2019 Mountain goat story

[monasheemountainman]

Had a great hunt in the EK's for my leh goat draw.

My cousin met me in Cranbrook we formulated somewhat of a plan for what we would do the following day over a couple of pints at the pub.
woke up at 5 am to head out to the draw zone. we spent the first day glassing the area, getting a good feel for spots that we felt would hold goats and went on one exploratory hike to check out a basin that was on the backside of the mountain we were glassing.
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No Goats spotted on day one but we were confident in our game plan.

[monasheemountainman]

day two our plan was to just do more of the same as day one. glass lots of country. we had the luxury of being able to glass from the main road so we could cover a lot of ground and check out multiple different mountains throughout the day. it didn't take long on day two though..within seconds of glassing some cliffs 3 billies were spotted and it was game on.


we were able to drive directly below the slide that the goats were above. Now it was just a matter of getting up there and hoping they were still bedded. The wind was not good, blowing directly up. We made a plan to go through the timber to the left of them and pop out at a rockface that was below them. I was hoping that it would within shooting range. It was a 1900 meter climb in which we gained 650 meters of elevation, so pretty damn steep. When we were within about 500 m of the rockface I popped out into the slide to see if the billies were still there and to my elation, they were! so I quickly cut back into the timber and we made the last scramble to the rockface.

Once we got there, I took off my pack, calmed my nerves, drank some water and just tried to bask in as much of it as I could. I grabbed my rifle and snuck around the corner of the rock face, right away I could see a billy now up and feeding. Only one. (now my plan was to get up there and pick the biggest one and shoot him) But when there is only one left standing there, it makes the decision much easier.

I ranged him at 258 yards, put the crosshairs on his shoulder and squeezed. he goes down! comes tumbling down the rocks. I had to put another one in him as I did not hit his shoulder. I hit high and back, not sure if I flinched or bumped the scope a bit, either way I had my first billy down.

He measures 8.5" and is a 7 year old billy.

Hope you enjoyed my story and good luck to everyone this fall!

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[monasheemountainman]

oh ya and for those wondering, I used my custom 280 ai shooting 140gr accubonds

[Fella]

Congrats!! Short and sweet, awesome pictures!

[Kopper]

Good stuff and congrats on your first; it becomes addicting.
Thanks for the story and pics.

[monasheemountainman]

Congrats!! Short and sweet, awesome pictures!

thanks ya I am not good ad doing the long drawn out stories lol

[RackStar]

Good job man, nice goat, epic pics.

[monasheemountainman]

some more random pics from the trip
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[Bugle M In]

Great stuff, nice pics to look at as well.
Always great to see other folks and the country the hunt.
Nice goat!
Interesting how at times we think Goats can be way way up at the top.
Sometimes I have found when it is warm out, they can hang out in the timber half way down some mountains.

[rocksteady]

Good stuff!!! These sort of stories what HBC should be all about!!! Congrats on a good goat and a great hunt

[Rattler]

Congratulations on a nice Billy. Beautiful country! Thanks for sharing

[monasheemountainman]

Great stuff, nice pics to look at as well.
Always great to see other folks and the country the hunt.
Nice goat!
Interesting how at times we think Goats can be way way up at the top.
Sometimes I have found when it is warm out, they can hang out in the timber half way down some mountains.


that is interesting, these guys were definitely as high as they could be sheer cliff face behind them, but I could see how you would be right how the warm weather would bring them to the bush to cool down

[monasheemountainman]

Oh and also, met up with Trev for a beer after the hunt (Rackmaster) he’s doing a shoulder mount for me. Sure it will be in good hands!!

[rocksteady]

Trevor is very talented on doing mounts

Been to his house, seen his work.. awesome

[Mark-R]

Winning. Nice work, great pics!

[j270wsm]

Congrats on the goat.

Sucks when they tumble and get all dirty and there is no snow to clean them up for pics.

[LBM]

Congrats on a nice looking goat. No elk or fish

[monasheemountainman]

Didn’t bump into any but wasn’t looking for them. Didnt bring a rod either. Had one focus and got it done

[ncurrie]

Awesome pics! Congrats on your goat super exciting!

[decker9]

Wicked!! Great lookin billy, congratulations!! Thanks for sharing :)

[warnniklz]

Good stuff boys

[srupp]

Hmmm wicked.congradulations...lol saw a few goats right on highway 20 at Ann crrek yesterday..
some shampoo..some bleech..white and fluffy again.
Well done.
Srupp

[mpotzold]

CONGRATS!

Kind of input we need on HBC.:-)

Thanks for the story & the mountain scenery.
The rough terrain & the importance of the trekking poles is evident.

A good place for the hatchet.

[ActionJackson017]

Beautiful pics! Nice country and congrats on your success. Thanks for sharing!!

[HarryToolips]

Great work man good to hear your hunt was a success, congrats on a wicked goat!

[Buck]

Great pics nice billy congrats

[nature girl]

Really nice goat. Great scenery and I saw that lake and thought I bet you wanted to go for a swim.
Really nice pictures and thank you for posting up your story.

[mike31154]

Beautiful country there. Never hunted
but have spotted goats high on a ridge middle of winter on a backcountry ski touring trip. Anyone wishing to help chop wood in exchange for fly in/out trip contact Boulder Hut Adventures. Not for hunting, but still an awesome outing. October some time.

[guest]

Congrats MMM.
Good pics and share .

[downsouth204]

Awesome story and pics, thanks!

[caddisguy]

Wow! That was an awesome write-up and great pictures to boot. Congrats on a successful hunt and thank you for taking us along for the ride!!

[markt308]

Thanks for sharing the pics and story! well done

[monasheemountainman]

thanks guys, was truly a fun hunt. Highly recommend hunting these beasts what a rush! Meat is good too, made a stew the other night!

[338win mag]

Cool pics mountainman, you got it done!

[Quiet Hunter]

Great pics/story and Congrats. Just seeing that billy made me hungry lol

[glennw89]

Excellent photos and thanks for sharing.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Congrats on a Nice Goat there Triple M - Good Pics too ! Thks :biggrin: RJ

[monasheemountainman]

Made homemade mountain goat vindaloo the other night....epic got the meat nice and tender, very similar texture to lamb you would find in Indian dishes.