The Great Adventure Begins…..

May 18th, 2008 Paul Posted in Clothing, Hunting, Shooting, Travel | 1 Comment »

So, the Caribou hunt has now been booked and we have received the official list of what to take.

Sarah’s father (my father-in-law) asked me a while ago if I would like to go to Canada with him to hunt Caribou in September. I said yes and will now be going on my first ever hunt. Apparently this is a bigger deal than a local deer hunt but living in London anything like this would be a big deal.

We have booked with Drover’s Labrador Outfitters and need to get to the middle of nowhere (Schefferville) in mid-September. Just try to get Google maps to plot a route there for you….

The list of things to take is particularly useful….I need clothes, well, layers of clothes because the temperature could be anything from warm to sub-zero. Seems like we are guaranteed rain though. They also recommend a hat and outer shell of blaze orange. I am thinking of trying to get something like this. It will cover me for cold and wet weather and is also the required colour. What do you think, Roger? As my mentor in this I will await your conformation before buying one. Do you want me to get one for you while I’m at it?

We are also told to bring our sunglasses, camera and binoculars. Just where are they taking us that I need my orange suit, sunglasses and a camera?!?! It really isn’t a cool look, maybe it is a joke against us foreigners and we will be on YouTube.

I have now applied for membership at my local gun club. this will get me the required safety certificate and also make sure I can hit something other than my foot. I will post more later about what you need to do to get a gun license over here and also some information about deer hunting over here in the UK.

Keep checking back to find out how the preparations go. I will also post a picture of me in my suit as soon as I get it