine Corps with the M14 .308 and then later with the M16. Never liked the M16 myself. I had a scope on my '06, so I was cheating a little.
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Shamefull.Jarhead wrote:Thanks,RKrodle wrote:Jarhead, I just know thats not you holding your weapon like some kind of suitcase
congrats on the sheep.
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No Sarge... I'll start doing push ups until you get tired Yea, that's me ....the skinny kid (Marine) on the right.
Nice sheep I would be lying if I said I wasnt jealous.
Jeremy
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JReed wrote:Shamefull.Jarhead wrote:Thanks,RKrodle wrote:Jarhead, I just know thats not you holding your weapon like some kind of suitcase
congrats on the sheep.
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No Sarge... I'll start doing push ups until you get tired Yea, that's me ....the skinny kid (Marine) on the right.
Nice sheep I would be lying if I said I wasnt jealous.
Thanks Brother,
That good Marine Corps Training came in handy....
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Congrats on the Dall, Jarhead. Just reading about hunts like that make me tired! Jealousy reigns supreme! Been hunting at altitude myself... it's WORK, no two ways about it.
Griff,
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
Thanks Griff,Griff wrote:Congrats on the Dall, Jarhead. Just reading about hunts like that make me tired! Jealousy reigns supreme! Been hunting at altitude myself... it's WORK, no two ways about it.
I killed that Dall when I was in my 40s, so probably will never do it again. I have the Dall mounted with a nice Muley above my fireplace....Have a Grizzly, Moose, Caribou, Bobcat, and Rocky Mountain Elk hanging out in the Trophy room with them. I'd like to get a Mountain Lion next, and perhaps head over to Africa someday....
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Thanks Bigbore,bigbore442001 wrote:That is very impressive. I would love to do it but I would have to lose a good fifty pounds and get into really great aerobic shape. Hard to do in real life.
Yea, I took that Dall in my 40s, so it would take me another year of working out to do it again. I have known a few 70 year olds who still hunt them..they just pace themselfs...I may do it again? Hard to say...but I doubt it...It will put your pecker in the dirt! Did mine...
I'd rather go to Africa next...
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