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Originally Posted by Pekan

I went on my first week long backpack sheep hunt in 2017. We saw 10-12 rams over several days, none were legal tho. The three of us spent lots of time behind our spotters, field judging. Distances were mostly 700M- 1000M.

I think for me, on that hunt, and being inexperienced at field judging, the spotter and tripod were worth the weight in the pack. But maybe if I were more confident with judging rams I could have got away with binos on a tripod. But 1KM is a long way to freehand binos.

One other thought, a multi-day solo sheep hunt for an inexperienced mountain hunter is probably not a good idea. Loneliness, mental fortitude, physical stresses, crappy food, cold, and so on, all conspire to derail your plans. Maybe work up to a big trip with some weekend scouting backpacks in the better weather.

my 2 cents based on last years trip.

Definitely will be doing some solo overnight trips before going back into the bush for a week. The mental aspects of this hunt appeal to me, as I want to prove to myself I can do it. In saying that Im going to try and rent a SAT phone for the hunt so I can touch base and talk to the wife each night.

On a side note I used my priority points Ive been accumulating for a few years and put in for Non-Trophy sheep. Does anyone know if I can still pull a Ram tag along with the Non Trophy tag? I believe I can, having just skimmed through the fine print.