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Picture thread-Days gone by #7244898 12/30/12
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,859 Alberta,Canada X xxclaro OP Campfire Tracker
OP xxclaro Campfire Tracker X Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,859 Alberta,Canada	About ten years ago,while living in Ontario, I had the opportunity to go to Alberta to work as a wrangler for a bighorn sheep hunting outfit in the Rockies. I had never ridden a horse in my life, but I figured it was something I had to do.It turned out to be a wonderful,sometimes terrifying,often exciting and totally memorable experience. I spent 10 weeks living in a wall tent,riding 8-10 hours a day,climbing mountains and packing out sheep. I had a bunch of those little disposable camera's with me,and today I bought a scanner so I couold transfer just a few of those photo's to my computer.Thought I'd share a few,perhaps others will enjoy thenm too,and have pics of their own to share. My favorite horse,Oreo,who damn near killed me,but could run longer and faster than just about all of our 50+ head. Packing supplies into main camp.The Wilmore,where we hunted,is accesible only to horses and foot traffic,so everything came in this way. Fly camp,about 18-20 hour ride in.This is where I walked to in the dark each morning to bring the horses in for the days hunt. View from one of the mountain tops,searching for rams. At the base,getting ready to climb.Best water ever. Bringing supplies to an elk hunting spike camp,called "over the rock"carzy steep,narrow trail,which we retuned on in the pitch dark.Fun times. Little Jack,the ass,bringing back an elk.Angel is just behind hi.Interesting liitle animals,tough as nails and strong as hell.Oh yeah,and stuborn too. [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0008_zpsa18cae65.jpg[/img] [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0007_zps48c772e4.jpg[/img] [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0006_zpsdc395927.jpg[/img] [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0004_zps04a5bbd3.jpg[/img] Me and Oreo,looking for the other horses,pretty much my job description. [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0003_zps0e3ce184.jpg[/img] [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0002_zps8998e45c.jpg[/img] Gave up shaving after a couple weeks. [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0005_zps4ab01ad1.jpg[/img] View from just out of base camp [img]http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i274/xxclaro/IMG_0005_zps4ab01ad1.jpg[/img]

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Re: Picture thread-Days gone by xxclaro #7244960 12/30/12
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8 South Carolina D DTK97 New Member
DTK97 New Member D Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8 South Carolina	hope i get to do something like that one day.....what did u carry for defense agiainst bears?

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by xxclaro #7245036 12/30/12
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 23,664 Likes: 2 MontanaMan Campfire Ranger
MontanaMan Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 23,664 Likes: 2	Fabulous experience in a fabulous country; glad you got to do as it's something that will stay with you forever. MM

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by DTK97 #7245051 12/30/12
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,577 Northwest Missouri 7 7mmMato Campfire Tracker
7mmMato Campfire Tracker 7 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,577 Northwest Missouri	cools pics I've always been different with one foot over the line.....

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by 7mmMato #7245075 12/30/12
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,040 east tennessee fat_daddy Campfire Regular
fat_daddy Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,040 east tennessee	pics Originally Posted by deflave Get your dick out of that rooster and go to church. Travis

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Re: Picture thread-Days gone by xxclaro #7245133 12/30/12
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 20,379 The Bozone, Montana Rancho_Loco Campfire Ranger
Rancho_Loco Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 20,379 The Bozone, Montana	Great pix. Originally Posted by captain seafire I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by xxclaro #7245134 12/30/12
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,954 Likes: 21 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,954 Likes: 21 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	jingling the ponies... The wife's long gone and the kid is grown... makin' meat... was but a pup then... bro and meat the rear half.... the front and heads... [img]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/elk%20season/011.jpg[/img] random oldies [img]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/elk%20season/23.jpg[/img] [img]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/elk%20season/21.jpg[/img] [img]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/elk%20season/20.jpg[/img] Last edited by huntsman22; 12/30/12.

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by huntsman22 #7245145 12/30/12
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,954 Likes: 21 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,954 Likes: 21 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	[img]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/elk%20season/hunt029.jpg[/img] [img]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c124/huntsman22/elk%20season/7.jpg[/img]

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by huntsman22 #7245160 12/30/12
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,328 Magnolia State Mink Campfire Tracker
Mink Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,328 Magnolia State	Awesome pics, thanks to both for sharing. "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -Will Rogers "If you have a lot of self control you don't need a lot of government control" - Thomas Sowell

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by huntsman22 #7245165 12/30/12
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna
T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	Cool pictures guys, wish I had some to share. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

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Re: Picture thread-Days gone by T LEE #7245236 12/30/12
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,368 vacaville, ca. solano co. USA steelheadslayer Campfire Regular
steelheadslayer Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,368 vacaville, ca. solano co. USA	love these threads!!! =========================================================

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by steelheadslayer #7245250 12/30/12
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,963 Likes: 1 Washington D dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter
dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,963 Likes: 1 Washington	Fantastic pictures.

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by huntsman22 #7245311 12/30/12
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,859 Alberta,Canada X xxclaro OP Campfire Tracker
OP xxclaro Campfire Tracker X Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,859 Alberta,Canada	Awesome pics Huntsman, thanks for sharing them.

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by xxclaro #7245328 12/30/12
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,953 C ChuckKY Campfire Regular
ChuckKY Campfire Regular C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,953	Both you guys have had experiences that most of us in the lower east part of the country will never be able to experience. I truely envy both of you. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by ChuckKY #7245330 12/30/12
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,998 Likes: 26 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana
SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,998 Likes: 26 Hi-Line	Sweet pics from everyone!

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by SamOlson #7245355 12/30/12
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Oddly enough I dont have any with hayburners in them, but heres one coming out by shank's mare, back in the day... And I will never forget the frtost on this one's horns... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by ChuckKY #7245362 12/30/12
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 901 North New York State H HankStone Campfire Regular
HankStone Campfire Regular H Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 901 North New York State	Fantastic job you had you guys had and thanks for the picks!

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by T LEE #7245382 12/30/12
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,264 Colorado exbiologist Campfire Tracker
exbiologist Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,264 Colorado	For xxclaro, thanks for sharing Me and Oreo,looking for the other horses,pretty much my job description. Gave up shaving after a couple weeks. View from just out of base camp "For some unfortunates, poisoned by city sidewalks ... the horn of the hunter never winds at all" Robert Ruark, The Horn of the Hunter

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by HankStone #7245392 12/30/12
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	How about a couple 'daily doubles'..? and "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Picture thread-Days gone by exbiologist #7245446 12/30/12
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,859 Alberta,Canada X xxclaro OP Campfire Tracker
OP xxclaro Campfire Tracker X Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,859 Alberta,Canada	Hey,thanks for putting those links to pics,I guess I tried to attach too many at once. Great pics Ingwe, love seeing those,thanks for sharing them. Last edited by xxclaro; 12/30/12.

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