As a young fellow, I began my hunting career using me legs. After many years of abuse, I was fortunate enough to switch to horses. Horses have been my passion, so much so that I put packing out on the forefront of my most favourite thing to do, living in the mountains with horses so to speak. Tying a squaw hitch (still working on it). Those are the stories and pictures that I'd like to share with you cowboys out there.
Horse bak hunters...let's hear from you.
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I'm impressed you've made it this far
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Read Joe backs book-- He never called that a squaw hitch--but it is similiar to a single diamond and sure would do the same jo
cool:--mostly I tie the double no reason in particular. I know the Americans have several other ways of tieing on a load--Salmon river hitch--crows foot-- do a search for the long hitch it takes some figuring but holds good too. Hard to find a guy that ties it--one I know is a mule man-Single diamond--cisco--deer pass--01
Double diamond--95-Russ and peps
Squaw hitch.LOL---s**tty way to strap on a deer never do it again--Joe lake--95-peps
I love hunitng with horses, although I don't own any.
I can only do a single diamond, and with another person, although I suppose I could figure out doing it alone..
I've been on several pack horse hunting trips, always have a good time..
I'll post some pics of last year tomorrow, I think it's the only trip I was on when I had a digi camera, and I don't have a scanner, for some reason.
I can only do a single diamond, and with another person, although I suppose I could figure out doing it alone..
I've been on several pack horse hunting trips, always have a good time..
I'll post some pics of last year tomorrow, I think it's the only trip I was on when I had a digi camera, and I don't have a scanner, for some reason.
Pathfinder
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When my old man used to have horses we would head out in the fall for one day grouse hunts but never anything too serious, I always enjoyed it, its so much better than an ATV because I actually listen to what is going on in the forest.
I met a guy who told me that he would tie his mare in heat at the bottom of his tree stand and call for moose and as the moose would get closer the mare would start acting up and loosing her marbles and the moose kept coming like a fat kid towards an ice cream truck....worked like a charm.
I met a guy who told me that he would tie his mare in heat at the bottom of his tree stand and call for moose and as the moose would get closer the mare would start acting up and loosing her marbles and the moose kept coming like a fat kid towards an ice cream truck....worked like a charm.
1481davidc
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- Vanderhoof B.C.
I'm just preparing for my first pack trip this fall. Just baught a new pack saddle and all the fixings. The only thing I'm short yet is the plastic boxes, but I have it under good authority the I might be getting some for my b-day next weekend. Man, is that stuff expensive. I'm a little nervous about it as I've never done much riding and it's going to be interesting riding and pulling a mule behind. But the guys I'm going with have lots of experience and i should end up with a decent caribou out of the deal.
Yeh--Joe lake ashnola--used to live in Ollala--pic with the three horses is Deer pass on the tyaughton side. Ten year aniversary trip with Kathy. I was suffering with a major migraine. She had packed the coffee which turned out to be decaff my mistake.LOL--was not funny for me I was good an sick. Fortunately coat had some old tea bags which seemed to have enough caffiene to help with withdrawall--Ended up borrowing some coffee from the packers cabin--knew where he had hid the key. Left him the decaff--LOL
I don't know if you have been up the Ashnola--south slope at the Aframe there was ,last I seen(10 years ago), a pack box nailed up for shelving--my box busted up by that little black horse with the deer on him.
Here is another trip Ashnola--peps--don--JJ and my wife kathy on Worlds Ridge.
Here is a shot up in the Cariboo range above crooked lake Eureka peak I think--was a wet snowy trip.
And here is a classic shot of my old man enjoying the scenery
Wow! that brings the memories back
I started hunting the Ashnola on horseback in 1970. Hunted for sheep and deer.
The A frame went up about 1980 I think. Sort of the beginning of the end from my POV. We hardly ever saw anyone in there for years, it was nice.
One year we rode out onto south slope at the F/W cabin. There was a big bunch of people with a huge campfire sitting around drinking wine from real wine glasses. It was pathetic.
Later years it got crowded up there, greenies in the summer and hunters in the fall. There was enough granola in the cabin at Joe lake to feed my horses all winter.
Man the weather could blow sideways there, big time and in a hurry.
We hunted crater mtn side as well. Actually if the truth were known there isn't much of that valley I haven't seen from horseback.
We lived in Abbotsford so we came in from copper creek a lot for a weekend trip. Up past placer lake to trapper or border lakes. Some good muleys in there. and good trout fishing. 3 hour drive 4-6 hour ride to camp.
Thanks for the pics.
I started hunting the Ashnola on horseback in 1970. Hunted for sheep and deer.
The A frame went up about 1980 I think. Sort of the beginning of the end from my POV. We hardly ever saw anyone in there for years, it was nice.
One year we rode out onto south slope at the F/W cabin. There was a big bunch of people with a huge campfire sitting around drinking wine from real wine glasses. It was pathetic.
Later years it got crowded up there, greenies in the summer and hunters in the fall. There was enough granola in the cabin at Joe lake to feed my horses all winter.
Man the weather could blow sideways there, big time and in a hurry.
We hunted crater mtn side as well. Actually if the truth were known there isn't much of that valley I haven't seen from horseback.
We lived in Abbotsford so we came in from copper creek a lot for a weekend trip. Up past placer lake to trapper or border lakes. Some good muleys in there. and good trout fishing. 3 hour drive 4-6 hour ride to camp.
Thanks for the pics.
I use home made pack boxes, but they're on their last leg. I'm looking at getting the plastic ones, they're waterproof and make good benches. I also use the Robin Burwash meatbags which you can throw over a standard saddle or a packsaddle. My packsaddle was made by Bradley's in High River, it dates back to 1914 or something ridiculous but it is in fantastic condition.
And I did begin learning the hitches with the aid of Joe Back's Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails. I later got some training from Jim Scott who guided for Brewster's out of Banff National Park.
