Idaho Sheep 2025

[Miller]

Well after 22 years of applying....here we go!

Figured I'd start this thread now that I'm work and today is my 13th wedding anniversary

I'm not on social media but have read and gathered a ton of information on this site and believe that there are a lot of accomplished, intelligent and good hearted people on this forum.

With that said, this story will only be posted here and I WILL finish this story whether I'm successful or not.

I have 3 1/2 months to get my self in serious sheep shape....current sheep shape is needing fleeced then slaughtered!

All joking aside, I hike well for a medium fat guy and normally do about 4.5 miles a day in prep for elk season. I will be amping this up....

So far, it will be myself, my wife and a long time friend from Boise that are planning this adventure.

I have three options for accessing this unit. Fly into the southern part (which I believe is too much time wasted hiking into the unit,) floating across the river on the north side and backpacking in ( most likely going to do) or raft the river to the East and get flown out ( not gonna do that either.)

Not naming the unit, most guys/gals probably know what unit I drew.

I'm going to leave it that for now and keep you all posted weekly on this endeavor.

Any feedback, help or otherwise motivation is appreciated and I do appreciate all that you all have contributed to this forum!

Cheers,

Joey

 

[Bowhunt_406]

Congrats on the tag! Hope you find a good one!

 

[It’s Bucky]

Good luck with your tag! 22 years will be worth wait here shortly.

 

[Jake.]

Congrats, I’ll be following along! Best of luck!

 

[duckhunt]

Looking forward to following along.

 

[Miller]

Thanks to those that have reached out. I truly appreciate your time and wisdom!

Also...my "new" raft came.....with PATCHES already put on the bottom....this is being returned!

Back to square one for a raft.

 

[Tripcky]

Congrats, best of luck! Can't wait to see the pics!

 

[fulldraw]

Congrats on the tag. Looking forward to following along.

 

[buxnbullz]

Congrats on the tag & good luck. But, most importantly, go have fun & make some great memories!

 

[MTGomer]

Figured I'd start this thread now that I'm work and today is my 13th wedding anniversary

you have your priorities straight which is half the battle for most guys when they get a sheep tag.

Best of luck and keep us updated.

 

[Miller]

Spent last week bear hunting with my brother. He drove up from AZ for redemption due to missing one last year at 108yds We seen six, passed on three, two were a sow and Cub....the shooter gave us the slip.

Time off has been granted for the sheep hunt....I've quit jobs for less! First scout will be beginning of July around the 4th.

Going through our backpacking gear and making a list of new things to add and stuff to get rid of.

Any wisdom on solar banks to charge cameras and phones? I ordered a couple to test out before our scouting trip.

Been hiking 2.4 to 4.8 miles a night with an elevation gain of a little over 750' depending on my schedule and weights in the morning.

I'll keep posting nonsense until this hunt is over. Thanks again to all that have reached out!

 

[cgasner1]

It isn’t nonsense at all this is the best part of the hunt the planning and prep work

 

[duckhunt]

It isn’t nonsense at all this is the best part of the hunt the planning and prep work

Agreed