Alaska Winter Mountain Goat Hunt! Just gonna send it!!!!!

[jackelope]

A decent mature billy (~6.5 years old) will have ~100 lbs of boned meat and the hide and skull will go ~30+ depending on the skinning job and if the hair gets saturated.

Good luck to them

It's weird. We picked mine pretty clean and got about 40-50 pounds of meat off of it. My buddy who has been involved in at least 8 goat kills told me ahead of time it's weird how little meat they have on them. You're the first person I've heard say they have that much meat on them. Maybe the Alaskan ones are more meaty.
I'm sure that I could have packed all the meat and cape out myself if I didn't have a bunch of other stuff to carry. We caped mine out back to the rear hips for a wall pedestal....so not a full body cape.

[jackelope]

Hopefully they’ll be off the mtn by dark. Haven’t had any contact since 130.

Are those things bigger than deer?

I guessed mine around 275-300 pounds maybe? Big boned...not fat.

[BULLBLASTER]

A decent mature billy (~6.5 years old) will have ~100 lbs of boned meat and the hide and skull will go ~30+ depending on the skinning job and if the hair gets saturated.

Good luck to them

It's weird. We picked mine pretty clean and got about 40-50 pounds of meat off of it. My buddy who has been involved in at least 8 goat kills told me ahead of time it's weird how little meat they have on them. You're the first person I've heard say they have that much meat on them. Maybe the Alaskan ones are more meaty.
I'm sure that I could have packed all the meat and cape out myself if I didn't have a bunch of other stuff to carry. We caped mine out back to the rear hips for a wall pedestal....so not a full body cape.

Even if these suckers were 150 lb packing weight I wouldnt think the Blanchard’s would need a second trip. They may have even taken a durable dry bag to fill up and send down the mtn.

I can’t wait to hear the full story. They are hating life in the tent again today. 

[Mr Mykiss]

Congrats boys!!

[Jpmiller]

This early in the trip leaves plenty of time for fishing!

Another tag.  Plus the weather is nasty enough I believe Karl would be waiting it out in the tent.

He's not exactly what you'd call a fan of the rain 

Ah I forgot about the second tag.

[DOUBLELUNG]

A decent mature billy (~6.5 years old) will have ~100 lbs of boned meat and the hide and skull will go ~30+ depending on the skinning job and if the hair gets saturated.

Good luck to them

It's weird. We picked mine pretty clean and got about 40-50 pounds of meat off of it. My buddy who has been involved in at least 8 goat kills told me ahead of time it's weird how little meat they have on them. You're the first person I've heard say they have that much meat on them. Maybe the Alaskan ones are more meaty.
I'm sure that I could have packed all the meat and cape out myself if I didn't have a bunch of other stuff to carry. We caped mine out back to the rear hips for a wall pedestal....so not a full body cape.

I got 45 pounds off my Wyoming billy, picked clean.  He was only 3 1/2, they do get larger with age until the start to regress and lose muscle mass.  We estimated mine at 250 lbs, head, hide with feet, meat was a doable load with an external frame pack even with rifle and other gear.  Fortunately with 2 of us it was two very easy loads.

[jackelope]

Mine was 4.5 so probably a little smaller than a 5.5 year old.

[Rainier10]

Mine was 4.5 so probably a little smaller than a 5.5 year old.

In the Tenzing pack that I borrowed it felt like 115 pounds of meat.  Man I wish I would have brought my bull pac on that trip.

[jackelope]

Tell the Blanchards to hurry up. I can't wait to see the February mountain goat hair.

[PlateauNDN]

A decent mature billy (~6.5 years old) will have ~100 lbs of boned meat and the hide and skull will go ~30+ depending on the skinning job and if the hair gets saturated.

Good luck to them

It's weird. We picked mine pretty clean and got about 40-50 pounds of meat off of it. My buddy who has been involved in at least 8 goat kills told me ahead of time it's weird how little meat they have on them. You're the first person I've heard say they have that much meat on them. Maybe the Alaskan ones are more meaty.
I'm sure that I could have packed all the meat and cape out myself if I didn't have a bunch of other stuff to carry. We caped mine out back to the rear hips for a wall pedestal....so not a full body cape.

I got 45 pounds off my Wyoming billy, picked clean.  He was only 3 1/2, they do get larger with age until the start to regress and lose muscle mass.  We estimated mine at 250 lbs, head, hide with feet, meat was a doable load with an external frame pack even with rifle and other gear.  Fortunately with 2 of us it was two very easy loads.

Mine was about same age and I got about 70lbs. Of edible meat. With light fading we gutted then split in half above hindquarters to start hiking as dark set in.

[BULLBLASTER]

Tell the Blanchards to hurry up. I can't wait to see the February mountain goat hair.

Patience!!! 

They’ll be done when they’re good and ready!

[Rainier10]

I'm just glad to know they got it done.  I was concerned about weather.  Knowing they got it done is good by me.  Looking forward to the pics and story when they get back home.

[Rainier10]

I'm just glad to know they got it done.  I was concerned about weather.  Knowing they got it done is good by me.  Looking forward to the pics and story when they get back home.  Hopefully they don't have Plat do the write up.

[BULLBLASTER]

I'm just glad to know they got it done.  I was concerned about weather.  Knowing they got it done is good by me.  Looking forward to the pics and story when they get back home.

I’m just very happy knowing the amount of time that Karl has to spend in the rain... and that his rain gear was Sitka!   





Seriously I am happy for them to come home with some goats and never doubted them. 



But mostly the rain and Sitka gear made it perfect.

[PlateauNDN]

I'm just glad to know they got it done.  I was concerned about weather.  Knowing they got it done is good by me.  Looking forward to the pics and story when they get back home.  Hopefully they don't have Plat do the write up.

  what'd I do???