"I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed reading Hunters of the White Sheep. Just finished it last night.  George Bird Evans once made a distinction between hunters that write and writers that hunt. I think you fall into both categories.

 

At one point you provide an interesting overview of the history of sheep hunting here in Alaska, covering the guides, access to various areas, some of the singular rams, and all in the context of a fascinating narrative. Although I never saw Jack O'Connor mentioned by name I recall a reference to St. Jack vis-a-vis The Grand Slam.

 

I enjoyed your descriptions of the day-to-day experiences from bivouacking in the alders to crossing some of the glacial streams to the challenges of access by Super Cub. Do I remember a 206 flight? You have clearly been there. I found the reference to the H&H double rifle in the penultimate story poignant, and the last story reminiscent of Corey Ford's classic The Road to Tinkhamton. We should all 'go out' in such fashion.

 

The stories themselves were as interesting as they were diverse. Some stretched my credibility i.e. the hunter and trophy wife while others resonated as actual if not biographical. I would love to hear the distinctions.