Good to hear that you are interested in going after one of our provinces premier game animals. In all honesty my advice would be to attend the upcoming convention. You will find numerous speakers as well as a room full of knowledable sheep hunters. Don't neccesarily expect anyone to put an X on a map for you. But the information presented will certainly get one well on there way in terms of being a responsible ethical sheep hunter.

Check out the three papers written about the status of the various sheep species in BC, in the links on this website (under web resources). Look for places sheep are abundant, then check out google earth for those areas. Look for grassy bowls with rugged escape terrain nearby, and figure out how to get in there.

Start reading up on, and accumulating lightweight gear. Sheep Hunting in Alaska: The Dall Sheep Hunters Guide By Tony Russ, is a great resource for "how to", once you have a location.

Good luck!!

I think that a thorough knowledge of the hunting regs is, first and foremost, the most important thing to know......there is a lot of hunting knowledge to be gleaned from the regs and, of course, the obvious need of knowing what you can and can't do in different areas.....another book by Tony Russ is "Sheep Stalking in Alaska." It's about sheep hunting situations and tactics for those situations......well done and a good read for sheep hunters everywhere. Check out record books, Fish & Game statistics regarding the take in different management units. Biologists and Conservation Officers can be a vast wealth of information. Lightweight gear that withstands the rigors of the high places can be a lifesaver.....pay lots of attention to your gear one piece at a time......

The best piece of advice I can give you is not to skimp on your optics......save your money until you can afford the very best.....optics are that important if you're going to be a serious sheephunter....

Good luck to you.

Joe

I have just finished reading Sheep Hunting in Alaska as well as Return of Royalty and have a few more chapters to go on Sheep Stalking in Alaska.

I have been digging through a ton of accumulated hunting/camping gear and setting aside what is suitable for sheep hunting and slowly adding new stuff that I either don't have or need to upgrade due to weight or quality issues.

Finding info on gear seems to be the easiest part of this, trying to figure out where to go has me stonewalled. I don't expect someone to give me a X on the map but some hints would really be appreciated :-)
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Courtenay Fish and Game
BCWF
United Bowhunters of B.C. (life time member)
Wild Sheep Society of BC.