Doug is pictured here along with Bert, the guide, and the packhorses

By the time we had got about half
way down the trail, we were low
enough so that the snow turned to
rain. Doug and I were walking, lead-
ing our horses, each with a buck on
its back. We made it back in a little
under the four hours, in spite of two
of us walking, probably because it was
down hill.

That is the record of a deer ob-
tained by a party who were only
hunting as an incidental activity; we
were in no sense a hunting party. I
have no doubt that to go in the same
district with nothing to do but hunt,
would mean that one got his game
within the first two or three days.
The difficulty, of course, would be in
getting the meat to the road if one
had no horses. However, if two went
in together, even without aid, they
should be able to pack out their
animals in two or three trips; but in
all probability it would be possible to
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Many hunters from across the
border in Washington come up regu-
larly every year to hunt. Of course,
they invariably have professional
guides and pack trains. Indeed, it is
illegal for the holder of a non-
resident hunting license to hunt with-
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It is easier to get lost in the moun-
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them told me that he preferred to
hunt this side of the border largely
because there were fewer hunters in
the bush, and hence less chance of
being accidentally shot!

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day for each horse, plus $12.50 a day
for the guide with his horse. The
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for each member of the party, and
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trip, and the size of the party. If
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there must be two guides, as no more
than two hunters are allowed to be
looked after by one guide. As a
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his success in locating game for the
sportsman to shoot at, he does every-
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Bert removes the entrails from the big buck.

hit it after getting in range, the

guide can’t be blamed.

A guide is not allowed to carry a
rifle unless the party is going ater
grizzly; if Bert had been with us as a
guide he wouldn’t have been able to
shoot a deer for himself. However, he
was with us as a packer only, hence,
as he had a hunting license, he was
entitled to hunt.

Where to Find Them

When the season first opens in the
fall, the deer are generally high up,
near the summit of the mountains; as
the season advances, they are driven
down toward the valley by the
weather. By the end of the season,
they are right down in the valleys,
usually in the very thick timber,
where they are hard to find. The best
time to hunt seems to be late Septem-
ber or early October, while they are
still well up out of the dense under-
growth and heavy timber of the lower
lands.

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