Have you completed the North American Super 10?

[MarkB]

Even my 2 month BC hunt this year was expensive, cost $2K in gas and $500 for ferries. But did come home with annual supply of meat, elk and whitetail, no new 29 to me species. I leave for month of Nov on Sunday looking for black tails, wolf, cougar.

MB

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

I recently seen a British Columbian stone sheep add, 12 days, $40K for hunt and another $40K trophy fee. Man that hurts. How many safaris could that be, or one with a wild lion?

MB

That’s likely a cancellation and at least $20-40k cheaper than what most stone sheep hunts are going for right now. I’ve only seen a couple for less than 6 figures that weren’t cancellations. A Wild Importable African Lion is cheaper than the avg Stone Sheep hunt at the moment for the US Resident.

@LivingTheDream you know of an outfitter that’s over 6 figures per hunt, booked multiple years out, and wasn’t even 50% this year right?

 

[LivingTheDream]

That’s likely a cancellation and at least $20-40k cheaper than what most stone sheep hunts are going for right now. I’ve only seen a couple for less than 6 figures that weren’t cancellations. A Wild Importable African Lion is cheaper than the avg Stone Sheep hunt at the moment for the US Resident.

@LivingTheDream you know of an outfitter that’s over 6 figures per hunt, booked multiple years out, and wasn’t even 50% this year right?

The outfitter I heard that had a rough year is in Alberta for Rocky Mountain Bighorn, is booked a few years out at over 100k and was well below 50%. I have heard of a Stone Sheep outfitter who is over 100k and is averaging around 25%. There was a Dall Sheep outfitter I think 2 years ago (maybe 3) who went 0 for at least 6.

I dont know the circumstances for the low success numbers, it very well could be weather or hunters physical/or shooting abilities contributed. The guy who did a Bighorn hunt this year has extensive mountain hunting experience, and couldn't find a legal ram.

 

[R eight]

The outfitter I heard that had a rough year is in Alberta for Rocky Mountain Bighorn, is booked a few years out at over 100k and was well below 50%. I have heard of a Stone Sheep outfitter who is over 100k and is averaging around 25%. There was a Dall Sheep outfitter I think 2 years ago (maybe 3) who went 0 for at least 6.

I dont know the circumstances for the low success numbers, it very well could be weather or hunters physical/or shooting abilities contributed. The guy who did a Bighorn hunt this year has extensive mountain hunting experience, and couldn't find a legal ram.

My first Dall sheep hunt in Alaska I never saw a legal ram in 2 weeks of serious hunting. Two years later, same area I shot my ram and saw several others that were legal.
Took me 3 Alaskan hunts for me to get my brown bear. Never saw a bear on the first hunt, saw a couple of teddy bears on the second. Shot a nice boar on the third trip and saw several other nice bears.

Hunted moose in northern BC last year only saw two nice bulls and shot a nice 54 inch model.

A Stone Sheep hunt there was costing US$80K last year.

At those prices I have shot my one and only Sheep. But if I won lottery I’d be back every year for the rest of my life

 

[JES Adventures]

That’s likely a cancellation and at least $20-40k cheaper than what most stone sheep hunts are going for right now. I’ve only seen a couple for less than 6 figures that weren’t cancellations. A Wild Importable African Lion is cheaper than the avg Stone Sheep hunt at the moment for the US Resident.

@LivingTheDream you know of an outfitter that’s over 6 figures per hunt, booked multiple years out, and wasn’t even 50% this year right?

The Outfitters’s I just hunted moose with offers Stone Sheep well under $100k with good success.

 

[LivingTheDream]

The Outfitters’s I just hunted moose with offers Stone Sheep well under $100k with good success.

The stone you got that made the cover of OVIS, was an amazing animal!

 

[JES Adventures]

The stone you got that made the cover of OVIS, was an amazing animal!

Yessir, I was quite surprised when i got a phone call from a good friend who saw the magazine. That ram was taken in BC with Tom Vince (now retired) back in 2012. That was my second attempt at the Stone and I was Blessed.

 

[sureshot375]

I have 1. I feel like a complete failure. How did I get to this point?? What have I been doing with my life??

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

I have 1. I feel like a complete failure. How did I get to this point?? What have I been doing with my life??

All those elephants and buffalo

 

[buffybr]

I have 19 of them now, finished the 10 a few years ago, with 8 of the 10 on DIY solo hunts, including my Shiras Moose, Bighorn ram, and Mountain goat. I hope to get a few more of them, but very seriously doubt that I'll get all 29.

Now that B&C has added Javelina, I wonder if GSCO will also add them and also a wolf to make it the North American 31?