canoe float hunt?

[Pyro]

I want to get out of my truck this year. I'm thinking about trying float hunting. I did a bit of reading about it on an Alaska hunting forum.
Do you guys have any experience or tips to share?

I'm thinking that once I get a canoe and more experience, I would like to go from Lillooet lake, east of Pemberton, to the top of Harrison Lake, down the Lillooet river.

[Will]

Sounds like quite the experience, hope you get some insight !

but you just know I gotta....

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[buck nash]

I haven't been on the lilloette river, but man does harrison lk ever kick up some nasty chop. My wife and I gotted dropped at the top of the lake and had someone pick us up in harrison. We did a lot of the trip at night since that was the only time the chop settled down.

Be prepared for a rough ride. There are not many places to land a canoe on the lake either.

[Pyro]

Good to know, buck nash!
Using Google Maps satellite view, the river looks wide and lazy, but its the real world info that I want to have before doing a float. I hope to practice on some mild rivers before hunting for real.

[MattB]

My tip of advice would be to not use a canoe, order one of the SOAR inflatable boats or an inflatable raft. I have 2 of the SOAR magnums and have been on one float hunt for moose. It was a good time but next time im going to go on a river that has more current to it. Check out www.pristineventures.com as im guessing you were on the alaska outdoors float hunting forum reading there.

[Big Lew]

Unless you're using an outrigger, the recoil from a powerful gun if fired at right-angles from a canoe can flip you over. Firing from the front to the rear, or rear to the front, puts your companion at high risk.

[Buckzilla]

There are sections of BIG water below little lilloet lake before Harrison Lake. Know of guys that have had issues in jet boats down there.

[GoatGuy]

Done a couple of the rivers up north in a canoe. Fun and quiet, just make sure you have plenty of time to hunt.

[tuchodi]

Someone from HuntingBC had posted on the site a couple years ago that he had Riverjet take them way up the Muskwa and he floated down in a raft. Maybe he will post if he see's this. That would be a great trip as you can float right down to Ft Nelson and there is no crazy water on the Muskwa.

[GoatGuy]

You can drift the prophet as well. Then all you need is a vehicle and a good thumb to get back. Cheap trip.