First fly-in trip

[taper arrow]

Hi everyone, though I like to share my hunting with you. I wanted to do a fly-in trip for a very long time, but don't seem to have the right partner until I met Alex who does fly-in hunt very often until he lost his partner to sickness. We decided to fly in this year but around April, I was dignostic with prostate cancer which put a damper on my trip. Alex convince me to put something on the wall to look at during my medical recouvery and so I told my doctor to postpone my surgery 1 week after my hunt. We left vancouver and drove 21 hrs. non stop and flew in the next day. The next 2 days weather were too nice, saw a few caribou no shooter fishing were great. On the 3rd day, I saw this one on top of the mountain. We check it out with our spoting scope and it was legal. After noting the landscape, I put on my pack and raceup the mountain. Almost 11/2 hrs later, I found the landmark that I was looking for and quitely sneek up behind the caribou which by now bedded down. All I can see was just behind the neck and the head so I waited for it to stand up. After 2 mins. waiting I decided that there is no way I can miss at 60 yards. So I aim for the neck pull and pull the trigger and down he goes. In my exicement, I forget how to use self timer on my camera. It took us 2-60 years old men 3 days to haul all the meat back to camp. We also saw 5 mountain goats that we can't get to across the lake although we have a canoe because the water were too chopy. A few days later' a big Grizzlie with 2 large cubs luckly there did not come to our camp. Had my surgery and resting and thinking about the 4 point season even though doctor advise not to do anything for 3 months.

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[GoatGuy]

Good for you, that's awesome!

[gcreek]

Sounds like a great trip, best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.

[Weatherby Fan]

Awesome job you 2.......I hope I'm doing fly-ins at 60 yrs old.
Get well soon,lots of hunting left.
Thanks for sharing.
WF

[kennyj]

Nice caribou! Get well soon.
kenny

[Sitkaspruce]

Man, just be be hunting and chasing caribou at 60 is awesome!!!

Good for you nad thanks for the story!!

get well as I am sure the bug has bit you and you will want another trip under your belt!!

Congrats on the nice bull

Cheers

SS

[Everett]

Man wish I hope I can still pack a Bou when I am 60. Real bice caribou as well.

[nature girl]

Very nice caribou.
Hope you feel better soon. And take your doctors advice and chill out. You can go hunting next year.

[swampthing]

Great boo! Your an athelete at 60. Get well, go get one of those goats next time.

[180grainer]

Good job and nice caribou.

[rifleman]

good for you guys.. nice caribou. they sure are good eating when you can get them in velvet.

[Iltasyuko]

Really nice carbou - I would be happy with that for sure!

[whitetailsheds]

Very nice.....good example of grit and determination......thanks for the inspiration as I know I'm sneaking "up there", and that is one of my fears. As a hunting partner said a few years ago, "I hope I never get too old to get above treeline".

[325]

Well done!

[Tikka270]

Did you strip the velvet off?

[Rubberfist]

Man that is very inspiring! I hope I have the piss&vinegar to do that when I'm 60! Congratulations on a great hunt, and best wishes on your recovery - I have a feeling that all of those great memories and positive emotions will help your body kick the sh*t out of that cancer.

[whitebirch]

great work and godspeed in your recovery!

[d6dan]

Very well done. Nice Bou's...:-D I wish you well in your recovery..

[REMINGTON JIM]

Very NICE BULL - Well Done - CONGRATS to you ! :) RJ

[MOUNTAIN MAN - TOYOTA/ATV]

A very nice Caribou bull. I hope you feel better soon.

[greybark]

Well done Kim . I hope you recover in time for the ABBY Indoor 3-D . Again well done .....
Cheers

[BCHunterTV]

i hope im still out hiking at 60!

good work boys

[Night Hawk 3]

That is an amazing set of antlers and a beautiful animal! Well done 'taper arrow' you're living one of my dream hunts.

NH3

[moose2]

Great looking bull congrats for the hard work you guys put in to get em.
Mike

[Husky7mm]

Very handsome bull. Congratulations!!!! I bet you will recover faster if your out there looking for that 4 pointer :)