When I realized that I got a griz draw - I was happy as hell. But after checking the code 3171 my happiness desappeared. The draw is a substitute hunt in region 6-29 and there is almost no access there - one road which goes from Yukon... It is a very north west corner of BC. So my draw turned out to be worse then loosing. I can not apply for the fall hunt and my odds are screwed up for the next year. Any info about 6-29? Or may be someone had the same luck as me? (there were 15 authorizations in this region). Asking just in case if I decide to commit suicide and drive up there this spring. (I live in Burnaby) Never again I will put for substitute hunt - we learn from our mistakes. Thank you guys.
Got a griz draw, but...
- Thread starter ohotnik
- Start date
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Sorry to hear that man 
, My transporter is busted , or I would beam you up and over 
, My transporter is busted , or I would beam you up and over griz
I'd be looking at flyin. Do it yourself hunt. Floatplane i with a buddy or two. Fish/hunt enjoy the solitude. Buddy could hunt blacks, you could hunt grizz in an area with no pressure.
sounds like a great draw to me.
Plane in and out isn't much split between a couple of guys, when it's a once in a lifetime hunt.
I'd be looking at flyin. Do it yourself hunt. Floatplane i with a buddy or two. Fish/hunt enjoy the solitude. Buddy could hunt blacks, you could hunt grizz in an area with no pressure.
sounds like a great draw to me.
Plane in and out isn't much split between a couple of guys, when it's a once in a lifetime hunt.
- Location
- AB foothills
I know exactly what I would be doing when the time came 
Man... Your BUMMED about GETTING a grizz ticket??? WTF... Seriously... I think you need to give your head a shake and take REDFROG's advice...
Get in, get it done, and LIVE THE EXPERIENCE!!!
Cheers
Jay
P.S. Some of my BEST hunting experiences have been the TOUGHEST. No help, in the middle of nowhere. It builds CHARACTER!!!
Get in, get it done, and LIVE THE EXPERIENCE!!!
Cheers
Jay
P.S. Some of my BEST hunting experiences have been the TOUGHEST. No help, in the middle of nowhere. It builds CHARACTER!!!
Jay said:
This is the hardest thing to realize before the trip. It seems like a big step if you've never done it. I would be hesitant too.
Looking back at my moosey hunt last fall, it was a big step for me, never done a camp hunt for 10 days straight and I was spent before we got there.
Adrenaline carried me the rest of the way.]
I watched the video footage from it a couple days ago and I can't wait to do it again.
Find a buddy, book a plane and enjoy yourself!
Best of luck in your adventure!
Noel
I'd say rent a a pilot and a float plane. Depending on who you know you can sometimes get a sweet deal with non-commercial pilots, expecially if it's worked out to help them get their flight hours (they aren't legally allowed to charge for flying anyone as they don't have their commercial liscence, so paying for cost of fuel and plane hours is pretty much good enough, as they have to fly on their own anyways to get their hours). If you're unsure how capable you are of deep country hunting, offer a week in the brush to someone who is, or put it up on cgn, I would be very surprised if someone didn't take you up on it. Find the silver lining buddy!
Some of you guys need some geography lessons. 
And what ever you do ohotnik don't even think of flying up there with someone that doesn't have a #### load of experience.
No matter how you slice it this will cost big bucks. Maybe you can find a willing partner(s) to share the burdon.
And what ever you do ohotnik don't even think of flying up there with someone that doesn't have a #### load of experience. No matter how you slice it this will cost big bucks. Maybe you can find a willing partner(s) to share the burdon.
Not all of us. 6/29 is the Tatshenshini Atsek Park zone. It is a wild and beautiful area from what I have heard. I agree about the choice of pilot!Salty said:Some of you guys need some geography lessons.
No matter how you slice it this will cost big bucks. Maybe you can find a willing partner(s) to share the burdon.
- Location
- calgary, AB
Do it, you only live once and you'd be missing out BIG TIME! Start calling around to some of the pilots, maybe get on with someone who flies past there anyways (mail, food, supplies,etc). 5 years from now you'll either be going... or 
while you tell your story of how you got that beautiful grizzly rug laying in your den! Oh and post pics (since the choice is clear!) Have fun lucky bastard
or while you tell your story of how you got that beautiful grizzly rug laying in your den! Oh and post pics (since the choice is clear!) Have fun lucky bastardWhat about a helicopter?
A fellow gunnut and I are planning a hunt for the fall and the only thing holding us back from one area we wanted to go was they shut it down to ATV's. We would waste a full day just hauling all the stuff in on our backs and another to haul it all out.
Low and behold I bumped into a fellow who owns a chopper today and is more than happy to drop us wherever we like.
I might need a barf bag but I'd rather haul meat of a hill than all my food for a weeks worth of eating.
They can land in some tight areas too.
Start saving now and it won't hurt your pocket book so much when the time comes.
EDIT*** MOST AREAS IN ALBERTA ARE NOT LEGAL FOR CHOPPER USE! CHECK YOUR REGS!****
A fellow gunnut and I are planning a hunt for the fall and the only thing holding us back from one area we wanted to go was they shut it down to ATV's. We would waste a full day just hauling all the stuff in on our backs and another to haul it all out.
Low and behold I bumped into a fellow who owns a chopper today and is more than happy to drop us wherever we like.
I might need a barf bag but I'd rather haul meat of a hill than all my food for a weeks worth of eating.
They can land in some tight areas too.
Start saving now and it won't hurt your pocket book so much when the time comes.
EDIT*** MOST AREAS IN ALBERTA ARE NOT LEGAL FOR CHOPPER USE! CHECK YOUR REGS!****
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Seems Noel is in AB not BC so he might be good to go. Plus it's all relative, tey dn't want you to use chopppers cause you could land in the middle of a herd, etc. and pop them off. But if you get dropped off a few clicks from where you're hunting and take some fishing rods you should be ok, at least i think so. It's all interpretive and as long as you are giving the animal a fair chase you should be good to go.
.... but if the law is the same in AB as in BC the i think you might be s.o.l.
.... but if the law is the same in AB as in BC the i think you might be s.o.l.
- Location
- AB foothills
Ya, no luck in the mountain WMU's with a chopper in Alberta either, by the looks of the regs. Nuff said.....
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The Haines Road runs about 145 miles from Haines Junction in the Yukon to Haines, Alaska. I can't remember exactly, but quite a few miles of it is in BC.
If it is legal to hunt there, I would encourage you to go. It is some of the most beautiful country you will ever see.
You definitely do not need a plane to hunt there. Bears can be glassed from the road in the Spring, and a three or four hour walk, either to the East or the West of the road, will have you in some very remote and wild hunting grounds.
If you Google Earth "Haines Junction, Yukon" and follow the road South to Haines, you will see all the mountain terrain and valleys that the road runs through.
Go with a buddy. Be sure to take the best lightweight raingear and binoculars you can afford. Plan to be in there for a week or so, and I'll bet you will see enough bears to satisfy your appetite.
Ted
If it is legal to hunt there, I would encourage you to go. It is some of the most beautiful country you will ever see.
You definitely do not need a plane to hunt there. Bears can be glassed from the road in the Spring, and a three or four hour walk, either to the East or the West of the road, will have you in some very remote and wild hunting grounds.
If you Google Earth "Haines Junction, Yukon" and follow the road South to Haines, you will see all the mountain terrain and valleys that the road runs through.
Go with a buddy. Be sure to take the best lightweight raingear and binoculars you can afford. Plan to be in there for a week or so, and I'll bet you will see enough bears to satisfy your appetite.
Ted
