BIGHORN SHEEP

Rifle bighorn sheep hunts will begin the 1^st of September and end the 31^st of October for Any Bighorn sheep ram. Clients will be using spot and stalk hunting techniques.

• Spot and Stalk: These hunts will be one hunter to one guide. Hunts will be for a period of ten days; extensions can be made at the request of the client if needed for a day rate. The hunt will begin from daylight at the guide’s truck or high points with vast views, glassing for prospective animals to stalk. Targeted animals will be stalked on foot until within range, and then waited out for an ethical shot for harvest. Plenty of food and water will be brought into the field and kept in a cooler or brought in the hunting gear if extended periods in the field are anticipated.

Lodging will be in the nearest city or town to the hunting unit. Clients will be given the option to stay in any available motel, hotel, or vacation rental facility (VRBO, AIRBNB, etc.) chosen by BHL. **All lodging costs are covered for the night prior to your hunt beginning, through the last night of the hunt (ex. 5 day hunt, we cover the night before plus 5 nights of the hunt = 6 nights).

To prepare the clients for their hunt, they will be requested to arrive to their lodging location by 1:00 PM the day before their hunt begins. Clients flying into an airport nearest the hunt area will be met and picked up at the airport for no charge. If clients are driving into the city nearest the hunt area, they will be met at their lodging location by the specific hunt area manager and checked in, signing their licenses and ensuring all paperwork is complete. Clients will then be assisted to their rooms with their gear to unpack.

To validate client’s firearms or archery equipment, clients will; shoot their guns at a minimum 100 yard range for firearms; shoot their archery equipment at practical archery ranges.

Public land utilized will include any legally permitted BLM, State, Private, or Forest Service lands. Access will be made through legal means; roads, trails, etc.

Every day will begin with breakfast before daylight, facilitated through local restaurants and eateries. While clients are eating, the guides will prepare sack lunches for the clients and themselves. Lunches will be sack lunches, made to order, tailored to the client’s appetite; choice of meat on sandwiches, cheese, bread, fruit, chips, cookies, water, Gatorade, etc.

Guides will communicate with each other and notify the Hunt Area Manager of intended plans for the day. Safety and environmental factors will be discussed to ensure appropriate plans are made. All clients will be given the opportunity to remain in the field all day to maximize their experience and opportunities.

Guides vehicles will be utilized to hunt from. All vehicles will maintain a cooler with ice and a case of bottled water, and additional snacks.

Days will begin at sunrise glassing from the guide’s vehicle. Spot and stalk methodology will be practiced with hiking after animals on foot as the primary means of moving around to see game. The guides will ensure that the client has plenty of food and water in their hunting pack to last while away from the truck. The client’s physical ability and preparation will dictate the amount of hiking that is done as well as the length of time out in the field. The guides will ensure to communicate with the client and identify when they are working within their comfort level. No alcohol consumption is allowed while hunting or in any manner that is illegal.

After harvesting and legally signing and notching the carcass coupon, field care will be a priority to make sure that the animal is taken care of properly. As soon as possible, the animal will be skinned and caped with proper identification securely attached to the cape and horns or antlers; with the meat will be placed on ice or hung to cool, or brought to a meat processing facility for processing and packaging. The client is responsible for meat processing fees. Any portions of animals transported will maintain compliance with CWD transportation regulations.

All clients will be directed to take their ram to the nearest Game and Fish office for plugging of the horns. This must be done within 15 days of the harvest. If the client requests, we will assist in getting this accomplished.

Dinner will follow the day’s activities facilitated at local restaurants or eateries, with time to discuss plans for the following day and get a good night of rest.

At the conclusion of the requested experience, clients requesting delivery to the airport will be taken by the hunt area manager or the guide to the airport by noon. All clients will be informed prior to booking the hunt to make travel arrangements for flights departing between 7am and 1pm.