Survived my Mountain Goat Hunt!
October 13th, 2005 David King - King's Outdoor World
We got back early Tuesday morning from my Mountain Goat hunt. Wow, what an experience! I am fortunate to come home with a goat. The terrain where those goats hang out in is beyond imagination. I was hunting with my two brothers and nephew on a non-guided, public land, wilderness adventure. I finally put a goat down on day five of the hunt. The challenge had just begun, however, and packing the goat out through miles and miles of rock, in the dark, during a blizzard, and running out of water put me through a test of survival I have never experienced before. I have a new respect and appreciation for Mountain Goats and the hunters who pursue them.
You will be hearing more about my experience in a future issue of Hunting Illustrated. Here are a few photos from the the hunt. The country was spectacular. We got as high as 12,200 feet and I took my goat around 11,000 feet.
Last winter left a ton of trees on the ground making it very difficult to
get to the elevation we needed
This shot was taken about 12,000 feet. The rocks were a killer, and the snow
made them very slippery.
Resting for the last time before we dropped down into the canyon
the goats were in. The high rocky peak in the uppper right hand
corner of this photo is where we first spotted the goats from.
This photo was taken just before we starting heading back to camp
with the goat. Little did we know the challenge that awaited us.
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5 Comments Add your own
1. EK | October 15th, 2005 at 7:30 pm
That must of been scary up there. Cool photos!
EK
2. King’s Outdoor Worl&hellip | October 21st, 2005 at 6:37 pm
[…] We have been pretty fortunate here in the office this year. Bret drew the Sportsman’s Moose Tag and I drew my once-in-a-lifetime Mountain Goat tag. Travis Osmond (Marketing guy and Predator Editor here at King’s) also drew a Montana Pronghorn tag and just came home with a nice antelope. He also will be continuing his chase for Black Bear shortly. My brother Robert King also got back a couple of weeks ago from British Columbia and took a nice Grizzly bear. Here is a short blurb of an email he sent to me right after he got back: […]
3. King’s Outdoor Worl&hellip | March 10th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
[…] I got my mountain goat hide and horns back yesterday. I am wanting to do a full body mount with the goat coming down a big rock, but that is going to be for another day. However, I needed to preserve the beautiful hide and therefore just got it tanned for now. The fur is nice and thick and really came out nice. I can’t wait for the day to have this fully mounted. […]
4. King’s Outdoor Worl&hellip | May 11th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
[…] I wanted to share a book with you that I think is one of the most incredible stories of survival that I have ever read or heard about. Last fall I had a pretty harrowing experience on my Utah wilderness mountain goat hunt. I was a little reluctant, but ended up sharing my story in the March/April 2006 issue of Hunting Illustrated as part of our Annual Adventure Issue. Shortly after my hunt, my brother -in-law Scott was talking with somebody about my experience. He ended up referring Scott to a great book he needed to read. Scott ended up buying Touching the Void - The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival and gave it to me to read. […]
5. Alberta-wes | September 1st, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Oh man, those pictures are bringing me right back to LIFE !!!!!! Tired of working. Cant wait to go chasin rams !!! Congrats on a great goat. To hunt goat here in Alberta, is a once in a lifetime deal. Only a handful of tags given out, and on a lottery style draw. If drawn, you may never apply again. Going to have to book a hunt. My Dad and I are planning for 2008, in B.C. Researching hard, as he may not be able for much longer. Any suggestions on outfits? Not looking for monster billies. Just the opportunity to hunt something we have at home, but wont get drawn for.
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