The Ranger, loaded to the hilt, and headed for Coldfoot.
Marsh Fork of the Canning River, Bench Strip.
Our first camp site, next to The Bench landing strip. Complete with electric fence to ward off Kushtaka's.
Heres a photo of Mark. Across the river is the camp and the strip.
Finally, we saw some bulls and Mark shot the largest in the bunch. Then shot it again, and again, and well he didn't have a rest. However, it was a morale booster as we'd hunted for a few days and hadn't seen any bulls.
There are sheds and critter remains littered all over the hillsides, so I carried a few back to camp for a photo.
The water levels were getting low, so after Mark shot his bull we figured it was time to head on down the river. In this shot you can see Chad in the Pro Pioneer raft. Mark was well ahead of us in the Kayak.
Then on the 5th day Chad and I connected with a couple of nice bulls. Chad even hit 2 for 2 on his farthest shots ever.
So here's the raft loaded with most of the gear and caribou. The payload is 1500lbs, so technically it could hold more weight, but I don't know where it would have fit.
Here's a picture of Chad on the final float of the trip. We took out at Plunge Creek and got picked up 3 days early. It was a mixed blessing, but we were 51 miles from the Beaufort Sea and this time of year the weather can change in an instant.
