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Justin Shaffer in Valo Camouflage glassing desert bighorn sheep in Mexico while seated next to cactus

Mexico Desert Bighorn Sheep Gear List

Justin Shaffer

This Mexico Desert Sheep hunt took place in February and the temperatures ranged from high 50’s in the mornings, to the upper 80’s during the peak of the afternoon sun. There was zero chance of precipitation anticipated in the forecast and the hunt was conducted in the cholla choked mountains that peaked out at around 5000 feet elevation.

Hunter in valo camouflage looks out into the distant desert while seated on a rocky ridgeline

This was a lodge-based hunt, so standard backpack mountain hunting camp gear items like a tent, sleeping bag, cook set were not needed. The area the sheep were in was accessed each morning by truck where it was roughly a 30-minute drive to our start points.

Hunter wearing valo camouflage skyline against the distant sky while looking through binoculars across the desert valley floor

This was obviously a warm-weather hunt, where gear was maximized to stay as cool and dry as possible while hiking and glassing once the mid-day temps soared. Additional layers were utilized to take the chill out of the cool morning air until the sun peeked over the horizon.

KUIU's Justin Shaffer seated with a Desert Bighorn Sheep ram harvested with archery equipment

This was my second successful trip to Mexico for sheep but my first archery Desert ram. He green scored 177 gross, with enormous 17”+ bases and horn lengths of 33” on both sides. I shot the ram at 22-yards as he was working his way into a water source.

I used a Hoyt Carbon RX-7 bow set at 70 pounds, shooting a 415 grain Victory RIP TKO arrow that was topped with a SEVR 1.5″ Titanium broadhead.

Listen in as Justin talks about his hunt and the gear he used.


KUIU · EP4: Justin Shaffer - Desert Hunting Gear
Justin Shaffer's desert bighorn sheep gear list items spread out on a floor for visibility

Below was my gear list used on this hunt.

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