YUKON HORSEBACK DALL SHEEP
12 HUNTING DAYS
ALL INCLUSIVE $32,700
Here is a 14 day horseback hunt, 12 hunting days, with scattered remote cabin accommodations, not like the normal backpack and spike camp operation.
2022 season saw 13 hunters take 11 rams and everyone saw legal rams. Average age was 10 1/2 years old, and one hunter tagged a 15 year old ram. They had 2 older hunters that saw plenty of rams and did get some shooting but struggled to get in close. The last hunter of the year tagged out on day 4 and looked at 29 different rams.
2021 season finished with 9 of the 12 hunters taking home a ram, one hunter passed, and 2 hunters were older and not in sheep shape.
2020 Canada border was closed due to Corona virus pandemic.
Rams typically average 36 to 37 inches and 10 1/2 years in age. All horseback 14 days, 12 actual hunting days, with more than 6 rustic cabin accommodations with wood heat scattered throughout the area. Cabins are mostly located from 3200 feet to 4000 foot elevations and the highest mountain in the area is at 7000 feet. They typically take 3 sheep hunters per hunt starting August 1 to mid-September for a total of about 12 per year.
$32,700 all inclusive guided 1×1, charter flight, license, tags, government royalties, hunter preservation fund and tax. Most hunters take their sheep horns and cape with them on the flight home as long as they get checked in town by Fish and Game saving shipping costs. Only 2 openings left in 2024, book now for 2025 or 2026 with a $9,000 deposit. HCU’s Bob Wodzisz has been on this hunt. Hunt DS393. DS393 Hunt Photos.
YUKON DALL SHEEP
10 DAY HORSEBACK HUNT
CHARTER/LICENSES/ROYALTIES/TAX
ALL INCLUSIVE $34,000
NEXT OPENING 2024
Here is a hard working family operation that has an exceptional sheep and moose concession. They only take a small number of hunters to maintain top trophy quality and high success.
2022 finished with 9 of the 10 hunters taking home a ram. The unsuccessful hunter missed. Top 2 rams scored in the 160’s.
2021 they had 12 hunters take 12 rams with the top ram going 40 inches and scoring in the mid 160’s.
All inclusive horseback hunts are priced at $34,000. 12 days with 10 actual hunting days including roundtrip charter from Whitehorse, license, government royalties and tax. Sheep hunts will run from August 1 into October. Grizzly can be added on a trophy fee of $12,000.
In September they offer a 14 day combination hunt for sheep, moose and grizzly for $50,000. 2023 horseback moose hunts are $32,000 all inclusive for 8 hunting days starting mid-September into October. Next available sheep openings are in 2025. HCU’s Craig Green and Cliff Graham has hunted this concession. Hunt DS135. DS135 Hunt Photos.
NORTHWEST TERRITORY DALL SHEEP
HORSEBACK 12 DAYS $36,000
BACKPACK 10 DAYS $34,000
The outfitter rotates his sheep camps to maintain good mature ram numbers and there has never been any resident pressure in this 7,000 square mile concession. The main base camp has hydroelectric power for all the cabins along with email. Once your ram is taken most hunters fly back to the main base camp for relaxation and some fun lake trout and grayling fishing.
2022 had 24 hunters tag 20 rams, 2 were hit and lost and all the hunters had chances. Average ram went 37 inches and over 10 years in age.
2021 they only had 13 hunters due to the late border opening and all 13 killed rams.
Hunts start July 15 and run to early September. 10 day backpack/raft hunts guided 1×1 are $34,000 and 12 day horseback hunts are $36,000 plus licenses, preservation fund of $100 and 5 percent HST tax. Mountain caribou can be taken for a $9,000 trophy fee.
They also offer a 12 day backpack combination hunt with a base price of $17,000 and trophy fees of $17,500 for sheep, $15,000 for moose and $9,000 for caribou on August 28 to September 8.
Hunters charter from Norman Wells for approximately $1,900 round trip. Limited openings for 2024.
HCU’s Cliff Graham and Bob Wodzisz have hunted out of this camp. Hunt DS250. DS250 Hunt Photos
YUKON AREA HAS HIGHEST NUMBER
OF DALL SHEEP PER SQUARE MILE
$34,000 ALL INCLUSIVE 10 DAYS
This Yukon area is known to have the highest dall sheep density per square mile. Here is a terrific horseback hunt with unquestionably high success on quality rams. Parts of this area is very physically forgiving, which makes it a good choice for older hunters still wanting to take one last ram.
2022 finished with 12 hunters tagging 10 rams, one hunter missed and the other couldn’t hike. 2 rams went 39 inches. 2 wolves were missed.
2021 they hosted 13 hunters, but 2 had to leave early due to a personal problem. All remaining 11 hunters tagged rams including a 40 incher.
These are 1×1 horseback hunts, typically with a wrangler and a string of horses. Hunters are flown into one of two base camps where they normally meet their guides and travel by horseback into their hunting area. Tents are the main accommodations throughout the hunt.
Sheep hunts are priced at $34,000 for 10 hunting days and are all inclusive. THIS INCLUDES ROUND TRIP CHARTER FROM WHITEHORSE, LICENSE, GOVERNMENT ROYALTIES AND TAX. They also offer a September 14 day combination sheep, moose and grizzly hunt for $50,000, all inclusive. A grizzly can be taken on a straight sheep hunt with a $12,000 trophy fee. Hunts start August 1 and continue into September. Next available sheep openings are in 2024. Hunt DS145.
NORTHCENTRAL B.C. STONES
14 DAYS HORSEBACK $65,000
Hunt SS277.
NORTHCENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA CASSIAR’S HORSEBACK STONE SHEEP
$52,500 14 DAYS SHEEP ONLY $56,500 INCLUDES GOAT/MOOSE/ELK
Hunt SS491.
SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA CALIFORNIA BIGHORNS
LAST 6 YEARS 16 HUNTERS 13 RAMS $75,000 10 HUNTING DAYS
Hunt BS292. BS292 Hunt Photos.
NUMBER 1 AOUDAD HUNT WEST TEXAS AOUDAD ONLY $5550 SCIMITAR HORNED ORYX $5200 FREE RANGE PRIVATE RANCHES
Hunt AU11. AU11 Hunt Photos.
HUNT THE PALO DURO CANYON 2ND LARGEST CANYON IN THE U.S. FOR TROPHY CLASS AOUDAD $3500 PLUS $3000 TROPHY FEE
Hunt AU565.