Finally posting about my caribou hunt

[4dogs]

Good hunt! Thanks for sharing.

[Hopewell Tom]

You're right!
New country, new quarry, new experiences. And You're Hunting!
Good attitude, you saved the trip for yourself.
The Canadian North is pretty special.

[hitman]

I flew out of LG4 with Cargair back in 1990 and had some great hunting. I killed 2 bulls with the biggest one going 348 6/8. Love to go again.

[Jake Diebolt]

Originally posted by Tsalt:
Thanks for posting the story and pics.  It seems to me that on  average, trad bow hunters have a perspective that allows them to enjoy every aspect of the hunt.... far more than the typical hunter (compound or rifle).  The experience is so much more than a kill.  Thanks for reinforcing that with your story!

I hunt with some above-average hunters. Everyone I was with maintained a positive attitude and enjoyed the experience for what it was. The other group that was in camp with us was the same. Seeing how the guys who came before us acted made me realize what a rarity that can be.

[Jake Diebolt]

Some more advice I thought of today:

Some of the gun hunters I was with remarked that the caribou seemed pretty stupid sometimes. For example, one of the caribou would be shot, and the others would run for a bit and stop and look back. I replied that making the connection between the gunshot and a dead animal and then back to the guys hunting is quite an intuitive leap for animal that may never have seen humans before! Bowhunting means you're a lot closer and they're more likely to associate you with danger.

Don't make the mistake of thinking the animals are stupid! They're certainly not as high strung as whitetails, but their survival strategy (herd animal) is different than others. The calfs seem pretty dim, but that's true of many young animals.

We didn't get into the main migration either. If we had, we may have seen some bigger bulls. Apparently the difference between the big bulls and the little guys is similar to the difference between mature whitetail bucks and immatures - to the point of following different trails and staying off the exposed ridges.