Goat Country

[steepNdeep]

Thanks boys! These goat mountains are big & steep. One of my toughest hikes, without meat on my back.

Hey Cal, Seen 2-stroke at all lately? Talked to him the other night & he's been out deep chasin' bulls hard...

Yeah, I only sleep in a 'bear burrito on a string' now! lol I use a Hennessy Expedition hammock. It weighs ~3 lbs. You get them at MEC or order them online here: https://hennessyhammock.com/products...n-asym-classic (Cabela's has many knock-offs now) For me it's way more comfortable than sleeping on the ground, you don't have the weight of a thermarest & you don't need flat ground. Two of my hunting partners are converts. My partner on this trip was in a little bivy & didn't sleep well on a small uneven slanted spot & slid off his thermarest all night long... However, hammocks are too cold for winter camping with the air circulating under you. I use a car windshield reflector as a pad in the hammock.

One score that I found for this trip were mini-crampons. They worked awesome, & saved my ass many times going down wet shin-tangle bush & wet logs. I highly recommend them & will use them for late-season muleys & elk... https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5017-3...raction-Device

[twoSevenO]

That sleep set up looks nice and light. But I toss and turn a lot and know for a fact i'd get this unbearable desire to turn on my side half way through the night and i don't see that working well in a hammock.
That hike looks miserable though .... Reminds me why i hike into the alpine for the season opener only. That, and the ever increasing chance of zero vis later in the season.

Cool trip.

[calvin L]

I have not talked to old two stroke . I knew he would be out for bulls , I am good. Trying to get to your old stomping ground oct 6

[steepNdeep]

That sleep set up looks nice and light. But I toss and turn a lot and know for a fact i'd get this unbearable desire to turn on my side half way through the night and i don't see that working well in a hammock.
That hike looks miserable though .... Reminds me why i hike into the alpine for the season opener only. That, and the ever increasing chance of zero vis later in the season.

Cool trip.

Thx. Actually, I'm a side sleeper (with a wrecked shoulder) & these hammocks work best on your side with knees bent. Yeah, I'll be watchin' the weather closely for the next ...

Surfin' Youtube for goat hunts I came across this guy on the opposite end of the spectrum. Pretty cool toy he's got, but it's a joke & pretty much helicopter hunting... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tzrhYfm7w

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Great pics, Dean!
Those hammocks are cool until you try setting up in the alpine. Haha.

[steepNdeep]

Great pics, Dean!
Those hammocks are cool until you try setting up in the alpine. Haha.

Yeah, then you gotta add a thermarest & you're back to square 1..

That's a helluva a corkscrew in your avatar!! When did you get him?

[Iron Sighted]

One score that I found for this trip were mini-crampons. They worked awesome, & saved my ass many times going down wet shin-tangle bush & wet logs. I highly recommend them & will use them for late-season muleys & elk... https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5017-3...raction-Device[/QUOTE]

I saw those in your picture earlier in the thread and immediately thought of how much they might help when descending through all the wet, super greasy rhododendron on the steep hills leading up to my goat draw area, looks like a good find.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

That's a helluva a corkscrew in your avatar!! When did you get him?

Id like to tell you when but I can't. They erased my memory after that trip.

[358mag]

Id like to tell you when but I can't. They erased my memory after that trip.

That's what happens Brent , as we get older . Happy Birthday .

[Xenomorph]

Beautiful place. What the weight are those hammocks rated for? I'd hate to have it break, then I'd have to catch a bear to cuddle to sleep.