Welcome to the HUNT film series of The Experience Project. This video series will document the three Alaska hunts we completed in the fall of 2024, for caribou, moose, and mountain goat.
This second episode starts late in the afternoon of the first full hunting day, after Justin killed his bull earlier that morning (as seen in Episode 1). With a combination of aggressiveness and patience, they find success high on the mountain, making it a late night under heavy packs. After going to bed late that night, they awake to more action than anticipated. They ultimately end up with 3 big-bodied caribou on the mountain — thousands of feet above the river, and multiple miles upriver from where they left their pack rafts.
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To learn more about how this hunt was planned, browse our collection of articles, podcasts, and videos that are part of the Alaska Caribou Hunt Resources.
Episode 2 — Gear Highlights
- K4 3600 Pack System
- 6mm Creedmoor & 108gr Hornady ELD-M
- Swarovski El Range TA 8x42mm Binoculars
- Hilleberg Niak Backpacking Tent
- Outdoor Vitals Puffy Jacket Prototype (Coming 2025):
Episode 2 — Behind the Scenes
Filming, editing, and photography by @TheMtnExperience
Steve with his bull at the top of mountain
You’d never know it by looking at the daylight, but it is well after 10:00pm as the guys begin to pack Steve’s bull down the mountain
Justin’s bull (left) and Steve’s bull (right) with piles of meat to pack down the mountain
Jeff’s monster of a bull! Look at those tops and the bez in front.
Hiking down the river to retrieve the pack rafts, before returning upriver to the Caribou
Justin working extra hard to keep all of the camera gear dry
