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LAST EDITED ON Sep-21-06 AT 07:59?AM (MST)
My hunting partner, Chad, and I left for the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on Sept. 14th. I was let in on a little secret about a little trappers cabin hidden in the wilderness. The cabin was built by a friend's father-in-law in 1921. After swearing to keep the location a secret I was given directions to the coolest place I have ever been. I was like a little kid I was so excited upon seeing the cabin. It was hand made out of cedar logs. It was only about 8X10 but it had a bed, wood stove, cook stove, 2 lanterns, ax, saw and shovel on sight. Along with utensils and pots and pans.
Chad at the cabin.
Me enjoying some hot coffee.
We packed in on my horses. After getting settled we started out on a ride for quick evening scouting trip. About two miles from the cabin my horse stopped in the trail and refused to move. Chad decided to ride around us and take the lead on my other horse. As soon as he did so he saw a bear standing in the trail about 40 yards ahead. He jumped off the horse and threw me the reigns. I begged him not to shoot as I tried to move away with the horses. He was having none of that. He let one fly from his .300 Weatherby Magnum and took the bear down. Then my rodeo began! Luckily they did not bolt but they sure threw me around for a few seconds. We tied them up and went to work on the bear. Four hours in the mountains and we already had a bear! The bear was about 200 pounds (mostly fat) but had the most gorgeous thick coat. It took us until about 11:00 to get the bear back to the cabin but the horses did well enough packing it.
It rained on us for the next three days with fog rolling in and out. We woke up every morning to the sound of rain on the roof. We stayed in our beds until about 11:00 AM before getting out to ride some more country. We did not see a single deer or tracks for that matter for three days. Finally, we hiked a large huckleberry covered hillside. When we reached the top we found some trails and signs that deer had been using the area. We came back the next day (in the fog and rain) and sat on a small bowl. At about 6:30 PM this deer stepped out and I took him with my .280. He just appeared out of the timber and was walking up the far side, away from me. It was like a dream. It happened just the way I had imagined it would. As usual he did suffer from a little ground shrinkage as they always look bigger from behind but I still think he is a beauty! We again did not get back to the cabin until after 11:00 but it was well worth it. We had to leave the next morning.
Sorry about the quality of the photos but I forgot my camera and had to stop and buy a disposable on the way.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Mike Henne
LAST EDITED ON Sep-21-06 AT 07:59?AM (MST)
My hunting partner, Chad, and I left for the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on Sept. 14th. I was let in on a little secret about a little trappers cabin hidden in the wilderness. The cabin was built by a friend's father-in-law in 1921. After swearing to keep the location a secret I was given directions to the coolest place I have ever been. I was like a little kid I was so excited upon seeing the cabin. It was hand made out of cedar logs. It was only about 8X10 but it had a bed, wood stove, cook stove, 2 lanterns, ax, saw and shovel on sight. Along with utensils and pots and pans.
Chad at the cabin.
Me enjoying some hot coffee.
We packed in on my horses. After getting settled we started out on a ride for quick evening scouting trip. About two miles from the cabin my horse stopped in the trail and refused to move. Chad decided to ride around us and take the lead on my other horse. As soon as he did so he saw a bear standing in the trail about 40 yards ahead. He jumped off the horse and threw me the reigns. I begged him not to shoot as I tried to move away with the horses. He was having none of that. He let one fly from his .300 Weatherby Magnum and took the bear down. Then my rodeo began! Luckily they did not bolt but they sure threw me around for a few seconds. We tied them up and went to work on the bear. Four hours in the mountains and we already had a bear! The bear was about 200 pounds (mostly fat) but had the most gorgeous thick coat. It took us until about 11:00 to get the bear back to the cabin but the horses did well enough packing it.
It rained on us for the next three days with fog rolling in and out. We woke up every morning to the sound of rain on the roof. We stayed in our beds until about 11:00 AM before getting out to ride some more country. We did not see a single deer or tracks for that matter for three days. Finally, we hiked a large huckleberry covered hillside. When we reached the top we found some trails and signs that deer had been using the area. We came back the next day (in the fog and rain) and sat on a small bowl. At about 6:30 PM this deer stepped out and I took him with my .280. He just appeared out of the timber and was walking up the far side, away from me. It was like a dream. It happened just the way I had imagined it would. As usual he did suffer from a little ground shrinkage as they always look bigger from behind but I still think he is a beauty! We again did not get back to the cabin until after 11:00 but it was well worth it. We had to leave the next morning.
Sorry about the quality of the photos but I forgot my camera and had to stop and buy a disposable on the way.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Mike Henne
What a cool place. That is definately a nice quality high hunt buck! Love the wet looking antlers.
