Hunter4life
12-29-2008, 02:20 PM
It started off with an adventure into the alpine to spot and stalk some giant velvet mulies with my older brother. After 4 of years of exploring the alpine we were pretty confident that this year would be the ice breaker and we would get our first alpine buck. After the grueling hike in we were finding deer all over the mountain. On the first evening we found a buck we called rocky and even put a stalk on him. Half way through the stalk we were busted and rocky sky lined himself knowing he was safe way up in the rocks.
The next morning we were at our vantage point and sure enough we spotted the buck were we left him the night before. Once he bedded down the stalk was on. After getting to the same elevation as him we dropped the packs and went into stealth mode. Two hours later I spotted the tips of his antlers sticking up through the grass 150 yards away. My bro kept an eye on him while i sat down to try and calm my nerves. Sure enough after a couple minutes Rocky stepped out into the open and the 270 did its job. Rocky is a 6x6 with a 26 inch spread.
For the next couple days we tried to find one more but after several failed stalks we had to call it a trip. However still a good start to the season.
Sept. 4
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/rocky3.JPG
Next in line was a fly in trip for Stone Sheep!!! This time my brother in law and his partner were leading the adventure since it was only my second sheep hunt. After setting up base camp we wasted no time starting the long hike into the back country.
The first morning we were welcomed by a fresh dump of snow. We glassed the first baisin and nothing was to be found until we started hiking and I picked up the binos to find a legal ram way down at the end baisin. In the end it got away but it would have been to easy to get my ram on the first morning.
The next day we continued to pack our camp further into the mountains. As we took off our packs for a break I looked through the binos and found a goat way down in the grass slopes away from the cliffs. I couldn't resist the oppurtunity to get such an "easy" goat. After getting to within 400 yards there was absolutly no way to get closer and I had to take my shot from there. Day 2 ended with me getting my first billy. He was 8.5" long with a thick winter coat.
Sept 21
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/sheep21.jpg
Day three: we were all the way in the back where we set up our spike camp. That morning we found three rams down in the valley and sure enough one was legal. On our first stalk we got to about 600 yards before running out of cover. On the second we decided to take the risk and walk out into open through the valley. The rams were still relaxed when we went back out of their view. Now we were able to get with in 250 yards. After picking out which ram was the legal one, I was able to put him down with a 300 win mag. The ram was 9.5 years old, 35" long with 14" bases.
Sept 22
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/sheep2.jpg
After my partners passed on several legal rams we decided to spend the rest of the trip at base camp. We caught some fresh fish and my brother in law finished the trip off by getting a young 6 point elk, 970 meters from camp.
After spending all november chasing blacktails around with my bow I was finally outsmarted. Finally December 1 came and I was able to use my sechelt archery elk LEH. After 16 days of chasing around a 5 point and a spike I was able to connect on the spike. The last morning I was able to sneak within 35 yards of the 5 point after several hours of fighting the extremely frigid temperature. However, he never gave me a clear shot. Minutes after the 5 point was out of range the spike came into an opening 45 yards away and my arrow found its way into his lungs.
After packing him out my 2008 season has finally come to end. It has been a season I will be never forget.
Dec 21
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/SECHELT_CHRISTMAS_007.JPG
H4L
The next morning we were at our vantage point and sure enough we spotted the buck were we left him the night before. Once he bedded down the stalk was on. After getting to the same elevation as him we dropped the packs and went into stealth mode. Two hours later I spotted the tips of his antlers sticking up through the grass 150 yards away. My bro kept an eye on him while i sat down to try and calm my nerves. Sure enough after a couple minutes Rocky stepped out into the open and the 270 did its job. Rocky is a 6x6 with a 26 inch spread.
For the next couple days we tried to find one more but after several failed stalks we had to call it a trip. However still a good start to the season.
Sept. 4
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/rocky3.JPG
Next in line was a fly in trip for Stone Sheep!!! This time my brother in law and his partner were leading the adventure since it was only my second sheep hunt. After setting up base camp we wasted no time starting the long hike into the back country.
The first morning we were welcomed by a fresh dump of snow. We glassed the first baisin and nothing was to be found until we started hiking and I picked up the binos to find a legal ram way down at the end baisin. In the end it got away but it would have been to easy to get my ram on the first morning.
The next day we continued to pack our camp further into the mountains. As we took off our packs for a break I looked through the binos and found a goat way down in the grass slopes away from the cliffs. I couldn't resist the oppurtunity to get such an "easy" goat. After getting to within 400 yards there was absolutly no way to get closer and I had to take my shot from there. Day 2 ended with me getting my first billy. He was 8.5" long with a thick winter coat.
Sept 21
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/sheep21.jpg
Day three: we were all the way in the back where we set up our spike camp. That morning we found three rams down in the valley and sure enough one was legal. On our first stalk we got to about 600 yards before running out of cover. On the second we decided to take the risk and walk out into open through the valley. The rams were still relaxed when we went back out of their view. Now we were able to get with in 250 yards. After picking out which ram was the legal one, I was able to put him down with a 300 win mag. The ram was 9.5 years old, 35" long with 14" bases.
Sept 22
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/sheep2.jpg
After my partners passed on several legal rams we decided to spend the rest of the trip at base camp. We caught some fresh fish and my brother in law finished the trip off by getting a young 6 point elk, 970 meters from camp.
After spending all november chasing blacktails around with my bow I was finally outsmarted. Finally December 1 came and I was able to use my sechelt archery elk LEH. After 16 days of chasing around a 5 point and a spike I was able to connect on the spike. The last morning I was able to sneak within 35 yards of the 5 point after several hours of fighting the extremely frigid temperature. However, he never gave me a clear shot. Minutes after the 5 point was out of range the spike came into an opening 45 yards away and my arrow found its way into his lungs.
After packing him out my 2008 season has finally come to end. It has been a season I will be never forget.
Dec 21
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/SECHELT_CHRISTMAS_007.JPG
H4L