I took my first ram on September 6, 1966 in the Kenai Mountains.  He was 37 1/2" and scored 156 B&C.  What a great start for a sheep hunter.  I was hooked.  I have on cheap rubber boots and used a GI pack board.  This was a week-end hunt that started Saturday morning and lasted until 2:30 A.M. Monday morning.

A young man of 22 with my first ram.

The was my 2nd ram.  He was a 33 incher and I took him in Camp Creek in the Chugach Mountains.

I took my first 40" in the Eagle River drainage back in 1970.  We came in from Girdwood and side-hilled Raven Creek valley.  Then we went over the ridge to Camp Creek. Long way to go.

I have my first 40" ram on my back 12 air miles from the road.  Tough pack.

After about a 30 mile week-end round trip from Girdwood to Eagle River with a sheep on your back.

Russ with his 7/8 curl ram taken back in the early 70’s just below Organ Mountain.

Shot this ram below Organ Mountain on a hill surrounded by hanging glaciers.  Russ Ludke actually killed him.

Harold harvested his 7/8 curl ram just below Organ Mountain.

Two of my friends on one of our weekend hunts.  (R to L) Skip Phillips and Andy Whah with two full curl rams taken in the 70's.

Harold crossing Eagle River in the Chugach Mountains.

A piece of visqueen was our tent in the early days.  Cheap and expendable.

Dave Fannin with his nice tight 36" full curl and a 37" winter kill pick-up that I found below Organ Mountain.  See "Sheep Hunting The Chugach Mountains."

Ram scored 157 Pope and Young taken out of the Wrangell Mountains

This was the oldest ram that I harvested.  He was 15 years old.  I took him back in 1974.  He was broomed at the 5th year on one side and the 4 year on the other.  He was only 33"

Dick with his heavy based 36 1/2” ram taken on the Tittmann Glacier. Its bases were over 15”.

This was back at Middle Mtn. Lake between the Logan and Chitina Glaciers.  We were waiting for Ken Bunch to pick us up.  (L to R) Dick Hettinga (36 1/2 with 15 1/4" bases), George Elledge (37 1/2" x 14"), Brent Jones (40" x 14") and me with the 15 year old (33"). Plus we picked up 4 sets of winter kills.

We had picked up some winter kill horns and I added one set to the other.  I think I did a good job of hiding how they were put together.  I tricked many of my friends with this photo.

Harvested this heavy 40" back on the Chitina Glacier in 1977.  He scored 167 2/8 B&C.

I had just finished capping and skinning my big ram. Steep sheep country with Chitina Glacier in the background.

Charles with his 40" ram that scored 163 B&C.  The tip to tip spread was 35 1/2".  He shot this one in the same area that I took my 40".  The Chitina Glacier in the Wrangell Mts.

Chuck with his "double broomed" 36" Dall ram.

We were packing out of the Chitina Glacier area and a Wisconsin hunter took this photo.  He couldn't believe resident hunters could kill sheep that big.  We were known as the guys in the blue tarp on the white ice. (L to R) Chuck Berry(broomed 36"), Ron Watts (36 1/2"), myself (40") and Charles (40").  Great hunt!!

Ron with another 36” ram. This one was taken on Logan Glacier.

My friend Earl out of tent during a blowing snow storm.

A 37” winter kill that I picked up in a creek while hiking back in the late 70’s.

Took this ram in the Tok Management area in 1980.

Ron with one of his 36” rams. This one was taken in the Tok area.

Ron and me with our Tok rams taken in 1980.

I took this 41" ram back on the Chitina Glacier in the late 70's.

Ron with his 40", 170 2/8 B&C points.  This was the largest ram we have taken.  That was the year I shot my 41".

Me holding my 41" ram with the Chitina Glacier in the background.

Ron and me with his 40" and my 41" with the Chitina Glacier in the back ground.

A beautiful day in rugged glacier country.  See story "Hunting Sheep In Glacier Country."

This was not a restful night.

My good friend Lyle Thompson with a 37 1/2" "double broomed" ram taken in the Tonsina Glacier country.  I only did one hunt in that area.

Lyle and me with his 37 1/2” “double broomed” ram.

Gordy with a heavy 37” ram taken off of the Barnard Glacier in "‘81.

Two young airman that I hunted with in the early 80's with two dandy rams taken in the rugged part of the Barnard Glacier in the Wrangell Mountains.  (R to L) Gordy Heinen and Scottie Bailey.

Scottie with his double broomed heavy 36” ram taken from the Barnard Glacier area back in ‘81.

Michelle on her first and only sheep hunt in the Kenai Mountains.  We didn't take a sheep but what a blast.  Great memories.

These are mounts that I did with my sheep horns. Top (L to R) my 157 point P&Y, my 38" Tok Management ram.  Bottom (L to R)  41" ram and my 1st 40" ram.

Ron and me with his beautiful 38 1/4" ram.  Ron was my first guided sheep hunter.  I was working for Rich Guthrie in the Brooks Range.

Sonny and me with his heavy based 37 6/8" ram.  This was Sonny's third sheep hunt with no ram. It was my easiest sheep hunt ever.  He was only 100' from the valley floor about a 1/2 mile from my tent.  This was in the Brooks Range while working for Rich Guthrie.

Photo was taken August 1983 when I was guiding for Rich Guthrie in the Brooks Range.  Ken Hayden in middle left and Ron Hayden middle right both from CO.  Both sheep were over 38".

