Horses mules blood sweat and tears. The pack out

[boneaddict]

Please share your pics. Stock and animals

[kellama2001]

Great thread idea!

I'll tag along. I don't have any pack out pics to share, but my grandpa used to breed appaloosa mules for pack strings. I love seeing pictures like this

[2MANY]

Anyone that has done their fair share can relate.

[2MANY]

Most of mine aren't digital but I always liked this one.

[boneaddict]

LOVE that one!

I would love to see his string or any shots Kellama

[2MANY]

Still climbing, tired mule, and heading into the storm.

[300rum]

Excellent pic 2MANY

[Rob]

First photo is my Peaches hunt from 2014.

Second one does not have any animals in it, but this was our pack animal train pulling into camp for our Goat hunt in the ONP in 2020.

[2MANY]

Sweet Pics Rob.

Crossing the Queets with coolers of goodies and a horse about to do a face plant.




Catching some salmon.

[vandeman17]

I really enjoy going in on stock. Such a cool experience

[206]

Riding along

[Pathfinder101]

The elk got packed out a couple of days before us, so no pack-out pics 

[Alchase]

What a cool thread! 

There is just something about pack in/Pack out pictures that hits me, I never get tired of seeing them.
Amazing pictures

Thank you

[highcountry_hunter]

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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[jackelope]

Where's @mtncook  when we need him!!??

Let's see some, Dave.

[Alchase]

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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Sounds like a story wanting to be told 

 

[kellama2001]

LOVE that one!

I would love to see his string or any shots Kellama

I'll have to see if anyone in my family still have any photos, after he passed a family rift occurred and one family member ended up with the entire estate; photos/mounts/rifles and all.

[Fletch]

Some great pics!

[C-Money]

This trip was with my Dad, and friend of my uncles, from back in the 90s. Dad killed this 5x5 late in the evening on day 4 of the hunt. A long, LONG ride out in the dark put us back in camp well after midnight. I went back in the next day with Phil, my uncles friend, now our friend, to pack out the bull. We went in the same way we came out. Was a lot easier in the dark as you could not see the certain death cliff we rode for at least a 1/4 mile. You could reach out and touch the rock wall on one side, and fall to certain death on the other. As long as your pony stayed on the narrow trail, you were fine. Riding this in the daylight caused a ridge to form in the center of the leather stretched over the seat of my saddle. Wish I had a picture of that section of trail, but I remember not wanting to mess with a camera for some reason....I really took in the scenery of where Dad killed his bull while we were breaking the bull down. Dad made a good shot on the bull. The bull fell, and began to roll. About the time it was really picking up momentum, the bull hung up in a down pine on a "flatter" spot on the mountain side. As you can see in the ivory collection picture, had the bull rolled much further, he would have had a long way to go to the bottom. Sure glad I have these memories with my Dad.

[2MANY]

Wife packing out one of her bulls.
Getting the kids started young.
Bad Mule.




Good Mule.

[2MANY]

Chow time.

[Mfowl]

Awesome pics! Great thread!

[boneaddict]

Here is a Vintage 74 pic for you.   

[highcountry_hunter]

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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Sounds like a story wanting to be told 

 

I spent the whole summer before the trip breaking colts for people in order to pay for the hunting trip, neglecting the pack horse training on my own horses. Mine were in shape from team roping all summer but they’d only done 1 practice ride with pack gear.

After 11 hours driving, we had to chain up all 4 on the pickup and 1 axle on the trailer for the last 5 miles to the trailhead. 

From the time we left the trailhead to our planned camp spot (21 miles) we had countless wrecks and rodeos. It took us significantly longer to get there than expected so it was full on dark when we got there.

We’d never set my wall tent up with logs before, just with a kit I built out of conduit. It took us 2 hours to get the tent up and almost multiple fist fights.

And that was just the first 48 hours!


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[300rum]

Well, did you shoot anything?

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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Sounds like a story wanting to be told 

 

I spent the whole summer before the trip breaking colts for people in order to pay for the hunting trip, neglecting the pack horse training on my own horses. Mine were in shape from team roping all summer but they’d only done 1 practice ride with pack gear.

After 11 hours driving, we had to chain up all 4 on the pickup and 1 axle on the trailer for the last 5 miles to the trailhead. 

From the time we left the trailhead to our planned camp spot (21 miles) we had countless wrecks and rodeos. It took us significantly longer to get there than expected so it was full on dark when we got there.

We’d never set my wall tent up with logs before, just with a kit I built out of conduit. It took us 2 hours to get the tent up and almost multiple fist fights.

And that was just the first 48 hours!


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[300rum]

I think @boneaddict is thinking about getting back into it.....

[highcountry_hunter]

Well, did you shoot anything?

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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Sounds like a story wanting to be told 

 

I spent the whole summer before the trip breaking colts for people in order to pay for the hunting trip, neglecting the pack horse training on my own horses. Mine were in shape from team roping all summer but they’d only done 1 practice ride with pack gear.

