There’s something special about sheep hunters. If you’ve ever walked into Sheep Week—whether in Reno, Idaho, or British Columbia—you’ve felt it. The camaraderie. The passion. The stories traded in hallways between old friends and first-time attendees. It’s a community built on grit, conservation, and a shared respect for wild places. And increasingly, it’s a community embracing a truth that more hunters are beginning to understand: Success in the mountains starts long before