Friday, September 25, 2009


I am soon going to head in country for a few days. I am going to set up a wall tent with a wood stove and leave it in country. That way I can leave gear in and spend a bit more time in the backcountry which I truly love. I travel back in there by freighter canoe and walking. I use the canoe to get my camp in. One of the earlier pictures posted is of Duncan my Gordon in the canoe. There is nothing like laying under canvas with a with the sound and scent of a fire in the sheet metal stove while laying on a floor of balsam fir listening to wild geese on a frosty night


A few years ago before my daughter was born I used to camp alone for weeks on end often going in country in October and staying until freezeup at the end of November or early December. I would hunt birds and wait until I was ready to come out before shooting a moose or caribou.

Below is a picture of one of my camps from years ago.





No people but plenty of these

5 comments:

  1. All the above pics are from my scanned old photos

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  2. Hey Dan. Eric from california here. I got here from Brigids site (thanks Brigid) and I can tell I'm going to enjoy your writing. I'm a dog guy as well. My wife and I currently have 2 black labs, Trooper and Chrisi. We hunt duck, pheasant and chukkar. We go back to our home in Utah every fall for a mulie or 2.
    You have some great looking dogs and beautiful country.
    The old photos are great.
    Looking forward to your hunting and dog adventures.
    Regards.
    eric

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  3. Dan...

    Thanks for dropping me a note! Look forward to following you and your bird dogs!

    Shawn

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  4. Dan,

    Cool blog! I'll put your blog on our Upland Equations blog role so we can hear about your adventures. Back country birdhunting has to be a great experience. I have always wanted to chase ptarmigans.

    Andy

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