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Article: Siberian gold: when hunting snow sheep, be prepared for dizzying height, tough hiking, and--scariest of all--Russian helicopters.
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- Sports Afield
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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Sheep hunters face inherent dangers: falls from cliffs, Avalanches, twisted ankles, cerebral or pulmonary edema from altitude. Food is typically Spartan and it's often tempting to drink puddle-water. Cardiac arrest is a real possibility.
I'm a sheep-hunting fanatic. I love the giddy heights, the treacherous scree, and the towering cliffs where a header means someone takes me home in a sponge. Altitude sickness doesn't frighten me. Surviving on jerky and hardtack is my forte. I'll chance giardia or worse imbibing from mountain bogs.
What does scare me, though, are Russian helicopters, and if you hunt Siberian snow sheep, they're as much a part of the hunt ...