Anyone Remote Want to Host Me for a while?

WhelanLad

WhelanLad

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The Woods, Remote alongside a River somewhere.......... no phone service..

I want to do something different for a while, I'v always wanted to move over to New Zealand to hunt when I can an work enough to go hunt.... Seems this is something I will do later in life when I am a little older, currently 29 years old, thinkin of NZ around 35 or so ..

in the mean time I'm down here in Victoria, workin with my fathers business and doin what I do, after almost 30 years it is a little bit the same sh!t different day.

Theres certain places I would just love to go an spend time at........ This forum seems to Cover a few of those places!

I'm wondering if anyone is looking for some kind of Helpin Hand, on a Ranch, in the Widlerness, I'd love to tag along trapping or can hold my own on some machines, Trucks and don't mind givin work a good go.......

If you think you might be interested , I'd love to get in contact with ya and see if there is a period of time in which I could give you a hand an experience some wild places.
thanks for lookin...ya never know!

WL
 
Well shoot about a week too late. I just hired someone new.
You just have to live here a year then you are considered a resident and can hunt whatever you want. IIRC a caribou tag is $20 then they go up from there.
 
That's a great idea if you have a life that you can put in park for a good length of time. Career track job, mortgage/debit, kids etc will make this kind of thing almost impossible so do it if you have the chance!
At 29 I don't think that you still qualify for a youth work-travel visa but there are still ways to do it. Hope you can find some promising leads.

Maybe post a bit more detailed list of skills and experience and take a look at the CGN Business Network forum. Personally work in Calgary, AB and could put you on to a possible job in roadbuilding but that's a lot more long hours in the big city than you would be happy with.

Personally went to Oz for 8 months in 2000/2001 and should have stayed longer.
 
Ardent said:
Norman Wells would be serious up to speed for an Aussie. Especially this time of year.
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My friend spent a year in Aus. Came back in February on a Tuesday. That Friday we went camping in tents in manning Park. Just so happened to be the coldest weekend of the year, low was - 36 overnight on the Saturday...
 
Get hired on as a wrangler for an outfitter in northern BC. If you are in good shape you could have a great summer/fall. Won't make much money but you will see some stuff that most people don't get to see. If you are good with horses, you really have an edge on getting a job.
 
Suther said:
My friend spent a year in Aus. Came back in February on a Tuesday. That Friday we went camping in tents in manning Park. Just so happened to be the coldest weekend of the year, low was - 36 overnight on the Saturday...
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That’s a proper Canadian winter introduction.

Norman Wells is a whole ‘nother ball game than a cold trip to the mountains mind you. I’m 59 degrees north right now and it’s another five hours flying north to Norman Wells, 18 1/2 hours a day with the sun below the horizon right now. Record low of -54.4 no windchill considered. Man pants country!

This was last shift, on the inside of the door. My advice on visiting Canada as a young man is come in summer, go somewhere with water, mountains, and lots of girls... and no bugs. Means BC coast to me, maybe a summer at a fishing lodge. Or follow your countrymen and women and liftee at the ski mountains. Lotta girls and no bugs there too. Or, come work for me as a packer in August on goat hunts.

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Ardent said:
That’s a proper Canadian winter introduction.

Norman Wells is a whole ‘nother ball game than a cold trip to the mountains mind you. I’m 59 degrees north right now and it’s another five hours flying north to Norman Wells, 18 1/2 hours a day with the sun below the horizon right now. Record low of -54.4 no windchill considered. Man pants country!

This was last shift, on the inside of the door. My advice on visiting Canada as a young man is come in summer, go somewhere with water, mountains, and lots of girls... and no bugs. Means BC coast to me, maybe a summer at a fishing lodge. Or follow your countrymen and women and liftee at the ski mountains. Lotta girls and no bugs there too. Or, come work for me as a packer in August on goat hunts.

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Now that last sentence is an offer I would seriously consider if I was wl.
 
Lots of Aussies at Big White Ski Resort in our winter. Work as a liffty. Can't be to bad as Tactical Teacher (Barney) did it for a while..
Both Big White and Silver Star are owned by a Aussie family
 
Whistler is full of Aussies, always has been, but a season in a ski resort doesn't seem to be the thing that WhelanLad is after. Hell, I would invite you to come to my place and chop wood, carry water and explore the mountains, but it doesn't pay....anything. :)

Might want to find work as a woofer in BC, too. Again, doesn't pay but you get food and lodging.

But for a hunter? Work as a wrangler....Northern BC hunting starts Aug 1, so you will probably start work July 1, finish up end of October.
 
Dunno if you know the term Woofer, that Gatehouse mentioned, it stands for Workers on Organic Farms, but has evolved into a system where you essentially stay and work for room and board in someone's home or in the accommodations provided.

Another program which I am more familiar with is the Workaway one, yet another site where prospective worker/travelers can hook up with prospective hosts. The Workaway gig is sorta built around about 20 hours a week of work in exchange for room and board. According to the folks we hosted, some places were pretty much like a regular job, clocking in, etc., while others were much more flexible and relaxed.

There are other sites that essentially cover the same stuff.

We have hosted so far three Germans, a Swiss, and a French worker, and it has been pretty interesting. Might be worth a look to see if there are opportunities to exchange some labor or skills for a place to stay.

Cheers
Trev
 
Ardent said:
That’s a proper Canadian winter introduction.

Norman Wells is a whole ‘nother ball game than a cold trip to the mountains mind you. I’m 59 degrees north right now and it’s another five hours flying north to Norman Wells, 18 1/2 hours a day with the sun below the horizon right now. Record low of -54.4 no windchill considered. Man pants country!

This was last shift, on the inside of the door. My advice on visiting Canada as a young man is come in summer, go somewhere with water, mountains, and lots of girls... and no bugs. Means BC coast to me, maybe a summer at a fishing lodge. Or follow your countrymen and women and liftee at the ski mountains. Lotta girls and no bugs there too. Or, come work for me as a packer in August on goat hunts.

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The hippies, lefties, and gun grabbers along the west coast would soon have me missing the frosty doors along the north coast.
 
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