On The Hunt 2015

With our Italian adventure and fishing season behind us, it was time for Vince and I to get ready for our first hunting trip together. We spent the first part of the year gearing-up (the living room in our condo still looks like REI layaway!) and it was high-time to get out shooting!

Our setup at Rabbit Creek shooting range

I felt pretty good about these two!

The day finally came to set out on our hunting adventure. I was lucky enough to draw a Dall Sheep tag, so that was our priority. Vince had a caribou tag to work on as well. We packed up the Black Betty (my CX-5) and headed toward Delta Junction. Our good friend Vern was kind enough to let us stay at his place as muster point ;)

My permit area

The seasoned hunter Vern helping us with our game plan

We could see sheep up there!

Now that we had an idea of where the sheep were,

it was time to figure out the best way to get to them...

Heavy rains had flooded the creek beds that we'd hoped to use :/

BUT, we eventually fought our way through the alders

and made our first campsite before the weather turned

Vince watching the sheep

Time to head to the tent; a storm was brewing!

Clouds, rain, and wind had us "tent grounded"

We spent the next several days looking for a better access point to the sheep, but the weather was definitely not on our side and our time was running out. Frustrated, we decided to go after a caribou...

Caribou shed- we knew they were around somewhere!

Our patience, scouting, and walking was rewarded in a few days :)

We cleaned-up our prize, retrieved the rest of our gear from Vern, thanked him, and were on our way home...We were definitely looking forward to a hot shower and a comfortable bed, but it was awesome to get out of town, get some fresh air, and work together toward some common goals.

Freezer is looking good; can't wait 'till next season ;)