It would be a great lunch.
It takes about 8.5-9 hours of jet and skidoo travel from LAX to my cabin. Temperature difference of 54 degrees. +34 there and -20 when I got back to the north. Sure enjoyed my peace and quiet setting a few traps, fishing and hauling wood at the cabin a couple days ago. Spent 2.5 days out there. Now I’m just home from a day trip caribou hunt down the Dempster. Seen about 1500 bou today. My buddy Greg finally got out hunting and got himself a couple caribou. I hunted for my grandparents and my parents. Just going to start skinning in the warehouse and have some nice clean meat ready for my grandpa to pick up tomorrow via the ice road from Aklavik. Still getting a few foxes but I’m about to start on lynx. Got my first 2 couple days back in traps just set the night before so it’s looking good. Last thing before I get skinning (ahem, cough, cough...deep breath) on our way home before a single set of fresh wolf tracks hit the road. Smoking fresh because it’s been snowing all day. Long story short I spotted the wolf step off the road and floored the 350 over there. Jumped out and grabbed the magnum then walked a couple steps off the road Greg shined his flashlight and the pale grey was right there. Maybe 75 feet away from me. I cycled the bolt and took careful aim and gently squeeeeezed and click. Nobullets. Afterwards I walked a ways out behind it through thin timber with 243 and spotted it briefly twice. No second chance on that wolf though. Through knee deep wet snow I did the walk of shame back to the truck. Would’ve been a nice bonus but you know what? I’m pretty sure I’ll see another one sometime.
