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Rain every day couldn't keep
me away from lovely Kodiak Island im October. After five days
of waiting for it to clear up we decided to put a stalk on
the goat you see in the picture. I bagged a nice deer on the
first day. I already had a Magnum buck from my first hunt
with Gus. I cam back fo rthe goat, came back again in 2005
with my buddies for more deer and am coming back in 2006.
This place is a blast!
- Damian Baptiste |
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Drawing the permit was the hardest part of
this Mountain Goat hunt. Barbara Baldauf of Michigan shot this
billy at an elevation of about 1200 feet, on the first day of
her hunt. The stalk was started from sea level at about noon
and we were back at base camp in time for dinner at 6:30 pm.
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Duane Disterhoft of Marengo, Iowa brought his
son, Cale, along for his goat hunt. They and their guide, Gary
Keen, spotted the goats, went up the hill and made a successful
stalk – all on the first day of the hunt. The next day,
along with the camp cook, they all watched the entire stalk
and kill of Barbara Baldauf’s goat. Right from base camp! |
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I had been on a brown bear hunt and moose hunt
with Gus and decided it was time to go for my goat. We started
out from the cabin early in the morning, Gus took good care
of me, got me up on two goats. I chose this one. I made my shot
count and we got back to camp late that same night.
-Charlie Karp |
Goat hunting on Kodiak Island is like no other
goat hunting. We’ve taken goat from 8 ½ to nearly 11
inches in horn size. Most of the goats are taken at altitudes between
1200 to 1800 feet. Normally we are up the mountain and back to base
camp by evening. In 2004 our clients drew two permits. Both goats
were obtained at below 1500 feet in one day of hunting. We even got
to watch the stalk of the second one from main camp. Both were billies
over eight inches. Unfortunately these are on a permit draw. Drawing
chances are about 1:4. Once drawn we’ve been 100% successful
on harvest. This seven day hunt is conducted in October, when the
goat’s hair is at it’s longest. You can check into the
drawing process at the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game’s website. If you desire to apply for this permit
give us a call and we will talk you through the process and give you
the hunt numbers you will need to apply.
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