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Backpack Hunting Gear List

All the gear and food used in the Lace'em Up video listed in a free download for you to use as a gear check list and modify for your own personal gear.
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Backpack Sheep Hunting —The Keys to Success

What it takes to be successful as a dedicated backpack sheep hunter.
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7 Rams, 7 Mountains

I killed my first ram in 1998 on my very first sheep hunt. Miraculously, I drew the premier tag in the entire state the first time I applied. Despite a paucity of Alaskan hunting experience and appropriate gear, I was successful. Honestly, I hadn't a clue what I was doing. I'd never killed anything bigger than a spike buck up to that point. I know that ram was a gift from God that helped set me on a path I didn't know I needed to walk.
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