Late Reports from North and West

Now that the dust has settled on August and September, I can report on the trips taken out west by friends of The Buff Pad.

Unlike years past, this year's traveling hunters found limited success. That's just how it goes some years...I guess. Out of the three guys I personally knew who chased elk this fall, none brought back meat. For some opportunities presented themselves and for others there was no such luck.

Josh Thrash was one of the few that did collect on his trip. He, his dad and a couple other friends ventured north to Quebec, Canada back in late August in search of a migrating herd of Caribou. Upon touching down in base camp, they were instructed to get there gear and get in the boat. A massive herd was within striking distance and the guides knew that they needed to take advantage of the opportunity. That afternoon Josh's dad tagged a bull right off the bat. Josh and his dad ended up filling both of their bull tags with Josh harvesting the biggest bull in camp that week. Josh said he learned a lot: Caribou seldom stand still for the shot, the average shot is well over 40 yards, and take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves cause the migration could "dry up" at any moment. Here are some photos from the trip; I sure wouldn't mind doing this one day!