I won't discourage from going. It's a tough hunt and can be crowded. Do start accumulating points in all the state's you want to try. Check out Nevada especially. They have the most tags for Desert sheep and the non resident draws will surprise you. Folks get drawn with as few as 4 points or like me (I have 24) and at 73 years of age I'll go if I draw. The prices for Dall's, Stone's and Rockys in Canada and Alaska just keep going up so go there if you can afford it. I've been on 6 sheep hunts over my career (last for Arizona Rocky in 2013, took a B&C ram @179 1/8). I have drawn an Arizona Desert ram as well and a NR Colorado ram. I have 4 sheep on my wall; Alaska Dall's, AZ Desert and Rocky and a Colorado Rocky. Just so I keep the record straight, I've hunted Stone's twice for 28 days over two seasons with one of the best BC outfitters in the Toad River area and never saw a legal ram!!! Did get to spend $$$$$$. Sooo get started. JM