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Mountain Goat Hunting Alaska, Prince William Sound

This area of Alaska has some of the highest mountain goat populations in the world.

The coastal mountains of Prince William Sound aren’t just beautiful, but trophy quality mountain goats are plentiful. Not only lack of elevation (usually 300-4,400 ft), but also the sheer number of quality billies make this hunt special. Our hunting areas don’t get much hunting pressure, so you won’t be seeing other hunters while you are in the field. In fact, we have areas where you’ll be hunting mountain goats that have never seen a human…and in this day and age that’s pretty cool! Because of that, trophy quality is excellent.

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.

Typically, you will be base camping out of tents (and sometimes cabins) down in the valley floors glassing for a 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. If that doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, we do have some more elaborate upgrades, as you can see below:

Fly-in Mountain Goat Hunts

Our fly-in hunt is a backpack hunt, but you will be camping up where the goats live, staying in wall tents with stoves and real food.

This is also a backpack hunt, but you will fly into elevation and be staying in wall tents with stoves and real food. 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. You’re already at elevation, giving you a huge advantage!

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. 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. As long as you’re in decent shape, you can do this mountain goat hunt! We just ask that you do yourself a favor and get in shape.

Vessel Based Mountain Goat Hunts

Our vessel based mountain goat hunt out of Valdez, Alaska are highly sought after, and take you to some of the most incredible landscapes in the world. Since this hunt is vessel based, you typically glass from the saltwater, then a stalk is formulated. It is rough, rugged, absolutely beautiful terrain, so we recommend you come in good shape. A 3,500′ + vertical climb is required in some situations, so physical fitness and leg / knee strength are requirements for success. Most of our clients harvest with only one day at higher elevations, but come prepared for hunting hard. Availability for this hunt is very limited.

• Your Alaska hunting license and mountain goat tags are over-the-counter. These are registration areas for goat hunts, so permits can and will be done online when your guide picks you up.
• High success on big mountain goats. It is common to see 10-20 goats per day.
• This is a trophy mountain goat hunt, and Boone and Crockett billies are taken almost every year. If the weather cooperates and you are in decent shape, you will have an opportunity. Goats average 8.5 to 10.5 inches, with some record book billies.
• These goats have hair quality that is unsurpassed anywhere in the country!
• We offer 1:1 and 2:1 mountain goat hunts. The 1:1 hunts always give you the best chance for success, and we highly recommend going that route.
• Hunting season is September through January (varies slightly by unit). The later you go, the better the hide will be.
• One cool thing about mountain goat hunting Alaska, is that you can often make your hunt a combo by adding a brown bear, black bear or a moose. That said, it is a good idea to stay focused on mountain goats until you harvest your billy.
• Bowhunters are welcome! Our clients taken multiple Pope and Young mountain goats on these Alaska hunts in the Prince William Sound area.