After 11 hours driving, we had to chain up all 4 on the pickup and 1 axle on the trailer for the last 5 miles to the trailhead. 

From the time we left the trailhead to our planned camp spot (21 miles) we had countless wrecks and rodeos. It took us significantly longer to get there than expected so it was full on dark when we got there.

We’d never set my wall tent up with logs before, just with a kit I built out of conduit. It took us 2 hours to get the tent up and almost multiple fist fights.

And that was just the first 48 hours!


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Nope. We got snowed out 4 days in and had to pack back out. Hunted the next few days from the truck and got into elk but weren’t able to seal the deal.


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[boneaddict]

I think @boneaddict is thinking about getting back into it.....

I have been sniffing the September air like a ruttin’ bull

[300rum]

Yep, had a good ride today in and out of the timber, too bad the mountains were covered in clouds. 

I probably should have been more specific, you thinking about getting stock once again? 

I think @boneaddict is thinking about getting back into it.....

I have been sniffing the September air like a ruttin’ bull

[Alchase]

I think @boneaddict is thinking about getting back into it.....

I have been sniffing the September air like a ruttin’ bull

You know you have it bad when you catch your reflection and realize you got the whole lip curl going on.
 

[Alchase]

Well, did you shoot anything?

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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Sounds like a story wanting to be told 

 

I spent the whole summer before the trip breaking colts for people in order to pay for the hunting trip, neglecting the pack horse training on my own horses. Mine were in shape from team roping all summer but they’d only done 1 practice ride with pack gear.

After 11 hours driving, we had to chain up all 4 on the pickup and 1 axle on the trailer for the last 5 miles to the trailhead. 

From the time we left the trailhead to our planned camp spot (21 miles) we had countless wrecks and rodeos. It took us significantly longer to get there than expected so it was full on dark when we got there.

We’d never set my wall tent up with logs before, just with a kit I built out of conduit. It took us 2 hours to get the tent up and almost multiple fist fights.

And that was just the first 48 hours!


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Nope. We got snowed out 4 days in and had to pack back out. Hunted the next few days from the truck and got into elk but weren’t able to seal the deal.


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But now you have a great tail to tell around the campfire.

[300rum]

That country can turn you inside out quick, it's just how it is. 

Well, did you shoot anything?

2018 in the Frank. Most stressful hunting trip if my life


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Sounds like a story wanting to be told 

 

I spent the whole summer before the trip breaking colts for people in order to pay for the hunting trip, neglecting the pack horse training on my own horses. Mine were in shape from team roping all summer but they’d only done 1 practice ride with pack gear.

After 11 hours driving, we had to chain up all 4 on the pickup and 1 axle on the trailer for the last 5 miles to the trailhead. 

From the time we left the trailhead to our planned camp spot (21 miles) we had countless wrecks and rodeos. It took us significantly longer to get there than expected so it was full on dark when we got there.

We’d never set my wall tent up with logs before, just with a kit I built out of conduit. It took us 2 hours to get the tent up and almost multiple fist fights.

And that was just the first 48 hours!


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Nope. We got snowed out 4 days in and had to pack back out. Hunted the next few days from the truck and got into elk but weren’t able to seal the deal.


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But now you have a great tail to tell around the campfire.

[85yota]

Anyone that has done their fair share can relate.

My dad has an old painting of that exact picture (without rhe writin and a few more of the same style. Awesome he got a a kick out ur post

[mountainman]

I think @boneaddict is thinking about getting back into it.....

I have been sniffing the September air like a ruttin’ bull

Used to head up to the BCH annual spring ride up Beaver creek through Pipestone. Riding a 3yr greenbroke Appy filly one year. An old boy from Twisp was riding his Appy stud. It was a rodeo several times on that trip keeping them apart! I think you might know the gent?😉🤠

[Caseyd]

Where's @mtncook  when we need him!!??

Let's see some, Dave.

Yeah I want to see last years pack outs. Snow hit hard and fast last year.

[Skyvalhunter]

If I remember right last year wasn't such a good year for weather. 80 degrees on Oct 15th

[C-Money]

It was pushing 90 in Central WA opening weekend, then got cold by the end of week/second weekend. Like a switch, the heat was shut off!

[2MANY]

Makes you really appreciate the 80lbs of wall tent and wood stove you packed in.

[buckcanyonlodge]

This thread makes me wish I'd taken pics of all my pack trips into Frosty Pass in the High cascades back in the '70's with Norm Trapp and my one pack in trip to the Lost Fork of the Judith River in Central Montana. The horse I was given had quite an attitude. Must have know I was a rookie when it came to horses.

[nwwanderer]

Getting close

[Bushcraft]

I took this pic a few years ago about 30 miles from the nearest trailhead on a stone sheep hunt with a buddy...

[Alchase]

Cool pic!

[mtncook]

Here's a few

[mtncook]

A few

[hoytxl2009]

Old pic but this is how we rolled just out of high school.

[jstone]

Great Picture everyone.!!

[aclark]

Some pictures from September

[aclark]

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[jstone]

Awesome
This is on my bucket list in the next couple years