I did the same hunt and wore the Sitka dew point rain gear and it was just fine. It’s very lightweight. Quartered up 4 caribou from our group wearing it so I didn’t get blood on my other clothes and it held op just fine.
It’s possible to do it, but it takes some time getting back to the 5 mile mark with the ponds and creeks you have to cross and go around. Even with an empty pack it’s still a pain, but i don’t see why it can’t be done.
Camping out in the tundra was pretty awesome. It’s very comfortable as long...
We used rifles so we actually camped 6 miles in from the haul road. From the 2+ mile mark the caribou got a lot less weary. When I go again I’ll bring the bow and spike camp in 3 miles from the hwy. parking along the road can be a pain at times, the banks are pretty steep (10-15’) so just...
We did this hunt in 2021, if you plan on bow hunting my best advise is to still pack in 2-3 miles. The caribou were a lot less skittish the further from the road you got. You will have no other hunters to deal with either. We would just kneel down and they would circle us at 70ish yards often...
here is my 2021 North Dakota “rifle” deer. I used a muzzleloader to make it a little more interesting. 200 yard shot with the cva paramount and he was down for the count.
70 yard MER. Shooting a 70lbs Mathews V3 31. 28” draw. Easton injection 330 100gr field point. Spot Hogg fast Eddie 2 pin sight. 10” flatline stabilizer out of the front and a 6” out of the back. QAD Mathews integrated rest. Tru fire hardcore release. Mathews Q lite quiver.
Day 1: 41 degrees...