The Mountain Hunting Thread
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Ardent
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Amen brother, and spectacular ram 
Made me smile to see camp crocs, an absolutely necessity here too. I did a dozen K in mine one day, unfortunately. I forgot my boots at base and flew to do a gear drop, as I wear crocs when wrangling and launching floatplanes. Other than a severe lack of traction on anything green, they were better than I expected and my feet survived.
Made me smile to see camp crocs, an absolutely necessity here too. I did a dozen K in mine one day, unfortunately. I forgot my boots at base and flew to do a gear drop, as I wear crocs when wrangling and launching floatplanes. Other than a severe lack of traction on anything green, they were better than I expected and my feet survived.
pete dobinson
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- Courtenay BC.
Slimbo, I got the same rifle and pack. I also drink Lucky.
No sheep though
No sheep though
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Looks like we live in the same town, and I have a golden retriever too! Weird!
Ardent, the crocs are a must. In regards to their traction I recently took a quick trip down a full flight of wooden stairs due to those little bastards.
Ardent, the crocs are a must. In regards to their traction I recently took a quick trip down a full flight of wooden stairs due to those little bastards.
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pete dobinson
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Courtenay BC.
That is weird, lol, I live not far from the shooting range, just off Lake Trail rd. What's your MA chambered in, mine is a 270 win.
pete dobinson
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Courtenay BC.
I think we have already met at the range a few years ago before you had your MA. I was there shooting my 270win with some bullets I got off Ardent.
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
You bet, small world eh?
Better memory than I. The 66 gave it away.
such a good thread.... I hope you guys keep this going with lots of pics
I may be too broken now to do these kinds of hunts …recent ambulance ride really woke me to my new realities. got an appointment with the best neurosurgeon in the province so we'll see
So it's living vicariously thru all of you guys and hope that maybe one day I can get up into that high country again.
I saw the crocs in the pics and had to chuckle as I too consider those essential kit for hunting and boating trips.
I may be too broken now to do these kinds of hunts …recent ambulance ride really woke me to my new realities. got an appointment with the best neurosurgeon in the province so we'll see
So it's living vicariously thru all of you guys and hope that maybe one day I can get up into that high country again.
I saw the crocs in the pics and had to chuckle as I too consider those essential kit for hunting and boating trips.
Good luck with things.
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
You climbed that bench right above me in the pic there and know that place well
That your boy coming out heavy Chuck? My eldest is 9, the era is fast approaching and looking forward to it.
Doesn't look mountainous in this first picture but it's a nice picture of my plane at sunrise. The coast mountains are behind me and I'm facing out over Tweedsmuir. We were actually mainly fishing here but we did hunt bears a bit too. Second picture is looking South from Knight Inlet at Mt Waddington and surrounding peaks. Third picture is Hunlen Falls.
I'll still get out hunting this year , but for things with fins on the west coast.
we keep a 22ft extended transom Hewes in Tahsis
here's a nice mountain shot while waiting for smokies to grill on the SeaBQue on the bow and the lines down for chinook off the back end
One of my favorite Nootka pics
we keep a 22ft extended transom Hewes in Tahsis
here's a nice mountain shot while waiting for smokies to grill on the SeaBQue on the bow and the lines down for chinook off the back end
One of my favorite Nootka pics
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Doesn't look mountainous in this first picture but it's a nice picture of my plane at sunrise. The coast mountains are behind me and I'm facing out over Tweedsmuir. We were actually mainly fishing here but we did hunt bears a bit too. Second picture is looking South from Knight Inlet at Mt Waddington and surrounding peaks. Third picture is Hunlen Falls.
Man we use the same routes.
I use Knight Inlet usually going north, or occasionally I’ll use Bute if I needed to fuel at Nimpo. Hunlen put a big grin on my face, one of my best memories was being weathered out at the beach on the north end of Lonesome Lake, to find the beach absolutely littered with huge Grizz tracks. Went fishing while I waited for the ceiling to lift and had a day I’ll remember for the rest of my life. Did the coast route as well but always preferred the back way, lotta hidden gems back there. 
Fuel is cheaper at Shearwater. I do like Nimpo though. Actually that might not be quite right, Nimpo only sells avgas at the dock but at Shearwater I buy mogas for less. Good food at Shearwater too.
Those are the neatest spots, the ones you put down at unplanned and end up spending a day. I go back to a spot like that and fish every year. You never know what you're going to find. All the different routes are pretty neat. Up the Kimsquit you barely lose sight of the ocean before you've crossed to the east side of the coast range and are looking down at Pondosy Lake.
Those are the neatest spots, the ones you put down at unplanned and end up spending a day. I go back to a spot like that and fish every year. You never know what you're going to find. All the different routes are pretty neat. Up the Kimsquit you barely lose sight of the ocean before you've crossed to the east side of the coast range and are looking down at Pondosy Lake.
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