California Bighorn Sheep Conservation and Tracking horse pack Adventure

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Are you looking for an environmentally sustainable California Bighorn sheep tracking horse pack adventure that allows you to make your contribution to nature?

Join a California Bighorn sheep tracking horse pack wilderness adventure into the Chilcotin Ark of British Columbia, Canada, where wildlife tracking, conservation awareness, horse care, and backcountry living come together.
This is an active expedition, not a horseback riding holiday. Participants learn by taking part in the daily realities of the wilderness: helping care for horses, setting up and maintaining camp, getting involved in conservation of Canadian wildlife and the environment, preparing shared meals, learning tracking and observation skills, managing personal equipment and adapting to weather and trail conditions.
Our guides provide leadership, teaching, logistical support and a safe framework for travel. In return, we ask participants to bring curiosity, responsibility, flexibility and a willingness to contribute to the group.
Wildlife, changing mountain weather, long days in the saddle, simple camp conditions and moments that get you out of your comfort zone are not inconveniences to be removed; they are part of the learning experience.

 

Some of the opportunities you and your family will experience on a California Bighorn sheep tracking trip with us are:

  • Learn about conservation and get involved in real projects such as population counts and invasive species management
  • Learn how to track and spot signs of sheep activity
  • RIDE THROUGH WILDFLOWER MEADOWS AND TO THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN TOPS
  • Learn about the different behaviours of rams, ewes and lambs
  • Explore the same trails early pioneers once used on a multiday horse pack trip
  • Ride at prime Bighorn sheep viewing times
  • Explore the power of a true connection with nature
  • Develop new skills that empower you to grow and evolve such as horse care
  • Personalized certificate and song to complete the adventure

Your California Bighorn sheep tracking horse pack adventure itinerary

On our California Bighorn sheep tracking horse pack adventure, arrive at the ranch and enjoy lunch in our historic lodge. Then meet your horse, learn how to saddle, take a short ride to prepare for tomorrow and review the itinerary with your guides.

Early next morning bring in your horses, saddle your riding horse, learn to pack the pack horses then ride out to camp. Scout for sheep at prime spots along the way. Unsaddle and stake your horses in the wildflower meadows, cook dinner over the campfire and enjoy the night in your wall tent, allowing you to stay close to nature throughout the trip.

The next morning retrieve the horses from the staking meadows and return to camp to prepare breakfast. Ride out to check for tracks and scout for sheep in their prime locations. Learn about where to find the sheep and their behaviours.

Enjoy a day ride to the mountain tops and learn more about the flora and fauna. Record every animal you see in our wildlife sightings form to contribute to habitat and population management. Some of the other species you might see include moose, mountain goat, grizzly and black bears, mule deer, cougar, wolves and eagles.

Remove invasive species and collect data along the way such as grizzly hair from rub trees for DNA analysis. Stake your horses in the staking meadow, then return to camp to prepare dinner. 

The next day, pack up camp and ride back to the ranch, looking for sheep and tracks along the way.

On your final morning, learn how to do bareback riding, archery and biathlon target shooting before lunch with a final review of the week’s adventure, with a personalized certificate and song.