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Yukon Stone Sheep Hunt

Currency:USD Category:Hunting Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Yukon Stone Sheep Hunt
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Yukon Stone Sheep Hunt
Yukon Big Game Outfitters
Yukon big game outfitters is owned and outfitted by Shawn Raymond, now into his 26th year. He took his first ram at the age of 15, and has been hunting Stone’s since the mid 80’s. Shawn’s focus with Yukon Big game is to provide top quality hunting trips with premium trophies for the serious client. In 2018 Shawn was given the oldest average age award presented by the Yukon outfitters association. His average ram was 12.7 years old, with an average size of 38 inches. With Shawn you can expect to hunt trophy Stone Sheep in the Cassair & Pelly mountain ranges (concession 20) of the Yukon. The staff has been with Shawn for several years, and he will make sure you will have a knowledgeable hard-working guide who has what it takes to get you a Stone. The largest sheep taken in his area a couple years ago were two 44-inch rams that both made 170, and where 15.5-year-old. In 2018 Shawn's longest ram was 42.5 and was 14.5 years old. The area is lightly hunted and if you are willing to climb and stay the length of the trip you can expect to harvest a stone sheep. Yukon big games takes a limited amount of sheep hunters and runs above an 80 % success rate. The Yukon's darkest rams come from Shawn's area. Up for auction is a 11-Day horseback/backpack Stone Sheep hunt on a harvest fee basis. The dates of this hunt are 8/12/20 – 8/25/20, 10/20/20-10/31/20, 8/25/21-9/5/21, or 10/20/21-10/31/21, no alternate dates will be available. Hunters can harvest a moose or grizzly at no cost if no ram is taken, all tags will be provided. If a Ram is taken, moose and grizzly can be harvested for $12,000.00 each. The trophy fee for a Stone sheep harvest on this hunt $20,000.00 this hunt, this allows hunters an opportunity to hunt for stone sheep with our paying the premium price. Regular hunts with this outfitter run $53,000 for 2020. This is a fully guided hunt that includes: lodging (main camp and remote spike camps), meals, trophy/meat care. Not included: Trophy Fee for Stone Sheep ($20,000), Hotels in Whitehorse before/after hunt, Tag and License ($800), Bush Charter ($2900) on early date only, tips, and trophy fees for additional animals. The later date offered is a prime hunt where sheep are easily located moving into their winter range, the area has already been pre-scouted, the August-September date is a horse back or back pack hunt in good hunting country where the outfitter is transitioning from regular sheep hunts while the moose are starting to rut in the high country. These hunts are conducted in proven areas where many big rams have been taken in previous years!
Value: $25,000.00
Donated by: Shawn Raymond, Yukon Big Game Outfitters
Phone (250) 264-2512, Email: shawn-ybg@hotmail.com, www.yukonbiggame.com