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So fricken cool, dad of the year award for sure!!!!
I made it out on my first scouting trip this past weekend. My 6 year old son Baker and my 4 year old daughter Nova really want to be involved in this hunt as much as possible. Realistically I can't foresee them getting out with me when I'm actually hunting so I'm making an effort to have them both with me on scouting trips as much as possible. Baker is quite the hiker and was all in on a scouting trip this weekend. We hit one of the common goat hunting areas around Baker (I'm sure a lot of you will recognize the area based on pictures) and Baker hiked the entire way into the heart of goat country. I did put him in my Kifaru pack for the final 150 foot snow field to the ridge top as it was just too steep for him to safely navigate on his own. More photos always available on my website: https://www.lonegoatmedia.com/Hunting/2021-Washington/Here's a video of a past hunter in this area. Around 5:30 mark of the video you can see how I get down the snowfield when I don't have a kid with me. The weekend was a huge success. I do hope to put together a full video recap of the day but for now some pictures will have to do:Mt. Baker goat country!Bug nets were definitely needed this weekend. This country never gets old!Baker was having the time of his life!Getting tired on the final ascent:Some ptarmigan were a great distraction. (Baker REALLY wanted to pet one!)(Notice 2x ptarmigan, one on left of trail one on right.)Successful summit!Goat country:Ended up spotting a nursery herd of 60 goats:Total trip was 8 miles with 2250 feet elevation gain.