Probably just meant a guy who wanted to hunt rather than talk about guns.

It’s funny, if you read the internet enough, it seems that sheep hunter was are obsessed with gear and fancy rifles. I suppose those are the once in a lifetime sheep hunters.

Myself and most of the resident sheep hunters I know up here in AK use the same stuff they would on any other hunt, we may have a Kimber or a tikka laying around but other than that, sheep hunting is how we get in shape for the rest of the season.