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Mountain Goat Hunting
For those who wish not to stay in spike tents during their hunt, local hotels can accommodate them. Hunting would then consist of driving out to the field each day and climbing up to goat country and returning each evening. Success rate is very high, but a hunter's physical conditioning many limit the success.
According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists, Kodiak Island's mountain goats grow at a faster rate than other goats in Alaska, ensuring trophy quality at younger ages!
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Mountain
goat hunts take place in unit 8, on Kodiak Island. Goats on Kodiak
tend to be harvested between 1800-2500 feet above sea-level. Hunters are
welcome to hunt Sitka black-tailed deer on a trophy fee once their
mountain goat has been harvested. Be prepared to carry up to 60lbs into
the hunting areas. Once in the field, a light daypack will suffice unless
camp needs to be moved. Versatility is the key to success.
Kodiak’s
goat tags are by drawing only but the chance at harvesting a trophy billy
is very high. Increasing goat populations have lead to an increase in tags
for the areas that BRHC hunts. Our drawing areas do not require
airplanes to access. So weather cannot keep you from the field or from
missing any airline connections on your way home. I strongly encourage
anyone interested in a great mountain goat hunt to apply for our two
drawing areas. Drawing results are published in January so if you fail to
draw a tag there is still plenty of time to locate an over-the-counter
goat hunt. So enter the drawing with out the risk of loosing the
opportunity to hunt! Please contact BRHC for information and assistance on
entering the drawing. 