Horse bak hunters...let's hear from you.

I would recommend Joe Back's book as well. good info, great sketches and very entertaining. I still have plywood boxes that we made in the early 70's. Glued and nailed and contoured to fit the horse. One still will carry ater, the other got a wee thumping on the trail. It had something to do with a packhorse and a wasp nest in the ground on the narrow part of the trail.:eek::eek::eek:

I also picked up some plastic boxes from Can tire. They had lids that could be secured with a snap or lock. They made good seats and cupboards in camp as well. They reminded me of my first exwife, cheap and tough.:D
 
gitrdun said:
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. :)
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Excellent......my dad has some old (unuseable) wooden boxes that they used to use but man were they heavy. But it sure looked neat in the black and white pics. You could almost see Teddy Roosevelt..........
 
Nothing I'd rather do than hunt with my horses. I'm fortunate enough to live beside the Willmore Wilderness, which is where I try to spend most of my free time...

Me a couple weeks ago
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Last fall, lunch break
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Last fall spotting
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Spent my pre-teens to mid-teens in the East Kootenay area of BC. Us kids didn't have motorbikes yet, so we had to satisfy our wanderlust with horses. We spent ample amounts of time walking many mountain miles home after losing our horses to the various mis-adventures only mountain dwelling country kids can concoct :rolleyes: A few years ago, I went on a horseback hunt for sheep and caribou with a co-worker. Memories of my youth were brought back into sharp focus when my partner spooked our horses during a re-pack only a couple miles from our destination. Then two years ago I went on a fly-in horseback hunt and this time, no problems were encountered. A couple buddies invited me on a sheep/caribou horseback hunt this fall so it looks like another adventure in the making. Last year, my wife and I bought a farm and we're back to raising horses like we did in our youth. I expect that my equestrian skills (or lack of) will be challenged even more in the years to come. Kinda funny how we come full circle, eh?

October 2005 Gatho River, Northern Rockies...
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Horse back hunting?

Isn't that DANGEROUS?! Didn't someone on here, BREAK their leg falling off a horse last fall?








But don't QUOTE me on that....




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Great pics guys!

I got my first horse when I was three. Living on a farm, horses were a part of everyday life. Rode and hunted off of horses allot up until my mid twenties. When family parted ways and I was moving on in life, the horses were sold :(.

I have all my own riding gear as most of my friends have horses and ride allot, which makes it nice for me because for quite a few years we could not afford the up keep of horses anyways.

My wife and I are going through the the same changes as BC Bigbore and soon we will hopefully own a nice chunk of land in some of Albertas nicest country. Horses will be soon to follow.

On a recent ride with gitrdun:

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Thanks BC Bigbore... that horse is a paint/walker cross. Wish I had a couple more like that, like you say it's nice if you can pack and ride'em. The bay is my riding horse, he never gets packed but has been before, and the chestnut is a straight packhorse (I've ridden him before but he has a knack for putting me on the ground). My wife just picked up a beautiful 4 yr old dun mare, I have high hopes for her, she's green broke to ride and I'm gonna pack her this fall.

That is some awesome looking country in your pic from Gatho River... it looks like it might be good elk country!
 
Well, like many Albertans I did alot of riding when i was young but stupidly opted for the dirt bike when the old man offered to buy me a horse.

A couple of years ago I was at the lengedary "Mac" Mackenzie's farm auction
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. As well as being a brilliant artist he spent his lifein the backcountry and had all the gear to prove it. The bidding reflected the number of outfitters in the crowd. The boxes he used were very interesting.
 
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