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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	13 days WCPP Jul 29^th, 2014 at 4:16am	Quote Print Post
	I just returned from 13 days in Woodland Caribou Park with a group of four including paw, paddlemaker and our friend Matt. We covered 140+ miles, 47 lakes and 51 portages. We also had some of the best walleye fishing I've ever had in any park. A major part of our travel was on rivers and we saw 14 moose at ranges close enough to get some decent pics and video. I put together some of that here if you're interested. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #1 - Jul 29^th, 2014 at 4:50am	Quote Print Post
	WOW! Fantastic vid.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5460 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #2 - Jul 29^th, 2014 at 5:26am	Quote Print Post
	Holy moose! Nicely done sir.


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Marten Inukshuk Offline Posts: 545 Location: IL Joined: Feb 7^th, 2010	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #3 - Jul 29^th, 2014 at 11:29am	Quote Print Post
	That is a lot of Moose. Looking forward to more about the trip. Especially curious about Larus Creek and how the rough stuff worked out.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8104 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #4 - Jul 29^th, 2014 at 1:46pm	Quote Print Post
	Great Moose pics up It never fails to impress me how something so big can move thru that thick vegetation so silently IF they choose too.


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Yellowbird Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1239 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN Joined: Apr 19^th, 2004	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #5 - Jul 29^th, 2014 at 9:26pm	Quote Print Post
	Very nice.


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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #6 - Jul 30^th, 2014 at 4:57am	Quote Print Post
	Marten wrote on Jul 29^th, 2014 at 11:29am: Especially curious about Larus Creek and how the rough stuff worked out. I don't recall any rough stuff ha ha. Adventurous canoe trippers have very short memories for that sort of thing. Seriously we did not encounter anything that anyone should be afraid of. Portages everywhere we went were in great condition and only the creeks and rivers gave us any amount of trouble due to blowdowns blocking our way. We had to be creative, determined and ready to go "balls deep" in some instances to get through. And in one special section one of us even tried "nipple deep". Larus Creek turned out to be one of the most memorable days of the trip. Our group added this as a route only after hemming and hawing for two days about travelling for an entire day on a creek but I am personally glad we did it. We saw 6 moose that day alone. Also saw a pair of trumpeter swans and 4 chicks.


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Marten Inukshuk Offline Posts: 545 Location: IL Joined: Feb 7^th, 2010	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #7 - Jul 30^th, 2014 at 12:38pm	Quote Print Post
	Happy to hear you enjoyed Larus Creek. There may have been a tough half mile near where it joins the Irvine Loop. I looked at it after the snowdown event and saw a lot of trees in the water but knew trees should be a minor problem on the rest of the creek. My goal of a back-country route needs to use Larus Creek and then a long portage over to Twin Lakes. Do you have any special strategies for getting a canoe through a log choked stream?


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ab Inukshuk Offline Posts: 279 Location: SW Minneapolis Joined: Feb 7^th, 2004	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #8 - Jul 30^th, 2014 at 1:18pm	Quote Print Post
	Great video Kingfisher! We're headed up to the south end of the park in a couple weeks...any fishing tips? Particular gear, colors, depths that were best?


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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	Re: 13 days WCPP Reply #9 - Jul 31^st, 2014 at 5:12am	Quote Print Post
	Marten wrote on Jul 30^th, 2014 at 12:38pm: Do you have any special strategies for getting a canoe through a log choked stream? A sensible, patient, unselfish group armed with a couple 21" bow saws could have cleared this route nicely except for maybe one or two spots where larger trees block the way and a chainsaw may be needed. We were not that group. We crashed and lifted and hauled and only unloaded when absolutely necessary. It honestly appeared that no one had passed this way in a very long time, no broken branches or bent grass or paths or footprints. We made a way but it could be much improved by a more ambitious crew. As for strategy we opted for brute strength and no fear of getting wet and going deep when needed. There is nothing subtle or delicate about our tactics. The canoes took a beating when dragged over some of the deadfall fully loaded but my SRQ17 has been in worse situations, it's repairable.


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