BC & Beyond Outdoor Adventures
Guided Hunting in Beautiful British Columbia.
Pat Dooley has wanted to harvest a Wolf for years. After repeated trips to Alaska and British Columbia he finally had his dream come true. BC & BEYOND Outdoor Adventures put Pat on a wolf on the very last day of his BC predator hunt. Pat and his wife Cindy have taken a huge Lynx, Coyotes, and now a Wolf with BC & B. We can’t wait for them to come back for another adventure! Guided by Darren Bell & Marty Loring.
Congratulations to Doug Schofhauser from Bend Oregon on his beautiful BC Lynx. Guided by Marty Loring
79 yr old Dr Che Park from CA, USA joined us this fall to try his hand at fall bear hunting. Together with his guide Darren Bell they seen 78 bears during the hunt, proving what we at BC & Beyond already knew… This region has more bears than ANYWHERE in North America. After a hair raising stock, Che made a perfect shot on a huge BC Black Bear.
More and more people are jumping on the floorless shelter band wagon. Especially ultralight gear geeks and mountain hunters who appreciate the weight saving benefits more than the average backpacker or hiker. You would think that not having a floor would be pain, but I promise you it does have has it’s advantages… no more worrying about tearing your floor on rocks, sticks etc…. No more having to remove your footwear because you don’t want to get your delicate floor dirty, and now your soaking wet smelly dog can join you inside your shelter without worry about claws puncturing the floor and getting your tent messy. And it allows you to safely cook inside your shelter. Of course the biggest benefit is the weight savings. For example the Mountain Hardwear Hoopla weighs just over 2lbs with extra stakes and guy lines… incredibly light and has enough room to sleep 3 people. No not 4 people Mountain Hardwear. The 4 people you see in the diagram below are clearly children and not full grown dudes. With 2 people you have enough room to keep your gear inside and have plenty of room to move around, and cook inside as well. The Hoopla is pitched with a single 135cm trekking pole and set up is by far the easiest single pole pyramid style shelter to set up that I have ever seen or tried. I literally watched a guy set one up on youtube then went into my backyard and pitched it perfectly the 1st time. Awesome job MH… My biggest complaint about pyramid tents in the past was the difficult and painfull set up times. The single hoop pole is compact and takes up no room when packed up. The idea behind it is to allow for increased usable space, especially at head level, by keeping the walls more vertical. It also increases the strength of the shelter making it more rigid. Another thing that I absolutely loved about the Hoopla is that it goes back into it’s stuff sack effortlessly. I can’t stand trying to fit tents back into the factory stuff sacks that are too small and you are forced to fight with it every time you pack it up.
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As I type this I am trying not to sound like some Mountain Hardwear groupie and come up with some cons or anything negative at all about the Hoopla 4. I suppose that I could complain about having to seam seal around the hoop sleave, which was a pain in the ass, but almost all tents need sealing before use. Maybe after the season I will come up with something….
In conclusion:
The easy set up, the brilliant hoop or trussring support system, the wee room it takes up in your pack, and the ultralight materials used really sets the Mountain Hardwear Hoopla 4 apart from all the competition imo. Nice work Mountain Hardwear. www.mountainhardwear.ca
This spring we had the pleasure of hunting with John & Connor Ottman a father and son team. Accomplished hunters and great shots they both brought back trophy bears to Montana. Great guys and a great hunt… we can’t wait to hunt with them again! Guided by Marty Loring.
Marty from BCB has been busy guiding three wonderful ladies to there first black bears. First off was his cousin Kalea from Merritt B.C. After three hard days of hunting Kalea made a great 100 yard frontal chest shot and was rewarded with a big scared up boar that squared 6ft 11”. Next up was Marty’s girlfriend Ashley. Accompanied with her two boys they were able spot a shooter boar and stalk to within a 100 yards. She hit the bear high in the back just clipping the bears spine. After a well placed follow up shot Ash was standing over a good mature boar that squared 6 1\2 feet. After missing a good portion of last years spring bear season and passing on a 5 1\2 foot boar on the last day last year it was very rewarding. To have her two young lads with her was very special also.
Lastly was Ami from Prince George. After having no luck getting a crack at a good bear in several attempts with other so called guides they headed out in one of Marty’s honey holes. She made a great 80 yards shoulder shot on a good boar that was with a sow. The bear being hit through both lungs only made it about 10 feet before expiring. To say that Ami was excited is an under statement. This was her first big game animal and I’m sure not the last. Marty said it was an absolute blast guiding all three gorgeous women to there first bears. They are all great marksmen and good fun chicks.
Floorless pyramid/tipi style tents are more popular than ever, thanks mostly to mountain hunters who need to pack as little weight as possible… knowing that chances are they will be packing extreme weight on the way down from there destination. There are many pro’s to this style of shelter the biggest of course being the weight to space ratio and their compact size once in your pack. Most guys will use their trekking poles for the center pole, saving even more space and weight. Another big pro is the ability to cook inside the tent, and not having a floor, one does not have to worry about removing your boots and tracking mud into your shelter. This makes it also handy for guys who backpack with their dogs. The advantage the Mountain Hardwear Kiva has over similar tipi style shelters on the market is the extra material sewn in along the bottom to keep out bugs and the wind. 
There are some cons to this set up however. You have to be conscious of where you camp. If you choose a spot that water can collect in, and it rains, you will wake up with a wet ground and gear. Also set up times are much greater with this style of shelter so that’s something to consider as well.
Some specific brands/tents that I recommend are:
– Mountain Hardwear Kiva, and their new Hoopla(Review on the Hoopla coming soon).
– GoLite Shangri-La 3 and 5
– Black Diamond Mega lite
– Kifaru Tipi’s
Not too many girls, or guys for that matter, are willing to do what it takes to harvest a record book Mountain Goat. With a little help from BC & B this past Oct, Ashley Hope made the mountain her bitch.
It’s tough to keep a ram of this caliber quiet. Here’s a sneak peek of BC & B Pro Staffer Marty Loring’s giant ram from the 2013 season.
Full story to come…..
BC & Beyond Outdoor Adventures specializes in high-quality big game hunts in British Columbia. Our guides have decades of combined experience hunting all species of big game within … More About Our Pro Staff
GSCO put me in touch with my outfitter; BC & Beyond Outdoor Adventures.I looked at their website and realized they offer several other hunts that interest me such as their Timber wolf hunts.I’ve always wanted to kill a wolf and after several conversations with Marty Loring and Darren Bell they set me up with a […]
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