Well, i'm out the door to try to splash a swamp donkey. Have fun folks, be good, try to remember the no swearing rule (HA!), and keep posting on gatehouses' 270-3006 thread. He says that if it hits 100 pages, he'll donate a kidney to a needy recipient! Amphibious's kidney specifically i believe. :lol:
Off to get a moose
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Though this is partially on topic I'm sure no one cares, but as my Lit class ends at 4 tomorrow I run to union station to make the 4:45 out of the city. I'll be up at the crack of dawn on Friday to start the duck hunt.
Be back on Monday, hopefully with some nice pics.
Be back on Monday, hopefully with some nice pics.
well - i'm back.
It was a bit of a strange year up there - the season is waaay late. The weather was so warm i never put my gloves on once. :shock: We got an opportunity at a big one, but an ammo failure ruined it and the big guy got away. The weather had just turned when i left yesterday morning, and the first fresh sign we'd seen was spotted as they moved in. We spent the night calling them into the area, and we'd pretty much cornered a few bulls when i had to go.
I'd expected the rest of the team to pick up at least one or two moose before friday, but sadly a death in the family for one of our guys will likely cut things short. The rcmp should have caught up with him and alerted him by now, and i suspect they're breaking camp even as we speak.
A damn shame, on all kinds of levels. We worked very hard to bring 'em in and get an opportunity, but the fates were against us. (i know - some of you guys walk 10 miles thru the bush and think nothing of it - but i'm a desk jockey and that's a lot of walking for me )
The good news is two more cgn'ers are going to the same spot on saturday, and i'll give 'em all the intel they need to get a good one. But the weather was just too damn warm, and the migration is about a week and a half late this year. It should have been full on when i got there - it was just starting when i left.
Ah well. If it were guaranteed we'd call it 'shopping' I did bring back a massive number of rainbow trout, a bunch of grouse, and some good stories. but the fates were against us this time. If they didn't get the bull we were tracking last night - they'll have to strike camp this morning when he gets the news and boogie back asap.
It was a bit of a strange year up there - the season is waaay late. The weather was so warm i never put my gloves on once. :shock: We got an opportunity at a big one, but an ammo failure ruined it and the big guy got away. The weather had just turned when i left yesterday morning, and the first fresh sign we'd seen was spotted as they moved in. We spent the night calling them into the area, and we'd pretty much cornered a few bulls when i had to go.
I'd expected the rest of the team to pick up at least one or two moose before friday, but sadly a death in the family for one of our guys will likely cut things short. The rcmp should have caught up with him and alerted him by now, and i suspect they're breaking camp even as we speak.
A damn shame, on all kinds of levels. We worked very hard to bring 'em in and get an opportunity, but the fates were against us. (i know - some of you guys walk 10 miles thru the bush and think nothing of it - but i'm a desk jockey and that's a lot of walking for me )The good news is two more cgn'ers are going to the same spot on saturday, and i'll give 'em all the intel they need to get a good one. But the weather was just too damn warm, and the migration is about a week and a half late this year. It should have been full on when i got there - it was just starting when i left.
Ah well. If it were guaranteed we'd call it 'shopping'
I did bring back a massive number of rainbow trout, a bunch of grouse, and some good stories. but the fates were against us this time. If they didn't get the bull we were tracking last night - they'll have to strike camp this morning when he gets the news and boogie back asap.
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Tough break Foxer, any trip out is a good trip out though.
Aw dude that's a damn shame - there's a HUGE one the guys have got cornered there. got him narrowed down pretty good. I bet if you could sneak away for even a couple of days you'd be eating well and have a significant calcium deposit for the wall
Did you get that little gift i sent you via our squamish friend?
