Give this one some thought.

At 44, I've done my fair share of great hunts, but have been telling myself when I turn 50, I'm gonna take a month and do the hunt of a lifetime.

Africa and other continents don't interest me much.
Could a guy could take a month long progressive horseback hunt somewhere in BC, Yukon, NWT or AK, cover a whole bunch of neat country, pick up four or so species on the same trip, do some fishing and serious loafing ?

Anyone ever done anything close to this ?
Ideas or suggestions ?

For a combo hunt, I think a Moose, Grizzly and caribou hunt in the Yukon would be fantastic (maybe with sheep thrown in for good measure). As a single species alternative, one could also blow the whole wad on a polar bear hunt.

For me, I would book multiple winter locations for wood, plains, and European Bison in The Yukon, BC, and Poland respectively. Figure about $7000 for each free ranging hunt (plus tags and licenses in canada) and then figure maybe $2500 for total airfare costs. Man, pulling off the free ranging bison hat trick in a single month would be amazing!

JMHO,

JohnTheGreek

I don't know, but I wonder:

could you use the trains that run all over that area of the country now in combination with the horseback. My thoughts being that if you take that many heads while traveling what do you do with them? what about arranging it so you take the train to point a, get off and get head 1, then go point b head 2 via train etc. use a horse for the hunts if you want, but the train to cover the country.

I was in Alaska 2 weeks ago, wife and I took a 3 hour ride on the White Pass and Yukon railroad (something like that) it was fantastic. Took us up and into the yukon territory and back. we saw mountain goats and some people saw a moose (I was too slow). That was on one three hour ride. with a 30 day stretch I would think everything could be found that was on your list.

Red

Northern BC
Elk,Moose,Mtn Caribou,Stone sheep,goats,and some areas have
mulies too.

Granted I'm an eaterner by inclination but a two week fly in hunt in Newfoundland with moose, woodland caribou and black bear as the main quarry with 4lb brook trout and grouse shooting to fill in any slow moments is my ideal. In fact, I'm going nextear.

A long horseback hunt in the Muskwa-Ketchika area of Northeastern B.C. would be hard to beat. These are the hunts that Jack O'Connor wrote about - mostly for Stone Sheep - but the area is rich in elk, moose, sheep, goat, and grizzly.

The only true ultimate hunt isn't legal. Good luck on whatever you come up with, though.

Russ

You got that one right, RET. On the other hand, stalking poachers on your own land is not only legal but very interesting: a poacher is always armed.