alaska goat down

[joebear]

  Well I just got back from guideing my goat hunter in Alaska and we did great. We left out of homer on a 32 foot boat on Mon the 21 and made it into the bay we would be hunting 5 hours later. We got in the bay with enough time to look at the tops of the mountains and glass a few billies. The next morning came fast and at 10:00 am we where started up after a billy we put to bed the day prior. after 3 hours of fighting the brush we we made it out in to the open. We looked the bowl over and the goat had walked over the top. We looked for the best rout and over we went also.
  We started breaking over the top and I started seeing a few loner goats and decided to take a minute and come up with a game plan. We glassed up a great billy and he would be our focus. We climbed to the very top of the mountain we where on and dropped off the other side. Traveling down and away from the billy that was bedded on the other mountain not to let him think we where comeing his direction. After out of his sight we went straight down and up the other mountain. We had about 1000 vertical to cover and most of that would be steep cliffs. About half way up I spotted a another goat around 8 1/2 inch billy but decided to pass it up to go up after the billy at the top. Before we new it we where dropping packs and started moving into the red zone as I call it.
  I came to the boulder I had thought the the goat would be closest to and looked over to see if he was there. it was a fast look because the billy was bedded only 129 yards away. I called Tom up to get settled in for the shot. After a little time getting the right rest Tom pulled the trigger and made a great shot. The billy stood up in its bed and Tom hit him again. After this shot the the goat started to fall down a 60 foot cliff. We jumped up to see the billy at the bottom he had hung right at the bottom but was trying to walk away so Tom put the final shot on him only to help him start rolling down the mountain to about a 500 foot cliff I don't know what I was thinking but I took off running across the mountain for 80 yards and caught the billy on the way by and grabbed his horns just in time to stop him from the long fall.
  The next 8 hours would have us taking photos and capping the goat, and packing down the mountain to the shore. We made it to shore at 1:00 am it was a long 15 our day but a great one.
  I want to let everyone know My hunter is an outfitter in New Mexico and has dreamed of shooting a Mountain goat his whole life. Tom is 65 years old and was with me step for step.It just gos to show if you want something bad enough you can make it happen you just have to go do it!!!!
   Toms billy would green score 52 3/16 inchs and the long side was 10 inchs and the bases are both over 5 1/2 putting this goat in the all time Boone and crocket book congragilations Tom!

[NWBREW]

NICE Looks and sounded like it was a great hunt

[MuleySniper]

Very cool. Looks steeeeeeep!!
MS

[actionshooter]

Right on!! good story and pics.
 Who do you guide for and what area??

[alecvg]

AWESOME!  Great billy!  Looks fricken steep!

[LongTatLaw]

sweeeet   congrats!

[Wea300mag]

That's awesome, congrats to Tom. Thanks for the pics and story.

[andrew_12gauge]

looks like an awesome hunt and as someone else already said steeeep

[Hunting Cowboy]

That is an awesome hunting adventure for sure! I like the photos especially that last one where the hunter has his trophy in sight and is getting a good rest! Nice job!

[halflife65]

Nice job, Joe.  See you when you get back down here. 

Good luck with your bears!

[blacktailer]

Great Billy, story and pictures.  thanks for posting

[joebear]

Right on!! good story and pics.
 Who do you guide for and what area??

I guide for Alaska trophy outfitters. We run hunts in units 16,9,15,14c,8,7,
all species.

[shanevg]

That is awesome, I am truly jealous!  ...someday!

[bowhunterforever]

NICE Looks and sounded like it was a great hunt

nice billy

[joebear]

What cal. rifle was the fella using?

Tom was shooting a 7mag. I like the 7 but think people underestimate goats and think a good 30cal would be the better choice.