A Double On Booners

The best method of hunting in this land of lakes is by boat. Each pair of hunters, escorted by a guide, cruises the lake shore, climbing out at strategic glassing points to look for the herd. Our first few days were a tad short on sightings, although I did get good looks at several wolves and grizzlies that were also searching for the caribou. On the third day our luck changed when a big herd with many bulls moved into the area on the west side of the lake. I planned on being fairly selective, having five lovely mounts at home already, but when I saw a bull with good mass on top of his antlers, I decided he was worth a closer look. My guide Bergy and I crept onto some rocks 250 yards away, glassing the herd and trying to get a good look at this bull. He seemed to have a lot going on with his bezes and shovel, but we couldn`t really tell any details. After an eternity, he finally stood clear of his herd mates, and I took the shot with my Tikka .280. I was quite excited to see what he looked like up close, and boy, I wasn`t disappointed. Aside from his gorgeous glowing white cape, he had no less that 62 scorable points, most of which were on his bezes and double shovels. With the Boone and Crockett minimum score for central barren ground caribou being 360, he easily made the book with a score of 399 6/8, the largest bull I`d taken.