hi guys guy eastman here and welcome to my home i just wanted to take a few minutes out of the
way today to talk about something that's very important to me and that's sheep i'm happy to
announce that this year sheep week is happening in person in reno nevada the in-person event and show
has doubled the amount of sheep hunts and gear available for raffle and auction this year it's
going to be fantastic but another thing i want to talk to as we're in the comfort of my home here
is you can also do the virtual event last year the sheep foundation was forced because of covid to do
a virtual show and it was a booming success the numbers were off the charts and exceeded
everybody's expectations so thank you very much for all of you who signed up and attended
we raised almost 5 million dollars for sheep habitat and conservation on a virtual event
that is incredible just like last year make sure you go over and sign up for the virtual event over
at sheepweek.org even if you're going to the in-person show make sure you sign up everybody
who signs up gets put in for a sierra alamo desert sheep hunt so how can you lose contribute a lot of
money to sheep and also have a chance at a desert sheep hunt not to mention all the other great
events if you look at a list of big game animals that need our help the most as conservationists
and hunters sheep rises to the top sheep are very delicate animals and very difficult to manage and
very costly and wouldn't you know it almost 99 percent of the dollars raised to manage sheep
comes from us hunters it's a very incredible statistic that almost a hundred percent of the
proceeds for auctions everything down to buying a license applying for a license and signing up
for the virtual event or going to sheep show is generating dollars to put more sheep on the
mountain and that all comes from you so thank you very much for being a part of that and we
can do it even bigger this year and this goes out to a lot of you younger guys who are just getting
into sheep hunting or haven't sheep hunted yet the sheep foundation has one of the best programs in
all of conservation it's called the less than one club it's a fantastic program for guys who
have not yet hunted or taken a sheep there's a various sheep hunts available in that program
and the odds are very good so if you're one of those younger guys who have yet to hunt a sheep
i highly suggest you shine up sign up for that virtual sheep week or go to the actual sheep
show and get involved in that less than one program i know a lot of guys younger
guys who have hunted and taken their first sheep through that program and the raffles inside of it
another statistic i'd like to share is that almost 75 of the total funding for sheep conservation
in north america is raised specifically from the auction and raffle of sheep tags and sheep hunts
that is an incredible statistic it just goes to show you that hardcore hunters raise hardcore
money that makes a big difference especially for species like sheep that are very delicate and very
difficult to manage so my hat's off to all of you who got involved in last year's virtual event and
all of you who will get involved in this year's virtual event and in-person event you're making
a difference for sheep and putting more sheep on the mountain as a testament to how serious
sheep conservationists are if you add up all the sheep in all of north america canada mexico and
the united states our consumption as hunters is less than three percent of the resource but
we raise nearly 100 percent of the funds needed to manage sheep that is an incredible statistic
and is a testament to show how serious and how important sheep conservationists and sheep hunting
is to this critical species even though sheep week is live and in person in reno and going to
be more exciting than ever before the virtual event is also going to happen and it's going
to be much more than a week it's going to go for weeks on end so make sure you sign
up for that sheep week that virtual sheep week at sheepweek.org and make sure you get in there
before you show up in person in reno you can get a lot of business done and a lot of contacts done
virtually before you go to reno which leave you more time to talk to high quality outfitters and
other sheep enthusiasts and hunters from all over the world so we'll see you there whether it's in
the virtual event or at the actual event in reno we'll see you there at sheepweek.org and in reno