AAA's first two sheep hunters, Mike Dobransky from Anchorage, AK on the left with his 40" ram and Bob Gourley from Tucson, AZ with his 39" ram.

Bob and me with his beautiful 39" ram we took off Canyon Creek Glacier.  This was the first ram I guided on for AAA Alaskan Outfitters.

Phil from NJ and me with his 38” ram taken in the Canyon Creek drainage.

Dan and me with two clients walking the ridge above Cave Creek in '85.

Herald from ID and me with his 36” ram taken on the west end of Mac Coll Ridge in ‘85. Paul Claus dropped us off for a last day attempt for a ram. As you can see he was in the trees.

Kunt with the horns of his 37" ram with Pyramid Peak in the background.

Kurt, from Liechtenstein, and me with his 37" ram taken in Young Creek.  At the time he was the only person in his country to harvest a Dall sheep.

Tim and me with his 40" ram he took in the Canyon Creek breaks in 1986.  Tim was on a return hunt after missing a 41 incher the year before.

I'm holding a 41" 165 point ram that a Wolverine killed in our area in 1985.  You can see the bullet hole in the left horn.  This was the sheep Tim Orton had shot at and missed that year.

Paul Claus is holding the 41" ram that Tim Orton shot in the horn. Gary Green is holding the wolverine that killed the ram.

Jim and me with his 160 4/8 ram taken in Canyon Creek in 1985.

Packing Jim Vanderbeek's big ram back to spike camp.

Tom Heller from Midland, TX with his 36 1/2” ram taken in the valley above “swamp camp” in ‘85. This was Tom’s first mountain hunt.

Warren Hylton from WV and me with his wide 37 1/2” ram taken in’88. The Canyon Creek Glacier is in the background.

Leonard with his 40" ram taken in 1988.  His sheep was the big one in AAA's marketing video.

This was our first add that we did in 1985.  We were 100% successful on sheep, goat and moose our first year in the Wrangell's.

Our Young Creek sheep spike camp back in ‘97. I’m working on Jim Riley’s cape.

John and me with his 39" ram taken on the Canyon Creek Glacier back in 1990.

Carroll from TX and me with his eight year old 36 1/2” ram with 14 1/2” bases. That ram had the largest bases of any ram that AAA ever harvested. It was taken in ‘86.

Paul Bonneau from Upton, MA with his 36” full curl ram. Paul, his son Michael and I ended up spending the night out without our sleeping bags.

Matt and me with his heavy 39" Dall ram. This is the furthest up Canyon Creek Glacier that we harvested a ram. Rough country.

Michael from MA and me with his 37” high school graduation ram taken in ‘92..

Jerry from WV and me with his 37 1/2” ram taken in ‘98.

Charles Cockerell from Espanola, NM with his beautiful 37 1/2” ram taken in ‘96. Charles was a guide in New Mexico.

John and me with his 39 1/2" ram taken in Young Creek back in 1993.

Tom Wells 39" ram snagged by a tree as it rolled down the mountain. Worst recovery ever.

Tom and me with his super heavy horned ram.

Ralph Papenheim from MN and me getting ready to climb into the Canyon Creek Glacier area back in ‘02.

Myself and guide Jeremiah Simmons with the rugged and beautiful Canyon Creek Glacier behind us.  Photo was taken in 2004 right after my 60th birthday.

This was one of the many pick-ups that Paul Claus had in an old storage tent.

Karen and me on an anniversary sheep hunt. Snow, rain and clouds so no sheep but a wonderful time.  She was a trooper.

My granddaughter, Rachel, my son-in-law Sagen and me with Rachel's 38" ram taken in Tok, Alaska.

Rachel, age 10, with her 38" ram taken in the Tok Management Area in 2005.

Rachel sleeping out without a sleeping bag after taking her first ram.

Not a bad night.

My granddaughter and me after spending the night out without our sleeping bags.

My grand daughter Rachel on the cover of the APHA magazine.

Jared, age 13, on his first sheep hunt in the Delta Controlled Area.  He had just slept out overnight without a sleeping bag.  We didn't get a sheep and still had a 26 mile hike out.  That's sheep hunting.

Sitting above July Creek at the 5000 ft level in the Delta Controlled area.

Jared and me trying to sleep without sleeping bags.  It can get cold up there.

Jared’s ram fell backwards over a 50’ waterfall. Had to rope down to get him.

Jared, age 15, and me with his 33" ram taken on his third sheep hunt.  He had a bad guide.  The ram was taken in the Delta Controlled Area.

My grandson Jared with his first ram taken in the Delta permit area.

Jared sleeping out the second time without a sleeping bag.  This time however, he had killed his ram.

Jared getting ready to pack out.  This time will be a fun 4 wheeler trip instead of the long hike out.  Great hunt!!

My grandsons Jared, Nathan and me on a sheep hunt in 2015.  Didn't take a ram but had a good time.

Sagen and me packing out from a long hard pack.

My grandson Jared and me on our last sheep hunt.  I wrote a story about being to old for backpack hunts.  Check it out.

Getting ready to come off the mountain. Age 76.

Our sheep hunt in 2020.

Sheep hunting 2020. 76 years old.

Sheep hunt 2020

2020 Sheep hunt

2021 Sheep hunt trying to dry gear after a dump into a glacier river.

Lost the 4-wheeler while crossing a glacier river in 2021.

An updated Chuck Wirschem old day sheep hunters stag party. It was co-hosted by Chuck and Bob Hodson in 2017.

Lew Bradley hosted another sheep hunters gathering in April of 2023.