Packing for a Wilderness Horse or Mule Pack-In Hunt - How the gear gets packed!

[@TristanBanwell]

We use and pack horses on our cattle range in British Columbia. This year, we completely lost road access to our base camps due to a large landslide we cannot clear. Until now, we were able to get ATV access to base camp. Your video really helped me wrap my head around getting everything in on the pack horses, particularly demonstrating the cooler packing. Thank you very much!

[@mitchfricke436]

this was absolutely the best video I have ever seen!! Great Job!!!

[@joshsmith3650]

The throwback was great! Haha. Excellent content and very informative. I haven’t been on a guided hunt yet, it’s on the bucket list

[@Kimbeattie]

Great video I have hunted sheep Bighorn for 35 years and we pack in never used your hitch, but it looks good (diamond and double D) Alberta Canada

[@CliffGray]

Thanks Kim! We use those a bit, too. Good luck on your hunts up there!

[@Live_Wild_Outdoors]

Great video! Im new to packing and find this really good and valuable info. Good job explaining! Good job on all your videos as well! I`m eatin it up!

[@AnecdoteofaHoundsman]

Good info right there!

[@CliffGray]

thanks!

[@USNAVDC]

Great video. Great job of giving out a lot of information in just a few minutes. You get an A+ in teaching buddy! ("Be sure to comment, so I can ignore it!" I loved your comment too!)

[@CliffGray]

Glad it was useful for you! Thanks!

[@richardtatom1138]

Saddle recommendations for hunting from horse back ?

[@gunnarschutz7675]

The panniers you put the coolers in what are those i want a set

[@rustyshackleford9017]

never pull an end through and no beer are the rules my papa drilled into us growing up 😂

[@DanielAbel-uy7iw]

talking about adding another layer to your saddle, layer of what, clothes?

[@scottbickle3118]

Great video, thank you. How do you deal with the rifles once you get to camp to make sure they are still sighted in?

[@CliffGray]

The short answer is, we don't. The one caveat is if something obvious occurs on the ride/packin that could jolt the rifle. This is pretty darn rare. If a scope is mounted properly, nothing on a packin should affect your zero. In any remote situation where a gun could have taken some serious punishment (dropped in rough terrain while scrambling, horse fell on a scabbard, etc...) we check zeros by shooting at rocks on dirt hillsides. If the zero has been knocked off, it will be obvious and we'll put up a target (usually one made out of whatever we can get) and proceed with normal sight-in procedures. On any packin hunt, I will always have a torque wrench incase I need to work on scopes. 80% of the time work on optics up in the mountains is errors in preparation on the hunter's part, most notably not keeping scope rings to torque specs.

[@arthurquintana1345]

Great Video! Yes i am watching for tips on packing mules. Let us know how you care for your mules and horses on the trail.

[@CliffGray]

We'll do a few videos on camp/trail care. I've gotten that suggestion from several people.

[@jackdundon2261]

The wife has horses, (I pay for the HAY BURNING MONEY PITS)... SO, this year, the horses are going to pack my ass into the EAGLE CAPS in Oregon, for a November elk hunt. (Hopefully, they pack a bull out, while I walk out with a lead rope in my hands). I NEVER understood, why, outfitters limit gear to 120 pounds, when I weigh 225 pounds. Seams like the mule SHOULD be able to pack as much dead weight, as my LIVE weight. Simple answer? Thanks John

[@jimfarris9671]

If it works good for you and has for a long time by God keep it up

[@wolverinekut]

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[@deanc2006]

how much can a hunter weigh

[@CliffGray]

varies by outfitter. we always limited riders to 270-280lbs

[@jaminburkholder9026]

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