Porcupine Caribou Hunt

[325 wsm]

Went guiding on the Dempster highway for caribou again this year. The porcupine herd was a little bit early and started crossing the area around the 23rd of october. I guided 4 hunters to 4 nice caribou and also had the time in between hunts to get a decent bull myself. Saw about 20,000 caribou in about a week. My first hunter was an 89 year old from Saskatchewan. http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...joslness08.jpg
Tough old bugger......and he has a museum in Saskatchewan with animals from around the world. The next mornig his son-in-law and I walked across the highway from camp and got him a nice 400+ B.C. bull
http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...04bull08-1.jpg
This left me with a day to hunt and after looking at about 500 to a 1000 different bulls I finally decided on this one, even though I knew it wouldn't make book I liked the tops and was running out of time
http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...rcupineboo.jpg
I also managed to get my video camera set up and get it all on video. First time I ever got one of my animals on video.
Next day and another hunter. It was a 18 hour drive for him to get to the Dempster and took all of about 3 hours to finish his hunt with a nice @400 B.&C. bull
http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...08Dempster.jpg
After a few day's back in town I went up for 1 more hunt to guide. The caribou were thining out now and we only saw about 2000 in 2 days. 1st day we had to turn down a nice bull (@ 410ish B.&C.) because he was across a river that was about 2 feet deep with ice on both sides. The next day we came across a herd with about 20 bulls in it. None would make book but 4 or 5 of them were real nice. I asked which 1 he liked the best and he picked this 1. He liked it because of the big shovels and bez but it is a little weak in the tops and main beam, still a hell of a caribou though.
http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...avecoleman.jpg

[kastles]

some beauty looking animals

[sawmill]

Wow ,I`ve always dreamed about going there.What do you reckon that would cost a guy?

[tomahawk]

From the look in the one picture they just settle down to eating while you harvest and field dress the animal. Are they spooky or challenging to hunt?

[325 wsm]

If you don't approach like a predator it is pretty easy to get into rifle range. They are a very curious animal and usually feel comfortable if they have 100 or so yards between them and you. What can make the hunt tough is the -20 to -40 temperatures and high winds

[Rob]

I used to camp up that road, I think. Is that the Tombstone Mountains? Any info on a guided trip like that? Thanks for the pics, Rob

[MattB]

Awesome pictures. Looks like it must be a pretty incredible hunt! Which town in the Yk do you live in?

[rifleman]

yes sir reeeee. those are some nice bou's. I'm glad you posted them for every one to see. good job.

[proguide66]

How much is a guided hunt with you guys?...who is the outfitter?...I would be interested in nailin one of those guy's....never really was big on bou until I guided a season in the Yukon...now I want one BAD !

[Jetboater]

Ive had the caribou itch for a long time... seems like a great hunt...I would love to see what that would cost...