Sheep Hunting - where to start ?

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Hey Q.H.
I talked with you earlier this year about sheep hunting. I took a very nice ram in the Powderhorn area on 9/26. I was very lucky in that I tried hunting on foot,and although I knew where the rams were at, I could not get to them...they were just too far away. I was able to line up some horses toward the latter part of the season and since I knew where the rams were it was relatively easy to get up where they were at.
M.T.-may I make a suggestion? If you are thinking about applying for CO sheep then you are looking at a minimum of 4 years before you have a shot at drawing. When I was sheep hunting (and scouting over the summer) I saw very good numbers of very nice mule deer hanging out at and above timberline. If a guy was willing to invest the time and effort I think hunting these deer with a bow would be a blast, and it would get you into sheep country to look around. You could do this while you are building your preference points. I think it would be a great excuse to spend time in sheep country (although there's really no BAD excuse for spending time in sheep country).
Bill