BC Mountain Goat Success!!

[elkguide]

Thanks for taking us along. Great memories for sure.

 

[Lvthntitall]

Congratulations on a great goat!

 

[NoDakfarmin]

Congrats on a solid Billy!

 

[Bigred323]

Congrats on a solid Billy!

Thanks man! Congrats to you as well.

 

[Steelie56]

Thanks for the great write-up. What an adventure, and glad it worked out in the end. Congrats!

 

[Decker9]

Awesome stuff!! BC’s best hunt imo! Congratulations on a good Billy!!

 

[Frost9]

Congrats, great write up.

 

[Bigred323]

If anyone is interested, was unpacking everything and decided to make a list:

Gear list-



Temps ranging from 40s at night to 85 during the day. Full sun during the day. No clouds.

Zero rain during the hunt



Kuiu proLT 7000 with hip pouches

Kuiu Pack Rain Cover

Initial ascent rifle holder



Rifle-

Seekins havak ph2 7 rem mag

Leupold vx6hd 3-18 x 44

Hornady precision hunter eld-x 162 grain 40 rounds (20 in the pack)

Caldwell bipod

Solo hunter MTN lite rifle cover



Binos-

Swaro EL 10x42

Kuiu bino harness with lens cloth and lens wipes



Boots:

Kenetrek mountain extreme non-insulated (waxed)



Clothes:

Kuiu kutana pant x1

Kuiu 145 zip off bottoms merino wool (used only to sleep)

Kuiu 145 zip t hoodie merino wool (did not pack up)

Kuiu 120 LT long sleeve merino wool

Gila Neck Gaiter

Gila PRO LS Hoodie ( primary use)

ULTRA Merino 145 Beanie

ULTRA Merino 145 Neck Gaiter (did not use)

Kuiu peloton 200 (did not pack up)

Axis Hybrid Hooded Jacket|Valo (did not pack the second leg)

Attack pant stone (did not pack the second leg)

Chugach TR Rain Jacket (not used)

Chugach TR Rain Pant (not used)

Super Down Pro Hooded Jacket (not used)

Super Down PRO Pant (not used)

Ultra Merino Midweight Mountain Sock 3-Pair

Underwear 2 pairs total

1 pair of kuiu gloves (don’t remember the name)

Expedition Glove -(did not pack up)



Sleep system-

Enlighted equipment enigma quilt 15 degree

Thermarest neoair xlite nxt sleeping pad

(Guide provided stone glacier 2 person tent)

Sea to summit Aeros pillow large



Additional gear:

Black diamond alpine carbon cork trekking pole x2

Black diamond icon 700 headlamp with extra batteries

Outdoors edge razor pro L knife with 3 extra blades

Kuiu Yukon HD Hunting Boot Gaiter

Kuiu HD Roll Top Dry Bag

Coghlands 40 L dry bag

Kuiu bino harness + lens cloth & lens wipes

Anker power bank 525 20k (took 2 but only packed 1)

Garmin in reach mini2

Nalgene bottle 1 liter

Kayden 1.0 L filtered water bottle

Hat given by outfitter

Toiletries kit

first aid kit, leukotape, pain/diarrhea/nausea meds if needed

Sunglasses

Crocs for camp

Paracord 100ft


Food-

Mixture of mountain house, peak refuels, candy and snacks for the days expected on the mountain

Guide had jetboil and gas tanks

 

[Cspraggins]

Congrats. I will be hunting fairly close to there with Bob Milligan in mid-November. Your story and pictures got the juices flowing for sure.

 

[Bigred323]

Congrats. I will be hunting fairly close to there with Bob Milligan in mid-November. Your story and pictures got the juices flowing for sure.

Heck yea!

Yup very close. Pretty much the same area I was in. Good luck man. Look forward to your write up.

 

[Gp100]

Congratulations Man! Great post.

 

[Hub45]

Great story! Congrats man.

