2018 Mountain Trip

Bruce Culberson · Sep 6, 2018

Caution - thread is pic heavy.
Spend 9 days in the mountains with my brother and daughter. Didn't find the legal bull till second to last day. We had a lot of bad weather so the crib board came in handy. Was an awesome trip and the meat is delicious. I'm glad there were 3 of us for the pack out. I'm feeling pretty blessed to have spent this trip in the alpine with family.

Bruce Culberson · Sep 6, 2018

Bruce Culberson · Sep 6, 2018

315 · Sep 7, 2018

Epic trip, nicely done!!

lambertiana · Sep 7, 2018

Having your daughter along must have made it a really great trip, lots of memories to share.

I have never had caribou, there aren't a lot of them wandering around in California.

22-rimfire · Sep 9, 2018

Does Caribou taste like elk meat? Loved your pictures of your adventure. I'm envious.

Bruce Culberson · Sep 9, 2018

22-RF
It’s different than elk, but an early season one like this is still damn good

Brad "the butcher" · Sep 18, 2018

Who made that knife bruce?

messer454 · Sep 18, 2018

That is great. Was your daughter prepared to hunt too? What calibers did you both use?

MolokaiRider · Sep 18, 2018

What a fantastic experience for you and your family! Lifetime memories for sure!

Bruce Culberson · Oct 1, 2018

Brad "the butcher" said:
Who made that knife bruce?

I did

Bruce Culberson · Oct 1, 2018

messer454 said:
That is great. Was your daughter prepared to hunt too? What calibers did you both use?

Messer - yea my daughter hunts too. I tried to get her to "go first"on this trip but she refused. This was my 3rd trip for caribou and she told me she had more years left to get one then I did - guess she's saying in getting old LOL!
I had a 7-08 with 140 accubonds and she uses a 243 with 80gr TTSX.

Hard Knocks · Oct 1, 2018

I always look forward to seeing your trips each fall Bruce. I especially liked this picture below. Did you strip the antlers of their velvet? Thanks for taking the time to post!

Bruce Culberson · Oct 1, 2018

Yes, I stripped the antlers. I’m getting a Euro mount and the antlers stained.

Brad "the butcher" · Oct 10, 2018

Bruce Culberson said:
I did

You had to know I was joking!.....I bought 2 of your very first knives wayyy back before the wss knife challenge

Bruce Culberson · Oct 21, 2018

I knew you were joking Brad! Just thought others reading the thread might not know.....I haven't been here much lately....

1AbominAble1 · Jan 22, 2019

That’s truly excellent, congrats on the Bull.
To be able to share that experience with you is something your little Lady will likely never forget.

SW-EDC · Apr 9, 2019

Awesome trip and pics!

CVamberbonehead · Jul 11, 2019

Looks like a great hunt!

MTB · Aug 28, 2019

Sorry I'm late to the game. I just found this part of the forum. These are fantastic pictures. I love seeing fathers get their kids into the great outdoors. I take mine(3 & 1) with me on short hikes all the time. Not trying to speed up time, but I cant wait until I can take them hunting with me. My daughter was so excited last year when I showed up with a nice white tail in the bed of my truck. Keep up the good work man!