Alaska has lots of mountain goats. It’s common to see 10-20 mountain goats every single day! In fact, they are doing so well that with a few exceptions, goat tags in Alaska are OTC, so you don’t have to draw an Alaska mountain goat hunting tag. You can expect good trophy quality, and our hunters take Boone and Crockett billies almost every year. Another bonus is Alaska mountain goats grow coats that are second to none because of the severe winters.
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Alaska Mountain Goat Hunting
We offer a number of Alaska mountain goat hunting options with both 1:1 and 2:1 guiding.
The 1:1 goat hunts always give you the best chance for success, and we highly recommend going that route. On the flip side, you can save some money on a 2:1 hunt.
On typical goat hunts where you’ll be base camping out of tents (and sometimes cabins) down in the valley floors glassing for a trophy billy up in the high country. Once one is found, you will climb up with a spike camp, and hunt out of your backpack until you are successful. Most of our hunters harvest with only one day at higher elevations, but come prepared for hunting hard.
Mountain goat hunts are typically backpack-style from a remote tent camp.
Multiple 3,500+ foot vertical climbs are often required on some hunts, so physical fitness and leg / knee strength is of utmost importance. That said, most of our clients harvest with only one day at higher elevations.
We do have one Alaska mountain goat hunt where the outfitter will fly you into elevation where you and your guide will set up camp and hunt from there. This can be a game changer. Definitely not as physical as the other options.
- Alaska mountain goat hunting season is September through January. The later you go, the better the hide will be.
- An Alaska mountain goat hunt can often be a combo. Depending on where you’re hunting, you may be able to add a brown bear, black bear, grizzly bear or a moose. That said, it is a good idea to stay focused on mountain goats until you harvest your billy.
Cordova, Alaska Mountain Goat HuntS
This is an amazing Alaska mountain goat hunt in the Prince William Sound area out of Cordova.
Unit 6 has great goat hunting and some absolutely breathtaking scenery! One cool thing about this hunt is your base camp will be down in the river bottom. From camp you’ll be glassing for pre-scouted goats. Once a good billy is spotted, you and your guide will head up the mountain to make a stalk. Best case scenario, you’ll only have to make the climb once. More often than not, our hunters get it done on the first stalk. It’s typical to only spend one night up on the mountain in a spike camp.
The outfitter likes to guide bowhunters, and both our archery and rifle hunters have had great success.
Your guide will be someone who is well prepared to help you to harvest your prized trophy. He has spent countless hours in the Alaskan bush, guiding all sorts of hunters from around the world. Even though this hunt has the potential to be physically difficult, the outfitter works hard to accommodate his hunters.
Sometimes this Alaska mountain goat hunt can be “easy”… for a mountain hunt anyway. You should be prepared to hunt hard, and some suffering is to be expected. In some areas you can be flown to elevation, but don’t expect it. What you can expect is to do lots of hiking with a backpack, after all this is a very remote.
Over the years, this Alaska mountain goat hunt has had a near 100% opportunity rate! YOU WILL SEE GOATS.
- Unit 6 is an over-the-counter mountain goat tag, and you can register online.
- Unit 6 traditionally has great trophy quality. In this unit, you can expect mature billies measuring 8 1/2 inches or larger. The average Prince William Sound mountain goat taken is from 9 to 9 1/2 inches.
- You’ll be based in a tent down in the river bottoms, and the plan is to only spend one night up on the mountain in a spike camp.
- Expect to have traditional camp food for most of your meals. Dehydrated food is possible here and there, depending on circumstances.
- Combo options for your Cordova, Alaska mountain goat hunt are black bear, moose, and/or even brown bear!
Flying in to a remote camp at the same level of the goats gives you a huge advantage!
On our Southern Alaska mountain goat hunt, you’ll fly in to the same elevation as the goats live and hunt from there. This is an absolute game changer! On most goat hunts, you camp in the lower country, glassing up until you find your target billy…then the work begins. On this hunt, you shouldn’t have to do that big climb.
This is set up to be an “easy” mountain goat hunt, but does have the potential to be a fairly physical hunt, depending on the situation. Do yourself a favor and get in shape prior to your hunt. You won’t regret it. We promise.
They target older, mature billy’s with horns averaging between 9 and 10 inches, and they have an incredible success rate of 95-100% depending on the year. Hunting season is September through January, but the hair on mountain goats is what makes the trophy in most people’s’ opinions, so we suggest you hunt between October and the end of January.
As long as you’re in decent shape, you can do this mountain goat hunt!
They haven’t made any exercise equipment that will prepare you for the real thing, but the harder you work to get yourself in shape before the hunt the better and easier it will be for you. That said, this is a mountain goat hunt that almost anyone can do.
Spots are limited, so contact us quickly if you’re interested in a hunt.
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Alaska Mountain Goat HuntS On kodiak island
A Kodiak island, Alaska mountain goat hunt is truly an experience of a lifetime!
We have two mountain goat hunting outfitters that we work with on Kodiak Island.
Option 1:
These hunts will be conducted in a legendary exclusive concession on the South end of Kodiak Island first held by “Frenchie” Lamoureux. Our outfitter was awarded this Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge concession through a competitive prospectus process in the fall of 2022 and will hold the permit starting in 2024. Even this concession is new to him, it is very familiar because his entire crew guided for the previous outfitter.
Mountain goats have extremely high densities in this area of Kodiak Island.
- This isn’t an easy hunt though. Mountains are vertical and brush can be thick.
- Mountain goat hunting on Kodiak Island has been very near 100% over the years for people in good physical condition.
- All goat hunts include one Sitka deer.
- Lodging for these hunts will be in cabins. These will provide a warm, dry base camp, but some hunts require spike camps.
Option 2:
This Kodiak hunt takes place on over 100,000 acres of private land. You will access the hunting areas with trucks and ATV’s which will allow you to cover more ground in a day. Don’t let that fool you though, lots of hiking is involved as the goats will be up in the alpine. The better shape you are in the more enjoyable and successful your Alaska mountain goat hunt will be.
Glassing is the name of the game and you should see multiple herds of goats daily. Once a good billy is located, you’ll climb into range. It’s a true mountain goat hunt, but accessible and manageable for hunters of most physical abilities. Success isn’t guaranteed, but we’ve gone nearly 100% so far on this Kodiak Island mountain goat hunt.
- Trucks and 4-wheelers are used to access trails for backpacking into goat country.
- Add Sitka blacktail or sea duck hunting for an added fee.
- Full refund of deposit if hunter does not draw a tag.
- Trophy goats with amazing hides are the goal.
This Kodiak Island mountain goat hunt is by draw only. It’s important to contact us before you put in for the draw.
*Applications are due in December, so don’t wait.
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With roughly 30,000 goats, Alaska offers OTC tags, and also produces record book animals every season. In fact, Alaska mountain goat hunting on the Southeastern coastal regions produce some of the largest in the world, with mature billie’s reaching 350 pounds.
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Tom Farrell –
This was an amazing hunt! I truly hope everyone may have the opportunity to visit Alaska and taste mountain goat backstrap (sautéed in butter, with a little Himalayan sea salt) in their lifetime.