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AK Troutbum · Nov 7, 2021

Land of the mountain goat.

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B_Reynolds_AK · Nov 7, 2021

AK Troutbum said:
Land of the mountain goat.

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Great shot. Let’s have a little trip report from Kodiak! I’m headed there tomorrow for a solo archery goat hunt. Spending a week up high.

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AK Troutbum · Nov 7, 2021

B_Reynolds_AK said:
Great shot. Let’s have a little trip report from Kodiak! I’m headed there tomorrow for a solo archery goat hunt. Spending a week up high.

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It was definitely one of my toughest hunts, weather wise. We had back to back to back storms, with tons of rain, wind, and a fair amount of snow. We saw only two goats (billies), in 11 days, and probably could have shot one, but it was across a drainage that I didn't feel comfortable crossing (very gradient/swift water with boulders and probably about waist deep). The other goat we spotted was around another drainage about 2 miles away by foot, and we were going to make a stalk on it, but then another storm came in and we had whiteout conditions for most of the rest of the day.
There were probably more goats in the area where we were at, but finding them against a white background proved to be extremely difficult. At least I prefer thinking that was the case, rather than it being my old and failing eye site.

peterk123 · Nov 7, 2021

AK Troutbum said:
It was definitely one of my toughest hunts, weather wise. We had back to back to back storms, with tons of rain, wind, and a fair amount of snow. We saw only two goats (billies), in 11 days, and probably could have shot one, but it was across a drainage that I didn't feel comfortable crossing (very gradient/swift water with boulders and probably about waist deep). The other goat we spotted was around another drainage about 2 miles away by foot, and we were going to make a stalk on it, but then another storm came in and we had whiteout conditions for most of the rest of the day.
There were probably more goats in the area where we were at, but finding them against a white background proved to be extremely difficult. At least I prefer thinking that was the case, rather than it being my old and failing eye site.

You sir are hard core. That is some minimalist camping right there. Not exactly a nice summer day neither