Jim Shockey gives us a sneak peek of moose hunting season
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
World renowned hunter Jim Shockey never leaves camp without his trusty ARGO. In it he has travelled across some of this planet’s harshest terrain in pursuit of some of our world’s most dangerous animals. Whether he’s hunting grizzly bears, Alaskan caribou or big bull moose, Jim relies on his ARGO to get him to his prime spots. With moose season just around the corner, Jim updates us as he travels to the Yukon in search of some trophy candidates:“All I can say is that we’re lucky to have these ARGO’s. No other vehicle could have made the 6 1/2 hour trek through the bush to get to our camp. At one point we came to a large river. Now this river was higher than usual because of record rainfall. I’ll have to admit I was kind of concerned about the river crossing, but we attached a rope to the rear hitch of my ARGO and to the front winch of my partner’s ARGO. I carefully entered the river, and as my ARGO took me downstream my partner just kept a little pressure on to keep the rear pointed toward them and the front end pointing forward, and I kept working the tires. Without any trouble the ARGO took us right across. Were it not for these amazing vehicles we never would have made it to our camp. Stay tuned for more ARGO adventures and hopefully some moose action!”Stay updated on Jim’s latest hunts