We ended up eating ptarmigan almost every night we were there. My hunting buddy seemed to like them much more than freeze dried meals and I wasn’t complaining either. Our magic meal ratio for two people was 5 ptarmigan breasted and thigh meat, one medium potatoes and a medium onion. We’d cut...
Nothing out there is a really a secret, but the more readily available information deliberately naming any location brings more pressure and I’m sure none of prefer more company where we are hunting.
I’m sure you’ll get as many opinions on arrow setup as people answer, but I’ll throw my two cents in……
On the tundra up there I’m going to want an arrow with minimized wind drift, as longer range shots and wind are going to most likely be involved with your shot. With that being said I went...
I was able to take my first caribou this year with my bow, what a rush and excitement!
I thought the hard part would be over, but I just haven’t found a mount style that I really like yet. Hoping you guys can post up your mounts and include the form description if you have them. Tops on mine...
Glad it was a good trip. I’d think the colder it gets, the better the road should get (relatively speaking). The moisture on the road during ‘summer’ is what starts taking its toll and drives to the bad conditions, IMO.
Congrats on your son getting 1st place! Small world, but if your name is Jeremy then get my number from Dan M (you’ve been to our camp a few times and helped looked for my boy’s Sitka last year) and I’d be happy to share all the information I have on the Haul Road. We spent a couple of weeks...
I read and read and read some more before my first …. Then there were the phone calls. Nick’s message is blunt but it’s true. You can catch fish and kill caribou at any time…pick a date and roll with it. There is no magical week.