Northern BC trip

[Gateholio]

We headed out on horses, crosses some rivers, made some campos and shot some game. Boonerbucks dad got a moose.

I barely held fire on a squeaker ram, and was counting points on elk when I shoudl have been shooting, and got busted by some unseen cows on one elk stalk on the Big Daddy Bull.

Lots of elk, moose, caribou around, not as many sheep. It was a good trip. Learning a Diamond Hitch was an interestign part of the trip!
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[Stone Sheep Steve]

Awesome pics Clarke! So how'd you like the new spotter?? That pick-up ram looks like he's got some age to him8) . Thanks for taking us along.

SSS

[Gateholio]

New spotter was great,. The pick up ram was aged at about 10 yrs, his horns had been chewed on the ends, but I sure woudl have shot him if I found him alive! Guess I was a year too late!8-)

[lightmag]

what part of northern bc??? looks familier.

[bighornbob]

Looks like an awesome trip. I have done a fly in trip but have never gone in on horses but will one day. Great pictures.

BHB

[Leaseman]

Great pics Clarke...could look at pics like those all day!!!!....lots of memories eh....


Mike:)

[Gateholio]

what part of northern bc??? looks familier.

Prophet River area, closest real town is Ft Nelson

[youngfellla]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.8)

I'm getting impatient now, still 2 weeks to go before I leave for Caribou & Moose.:smile:

[Elkhound]

Thanks GH......nice pics. That little pool and waterfall looks like a great place to keep cool.

[Gateholio]

Where ar eyou goping for cariboo?

I sure wish they were open, we saw quite a few, and some of them were real nice bulls.8-)

Caribou is definitly on my list of things to do!:lol:

[meat hunter]

Awesome photos. Did you use your own horses,use a packer or an outfitter?

[Bow Walker]

Super pics Gatehouse. As has been said already - thanks for the piggy back. Beautiful country.

[mainland hunter]

man that looks like a great trip, ive done horses once and there as much fun as they are a pain in the ass. nice pics, im envious.

[elkster]

gh,
awesome pics of some really great country. Thanks for the ride.

[talver]

wicked pics sure gets the juices flowing

[alremkin]

Excellent pics makes me wish I was there and reminds me of the beauty of our north country. I wonder whose horses they were? It's an adventure just taking horses from the lower mainland up there a two day trip to get there. You must have put quite a bit of time and money into this trip. Other than jet boats and airplanes horses are the old traditional way to access the north country. Is this the trip in which you were injured? I guess the guy in the third pic is a local muleskinner you hired? Your trip has the look of a great adventure into the bush.8-)

[Gateholio]

We rented horses and gear form Blue Creek Outfitters.

They are a horse rental and educational company, NOT a guide or transporter.

SO they supplied the horses, instructions on packing and the horse tack etc. Then we were on our own to go whereever we chose to.:)

Much of the enjoyment of the trip (for me, anyway) was learnig new skills with horses and horse packing. I have been on horse trips before, and been on horses off and on much of my life, but this was more unique in that we had to do all the packing ourselves, so weighing boxes, proper saddle alignment, diamond hitches etc was all learned, and became second nature pretty quickly.

And of course, the third pic isn't a local muleskinner, it is just your humble servant, Gatehouse8-)

[bsa30-06]

Excellent pictures Gatehouse,thanks for the ride along.

[Mrs.Elkhound]

Pictures are unbelievable.......beautiful. Looks like you had great weather. I am in awe. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. Makes me want to get out there and hunt right now

[lip_ripper00]

great picts I will do this one day, looks like beautiful country!!

[PGKris]

Sweet pics man. That dead bull had a real nice rack on him.

[LeverActionJunkie]

Great Pics, Wish I coulda Been there. Makes me a little less upset about the possibility of having to move to Ft. StJohn in the middle of Hunting Season.

[bcboy]

Awesome..try to get into shape and I'll figure next yr. for stone sheep , I figure you gota get down to 240 and me 190....damm!!
Anyway we aint gonna pass next year.Me I wanna book ram or at least a meat elk but then i saw 80 or more goats so ?? but what about this...next yr.
Great pics...sounda like fun, me i wish i coulda been there.

[Sikanni Stalker]

Yeah awesome pics, thanks eh!

Lever , when you get up here drop me aline. I know this area pretty good, maybe tag a whitey or big mulie. There area few guys up here. I will be getting together with Chris in the next couple weeks, tag along if you want.

[scoot]

Very slick gatehouse. How long were you back there for? Do you know a webpage or number for the horse rental group?

Scotty

[Elkhound]

We rented horses and gear form Blue Creek Outfitters.

They are a horse rental and educational company, NOT a guide or transporter.

SO they supplied the horses, instructions on packing and the horse tack etc. Then we were on our own to go whereever we chose to.:)


They have an ad in the regs 1-250-569-3423
bcoutfitter.com

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http://www.bcoutfitter.com/

His books are good, too....