Starting mid-morning tomorrow, I'll be absent here for a couple of weeks, then again off and on for several more weeks between now and Thanksgiving. Five awesome hunts with six tags, two of which are sheep tags, not counting trying to help our buddy, 'gadan,' arrow an elk in Idaho in late Sept.
Less than 24 hours to go and my 2014 Hunt Odyssey begins!
United to SFO ~ noon tomorrow, followed by an Air Canada flight to Vancouver where I'll spend the night. Then I fly to Whitehorse, drive to Watson Lake, followed by a charter flight to Frank and Cindy Simpson's Stone sheep camp late Tuesday.
I've been somewhat worthless the past week thinking about this hunt. This weekend I've been totally worthless.
Geeze! I'm 65 years old. You'd think I'd have gotten over pre-hunt excitement by now!
Precisely!
I quit running 100 Mile Endurance high mountain trail runs twenty years ago because I'd done a lot of them, many at a very high level, but towards the end, lost the fire-in-the-belly passion you have to have to train properly and race properly.
If I ever lose my passion for hunting the high mountains, I'll give it up. Then I'll just sit back, looking out over the mountains from our back patio, single malt scotch in hand, while remembering the hunts, the great friends I made on the hunts, and coaching others who are interested in how to follow in my footsteps.
would make a great 'live' hunt, but pics in a few weeks will do
A 'live' hunt from the high northern BC mountains is not doable.
But I will post whatever I can whenever I can.
Hope it goes well. Kill a big 'un. Many pics please.
Have a great hunt/be safe.
jack
Part of the purpose of a sheep hunt is to go where no one can contact you and you can contact no one!
The only evidence of other people on a perfect sheep hunt is the occasional contrail!
No way would I want a sat phone on a sheep hunt!
Climb high. Live large. Make clean kills. As that piece of tenderloin crosses your lips, chuckle in contentment.
Good hunting. Short bloodtrails.
Have fun!!!
Be safe!
Take plenty of pictures for us!!!
Got a call from my old hunting podner in Tucson this morning. He finally did it. He has a tag for desert ram in 31a and 31b this December. His feet aren't touching the ground. ;).... (Has a cow elk tag for 2nd week in December in unit 1 he'll gladly be eating..)
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