Here is my goat from 3-33f leh. I drew 1 of 8 tags and went in early sept thinking I wanted first shot At a goat as it's a small area, I figured probably only one goat per season probably came out of the area, so I made a plan to hunt the mountain goat.
Had a a flight booked. Arrive at airport all good and then they start to ask for anyone willing to get next flight as overbooked to Kamloops where I'm picking up my brothers Suzuki tracker which is the hunting whip for the real backcountry. I volunteer for the bump because they are also giving $800 bucks to change planes. Took the money and hitched a ride up to Kamloops with my friend who was leaving at the same time. I was in no rush and had the next 3 weeks off. Great start 800 richer
Get to the spot around 230am and park somewhere down a back road and camp for the next few hours until sunrise.
Day one circled of the entire zone on the only two roads. Did some glassing trying to scout and see what the area actually looked like not just from google earth. I stuck with original plan and that afternoon I made my first hike in from the south with a plan to search an area I had seen on google earth that I heard and thought might have some goats. Walked 2 hours in made camp ready for a morning glass
day 2 hike another 2 hours in the am and am really not liking the area as it might be a far trek back solo so turn it around right away pick up camp and hoof it out get in the car and drive all the way around to my initial 2nd plan where I now think might be more goaty. Get to new spot around 4 and hike up this ridiculous hill to a spot where I can not physically climb anymore and have to make a camp there. My tent is slowly sliding down the hill all night and I have to keep getting up and pulling back up about 3-4 feet every time not ideal but I don't believe these hunts are ideal in any scenario
day 3-6 finally hunting goats in country that looks great. Tracks all over. And then the smoke rolls in hard for the next 3 days and spotting is very difficult could only use the binos. but day 6 the smoke clears a bit and I spot the first goat of the trip after many ptarmigan and marmots it was nice to see a goat. I spotted him 100 yards behind me after I had taken a break sat down took some pics ate some food. Then turn around and bam goat
immeditley get binos and spotter out and see his balls pretty quick as he climbs along the cliff to a bed 221 yards away. I set up and wait for him to stand up 2 hours later confirm again he has balls and let fly. Shoot high hit the spine dropped on the spot fell 600 feet down and 100 yards closer
pcked up and back at car 6 hours later and home 5 after that
https://imgur.com/gallery/v9QUG
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