That's awesome Fairchasen. Please keep us informed about the whole hunt if you can. That's one of the units I've applied for and been in. Congratulations to your son.
nvguy2,
It sounds like you have good sheep karma in your family. I hope you will share those hunts with us, if you can. Congrats to the lucky tag winners!
Well bless you MD! It's not a sheep hunt, but a darn good hunt to look forward to. For sure keep us posted like you did with your sheep hunt. Congratulations.
Last year I posted this same question and I was pleasantly surprised to hear how many MMer's drew NV Sheep tags.
My 21 years of applying as a NR were unsuccessful again (no surprise), but if you or someone you know drew a tag, it would be fun to hear about it.
Post em up, to ease my pain.
I will also add, you may want to make a trip right away to learn roads and country. When it gets warmer, the desert gnats get bad and make it almost impossible to glass.
The Dirty Devil is a very tough hunt. Not lots of sheep and rugged tough to access country, as has been mentioned. It's incredible beautiful desert country and I've helped on lots of hunts in that unit. My take is if you hope to be successful, you will need to plan to hunt at least a couple...
Always electrical tape my barrel in hunting conditions. I also wrap extra around my trekking poles in case I need it later. I think it's essential when you are backpack hunting.
I would ask how much shooting experience you have and how sensitive are you to recoil. Several on here are telling you 300 WM recoil is no big deal, but that's to them and not you.
I once hunted antelope with a guy who bought a brand new 300 WM for the trip. We went out to sight in, and handed...
I like your mounts and it appears you have a serious African attachment. I think I remember reading about that in one of your posts. Lots of great memories in those trophies.