Hunting Traditions: The
Learning Years Part 2
Trivia: What do you
see on this caribou
that is very unique
and seldom seen?
Answer: Caribou have points
which are called shovels and bezels.
They almost always branch off from the
bull’s main beam, each with their own
branch. What is unique about this
caribou is that its bezels and shovels
are attached to the same branch off the
main beam.
about
three
miles
out,
walking
the
walk
that
would take him right below our
glassing ridge. I began praying that
this old boy would make it to where I
could make a successful stalk. He was
with 16 other bulls. His top on one
side was palmated with double fork
tines, making him easy to spot from his
buddies. It took them a long time to
finally make it to our position and by
the time I headed to the river, I knew
enough about him to easily pick him
out. I shot and dropped him in almost
the same spot as Jeff’s bull.
We each had a great caribou, so we
packed our gear, loaded the raft and
headed down river to our second base
camp. We stopped and called several
times while floating down river. Every
place we stopped was covered with
caribou, moose, wolf and bear tracks,
but we did not see a single footprint nor
did we see a plane for the first seven
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