I drew in unit 2 in '22 with 22 pts and went with Meade. Avail for a call to discuss how I navigated through all the outfits. Spoke with most of them. Besides the interview with the man, next best info I wanted was where to apply and why...resident pressure and where does it come from, likely hunt area in unit and distance from trailhead (huge), time of year thoughts (I wanted a bit later), how many asst guides in camp, who will main guide be, can you come back later in season if no harvest, etc. Most Cody outfits guide in all 5 Cody units, but it was hard to decide on these vs others such as unit 7 (did like my conversation with Dustin Childs as well) and one other outfit that has less sheep exp. but has a camp as remote as any in the lower 48 that I can talk to you about.
You said you don't want to risk not harvesting, and at your age that is as honest as you can be with yourself. I am 52 and in shape as well so same deal. Agree with all said here, but to put the DIY thing to bed I'll add that being from Colo and being in on about two dozen sheep kills in just two units that I know well (not my own hunt because you can't draw with max points in Colo...thanks CPW!) is every sheep hunt gives you some new piece of habitat info that rams use in one year but not the next, or that I didn't know even existed that is eye-opening and extremely helpful for that hunt. And, I have elk hunted these two sheep units for about 25 years now. You never stop learning with mtn terrain. Then, take a top outfitter that hunts 10-12 guys a year times 30 years of experience. Priceless!
