This is a premier goat area and is NOT permit draw – it is open registration – you don’t have to draw a tag. It is very rugged and holds large numbers of trophy-class billies. This is a very physical hunt, and hunters should be prepared to carry heavy packs with all of their gear up rugged mountains. The more physical preparation you do for this hunt, the better your chances for success. It is far less physical than a dall sheep hunt, however. Harvesting a trophy Mountain Goat is one of the greatest accomplishments a hunter can hope to achieve. It is certainly one of the most underrated hunts out there.
The hunt begins when you arrive at our main camp. We will go through your gear and make sure you have everything you need for a 7-day hunt in the mountains, though it should be noted that once we reach spike camp, most of our hunters will have a goat within 2 days. Most of our goat hunts are conducted with one hunter and two guides, so we can help carry your food and tent, but you must be able to carry most of your own clothing/gear. From the main camp, which is located only 200 yards from the beach, we hike into the mountains, usually 2 -4 miles, and get into goat country. Our camps consist of small backpack-style 2-man tents, and we eat primarily freeze-dry food, which is easily packable.
Once our camp is set, we begin looking for large billies, which are generally found in small isolated groups of 2-4 in the more rugged parts of the mountains. Usually, it is not difficult to find goats, and we can expect to see large numbers of them on any given day. Once we find a goat we like, we wait for him to move to a location that we can get to safely and efficiently. We then position ourselves on the mountain where we can put an effective stalk on the goat, and where, once we harvest him, he will not fall off a cliff and be irretrievable.
Goats are creatures of habit, so often times we are able to watch them for several days and pattern them before making a stalk. Goats, especially large billies, are generally near the most rugged escape terrain, but a patient hunter can watch them and wait for them to move to areas that are easier to access. The hunter who is able to and willing to accept the challenges of mountain hunting will no doubt have a hunt that they will never forget, and which only those who have experienced mountain hunting can truly relate to.
Hunters can take a Sitka Blacktail Deer at no additional charge.
