BC Westcost winter Mountain goat
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Ardent
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Yep just yesterday.
Living the dream?
You and me both, although at the rate the wife and I are having kids, always seems there's an excuse not to buy a sled.....a very expensive excuse.....that will last for the next 18 years minimum....
Ardent
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All "dream jobs" come with their own particular brand of stuff to sit in.
Good few commercial bush guys on this forum, Hawk-i if memory serves, Amphibious flying 205 / 212 ["Huey"] in Haiti, Slimbo flies helis in northern BC and the north coast in some pretty raunchy mountains and conditions, JHC-II flies Beavers, Otters, Beech 18s, all sorts, all across the north and arctic, H4831 long and impressive bush career and wrote a book about it, thepitchedlink proper heli pilot who's done it from heli skiing to high arctic, bushpilot flies 412s for the military but also fixed wing, many I'm missing. Each of us will tell you it's no dream job, but has it's high points. I spend 3 weeks a month away from home on average and would love to be home at night, lots of friends and coworkers have quit to work in a mill etc and do just that. One just quit after flying helis for fifteen years around the north to start a bookkeeping business from home a few months ago. But I digress...!All "dream jobs" come with their own particular brand of stuff to sit in.
My buddy Lars Crashed 3 time in helicopters up in the mountains
He is a wicked pilot and one of the best guy I know with a long line I counted on him when I had a tricky load to fly out
all helicopter pilots in northern BC eventually have a crash or two it a good day wen thay can get up and brush them self off after a wreck
There's not much snow up by bitter creek yet my brother is running two logging truck by the pass every day
But it's looking good for a goat hunt for me mite spend a New Years in the mountains hunting well the reast of you are nursing a hangover
But it's looking good for a goat hunt for me mite spend a New Years in the mountains hunting well the reast of you are nursing a hangover
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NolanOsborn
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Also heard the road up Bitter creek has been removed, hoping to check things out a bit tomorrow if the weather holds.
Was in there a year ago today, road only goes in about a KM or so, then you are down in the creek bed, scrambling over rocks and crossing the creek a few times. Crampons are nice to have if there is ice built up on and around the rocks. Saw some good goats but we didn't have the time to execute any plans.
you might need a sled for the elk in February brother
last year we brought sleds and at last minute I decided to bring my grizzly.... good thing because the hunting area had very little snow and we didn't even unload the sleds the whole trip.
you might need a sled for the elk in February brother
last year we brought sleds and at last minute I decided to bring my grizzly.... good thing because the hunting area had very little snow and we didn't even unload the sleds the whole trip.
I got call back to work dont know if I will get out or not
Good news is I have my 30' boat ready for fishing and hunting in the spring it's tied up in Prince Rupert right now
November deer/elk hunt is going to be epic next year Tony And you you better head to Haida Gwaii next year
Will be using a can sealer and doing all the canning on the boat
Or com early deer season and get some halibut and salmon fishing in too
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Yep it is by Stewart I wish I had time to get up there shood be good now
I have never bin up to Stewart by boat yet I mit have to make the trip next year see what the goat hunting looks like from the water thinking bear / King crab trip and scouting up the Portland canal / work channel she just Sipps the Diesel but she is slow
My new hunting boat is perfect for WestCoaster mine is the little fishing/hunting boat not the big boat Haahaa
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Photo taken at Rushbrook dock in Prince Rupert boat name is the Solar Wind came from Campbell river it's a old Gillnetter converted to a Troller
Photo is 6 years ago only photo I had handy spring she will get a fresh paint job new electronics ext.
I just got the boat it has a modified deep keel and will do the trip just fine just slowly she only 30 feet spring Hawk=I com to PR and will go killing sumthing
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Carverk........no offence buddy, but only fools hunt goats and only brainless fools hunt them in winter...........I speak from experience, you would never catch me on a goat rock covered in snow.......I could only just navigate them without snow and survive, I wouldn't make it through the first day with snow on the rocks where I hunted them. I'd rather hunt Cape Buff with a spear than goats on snow covered rocks........odds of survival about 900% better with the buff and spear............
Nice boat.......let's go kill some blacktails next fall, I need one for my trophy room wall.
Nice boat.......let's go kill some blacktails next fall, I need one for my trophy room wall.
