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[mtnkid85]

Every few years there is an early avalanche fatality it seems, they can be dangerous for sure. Not so much the danger of burial but drama from being raked across the underlying terrain.
Looking back at my career in the mountains most of my closest calls have been falling/moving rocks. Ive spent alot of my time technical climbing, which of course, exposes you to higher rates of rockfall but Ive had plenty of scares when vehicle sized boulders roll under you when moving across them. Learning to judge where the micro "safe" zones are with in a larger landscape full of potential unsafe zones and trying to minimize your exposure to the unsafe zones can be vital.

 

[buffybr]

An addition to the story that I posted a while back about hunting in the Hilgard Mountains back when it was in an Unlimited unit. That was the story of the two legal rams that I came across and decided not to shoot one, then they went up the mountain, another guided hunter wounded one, they both ran back by me, and I gave the wounded ram a finishing shot.

So I went back and found the Outfitter and his Guide and their hunter and took them to the dead ram. I helped them dress out the ram, then the three of us (the hunter was a woman who just watched us) packed the ram up over that mountain and down the other side to their camp.

The west side of that mountain was very steep with many avalanche chutes that were bare of vegetation, and there were several steep troughs of gravel size and smaller rock that we just stepped into, then were able to just ride or ski the trough down 50-100' to another one.

That made coming down a good part of the mountain quite easy.

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

Alright... my hat is in the ring. Time to find out once and for all whether I'm a sheep hunter or not.

 

[380bull]

Long time lurker...first time poster!! I’m in the game! The unlimited units have had my attention for a couple years and I’m ready to see what we can turn up!!

Still wondering why the heck I would want to head in there with the bears for a narrow chance at a ram!?! Especially when I could easily be chasing screaming bulls no where near a bear!! It seems there is something wild and special in that country that is calling me, at least for one trip in!!

 

[shines@times]

I did most of my Unlimited sheep hunting in the '80s and '90s when I was in my 40s and 50s, AND I had my own horses for many of those hunts.

But, I was 71 when I did my Dagestan Tur hunt in Azerbaijan, and those mountains were steeper and more rugged than any of my sheep hunts here at home, and in Canada.

Kudos!

 

[andrew11]

It seems there is something wild and special in that country that is calling me

This about sums it up, I couldnt have said it better.

Good luck this year

 

[mtnkid85]

Long time lurker...first time poster!! I’m in the game! The unlimited units have had my attention for a couple years and I’m ready to see what we can turn up!!

Still wondering why the heck I would want to head in there with the bears for a narrow chance at a ram!?! Especially when I could easily be chasing screaming bulls no where near a bear!! It seems there is something wild and special in that country that is calling me, at least for one trip in!!

Welcome to the darkside!

 

[shines@times]

There's only one site in the world where you can talk about Why do people drink ginger ale? Setup potential cage fights between members on a mule deer forum, talk, about, the, usage, of, Oxford, commas. AND talk about dink rams people pay the MTFWP off to keep quiet about it.

Sounds like a fine representation of the eclectic mix that is The United States Of America!

 

[380bull]

No posts in over a week!?! Hoping that means everyone is thinking elk for 2022 and not sheep and I can sleep easy knowing it’s going to be just me and the bears in there and no competition for camp spots!!

 

[Cheesehead]

Ukraine thread 144 and counting. Catching up @BigHornRam

 

[BigHornRam]

Ukraine thread 144 and counting. Catching up @BigHornRam

Does your uber liberal wife let you hunt ?

 

[Franky'sFolly]

I leave the unlimited tag out of my order when I buy/apply for the rest of my licenses online.Then I go buy one at Walmart. If I ever kill one of those rams I'm framing the Walmart receipt right next to the mount.

As promised

 

[BradA]

As promised

Congratulations

 

[WoodMoose]

As promised

awesome

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

As promised

I just wanna know how you got the mount back that fast...

 

[TBoschma]

As promised

The guy i went to just got my cape back this week........

 

[MTGomer]

Stay safe this year boys. Don’t over do it.

 

[TBoschma]

Stay safe this year boys. Don’t over do it.

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Judging by that I should probably put on 40 pounds

 

[BeartoothFront]

Stay safe this year boys. Don’t over do it.

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Does it just continue up from 180lbs or does it peak somewhere and pack weight starts to go down? Asking for a friend who's over 180...

 

[BAKPAKR]

Stay safe this year boys. Don’t over do it.

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While we were using up time in Maine after a 15 minute moose hunt, with several days before return flights, we decided to hike Katahdin. The lady at the gate turned us away because we had missed the latest start time by 15 minutes (who knew there was a cut-off?). It was for our safety.

I think the USFS should have similar gatekeepers at the trailheads for the unlimited hunt and turn you away if your pack is too heavy based on someone’s criteria. It would be for your safety.