Pure hell

[blueridge]

We quartered out his caribou quickly, keeping a watchful eye out just in case a bear felt attracted to the scene. After an hour or so, we loaded up heavy packs and began the mile and a quarter trek back to camp.

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Now at this point, we had multiple trips down to the river potentially staring us in the face. We figured realistically we could do one round trip per day. I was hopeful I could find a spot to land up top, at least with an empty plane, but I was preparing for a reality in which that wasn't feasible.

About a quarter mile from camp my buddy said "there's a bull" and pointed across a drainage. He kept walking, as he had shed some of his meat and the antlers partway through the packout and knew he had a second trip to make. I told him I wanted to look at the bull through the scope and that I'd meet him at camp.

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He was a giant, but with one bull to pack out and uncertainty about just how difficult that would be, and a sense that I didn't want the hunt to be over on Day One, I decided to leave my gun on my pack.

Awesome write up and amazing bulls! Congrats!

What kind of camera setup did you take these pics with?!

And if my buddy and I don’t have some crazy suck at some point, it just wasn’t a hunt. Not sure why that would test a friendship. Essential part of a good story.

 

[Art Vandeley]

Somehow missed this originally, awesome hunt, thanks for posting!

 

[SL7]

Terrific location and write up. I never saw Boone and Crockett mentioned but if he nets over 400 he s in the book.

 

[YoungGun]

Terrific location and write up. I never saw Boone and Crockett mentioned but if he nets over 400 he s in the book.

Post 47- spoiler, you'll be pleased!

@Poke 'Em - missed this the first time around. What a hunt! Thank you for sharing!

 

[Poke 'Em]

Awesome write up and amazing bulls! Congrats!

What kind of camera setup did you take these pics with?!

And if my buddy and I don’t have some crazy suck at some point, it just wasn’t a hunt. Not sure why that would test a friendship. Essential part of a good story.

iPhone, hell if I'm carrying my DSLR up that mountain

 

[blueridge]

iPhone, hell if I'm carrying my DSLR up that mountain

How far away was he? Incredible image.

 

[rmyoung1]

How did I miss this first time around? Awesome, @Poke 'Em ! And the pictures are fantastic

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

DANG! I missed this the first time around. Those tussocks are absolute hell with a weighted pack on your back.

Congrats on a stud of a bull!

 

[Poke 'Em]

How far away was he? Incredible image.

oh the on-the-hoof photos were through a phoneskope at ~400 yds