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<blockquote data-quote="Jimm" data-source="post: 188335" data-attributes="member: 9"><p><strong>How Jim killed a toothless caribou - Part TWO</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001911_1_051.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p> This nifty ride was awaiting us the next am to deliver us to our next connection in our journey to the land countless caribou . Fresh from a nights rest ,the events of the day before a bad dream , I was renewed in my enthusiasm for the hunt ahead . </p><p></p><p> Then they put me in a seat directly in line with that enormous propeller . That song from the old " Hee Haw " show started running through my mind , "Gloom, despair and agony on me , deep dark depression excessive misery " and so on . Our initial destination was the airport at Umiujaq ( ooo mere ik ) but as we flew the weather gradually worsened until you couldnt hardly see that hateful prop . Like a condemned man I ate what was sure to be my last meal and watched the snow furiously flying by outside quite convinced that we wouldnt be able to get under the weather to land .</p><p></p><p> And we couldnt . The pilot , who was obviously a sadist , cheerfully informed us that we had to travel on to another airport in order to be able to land . Not satisfied with giving us this bit to worry at like a bone he proceeded to allow as to how we needed to take on fuel since we were going so far out of the way . No doubt about it , definitely a sadist . Much to my surprise we made it to the next airport , landed safely received our fuel and pressed on to Umiujaq .</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001921_1_060.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p> Twin engine Super Otter , the hotrod of the northern skies . A bush landing or takeoff in one of these is , how shall I say it ? ah yes , INTENSE ! Twelve men , tens of thousands of dollars in guns and gear and enough food for a week along with the pilot and copilot make for a lot of weight . No sweat , this baby produces more g force than a 747 taking off . Last leg of the trip , caribou camp next stop and looking at the terrain below I see hundreds of caribou trails in the tundra . Mile after mile we skimmed low because of the weather and there were trails practically all the time . This was more like it , the hunt started occupying my mind again .<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001924_1_063.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p> Finally , with what I can only describe as a controlled crash landing ,we put down on a bit of sand approximately the size of a New York parking space and my two thousand plus mile journey came to an end <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001930_1_069.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jimm, post: 188335, member: 9"] [b]How Jim killed a toothless caribou - Part TWO[/b] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001911_1_051.jpg[/IMG] This nifty ride was awaiting us the next am to deliver us to our next connection in our journey to the land countless caribou . Fresh from a nights rest ,the events of the day before a bad dream , I was renewed in my enthusiasm for the hunt ahead . Then they put me in a seat directly in line with that enormous propeller . That song from the old " Hee Haw " show started running through my mind , "Gloom, despair and agony on me , deep dark depression excessive misery " and so on . Our initial destination was the airport at Umiujaq ( ooo mere ik ) but as we flew the weather gradually worsened until you couldnt hardly see that hateful prop . Like a condemned man I ate what was sure to be my last meal and watched the snow furiously flying by outside quite convinced that we wouldnt be able to get under the weather to land . And we couldnt . The pilot , who was obviously a sadist , cheerfully informed us that we had to travel on to another airport in order to be able to land . Not satisfied with giving us this bit to worry at like a bone he proceeded to allow as to how we needed to take on fuel since we were going so far out of the way . No doubt about it , definitely a sadist . Much to my surprise we made it to the next airport , landed safely received our fuel and pressed on to Umiujaq . [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001921_1_060.jpg[/IMG] Twin engine Super Otter , the hotrod of the northern skies . A bush landing or takeoff in one of these is , how shall I say it ? ah yes , INTENSE ! Twelve men , tens of thousands of dollars in guns and gear and enough food for a week along with the pilot and copilot make for a lot of weight . No sweat , this baby produces more g force than a 747 taking off . Last leg of the trip , caribou camp next stop and looking at the terrain below I see hundreds of caribou trails in the tundra . Mile after mile we skimmed low because of the weather and there were trails practically all the time . This was more like it , the hunt started occupying my mind again .[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001924_1_063.jpg[/IMG] Finally , with what I can only describe as a controlled crash landing ,we put down on a bit of sand approximately the size of a New York parking space and my two thousand plus mile journey came to an end [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/hisgrace/P1001930_1_069.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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