- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
Can you guys tell me a bit about Lillooet and hunting there. Is it a good area for hunting? What is the town like. What is to the North and to the South?
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Lillooet BC
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What are you hunting?
There are mule deer and California BH sheep around that area. Mt Goat are available on a limited entry lottery system. There are upland birds, but not much for migratory birds.
Climatically it is one of the hottest places in BC during the summer. Even in the winter it is dry, dry, dry. It is near the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
There are mule deer and California BH sheep around that area. Mt Goat are available on a limited entry lottery system. There are upland birds, but not much for migratory birds.
Climatically it is one of the hottest places in BC during the summer. Even in the winter it is dry, dry, dry. It is near the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
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- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
We are lookig at our next move, possible with the next 12 months.
Lillooet is one of the places that are offering.
Western Alaska is another, but I know my wife will Veto.
Yellowknife, Hay river, Whitehorse, Inuvik, and a few others have also been vetos.
Don't worry. I vetoed my share, including Bermuda.
She is a sun magnet who loves the heat. I like hunting, nice falls and winters.
Family are in Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek, so if I can find a place to get me closer to those areas, she will be on board. Most likely we will be back in GP, but I am trying to find a place where the economy boom is not crazy.
Lillooet is one of the places that are offering.
Western Alaska is another, but I know my wife will Veto.
Yellowknife, Hay river, Whitehorse, Inuvik, and a few others have also been vetos.
Don't worry. I vetoed my share, including Bermuda.
She is a sun magnet who loves the heat. I like hunting, nice falls and winters.
Family are in Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek, so if I can find a place to get me closer to those areas, she will be on board. Most likely we will be back in GP, but I am trying to find a place where the economy boom is not crazy.
I live about an hour from Lilooeet, and it's a great place in some respects.
It is very dry, probably technically a desert. It is a small town, with 2 grocery stores, 4 or 5 pubs, about a dozen restaurants and half a dozen hotels/motels.
It has good mule deer hunting in the later part of the season (Oct/Nov) and it has decent predator hunting. There are California Bighorns, but they are very hard to find a legal one wihtout a LEH.
You can fish for sturgeon on the banks of the Fraser at certain times of the year.
It's not a place for everyone, but you are pretty centrally located to alot of fun places to go.
This website seems a little sugary to me, but I do like the place alot.
http://www.lillooetbc.com/
It is very dry, probably technically a desert. It is a small town, with 2 grocery stores, 4 or 5 pubs, about a dozen restaurants and half a dozen hotels/motels.
It has good mule deer hunting in the later part of the season (Oct/Nov) and it has decent predator hunting. There are California Bighorns, but they are very hard to find a legal one wihtout a LEH.
You can fish for sturgeon on the banks of the Fraser at certain times of the year.
It's not a place for everyone, but you are pretty centrally located to alot of fun places to go.
This website seems a little sugary to me, but I do like the place alot.
http://www.lillooetbc.com/
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
Well this is what I am trying to get away from, the sugary town webpages...
Everywhere is "scenic" "quaint" "centrally located" etc etc etc.
Some other places were Fort St James Fort St John Terrace and Kitimat
Everywhere is "scenic" "quaint" "centrally located" etc etc etc.
Some other places were Fort St James Fort St John Terrace and Kitimat
Fort St James, second oldest white settlement in BC, west of the Rockies. A bit colder than Prince George. Central area for moose hunting, and since elk have moved into the north after I was there, I can't comment on elk. Deer every place you have mentioned. Likely not enough sun for your wife, thunderstorms common in the summer.
Fort St. John, you are well aware of it there.
Terrace, a bit west of good moose hunting. Mountains to climb, but thick, dense bush in many places. Warmer on average than Prince George.
Kitimat, ditto Terrace, only bush thicker, mountains more heavily forested, weather damper, less sun, few (if any) moose.
Lillooet, like they said, sunny, hot, sunny in the summers. I would say not good moose or elk hunting. Glass goats in the mountains, high in the mountains. A lot of very scenic (scary?) drives. One of my favourite roads is up the Yalicum River, to the north.
Like they said, California bighorn sheep in places to hunt without leh.
