SUCCESS ON THE MOUNTIAN
Full Curl™ Society Member Success
2011 Drawing Winners
"I am so grateful to the Full Curl Society for making this hunt possible. It was as everyone had said; the most difficult hunt I have ever been on. The terrain was remarkable but definitely made me work for the final trophy. I could not have prepared for the hunt physically without having been there. The first trip I went on had given me a lot to think about before going on the following two trips to the Escalante. The rewards of this hunt were immeasurable. Not only was I able to obtain the great credit of hunting the four North American Wild Sheep, I was also able to feel like I had done something I was strained by and struggled with. I am honored that I have been given the opportunity to go on such a hunt. I never imagined I would have had a chance to hunt and harvest a desert sheep. I am pleased with all of the aspects of this experience and highly recommend the Bronson family to any hunter planning a trip to Utah for whatever their choice of species may be. My experience desert sheep hunting was a once in a lifetime and I will be forever grateful to those that made it happen."
—Mike Tonn
Wyoming
"Fellow Sportsmen, my Dall sheep hunt won at the Full Curl Society meeting two years ago turned out to be the BEST hunting experience of my life – to date. I have hunted and trapped extensively throughout North America, but now I know why sheep hunting is so special, having experienced it first hand this past August. Full Curl Society is a noble idea, and the people behind it have a tremendous track record for conservation of wildlife throughout North America, and are avid hunters that make things happen. Perhaps most importantly, it is very obvious the donors and members of the Full Curl Society really care about the success of their fellow sportsmen, and want to see each of us fulfill our sheep hunting dreams."
—Rob Keck
Edgefield South Carolina
"On a Saturday in late October, my wife Eleanor and I made it back from British Columbia after an absolutely great trip. I was lucky enough to get my ram! It was a great hunt we saw 11 rams in 4.5 days, and I decided to take this 11-year-old broomed ram on day 4. I can't begin to thank the Full Curl Society and everyone involved in the organization. This was an experience that I will never forget. I'm now at the 3/4-Curl status. and in the past 19 years of guiding and hunting I didn't think I would have the chance to reach that goal. Thank you!
—Jeremy Bergen
Alberta, Canada
John Bair won a Rocky Mountain Bighorn tag at the 2010 Expo and took a near record book ram. Visit www.HuntExpo.com about how to apply for 200 permits, 5 of which are sheep tags including a Desert and Rocky Mountain tag for NON RESIDENTS of Utah only. John became a sheep hunter and bought a hunt in Alaska at the 2011 Expo from one of our many sheep exhibitors, and is now a 1/2-Curl sheep hunter.
—John Bair
Gordon Smith of Idaho drew this Utah Desert Bighorn tag at the 2011 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo in the non-Utah resident only drawing for $5. He hunted with Randy Johnson of High Desert Wild Sheep Guides.
For 2012 non-resident of Utah Desert Sheep Tag, apply at www.HuntExpo.com.
Jim Baichtal is a great hunter from Alaska seen here with his 2011 Newfoundland Mountains Ram on a tag he drew at the 2011 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo. Apply for several sheep tags at www.HuntExpo.com.
Karl Albreacht – Bonnett Plume Outfitters. 1/4-Curl Status
I just got back from my Bonnet Plume Dall Sheep hunt. This is the hunt I won at the 2010 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo. What an incredible experience. Thanks for helping me realize a dream!
—Karl Albreacht
Jay Majhanovich – Prophet Muskwa Outfitters. 3/4-Curl Status
I just returned from the Stone Sheep hunt that I received at the Full Curl Society banquet last February. The hunt exceeded even my highest expectations. Not only did I get an excellent Ram, but was treated like a king. The Outfitter that they chose for this hunt, Kevin Olmstead's Prophet Muskwa, was as good as they get. Kevin and everyone involved in his operation are outstanding and would come highly recommended by this lucky hunter. I would like to thank Don Peay and The Full Curl Society for making it all possible, without you my dream hunt for a Stone, would still be just that. Thanks to Kevin, Sean, Brandi, and all the others at the lodge that welcomed me so graciously and treated me so well. Garry, Icee, and Ed in camp were all excellent, tough, and professional. I would like to issue a special Thank You to all of the donors to The Full Curl Society that have given so graciously over the last few years to make these dreams come true for us lucky few. Thanks again to all."
—Jay Majhanovich
Wyoming
Max Bradley – Ghana River Outfitters. 1/2-Curl Status "After many years of applying for an Escalante Desert sheep tag I finally drew in 2005. Following fifteen days of hard hunting I was able to harvest my Desert Sheep and from then on I was hooked. Knowing that I would never be able to afford to hunt Dall or Stone Sheep I thought that was the end to my sheep hunting. Thankfully, due to the Full Curl Society and many very generous donors I was wrong. After winning a Dall Sheep tag at the Full Curl banquet in Salt Lake City I was able to go on a once in a lifetime hunt with Gana River Outfitters. In addition to an awesome experience, this brought me to 1/2 Curl status and one step closer to completing my Full Curl. I am excited to do anything I can to support the Full Curl Society whose sights are set on putting more sheep on the mountain and giving more opportunities for the average hunter to be able to experience what I have during these sheep hunts. I hope each and every member gets the opportunity to go on a once in a lifetime Sheep hunt as well." — Max Bradley
Paula Richmond won the No Curl™ tag at the 2010 Full Curl™ Society Social and took this ram on a great hunt with Ultima Thule Outfitters in Alaska. Paula is now excited to work toward achieving her Full Curl™.
