I was able to take my 17yo son on a Caribou hunt a couple weeks ago due to the generosity of someone I met at a banquet who was willing to loan me his raft. Very grateful to that person who I met about 5 years ago.
We didn't see a lot of Caribou, just the two we shot and another cow. But we saw enough.
I wish I'd prepared ahead of time for how to preserve antlers in velvet. It was 6 days after the kill that I applied some VelvaLok and it seems to have worked, but I left too much flesh on the skull cap and it smells rotten. I've applied a bunch of salt and next step is to apply baking soda. I hope I can get the stink out!
