Month: September 2017

My brother woke up about 7am, and stepping out of the tent, spotted a grizzly on the meat, which was purposefully placed about 150 yards from camp. He yelled at it, and I immediately knew what was going on, so I jumped up and out and started yelling along with him. At this point, we’ve… Continue reading Caribou Hunt – Day 7 →

Today we decided to try a different area near a river a couple of miles away. Once we arrived, we started glassing the area and immediately spotted a caribou on the other side of the river. My brother decided to stay put and let me go after the caribou. It took me several attempts to… Continue reading Caribou Hunt – Day 6 →

We awoke to the 4:30am alarm and made our way to the cook tent to prepare the usual coffee and oatmeal breakfast in the dark before heading back to the same location as yesterday. We had high hopes and expectations. We sat all day, scanning the horizon with binoculars and a spotting scope. The only… Continue reading Caribou Hunt – Day 5 →

When we woke up, the water bottles in the tent were frozen! We checked the thermometer and it read 22 degrees. Brrr. I had to knock the ice off of my wet socks before slipping them back on, and then pulled on my wet rubber boots. This is a problem. With no ability to have… Continue reading Caribou Hunt – Day 4 →

More roaming around the countryside looking for Caribou. We spotted a couple of small bands here and there, but most were too far to make an attempt at. There’s no real good cover out here. We did see a white wolf up on a ridge in the distance. That was cool, and somewhat spooky to… Continue reading Caribou Hunt – Day 3 →

We woke up in the darkness, made our way to the cook tent, in the cold - it's about 22 degrees at night. But like I said earlier, there's no trees, and therefore no fires. So, we huddle around the tiny cook stove as it heats up water for coffee and oatmeal. We try to… Continue reading Caribou Hunt – Day 2 →