That’s a good trek for a 9 year old, not many get an experience like that.
I went into it fully expecting to either pull out early or pack her pack for her. This trip was devoted to her and making it enjoyable for her. Not only did she out do us 3 grownups, but she did packing a 10-12lb pack. 24 km bush hike out on our last day, we were all beat down bad, that girl coulda done a lap. The whole hike out all she could talk about was “when’s the next trip” lol.
To her credit, she does check goat cams with me quite frequently. A mountain girl in the making.
Getting your kids into it early fellas . Priceless !
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She turns 10 in February and is excited to write her core . She’s hasn’t shot a centerfire rifle yet, but shoots a custom youth .22 very well. She’s nervous about the noise of a centerfire. We have a couple 22-250’s but I’m thinking of picking up a .223 for her instead once she’s ready. So grouse will defiantly be on the radar, but big game will be a couple years yet I think.
The dogs in the photo, the one in the far top left is my dads dog, the other two are mine. The middle dog has been my partner for the last 6 seasons, hasn’t missed a trip, and has saved my arse from grizzly’s twice. I kinda feel this last trip might be her last big sheep trip, she turns 8 in September here but really shows it. She’s about 70-75 pounds and use to pack 12-15 pounds of dog food on sheep hunts, then packs garbage out. This trip I put 9lb’s of food on both her and my younger dog there (3 1/2 years old), and I packed the rest.
A few years back, my old girl there packed out 17lbs of sheep meat for me, I couldn’t imagine going on a hunt without a dog anymore.
[QUOTE=decker9;2354202]She turns 10 in February and is excited to write her core . She’s hasn’t shot a centerfire rifle yet, but shoots a custom youth .22 very well. She’s nervous about the noise of a centerfire. We have a couple 22-250’s but I’m thinking of picking up a .223 for her instead once she’s ready. So grouse will defiantly be on the radar, but big game will be a couple years yet I think.
The dogs in the photo, the one in the far top left is my dads dog, the other two are mine. The middle dog has been my partner for the last 6 seasons, hasn’t missed a trip, and has saved my arse from grizzly’s twice. I kinda feel this last trip might be her last big sheep trip, she turns 8 in September here but really shows it. She’s about 70-75 pounds and use to pack 12-15 pounds of dog food on sheep hunts, then packs garbage out. This trip I put 9lb’s of food on both her and my younger dog there (3 1/2 years old), and I packed the rest.
WOW! Nice scenery & family photos!
All the best to your daughter. No doubt looking at her smile she loves the mountain scenery & being there.
So your dog saved you from a grizz attack 2x.
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Looks like a great time...glad you're dog is OK.. had wolves circle our camp once at 4 in the morning in November, could hear them pissing around our camp, they're clever creatures indeed... I too have the Luxe I'm assuming that one has a stove jack? My son and I made a woodstove for it, it makes for a great time..