Very historic, such as mile zero on the old Cariboo wagon road to Barkerville. Home of BCs famous hanging tree, just don't look too close at the history of that one! Good place if you like exploring old mines and rock hounding. In August the natives split salmon, place them on racks in the sun, covered by a plastic tarp above them for shade, and without any salt, or other curing, let the warm winds dry them. Very interesting to watch.
And oh yes, no one mentioned it has one of the best rattle snake populations in BC! A game warden I knew was visiting people at the edge of town, sitting in the porch in the evening. The dog was interested in something in a clump of bruch about fifty feet away. Game warden went to look, and shot one of the largest rattle snakes he said he had ever seen! Enjoy it.
Fort St. John, you are well aware of it there.
Terrace, a bit west of good moose hunting. Mountains to climb, but thick, dense bush in many places. Warmer on average than Prince George.
Kitimat, ditto Terrace, only bush thicker, mountains more heavily forested, weather damper, less sun, few (if any) moose.
Lillooet, like they said, sunny, hot, sunny in the summers. I would say not good moose or elk hunting. Glass goats in the mountains, high in the mountains. A lot of very scenic (scary?) drives. One of my favourite roads is up the Yalicum River, to the north.
Like they said, California bighorn sheep in places to hunt without leh.
Very historic, such as mile zero on the old Cariboo wagon road to Barkerville. Home of BCs famous hanging tree, just don't look too close at the history of that one! Good place if you like exploring old mines and rock hounding. In August the natives split salmon, place them on racks in the sun, covered by a plastic tarp above them for shade, and without any salt, or other curing, let the warm winds dry them. Very interesting to watch.
And oh yes, no one mentioned it has one of the best rattle snake populations in BC! A game warden I knew was visiting people at the edge of town, sitting in the porch in the evening. The dog was interested in something in a clump of bruch about fifty feet away. Game warden went to look, and shot one of the largest rattle snakes he said he had ever seen! Enjoy it.
Kitmat is in the middle of nowheresville.
FSJ and FSJ both will have the best and broadest range of hunting, but long winters and you can get dreary summers.
No mistaking summer in Lilooet....Don't get too far from water, and keep a tight grip on your ice cold beer..
FSJ and FSJ both will have the best and broadest range of hunting, but long winters and you can get dreary summers.
No mistaking summer in Lilooet....Don't get too far from water, and keep a tight grip on your ice cold beer..
- Location
- Burke Mountain & Pavilion Lake, B.C.
Ohno you are describing Lytton.
Sealhunter,
You move up there, let me know I'll get you out for a hunt.
KTK
If your driving take the Duffy Lake route. The scenary at the top end is stunning. Lillooet is a neat place , a lot of early BC history starts there.
There is also a fun black powder group up there.
Oh , it does get warm occasionally.....
There is also a fun black powder group up there.
Oh , it does get warm occasionally.....
Nope! Place sucks!
Too hot, too dusty, too dry, too many effin' tourists, and too GD many people moving there driving up the prices before I can get my ass moved back home!
You'd rather be in, like, Toronto, or Quebec, or somewhere else, eh!
Cheers
Trev
Too hot, too dusty, too dry, too many effin' tourists, and too GD many people moving there driving up the prices before I can get my ass moved back home!
You'd rather be in, like, Toronto, or Quebec, or somewhere else, eh!
Cheers
Trev
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
Well, after further discussions, it seems that my honey pie is quite content where we are for a while. (she has coffe friends you know)
after a bit of thought and discussion we narrowed down to Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie, Grande Cache or Fairview.
)after a bit of thought and discussion we narrowed down to Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie, Grande Cache or Fairview.
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Lillooet , why do I know that place
Oh , YA, Obsidian , I want some, but never got up there if its the same place?
Mainland , NE of Comox as the crow flies I think
Oh, Obsidian was to make ammo for my Yew bows
Oh , YA, Obsidian , I want some, but never got up there if its the same place?
Mainland , NE of Comox as the crow flies
I think Oh, Obsidian was to make ammo for my Yew bows
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BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
The money in Inuvik is worth it (bribe her with great vacations) but I understand about the hunting. For that reason I'd tell you to stick with BC. Lillooet would be pretty good as it offers access to a lot of country. You're not stuck in the middle of one kind of area.
At the risk of starting a "There's nothing wrong with my town, you arsehole" fight, all those towns are ####e with the possible exception of Dawson Creek. Unless you have a big bag of cash for a house, stay out of the Alberta Patch!
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