NORTHERN BC MOUNTAIN CARIBOU

Caribou are a part of the deer family, larger than deer and elk but smaller than moose. There are 5 sub-species of Caribou located in Alaska and across the northern provinces and territories of Canada. Mountain Caribou inhabit the northern part of British Columbia and the Yukon. Their coloration is usually medium to light brown, with shades of gray and white on their rumps and necks. They migrate hundreds of miles between winter and summer ranges, although some Caribou remain at one range year round.

Mountain Caribou carry very impressive racks, with long main beams and upwards of 20 to 30 points or more. Bulls can weigh several hundred pounds, roughly the size of a bull elk. Hunts are conducted out of remote spike camps accessed by either horseback or float plane. This is a great combination hunt with the other large antlered ungulate of the north; the Canadian Moose, and is one of North America's most classic hunts. Without a doubt, our Mountain Caribou hunt is among the best in B.C. September is the best time to hunt these Caribou as they come from miles around to rut in our guiding area. Hunters wishing to primarily target Caribou can expect to see over 300 animals on a normal hunt. Even as an add on to our Moose hunts, most hunters see between 30 to 50 Caribou a day. Bulls harvested during the rut average between 320 - 380 Boone & Crockett with a couple bulls close to, or exceeding the 400 mark each year. These bulls have beautiful white manes, with white markings often running all the way back to the hip. Success rate on our Caribou hunts is 95% and even as an add on to a Moose hunt, most hunters take both animals. The best success for Caribou are our horseback hunts where we typically will ride to several vantage points each day until we find a good bull and then plan out a stalk. For something less physically demanding, we have boat hunts where client and guide travel the lakes and rivers with the use of outboard and/or jet propelled boats which is a great high success Moose hunt but much harder to find a nice Caribou bull as they tend to travel the mountain slopes.