Free: Contests & Raffles.
Day 8 – We woke at daybreak to scout for the bull we had seen the night before. It was nowhere to be found. We had oatmeal mixed with cocoa for breakfast . Son went on short hike and saw a small bull moose. I spotted a small bull and cow on the lake shore 3 miles away. About 9 am a bull walked into the clearing below the tents about 1000 yards. It wasn’t a giant but still a nice bull. Guide thought maybe wait but I was thinking I would regret passing it up. After some thought I decided to wait for a day. Son told me, “if I was your age and had never gotten a bull I would shoot it.” We watched it disappear into heavy timber. I remembered what the hunter from Texas had told me on the flight out: “Get your first Bull on the wall then worry about getting the big one.” I was regretting letting it go and decided if I got another chance I would be thrilled to shoot it. We hiked a half mile along the plateau and spotted a herd of 5 mountain goats at 300 yards but no moose or caribou. Son glassed back below camp and said he saw that morning bull again. I said, “lets go get it”. We made a plan to sneak up - it was about a mile out. We had the wind in our favor and made quick time to get within 1000 yards then began stealth mode. Son kept ranging the area bull was. We couldn’t see it till we got to a small knob at 220 yards. Guide spotted the bull and I crawled up to shoot over my pack. After two quick shots I had my first moose - he was a nice bull with a huge beard. Young bull but a trophy. We had a much shorter pack –just over two miles. Two of us took loads down and then all four finished up the next day. Day 9 – Pack and look for Caribou. Day 10 & 11 – Fly Back to Outfitters Cabin, then jetsled trip to plane, and fly back out to Smithers, then 12 hour round trip up to Iskut to pickup meat, then 18 hour drive back home.Awesome trip. Most of our gear held up fine. Little 2 lb. KUIU packs were great meat haulers. Great Memories !
