Paul Marlatt – Hunting Stories
Paul Marlatt wrote a collection of hunting stories that included descriptions of hunting trips from 1943 to 2001. These hunting stories were around the Boise Idaho area. This anthology of stories is a family treasure.
All hunters have had good and bad hunts. Some humorous′ Some Serious. I will attempt to recall in as much detail as can be remembered′ trip by trip′ throughout the years. Of course, there were some years not worth much coverage. Some were not worth writing about at all, but for the most Part, each trip was an experience of it-s own. To be able to have a total recall in detail, I had to have the collaboration of my brother Harry and our good friend Bud Garvin. Both were in on nearly all the hunts for the last thirty years and Harry was in on early trips from the time we first started hunting. other family members were along from time to time over the years.
Because of our close hunting relationship, we have avoided accidents and sickness that could have ruined a good trip. Care and a sense of survival was always for most on every hunt whether for one day or for a week. Many trips were in the setting of deep snow, Wild Storms and cold weather in the high mountains. As we grew older and wiser, We Started going earlier in the season to have warmer weather. We also bought and fixed up an old trailer house to stay in instead of trying to keep warm in a tent and used gas stoves in place of a campfire. When I Look back on some of these trips, I Wonder how We Survived without frost bite or injury or both.
Every trip had a light side to it no matter what happened. The three of us could always find something to 1augh at even at the expense of one of the others. A good supper and a warm bed were detrimental to staying healthy.
Having been the camp cook for most of these years, I Stayed with the basic foods, Nothing fancy but filling and tasty. I have put into the book most of the basic recipes used for the evening meals. Sometimes cans of chili or beef stew were warmed up for supper because of being easy to fix when we were tired from the day-s hunt. Breakfast doesn’t-t have much variation, Eggs usua11y were the main Staple with different items added each morning to have a Change now and then. Fluffy pancakes were always welcome any morning.
The book is written in groups of years as we went to different areas. Doing this, I could use one year to remind me of the next year. This was the only way I could go back so many years with total recall. Some years we went on more than one trip. We have always enjoyed the hunting thrill, but camping out was really the highlight of all the trips. We respect the outdoors and a11 its creatures′ large or small. The best part of all the trips was just being out in the mountains we love so much.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
03 – UPPER STACK ROCK AREA 1946
04 – HUNT TO BOISE FRONT – TOM BYRNE-1948
06 – EARLY HUNT TO BOISE FRONT-1951
12 – GRIMES CREEK AT BLUE GULCH-1957
14 – HUNT WITH NEIGHBOR – 1959
15 – SOUTH FORK PAYETTE-CABIN – 1959
16 – CLEAR CREEK AT CASCADE – 1960
19 – Hole in the Wall Hunt – 1962
23 – HIGH RIDGE CAMP, IDAHO CITY – 1963
27 – CAMP AT SHEEP CORRAL – 1966
29 -CAMP BELOW SWITCH BACKS ♯2-1967
31 – EARLY CANYON CREEK – 1967
32 – JORDAN BRIDGE-CANYON CREEK-1967
35 – NORTH FORK CANYON CREEK – ABOVE ROAD – 1968
37 -NORTH FORK CANYON CREEK – BELOW ROAD – 1969
38 – PACK TRIP TO BENCH CREEK SUMMIT – 1970
40 – LARGE PINE TREES CAMP #1 – 1971
42 – KEVIN’S DEER GRIMES CREEK-1972
43 – LARGE PINE TREES CAMP ♯2 – 1972
44 – BANNER CREEK SUMMIT ♯1 – 1972
45 – CAMP WEST OF BANNER CREEK SUMMIT – 1973
46 – HILLSIDE CAMP ON CANYON CREEK – 1973
47 – BANNER CREEK SUMMIT ♯2 -1974
48 – BANNER CREEK SUMMIT ♯3-1975
50 – SWAMP CREEK HUNT ♯1 – 1977
53 – CLEAR CREEK – LAST TRIP – 1980
54 – LITTLE SLATE CREEK SADDLE-1981
55 – SALMON RIVER – KEATING RIDGE – 1982
56 – SALMON RIVER – ADAMS WORK CAMP – 1983
57 – GOLD FORK CAMPSITE – DONNELLY – 1984
58 – MAIN GATE CAMPSITE – DONNELLY – 1985
59 – FIELD GATE CAMPSITE – DONNELLY – 1986
60 -ISLAND RIDGE CAMP – ♯1 – 1987
61 – ISLAND RIDGE CAMP ♯2 – DONNELLY-1988
62 – ISLAND RIDGE CAMP ♯3-DONNELLY-1989
63 – MAIN RIDGE CAMP #1-DONNELLY -1990
64 – MAIN RIDGE CAMP #2 – DONNELLY – 1991
65 – WEST MOUNTAIN CAMP – DONNELLY – 1992
66 – MAIN RIDGE CAMP ♯3 – DONNELLY – 1993
67 – FENCE RIDGE CAMP – DONNELLY – 1994
68 – DEAD END BASIN CAMP #1-DONNELLY-1995
69 – DEAD END BASIN CAMP #2-DONNELLY-1996
70 – OLD LOGGING CAMPSITE – ♯1 – DONNELLY – 1997
71 – TULLEY CREEK CAMPSITE ♯1 – 1999
72 – CAMPSITE ABOVE IDAHO CITY – 2000