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<blockquote data-quote="Lukeandcod" data-source="post: 1602061" data-attributes="member: 107120"><p>Dennis,</p><p></p><p>I have no personal experience with hunting in the Yukon or British Columbia or any prior history with any of the outfits.</p><p>Besides Yukon Big Game Outfitters and Big 9, I also reached out to Scoop Lake, Tuchodi, and North River Outfitting. I narrowed it down to those outfitters based only on information I gained online and in hunting magazines. It Is my belief they are all quality outfitters and offer good opportunities. I narrowed it down to Big 9 and Yukon Big Game Outfitters based on cost and communication. </p><p>The woman I spoke to at Big 9 was very helpful and they seemed like a really good outfit. They had one opening due to a cancellation, but I couldn't do it in 2018. She said they were still involved in the guiding last season (2018) but they hadn't worked out details with the new owner if they would be involved in 2019. That was the only thing that made me nervous about them.</p><p></p><p>Shawn (YBGO) was prompt in returning phone calls and emails. He seemed very committed to offering a good hunt. I called several references and everyone gave him good reviews. If I didn't connect on a sheep he said he would work with me on coming back up to make sure it happened. The average age of rams have always been over 10 and I believe this past year (2018) the average age was over 12. That is pretty cool that rams are getting to that age in his area.</p><p></p><p>One thing I learned through my research was that resident hunting pressure for Stone sheep has really increased in British Columbia. It seems that in some of the best areas with great genetics or population it is very common to run into other hunters chasing the same rams that you are after. It sounds like in the Yukon that is not nearly as prevalent due to the low people population and remoteness of the sheep country. I really liked the sounds of hunting an area where I shouldn't see other hunters, so that also helped steer me towards hunting the Yukon. It does sound like British Columbia has higher sheep population densities though.</p><p> </p><p>Those are just some things I learned through my research. I will make it a point to follow up with you after my hunt. I don't know how to private message (new to the forum) but if you want to talk about any of the outfits or specific details, let me know.</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lukeandcod, post: 1602061, member: 107120"] Dennis, I have no personal experience with hunting in the Yukon or British Columbia or any prior history with any of the outfits. Besides Yukon Big Game Outfitters and Big 9, I also reached out to Scoop Lake, Tuchodi, and North River Outfitting. I narrowed it down to those outfitters based only on information I gained online and in hunting magazines. It Is my belief they are all quality outfitters and offer good opportunities. I narrowed it down to Big 9 and Yukon Big Game Outfitters based on cost and communication. The woman I spoke to at Big 9 was very helpful and they seemed like a really good outfit. They had one opening due to a cancellation, but I couldn't do it in 2018. She said they were still involved in the guiding last season (2018) but they hadn't worked out details with the new owner if they would be involved in 2019. That was the only thing that made me nervous about them. Shawn (YBGO) was prompt in returning phone calls and emails. He seemed very committed to offering a good hunt. I called several references and everyone gave him good reviews. If I didn't connect on a sheep he said he would work with me on coming back up to make sure it happened. The average age of rams have always been over 10 and I believe this past year (2018) the average age was over 12. That is pretty cool that rams are getting to that age in his area. One thing I learned through my research was that resident hunting pressure for Stone sheep has really increased in British Columbia. It seems that in some of the best areas with great genetics or population it is very common to run into other hunters chasing the same rams that you are after. It sounds like in the Yukon that is not nearly as prevalent due to the low people population and remoteness of the sheep country. I really liked the sounds of hunting an area where I shouldn't see other hunters, so that also helped steer me towards hunting the Yukon. It does sound like British Columbia has higher sheep population densities though. Those are just some things I learned through my research. I will make it a point to follow up with you after my hunt. I don't know how to private message (new to the forum) but if you want to talk about any of the outfits or specific details, let me know. Ed [/QUOTE]
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