hey, I have been looking around these threads for a while and have finally decided to ask a question about hunting sheep on the Kenai, my goal is to get a sheep before i graduate high school, so i have about 3 years. So i ws wondering, to have some what of a chance does one need to put in for a draw permit or does the harvest ticket area offer just as good hunting. one last thing i know peoples sheep places are pretty sacred, but it would be great if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance
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Originally posted by Alaska4Life View Post
it would be great if someone could point me in the right direction."Essential......to Prepping for Survival, is to be able to segregate, what you think will happen, from what you hope will happen, from what you fear will happen, from what is happening".
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You know, I don't know the answer to that question, but I would like to know it. If you can harvest a sheep in the general harvest area, then it's game on, but if not then which tag should I apply for. I am looking into sheep hunting next year and need to know which tags I need to apply for. Right now I am planning on the Delta area and th Tok area. After that I'm not sure. I am also looking into a goat hunt. Anyone know which sheep tag I should apply for? ThanksHunt until you don't like it any more
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Sheep hunting doesn't seem to be to good on the KP right now judging by fish and game harvest reports. It dipped down to only 8 sheep harvested with hunter success at 7 percent in '09 and that's between unit 7 and unit 15 combined. From the 20 year average of about 25, so from that info it doesn't look good. Honestly no ungulate population is doing good on the KP right now. I've hunted the KP for moose my whole life and it's gotten so discouraging I don't even want to hunt there this fall.
Until the local department starts addressing predation problems the trends most likely will not reverse. I've never hunted sheep before on the KP, but I do know the general areas where most of the harvests occur. You can PM me once you get like 10 posts.
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Originally posted by Alaska4Life View PostHey thanks a lot 33outdoorsman. I have also noticed the same predator problem that you are talking about. Fish and game really needs to open a general season for brown bearsResponsible Conservation > Political Allocation
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ALASKA4LIFE, Get someone with a seaworthy boat and go to the head of Tustemena. Or fly into Green lake. I may get laughed at with these suggestion BUT with the low harvest you may not have much competition and might just get a legal ram.
You have a long hunting life ahead of you and I(a dedicated Sheep hunter as a younger man " can assured you with your determination you will be successful. good luck.
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Originally posted by jcorwin4278 View PostAnyone know which sheep tag I should apply for? Thanks"Essential......to Prepping for Survival, is to be able to segregate, what you think will happen, from what you hope will happen, from what you fear will happen, from what is happening".
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Originally posted by AGL4now View PostDS123 if drawn you will have 100% success at harvesting a very nice sheep. Even if your blind, fat & ugly.
A phenomenal permit, for sure, but not the best option for most folks who want to hunt sheep.
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Originally posted by AGL4now View PostDS123 if drawn you will have 100% success at harvesting a very nice sheep. Even if your blind, fat & ugly.
If someone does get DS123 and dosen't connect,that better be one of the three reasons!!!
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Alaska4Life - I took my first sheep on the Kenai Peninsula when I was 18 years old. To this day it remains among my most treasured hunting experiences - not just because of the success, but because of the challenge and what I learned about myself. In the years since I have seen a number of almost-legal rams on the Peninsula, but never another full curl ram. For you to find success, it is going to be an issue of miles and time. Spend as much time as possible in June and July hiking and climbing, covering every area you can access that might potentially hold sheep. They're there, but they're most likely not going to come easy or often. Good luck.
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Sorry for being of topic with my last post,But just like Brian,My first ram was on the KP.Though it was Nine years ago[was 17yrs old] I still have yet to top that feeling of takeing your first ram.I have been back to the area many times and still have yet to see a legal ram but every time I get back in that valley,I can't help but geting that same feeling again.If you put the time and effort in,you could be one of the lucky eight or so that bags a ram,The odds are against you but it can be done,They are out there somewere.
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Originally posted by Kotton View PostSorry for being of topic with my last post,But just like Brian,My first ram was on the KP.Though it was Nine years ago[was 17yrs old] I still have yet to top that feeling of takeing your first ram.I have been back to the area many times and still have yet to see a legal ram but every time I get back in that valley,I can't help but geting that same feeling again.If you put the time and effort in,you could be one of the lucky eight or so that bags a ram,The odds are against you but it can be done,They are out there somewere.never again!
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