Yukon…go time

[Adamsfj]

I just finished reading your write up and I have to say it was one of the best write ups and photos I have read here on RS. Congratulations to both your son and you on an mazing hunt/adventure. Thank you for sharing with all of us

 

[medvedyt]

worth a up for the people to read a great adventure and people make it positive and follow the flow. thank you again @RdRdrFan and your son for all of this.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Back at basecamp we had time to admire the one ram, a beautiful Fannin, that had made it back to camp. And everyone had a chance to look over my son’s caribou. Me? I may have snuck off at one point and grabbed a soft tape from my cabin. I had to know……how wide is that thing?!?!? 55 3/8” wide. That’s how wide. Rough scoring the next day showed a gross score of 424” and change and a net score of 404”. For the record, I’ve never scored a caribou but I’ve scored plenty of deer and elk so I’m familiar with the process but caribou are different. I reserve the right to have screwed something up while measuring but I felt good about the numbers when double checking everything against a formal score sheet from B&C.

@RdRdrFan, Congrats to your son (and to you) for two great animals. The drying period has passed, so how close were you on score?

 

[RdRdrFan]

@RdRdrFan, Congrats to your son (and to you) for two great animals. The drying period has passed, so how close were you on score?

Not sure. Don’t have them back yet.

 

[idig4au]

Great thread, thanks for sharing. Humbling story to say the least

 

[blackdog]

Appreciate that this story was bumped back to the top or I would have missed this epic adventure. Congrats Dad. Well done.

And that caribou - That is the most beautiful bull I've ever seen. Can see why you all went back after him.

 

[Mtncowboy]

This is one of the few posts that I went back and REread it! It's that good! Congrats to you and your son!!!

 

[mgray]

Thanks for bumping this up. I missed it the first time. Awesome hunt and story!!

 

[Arctic Dreams]

So for me this trip serves two purposes. First and foremost it is my son’s first backcountry hunt. My wife and I have always believed in spending money on core memories and experiences rather than useless junk. We take nice trips as a family that are centered around them as Christmas presents instead of buying them video game consoles, toys, Jordans, etc that they will forget and eventually throw away. So that is the first and primary reason for the trip.

The second reason is to hopefully take the second leg of my sheep slam. I’m hoping to get a nice Fannin. I just won’t spend what is being charged now on a Stone hunt. According to the outfitter they kill more Fannins than Dall so it is doable. But if we find a big, mature Dall then it’s a Dall hunt. My son will be hunting for caribou on the trip.

I’m not going to go into all of the details on the prep for the trip. Plenty of physical preparation and countless trips to the range.

The time since booking this hunt had moved slowly. But over the past few weeks it has blown by. Too much to get done at home, work and other commitments and the stress of getting everything to a point where I could completely disconnect for 2 weeks has caused time to be in short supply.

But the day has arrived. My son and I are officially on our way. Our first flight to Denver was delayed and our connecting flight to Edmonton was also delayed. Finally had our heads hit the pillow at 1:30 am.

We hang out at the hotel in Edmonton this morning (My 14 year old is still sleeping as I type this as 14 year olds tend to do). We head back to the airport mid-morning for a flight that arrives in Whitehorse early this afternoon.

Fair warning. I’m not a photographer. I don’t typically take a ton of pictures but I’m making an effort with this trip since it is me and my son. With that said, I took one pic yesterday.

Here we go….

Day 1 - Opening day. Back into the Argo to continue making miles back into our hunting area. We did see a grizzly sow and her two cubs early afternoon. We were able to watch them from a distance for a while. The sow had a very distinct ultra-blonde coat. By late afternoon we had parked the Argo and made our initial ascent into the area we hoped to find sheep in. By 6:30 pm we had camp set and were ready to blow up the rest of the mountain to look for sheep. We did. No sheep. Made it back to camp by 11:00 pm.

What a fantastic story! Really appreciate you putting this out for everyone to enjoy! Congratulations to you and your son. Awesome!