 

[FLHunter87]

That's awesome! Congrats and felt like I could feel your pain when it comes to feet. Sounds like a once in a lifetime hunt for sure. A lot of work and glad it all paid off in the end for y'all. Did you do anything to get ready for the mountain trek(exercise wise)? What would be something you would recommend to do to prepare for mountain or rugged hunts? I live in Florida and I'm going to start planning hunts in a couple years for mountain hunts(not your hunt elk, deer, bear, etc). I have some points that are about ready to burn.

 

[Unlatched Ammo]

Such a good read..

 

[Bigred323]

That's awesome! Congrats and felt like I could feel your pain when it comes to feet. Sounds like a once in a lifetime hunt for sure. A lot of work and glad it all paid off in the end for y'all. Did you do anything to get ready for the mountain trek(exercise wise)? What would be something you would recommend to do to prepare for mountain or rugged hunts? I live in Florida and I'm going to start planning hunts in a couple years for mountain hunts(not your hunt elk, deer, bear, etc). I have some points that are about ready to burn.

Thanks man!

My workouts focused all on more functional stuff. I’ve always lifted weights but since booking this hunt, I did not have a single day of strict weight lifting in the gym at all.

All my workouts varied from:

-Mtn tough workouts at least 3-4 times a week

-weighted rucks started at 2 miles with 60 pound pack and eventually made it to where I could do 6 miles 60 # pack with ease.

-weighted stair walks at home since I didn’t have access to stadiums or anything like

-lots of stretching, YouTube yoga videos and lots and lots of hip mobility stuff.


I remember one day while I was trying to get up a mountain, I remember thinking to myself, “man I should’ve been driving out to the beach and sand dunes and been doing rucks in them”. Depends on where you’re at in Florida, but if you can get to some dunes with a weighted pack, I feel like that’s closest a flat lander can get to “train for a mountain”. Even though they freaking suck, add in lots of lunges and Bulgarian split squats to your workout regiment prior to your hunt. I think that stuff helped out a ton. Especially just for hips to be ready.

 

[jamie_wil]

great post. congrats.

 

[Alph]

Nice story and photos, congrats.

 

[FLHunter87]

Thanks man!

My workouts focused all on more functional stuff. I’ve always lifted weights but since booking this hunt, I did not have a single day of strict weight lifting in the gym at all.

All my workouts varied from:

-Mtn tough workouts at least 3-4 times a week

-weighted rucks started at 2 miles with 60 pound pack and eventually made it to where I could do 6 miles 60 # pack with ease.

-weighted stair walks at home since I didn’t have access to stadiums or anything like

-lots of stretching, YouTube yoga videos and lots and lots of hip mobility stuff.


I remember one day while I was trying to get up a mountain, I remember thinking to myself, “man I should’ve been driving out to the beach and sand dunes and been doing rucks in them”. Depends on where you’re at in Florida, but if you can get to some dunes with a weighted pack, I feel like that’s closest a flat lander can get to “train for a mountain”. Even though they freaking suck, add in lots of lunges and Bulgarian split squats to your workout regiment prior to your hunt. I think that stuff helped out a ton. Especially just for hips to be ready.

Thanks for tip. I'll start to incorporate stair master and weighted walks. I don't really lift that heavy and mainly focus on the lean/aerobic weightlifting. 15-20 reps a set and doing 2-3 workouts together before a little rest and do again. Etc. Walking with weights seems rough lol.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Very cool. Nice work!!!

 

[Bigred323]

Thanks for tip. I'll start to incorporate stair master and weighted walks. I don't really lift that heavy and mainly focus on the lean/aerobic weightlifting. 15-20 reps a set and doing 2-3 workouts together before a little rest and do again. Etc. Walking with weights seems rough lol.

If it’s something you want to look into, I used the mtn tough minimal gear daily program. I think that it helped me a ton and you need very little equipment to get them done in 30-45 minutes.

I Remember when I did the first 2 mile walk, it completely whipped my butt and I came to a quick realization I needed to step it into next gear. I would not have been able to do the hunt if I had not added the pack walks and just tried to show up to hunt with the regular working out. Whole different muscle group that the gym does not attack.