Day 12
I woke to noise in the cabin, then the generator came on. I got dressed and went over to the cook shack. This is the last hunting day for Ovi and Fernando. Ovi in search of Caribou and Fernando either Moose or Caribou.
Jim told me the plan would be in around one so when the hunters headed out I packed my bags and got organized. I heard the familiar sound of the Beaver about 12:40 as he circled the lake and came in for a landing.
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We got it unloaded, then loaded again and headed to Dease Lake. Once at the floatplane base, I got my pickup and loaded my gear, the hides and horns and was on the road by two.
It rained most of the way back and I noticed how the snow on the mountains had increased significantly since coming through ten days ago.
I rolled into Smithers just before nine and got checked in to the hotel and went to the bar for a drink and burger. Back to the room for a much needed shower I was in bed by ten and almost immediately fell asleep.
Day 13
It’s Thanksgiving Holiday weekend in Canada and I got up and went to Mass. It’s a beautiful Fall day and my mind went fast forward to Thanksgiving in the States next month. I have lived an amazing life and give GOD thanks constantly for my many blessings.
I met the taxidermist after church then back to the hotel to make calls to my wife and kids to catch up with all of them.
My flight out of Smithers is shortly after ten in the morning and if all goes well I will be back in San Antonio at midnight.
In retrospect, I enjoyed my two previous hunts for Canadian Moose, even though unsuccessful. Having completed my quest for the North American 29 on a traditional Western hunt by horseback in a very remote hunting area just seemed to be an appropriate ending.
I’ll never forget this place, the people and the experiences I had, I count them all as blessings. GOD IS GREAT!
