Not sure what MU you are going to hunt but if its in Norther BC Oct may be a little late only because of the weather. There will probably be snow and freezing temp so mountain climbing would be dangerous.
Not sure what MU you are going to hunt but if its in Norther BC Oct may be a little late only because of the weather. There will probably be snow and freezing temp so mountain climbing would be dangerous.
Glad to say I have hunted Northern BC
Simon Fraser had pretty good judgement on what he found in BC
Best of luck - I'm quite jealous - It will be another year at least before I can start approaching a goat hunt. Do post pictures/stories when you get there.
My biggest tip would be pack light! Pack so you can pack up camp every morning, hike with it on you all day and then set it up again in a different location. If you hunt from a base camp you will need to cover so many more KMs. October they won’t be moving much so you will need to be lol.
Lots of good advice so far.
My thoughts would be
GOOD WELL FITTING HIKING BOOTS. Not your every day hunting boots that feel good walking on roads.
Optics save miles
Walking sticks save knees
Take out the shoulder if you can with a fallow up shot as they tend to jump over the edge.
Good Luck
Okay noted thank you, thinking about picking up a bivy this year for Elk hunting so that could be perfect for the goat, figure this is the lightest other than just setting up a lean to with a tarp.
I hunted out of a base camp last year for Elk and it was less than ideal for that area would have been better mobile every day if needed. I first started backpack hunting last year and really learnt what I need and dont need and man was I going WAY to heavy last year. Just did a 4 day scouting trip and was so light and nice.