Gayle Holman – Ultimate Thule Outfitters. 3/4-Curl Status
Jeff Jones – Gundahoo River Outfitters. 3/4-Curl Status
Lloyd Jacobsen – Arctic Red RIver Outfitters. 1/4-Curl Status
Mark Burton – Dueling Stone Outfitters. 1/4-Curl Status / father Dan – Full Curl Status
Last year I was fortunate enough to go on a Stone Sheep hunt with Jarrett Deuling and Deuling Stone Outfitters thanks to FNAWS. This was a raffle hunt I had won at the annual Utah FNAWS banquet. It was the first sheep hunt I had been on but my dad, having been on several, had prepped me on what to expect. We had rain every day and snow twice. Luckily, one of the days we were rained into camp (with nothing better to do than play with the spotting scope) we spotted a band of 10 rams; one appeared to be a pretty good ram. The following day, the weather having cleared some but not much, we elected to try one other area we hadn’t hiked yet, before giving chase. That day turned up empty so we set out the following morning for the group of rams we’d spotted two days prior. Six hours later, through some of the worst bushwhacking and climbing I’d ever had on a hunt, and topped off by a shooting distance of 420 yards we were standing over my ram. After about a two-hour, much appreciated, break in the weather we were loaded up and headed back to camp in a hard, steady rain. It was an awesome hunt in some beautiful country that, without FNAWS, I wouldn't have had a chance to experience.
Marty Anderson – Gundahoo River Outfitters. 1/2-Curl Status
Idaho
I was fortunate to win a Stone Sheep hunting adventure with Gundahoo River Outfitters the day after I joined the Full Curl Society. I previously harvested my Rocky Mountain Bighorn in 2004 in my home state of Idaho. Holding his horns on the side of the mountain, I came to know what sheep fever was all about. One of my friends from SFW-Idaho, Jeff Blain, had talked to me about his Stone Sheep hunt, and I dreamed of someday going after one. However, prices seemed to skyrocket just as fast as my interest in sheep hunting grew. Like many hunters faced with the long odds of raffles and hunting draws, I wasn’t sure if my next sheep hunt would ever come. I am very grateful to the Full Curl Society for this opportunity. I was amazed to see other hunters donate expensive dream hunts back to give others like me the opportunity to harvest a ram and work toward the Full Curl. I would like to say thanks to the Full Curl Society and its leadership and donors that had't he vision to make this possible and also to the outfitters like Art and Crystal Thompson who helped to make my dreams come true. My hunt was everything I imagined it would be - and then some, as Art graciously pointed out. On top of my 40” ram, I also took a record book moose and a trophy mountain goat. What a hunt!
Other Full Curl Members Success
Mike Broadwell of Washington completed his Full Curl with this Utah Desesrt Ram. Congratulations, Mike.
Jerri Frehner with her Utah Newfoundland Mountains California Bighorn. She has now achieved her Full Curl status. Congratulations, Jerri!
Brandon King – Wyoming
Brandon of Jackson Wyoming was awarded his dream sheep hunt as part of our recognition for our military heroes. Brandon had a great hunt with his father, they booth took nice Mountain Caribou.
Joel Giorgis – Wyoming
Joel is from small town Wyoming won his hunt at the Expo as part of the Full Curl, and had the trip of a lifetime.
Korrey Offrett drew a Desert tag and then has drawn both a Stone and Dall hunt at fundraisers. After taking this ram, he now only needs a Rocky to complete his Full Curl.
Brett Miller took this great Dall sheep. Brett has helped as a volunteer immensely with the Full Curl Society and now just needs a Stone to complete his Full Curl.
Kelly Memmott drew a Desert Sheep tag and then won a Stone hunt in a drawing a few years ago. This last fall he drew a Dall tag in Alaska, and Kelly now only needs a Rocky to finish his Full Curl.
Tony Piscopo of Montana drew this Desert Sheep tag last year at the Expo and is now a ¼-Curl™ sheep hunter. With a Desert in the bag, Tony should be able to complete his Full Curl over the next 20 years. You’ll see Tony applying for the Dall and Stone hunts at the 2011 Full Curl Society Social.
Brad Sitterud – Huntington, Utah
Lynn Sitterud has been an avid supporter of the Full Curl Society from its beginning. His son Brad took this nice 172-inch Rocky Mountain Bighorn on Utah's Rattlesnake unit.
Billy Warr took this impressive Rocky in Idaho and is now a ½-Curl™ sheep hunter, well on his way to completing the Full Curl™.
Chris Brough got off to a great start with this 41-inch Dall with Ultima Thule, a hunt he purchased at the Expo. Chris’s older brother Joe Brough is a Desert sheep short of completing his second Full Curl.
Joe Brough with his Wyoming Bighorn working on his second Full Curl.
