The Perfect Sheep Hunt
Story by Mike Passaglia

As the plane touched down in Whitehorse the realization set in that the time had finally passed and I was officially on my Dall’s sheep hunt. This would be my fifth sheep hunt with two of the prior four being successful
(1 Stone’s, 1 Desert) though I believe all sheep hunts are successful if you consider where you are and what you are fortunate enough to be doing.

After careful research I chose to place my trust in Tim and Jen
Mervyn of Mervyn’s Yukon Outfitters and what a great choice it was. The Mervyn’s are honest down to earth people who care about the area and the animals, it really shows that they run a first class operation. As always I met new friends on the overnight in Whitehorse one of whom was the now “world famous” Hal Shockey who was preparing for a caribou hunt/comedy show with his less famous son Jim. After all day travel, a great meal, lots of laughs and a couple of beers (to commemorate all of the training we sheep hunters do) sleep surprisingly came easy.

The next morning found me waiting at the float plane dock for my “turn” to fly out. The weather had been unseasonably bad for the past week or so which can always make a hunt tougher and it really showed on some of the hunters coming in on the arriving float
planes from various areas. There is a unique look on a sheep hunter coming back to civilization after 10 or 12 demanding days in the wilderness especially when bad weather plays a prominent role.

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