Alaska Dall Sheep Hunt

Dall Sheep are by far my favorite of all the Alaska big game animals to hunt. They are the monarch of the mountains and anyone who has had the chance to pursue these majestic animals usually can't seem to fill there appetite and return to mountains in search of just one more adventure and sheep to bring home.  From the first time I was able to go on a sheep hunt with my dad (who was an Alaska hunting outfitter) as packer, to this day 30 years later I still cant wait to guide and share the experience of the next sheep hunt. 

It is sad to say but over the years Dall Sheep numbers have been on a decline state wide. Due to harsh winters, predators and some areas being over hunted and disease.

Thankfully due to its ruggedness access to these Monarchs of the mountains is very limited. Only by Bush Plane or a long walk on foot gets you into the best spot.  As Alaska Hunting outfitters and hunting guides in the same area we hunt and do our best to be stewards of the areas we live and hunt. By taking only a limited number of clients and that is reflected by the winter we have and the number of sheep we have seen at the end of last season we are able to keep our 95 to 100% success rate with an averages of 37 inches and 40 inches or better taken each year.

By booking a sheep hunt with us you will be getting over 45 years of combined sheep hunting outfitter knowledge of the mountains that you will be hunting giving you the edge at finding your trophy and experience of a life time.

Dall Sheep season starts August 10th and ends September 20th. All of our hunts are booked as 10 day hunts unless otherwise arranged.

Once you have booked your Dall sheep hunt and start looking at making travel arrangements to Anchorage Alaska it is highly recommended to allow yourself a couple days on each end of your hunt to allow for bad weather lost bags and so on. 

Depending you on your flight we will pick you up at the airport or hotel the next morning. Its about a two hour drive from anchorage to Talkeetna. Once in Talkeetna we will do last minute gear and license checks "hard gun cases and suitcases and extra non essentials will be stored safely at our home till you are done with your hunt" then it is a 35 to 1 hour flight in my Super Cub to sheep camp. This is often one of the highlights of the hunts you will see some amazing country.

Good physical conditioning is important, the better shape you are in the more enjoyable the hunt can be and it may have some relationship with success.

As far as what rifle to bring Dall Sheep when compared to Brown or Mt Goat are not the hardest animal to bring down and most calibers 25 and larger are sufficient to make a ethical kill. Probably the most important thing is to bring a rifle your comfortable with and know how to shoot it.

As Alaska hunting outfitters, I don't know how many times I've had clients come with there $8000 rifle topped off by a scope more powerful then my spotting scope with a turret to a 1200 yard and yet miss a animal at 50 yards!!!!! Ive had it happen more then i have fingers on my hand. so just because you have a rifle that can shoot a mile don't mean nothing if you don't practice with it and not just off a bench and sandbags unless your want to pack sand bags and wind meters and all that up the mountain. learn to shoot sitting lying down standing shoot off of what ever your around shoot from other position. practice practice practice!! I cant stress it enough. it may make the difference in you bringing that trophy of a life time home.

Another thing we see as outfitters most hunters are good about it, but don't go beyond your limits just because you have a rifle that shoots that far doesn't mean you should. If it doesn't feel right DON'T shoot out of respect the animal you are hunting.

We try to keep our shots closer then 200 yards. "The closer the better" there are times that the only opportunity you have is at further distance. This is where knowing your rifle and where it hits out 300 400 500 yard. not where its suppose to hit.