Clayton Hickebotham drew a Bighorn tag a few years ago. And won this Dall hunt with Arctic Red River Outfitters and is now a ½-Curl sheep hunter. You can bet Clayton will be in on the Stone Sheep drawings.
Rick Ellison’s is a rally cool story. Rick had taken a Bighorn sheep in Wyoming, and his son Spencer took a Desert sheep in Utah last year. At the Utah FNAWS fundraiser, Bruce Engleby drew his own name for a Dall sheep hunt. Bruce, in the ultimate act of sportsmanship, would not accept the hunt. He then drew Rick’s name, and Rick took this great ram with Arctic Red River Outfitters. Spencer also took a Dall sheep on this hunt with his dad, and we now have an additional father-son team at the ½-Curl mark.
Greg King has helped raise a lot of money for SFW and the Full Curl Society. He took his first sheep after two attempts in Alaska. This ram was taken with Arctic Red River Outfitters.
Greg Sheahan won this hunt at last year’s Full Curl event and had a great hunt. He took this nice Dall ram with Ramhead Outfitters.
Kevin Albrecht works for the US Forest Service and has done a tremendous amount of habitat work to help elk and mule deer in the west. Kevin won this hunt at a previous Expo and is now in love with sheep hunting. Kevin’s uncle Carl Albrecht (below left) drew the Desert tag at last year’s Expo and took a nice Desert ram. The Albrecht family is typical of many western states deer and elk hunters. They have worked hard, donated lots of time and money to help conservation with SFW. They always wanted to be sheep hunters, and now the Full Curl Society is a clear path to help them and thousands of other hunters to achieve their sheep hunting dreams.
Ben Burkholder bought his desert sheep tag at the Expo and completed his Full Curl with this Utah Desert Ram. Congratulations Ben, thanks for your contribution to wildlife conservation. There are over 20 great sheep tags for auction at the 2011 Expo in SLC.
Steve Sasnetti bought this desert tag at the Expo last year and completed his Full Curl with this Utah Desert Ram. Congratulations Ben, thanks for your contribution to wildlife conservation and we hope to present you with your Full Curl plaque at this years Full Curl Society meeting.
Brandon Barney had previously drawn a desert tag and took a ram. He won this Dall hunt at Last years Full Curl Society Social and is now a ½-Curl sheep hunter. If Brandon keeps applying, over the next 20 years he’ll be able to finish his Full Curl.
Pat Warr, Sr. just needs a Stone sheep to complete his Full Curl. He took this Dall sheep with Nahanni Butte Outfitting. The Warrs have been substantial contributors to sheep conservation, and we thank them.
Pat Warr, Jr. only needs a Desert sheep to complete his Full Curl. He took this Dall sheep with Nahanni Butte Outfitting. The Warrs have been substantial contributors to sheep conservation, and we thank them.
Phil Crowther with a nice elk. Phil left last year’s Full Curl Society Social on fire, so excited to be with a group of people who are truly excited for other people’s successes. Even though Phil did not draw a sheep tag last year, he will be at the Full Curl Society Social this year cheering on those who are successful. With this kind of attitude, one day Phil’s day will come! Thanks, Phil.
This Tremendous Stone Ram was taken this past year with Kevin Olmstead’s Prophet Muskwa Outfitters. There will be a Stone sheet hunt with Kevin in the Full Curl drawing in 2011. The Full Curl Society does its best to do business with premium outfitters.
Shawn Healy with this Stone sheep from Kiniskan Lake Outfitters is now a ½-Curl sheep hunter.
Mike Radford is new to the sheep hunting world. He took this tremendous Desert sheep on a self-guided hunt in Southern Utah. It scores 174” and change. Mike loved sharing this hunt with family and friends. Because of the tough drawing odds, they thought this might be their one and only sheep hunt in their lifetime. However, through the efforts of the Full Curl Society, we can increase sheep populations and provide a whole bunch of Dall and Stone sheep hunts for guys who draw western states Desert and Rocky tags.
Eric Pope comes from a large family of sheep hunters. He has two uncles and a brother-in-law who have completed the Full Curl. Eric now just needs a Bighorn to complete his Full Curl.
Kevin Petersen (left) completed his Full Curl with this Wyoming Bighorn ram. Congratulations, Kevin!
Mike Fowlks works with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources finally drew his Desert sheep tag and took this nice ram. Mike now only needs a Bighorn to finish his Full Curl.
Mike Sorenson joined the Full Curl Society in 2010 and is looking forward to attending the 2011 Social on February 5, 1011. Good luck in the drawing, Mike.
Rich Stevens is an avid sheep hunter and we’re glad to have himn as part of the Full Curl Society.
Travis Jenson had drawn a Desert sheep tag, which will complete his Full Curl. Travis spent his time to take this tremendous bull elk and ended up turning his Desert tag back in. he should draw a Desert again next year and will finish his Full Curl.
Dennis Hunter has a family of sheep hunters. Dennis is a ½-Curl hunter and his two sons have taken Desert sheep.
Billie Robb - Stone
Steve Zolman – Utah Desert.
Matt Toliver – Arctic Red River Outfitters. Full Curl Status