Maxx
12-03-2007, 03:02 PM
My Brother in Law drew the region B tag for Bison for the Nov 25-Dec 5 season. His father, and brother accompanied us on this hunt. We arranged to stay with Mike and Dixie Hammett from Sikanni River outfitters in one of their cabins,
We left last tuesday, and after a few tire failures on our trailer, we made it to the lodge Wed night. Conditions were cold, minus 25 - with very little snow on the ground. Most guys were using quads to get around, as were we. I had brought 1 sled just in case, but we never used it,
There were 3 other groups of resident Bison Hunters staying at the lodge, and one group in a wall tent camped out in the cold. We used the 1st day to get aqainted to the area having never been there before. With the low snow conditions, the Bison were up in the trees, and quite wary from what we were told,
One group of residents had been there for 6 days, and only saw their 1st Bison on Day 6. This was a major change from last year we were told. These guys went home without a bison,
On the second day, we hunted towards Marion Lake, and after seeing some fresh sign, we split up and started to walk. I had been walking for only 10 minutes, when I heard my BIL shoot. A group of Bison had walked out of the trees to them, and at 65 yards he killed his 1st ever Big game animal. 1 shot with a 300 WSM through the lungs, and it was all over, and the work began. We skinned it out, and then cut it half and loaded it all into my Rhino,
It was a great time, and the people at Sikanni river are top notch!
Thanks to Bc Rams, Thuderstix and David Heitsman for their info and assistance,
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I recovered the 165 Interbond under the offside hide,
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We left last tuesday, and after a few tire failures on our trailer, we made it to the lodge Wed night. Conditions were cold, minus 25 - with very little snow on the ground. Most guys were using quads to get around, as were we. I had brought 1 sled just in case, but we never used it,
There were 3 other groups of resident Bison Hunters staying at the lodge, and one group in a wall tent camped out in the cold. We used the 1st day to get aqainted to the area having never been there before. With the low snow conditions, the Bison were up in the trees, and quite wary from what we were told,
One group of residents had been there for 6 days, and only saw their 1st Bison on Day 6. This was a major change from last year we were told. These guys went home without a bison,
On the second day, we hunted towards Marion Lake, and after seeing some fresh sign, we split up and started to walk. I had been walking for only 10 minutes, when I heard my BIL shoot. A group of Bison had walked out of the trees to them, and at 65 yards he killed his 1st ever Big game animal. 1 shot with a 300 WSM through the lungs, and it was all over, and the work began. We skinned it out, and then cut it half and loaded it all into my Rhino,
It was a great time, and the people at Sikanni river are top notch!
Thanks to Bc Rams, Thuderstix and David Heitsman for their info and assistance,
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/tmartinitmart/?action=view¤t=DSC007721.jpg
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/tmartinitmart/?action=view¤t=DSC007761.jpg
I recovered the 165 Interbond under the offside hide,
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/tmartinitmart/?action=view¤t=DSC008182.jpg