I don’t know what it is about sheep hunting that hooks you. Is it the time running, weightlifting, carrying a 50-pound pack every other night, going up and down the mountains to prepare? Is it needing to be mentally and physically prepared to not give up? Or is it the trophy? Once you’ve experienced it, […]
After 20-plus years of enjoying many epic adventures while guiding international hunters and anglers, I am all too aware that the moment a trophy-of-a-lifetime leaves camp, it will not be seen or touched by me ever again. It will hang in some distant residence, camp, or villa to be appreciated by others. Although my relationships […]
(2ndplace winner of the 2023 Mountain Hunter story contest) I first met Daniel and Ashley Norton, owners of Robson Valley Outfitters, in August 2017 after planning a double one-on-one backpack mountain goat hunt with my brother. Part of what made it special was that Daniel and his brother Page were our guides and it was […]
For several years Richard Sells and I have talked about going on a moose hunt. Somewhere we could drive to from our home state of Oregon and truly enjoy the journey. And enjoy the journey we did! In 2021/2022 we applied for our elk tags in Oregon as usual, this time with no luck for […]
I’m Australian and I guided my first season in BC on both black bear and mountain goat last fall. Here’s part one of my story. Day 1: I was all smiles, soaking in my first floatplane ride inbound to our remote hunting area. Our guide Cam and I were the first to head in and […]
