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Sheep hunting is our specialty.
Be prepared for high altitudes and fairly steep slopes on a sheep hunt. Clients are never taken into unsafe conditions or pushed beyond their capabilities, but we really encourage you to be in as reasonably good shape as you can before your hunt. Although we try our best to make every hunt as short a hike as possible, game can be unpredictable and you must be able to cover some country without hurting yourself.
If you are in moderately good condition and can shoot straight, we believe we can get you a nice full curl or heavy broomed trophy Dall ram that you can be very proud of. Average horn size measure 35" with 12 1/2 to 13" bases. Every year we take one or two sheep that are from 38 to 40+ inches.
Our sheep hunts are booked for 10 days to allow for bad weather. Great care is taken to set up the hunts and we feel we've done our job if we get you a decent shot on a respectable ram. It is not recommended to pass up game, as another opportunity may not present itself. Most clients are filled out within four to five days. The remaining time man be used to visit other parts of our beautiful state if you wish. |
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Ellis Big Game Guides operates on the Chugach National Forest under a special use permit issued by the US Forest Service Devil's Mt. Guiding Svc. dba Ellis Big Game Guides is authorized by NPS, Dept of Interior, to serve the public in the Wrangell-St. Elias Nat'l P & P |
Throughout
the years we have had an extremely high success ratio for Dall sheep. Along
with having an area with one of the best Dall sheep populations in the state, we
have developed the knowledge, expertise and ability to get where the sheep are.
Many non-hunting days have been cut from the hunt because we are able to land
our airplanes in key locations high in the mountains where we have our camps.
Horses are sometimes used to get even closer to the sheep which are then stalked
on foot. 
For a
rifle we generally recommend that a 243 or 300 be used, or whatever you are
comfortable shooting 250-300 yards with. The important factor in a successful
hunt is being proficient with the rifle you choose to bring. Know where your
bullet is hitting at 100, 250, 300, and 400 yards. If your rifle is one that
you have been using for many years, chances are you won't have any trouble. We
do have a shooting range to get sighted in before going into the field.
Clothing
should be comfortable for climbing and boots well broken in. A sheep hunt is
not the place to break in a new pair of boots! Certainly you may bring what you
want in the way of gear, but the bag you take to camp can be no longer than 3
feet or weigh more than 50 pounds due to weight restrictions and space
limitations in our bush planes. A plane will be checking on your camp every two
to three days and can bring anything you might need additionally.