Caribou

[RugerFan]

Ok, not a CB kill, but thought you all might find this of interest. I had a draw tag for Nelchina herd caribou. On 17 Aug I spotted this guy sheep hunting, but of course my caribou tag wasn't good until the 20th. Could only take his picture.


http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l449/wolf913/Bull2_zps104e8ba3.jpg (http://s331.photobucket.com/user/wolf913/media/Bull2_zps104e8ba3.jpg.html)

On the 21st this little guy stopped and stared at me at 20 yds broad side. It had been raining constantly, so I left my blued Ruger .41 mag BH in camp. If I had it with me I would have wacked him with a 255 gn WFN, but wasn't going to blast him with my .300 Win mag. No sport in that.

http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l449/wolf913/Dinkbull_zps9f04d593.jpg (http://s331.photobucket.com/user/wolf913/media/Dinkbull_zps9f04d593.jpg.html)

Last weekend I spotted this bull with 5 cows and a smaller bull. While contemplating my stalk, a wolf started howling across the valley. This made the bou edgy and they headed to the east through a high pass. I climbed over a ridge and was just able to intercept them and got a 130 yd shot with my .300 Win mag.

http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l449/wolf913/BoulderCreekBou3_zpsacc5488b.jpg (http://s331.photobucket.com/user/wolf913/media/BoulderCreekBou3_zpsacc5488b.jpg.html)

It took me 2 days to get him packed out.

http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l449/wolf913/Lastload2_zps90dc238f.jpg (http://s331.photobucket.com/user/wolf913/media/Lastload2_zps90dc238f.jpg.html)

Enjoyed caribou burgers last night...mmmmmmm!

[Whiterabbit]

Lovely. Thank you for sharing that.

[tigerbight]

Very cool always enjoy hunting bou nic pics

[lostsixgunner]

Very nice pics! Beautiful country, nice job!

[shredder]

Awesome! The best experiences are the ones that involve a bit of work. For some reason meat packed out on a frame just tastes much better to me.

[NVScouter]

Great job. Its one of my dream hunts!

[roverboy]

Good to see a caribou on here. I don't see many on here. Thanks for posting. Good one too.

[white eagle]

very well done
did ya leave a bite for the wolf for the assist?

[Grendel99]

Nice! What was your bullet and load?

[RugerFan]

very well done
did ya leave a bite for the wolf for the assist?

Funny you should ask because "something" cleaned off one whole front shoulder/leg overnight. I was not happy to find that when I returned the next day for the remaining meat and antlers. That dang wolf prolly planned it that way all along.

http://i331.photobucket.com/albums/l449/wolf913/shoulder_zpsaa6fc0a5.jpg (http://s331.photobucket.com/user/wolf913/media/shoulder_zpsaa6fc0a5.jpg.html)


Nice! What was your bullet and load?

200 gn Barnes LRX and 69.5 gns of Norma 205. That powder has been discontinued, but found some at a gun show. I had to replace REL 22 which has become unobtainium in these parts.

[OnHoPr]

Well I hope you packed out the backstraps first. Good animal & pics.

[roverboy]

Did you see a lot of caribou on your hunt?

[RugerFan]

Did you see a lot of caribou on your hunt?

Not really. The bull I shot was in a band of seven and I saw 2 more on my way out.

[Djones]

Great pictures! Thank you for sharing.