Horses mules blood sweat and tears. The pack out

[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.