Caribou hunting with trad gear

[jon]

I've been twice to the NWT at Camp Ekwo. Fishing was fantastic with lake trout up to 25 pounds. Took 4 caribou in 2 trips and had a blast. Probably the most confortable camp I've ever been in. They had hot showers and even a washing machine. I shot a great bull in velvet the first trip and another that scored very high in the Pope and Young records. I had 3-4 stalks a day and on the first trip saw a river of caribou 20 animals wide and from horizon to horizon. I had just finished skinning my second bull when the herd arrived. I can highly recommend the NWT. Lots of caribou and 3 great camps.

Jon

[Biggie Hoffman]

You paid $5800 for a caribou trip and you had to skin your own bulls!!

Really, I noticed the one camp is booked solid while the other is not, can you give me some insight as to why?

[schlaggerman]

NWT is the place to go. The caribou are always there, although I would suggest the second week of Sept. as being the best. I've been to True North Safaris twice and had a great time both times at their Warburton Bay Camp. By the way this is the place the boys from Traditional Bowhunter usually go to. Frist trip there we saw hundreds of caribou with several stalks a day, the second trip there we saw thousands. Main problem was not getting trampled to death, obviously I'm exaggerating, but they were everywhere. And as stated before the lake trout fishing is fantastic.

[Gun]

What Dale said. I've been up there twice as well. Fantastic hunting. I would do that trip every year if I could afford it. Caribou were made for trad gear. I was at both camps and Warburton is better for cover and less travel time by boat to get to critters.

[schlaggerman]

I should mention the first trip to True North Safaris was in late August and my second trip was the second week of September. It seems the colder weather of Sept. brought down the bigger bulls from the Artic Circle.