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  1. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    We woke up restless on Thursday morning with sheep where we left them the night before. We watched the group of 4 with the double broomed Ram work a zig-zag toward the top and then over to the other side and out of sight. Tip Flare and a group of buddies stayed low, near treeline, and briskly...
  2. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    We arrived at the top the of the mountain around 1 pm on Wednesday afternoon with a great update from Howard. He had located our big ram, right where he had been a little over a month ago, along with another good Ram and some up and comers. Per usual, they were visible early and late but...
  3. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    Wednesday came and our packer arrived early with fresh horses. Though horses weren't in the original plans, they became a necessary tool after losing more than half of the hunt due to covid and still feeling the after-effects of being sick for so long. George and his son, also George, from...
  4. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    Thanks for following along. We just got off the mountain this afternoon and are on the road. This forum doesn't work well with my Android so it's a bit of a process between devices. I'll spit this story out at an agonizingly slow pace as we continue the drive east. We got to the trailhead...
  5. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    184 6/8......
  6. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    That brings us to the current day, August 8th, 2021. We got on the road late last night after having made it through our 10 day isolation period. We needed every single day of it. The lingering effect of this crap is like a bad chest cold, and we're not really sure how all of this is going to...
  7. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    The symptoms started with what I would describe as spaciness. This feeling was like walking around drunk and not having had a sip of alcohol. It would last for long periods and I had heaviness in my chest. Most of the time I noted it during and immediately after heavy exercise and just figured...
  8. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    Fast forward, it's late July and we were really racking the miles up in our physical conditioning for this hunt. We had both been training 4 days a week and hitting new personal fitness goals regularly. I find that hunting out West has brought a renewed physical purpose to strive for that makes...
  9. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    When I returned from the trip, Alicia and I had lots of questions for the Sheep Biologist for New Mexico Game and Fish. Those folks are super helpful and have built an amazing program. It’s very obvious they love their job and the wildlife is better off because of everything they’re doing. There...
  10. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    We’ve been playing whack-a-mole with life all summer and I’m beginning to wonder if a sheep tag carries with it some mystical powers of both good and evil. There have been a couple of moments where we weren’t sure this was going to happen. In fact, as I type this update, we still aren’t sure...
  11. KayakMacGyver

    Alaska Here We Come

    I had a long-form post written up that disappeared when I attempted to post. I meant to come back to it but have procrastinated. Shame on me and I'm sorry for the delay...will get a recap up shortly. We had a hell of a hunt. Both the wife and I sealed the deal, even though I took it down to...
  12. KayakMacGyver

    Alaska Here We Come

    Fun start to the adventure. Arrived in Seattle and took the light rail to our reserved hotel. Judging by the stares, I'm sure it was a little odd for passengers to see folks carrying hunting gear and rifles riding on public transit fresh out of the airport. The further we got from the...
  13. KayakMacGyver

    Alaska Here We Come

    30 year dream coming true as the wife and I sit on an airplane waiting to depart for 8 days in Southeast Alaska, chasing black bears. We'll arrive in Seattle from Florida around 10:30AM local time and spend the day sightseeing. I got to spend a week in Seattle a few years ago for work, but...
  14. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    It's been a little over a week and, while the shock still hasn't worn off, we are starting to get a solid game plan together. I'm an obsessive planner, but this was never something I actually thought would happen so it's been a bit of a scramble to start putting the pieces together before...
  15. KayakMacGyver

    Bear Skinning Style

    Perfect. We'll see how SE AK treats us as we aim to start our own bear pelt collection. Thanks Randy!
  16. KayakMacGyver

    Bear Skinning Style

    I was watching an Elk Talk Live one day (I think?) and noticed a pretty cool way that Randy has some bear hides tanned/displayed. Hoping someone can explain to me if there are specific cuts that have to be made to get a hide to display like this? Tube skinning is what comes to mind for me, but...
  17. KayakMacGyver

    Sheep

    We don't have a lot of people in our lives that share our excitement for hunting and get great joy out of sharing experiences with this community. I hope to document as much of the process as possible, both through a journal (see thread below) and maybe even some self-filming. Thanks for all...
  18. KayakMacGyver

    So, we're going to be Sheep hunters....

    At the top of the list of dream hunts since Alicia and I both began hunting together in college has always been a Sheep hunt. It checks all the boxes of a true adventure and such an exclusive club to be a part of. I just can’t ever imagine a circumstance where we’d spend the amount necessary to...
  19. KayakMacGyver

    2021 New Mexico results

    My god, what just happened!? My wife drew a Ram Bighorn Sheep tag as a non-resident unguided. The only tag allocated. HOLY CRAP!
  20. KayakMacGyver

    Eastern With my 4 Year Old

    I promised my boy that we’d do some hard-core turkey hunting while I had time off work. I’ve taken him “hunting” since he was a newborn, but never really put a ton of emphasis on taking game with him until last fall. We did some archery whitetail hunting together on a piece of public ground that...
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