I went on my first week long backpack sheep hunt in 2017. We saw 10-12 rams over several days, none were legal tho. The three of us spent lots of time behind our spotters, field judging. Distances were mostly 700M- 1000M.
I think for me, on that hunt, and being inexperienced at field judging, the spotter and tripod were worth the weight in the pack. But maybe if I were more confident with judging rams I could have got away with binos on a tripod. But 1KM is a long way to freehand binos.
One other thought, a multi-day solo sheep hunt for an inexperienced mountain hunter is probably not a good idea. Loneliness, mental fortitude, physical stresses, crappy food, cold, and so on, all conspire to derail your plans. Maybe work up to a big trip with some weekend scouting backpacks in the better weather.
my 2 cents based on last years trip.
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