1100 Remington Man
Handloader
- May 1, 2007
- 1,164
- 323
Had a Successful hunt with one Caribou per person taken in some historic bad weather on the Arctic tundra North of Brooks Range. Rain on 9 out of 11 days in the field, with some days of 30-40mph winds and heavy rain which kept us inside the tent for a few days.
My Caribou was taken with a single shot at 290 yards on a classic broadside shot with complete double lung pass through with .264 Nosler 130gr AB as he just collapsed in his tracks.
My rain gear coat worked great my rain gear pants while rain proof were to hot when walking my Brothers Cabelas pants were much better as his breathed. Temps 30 & low 40s.
We were told to bring a pair of leather hunting boots and they were never were put on, I took three pairs of Sox in and used two pair hunting rotating every other day as I used one dry pair to sleep in along with a dry long sleeve tee shirt as all my other clothes were damp from sweat and never dried out. Walking sticks were great with heavy packs hauling meat on the tundra, a must have.
Plan was to hunt two zones to get two Caribou a person this did not work out with weather. My advice if you are not being placed in a zone that allows two don’t buy the second tag. We had planned to hunt two zones of 5 days each that did not happen.
I had no intention of mounting my Caribou as I just wanted pictures but did want to score the antlers with my cloth tape measure and scoring sheet from B & C but went back the next day and a Grizzly had buried my carcass with dirt and only the antlers sticking out so I don’t know the length of the antlers.
Camping gear was rented and I learned about what it takes for gear out there in the extreme wet weather of what works and what does not.
Tents were Browning 8x8ft four man and were ok at best as the sleeping tent we put a Kelty Noah tarp over to keep the rain from coming in. I wished I had my Cabelas Guide Series tent. It was fine to eat in camp chairs by the way we’re excellent on the soft tundra.
There cots were excellent as well as they use a piece of PVC pipe on the legs on the ground to spread out the weight and a cot is Mandatory gear to stay out of water. Two people were taken out the day we went in of hypothermia. Stove Coleman 2 burner propane was fine as was kitchen wear.
My Caribou was taken with a single shot at 290 yards on a classic broadside shot with complete double lung pass through with .264 Nosler 130gr AB as he just collapsed in his tracks.
My rain gear coat worked great my rain gear pants while rain proof were to hot when walking my Brothers Cabelas pants were much better as his breathed. Temps 30 & low 40s.
We were told to bring a pair of leather hunting boots and they were never were put on, I took three pairs of Sox in and used two pair hunting rotating every other day as I used one dry pair to sleep in along with a dry long sleeve tee shirt as all my other clothes were damp from sweat and never dried out. Walking sticks were great with heavy packs hauling meat on the tundra, a must have.
Plan was to hunt two zones to get two Caribou a person this did not work out with weather. My advice if you are not being placed in a zone that allows two don’t buy the second tag. We had planned to hunt two zones of 5 days each that did not happen.
I had no intention of mounting my Caribou as I just wanted pictures but did want to score the antlers with my cloth tape measure and scoring sheet from B & C but went back the next day and a Grizzly had buried my carcass with dirt and only the antlers sticking out so I don’t know the length of the antlers.
Camping gear was rented and I learned about what it takes for gear out there in the extreme wet weather of what works and what does not.
Tents were Browning 8x8ft four man and were ok at best as the sleeping tent we put a Kelty Noah tarp over to keep the rain from coming in. I wished I had my Cabelas Guide Series tent. It was fine to eat in camp chairs by the way we’re excellent on the soft tundra.
There cots were excellent as well as they use a piece of PVC pipe on the legs on the ground to spread out the weight and a cot is Mandatory gear to stay out of water. Two people were taken out the day we went in of hypothermia. Stove Coleman 2 burner propane was fine as was kitchen wear.
