October Mountain Goat bowhunt pictures.
 

Finally, here are some photo's from our late October goat bowhunt. As most of you know, the weather played a role in the hunt, and here is some proof of that!
Hopefully we will be back out there again this October! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

<font color=red>The pics didn't come up, so here is the link to the photos.</font id=red>

http://community.webshots.com/user/arcticbowman

first morning we woke up to 14&quot; of fresh snow.

that grew to nearly 2 feet by the end of the 1st day. Here is me with the bow in pack, and ice axe, trying to maneuver my way down the mountain back to our camp.

Here's Tom in the same predicament. After this descent, he took the next one about 40 yards down in an avalanche before stopping short of a tree line.

Here's a picture of the mountain on the way in to our beach where we set up base camp. We were in the middle of the picture, on the alpine where the snow level was. It came down a bit after the first night.

What an adventure! Call me crazy, but I'm ready to do this again!

Edited by - ArcticBowMan on 02/02/2002 15:42:03

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would love to see the pics all I get a little white boxes with a red x in them
Am glad you had fun tho

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Can anybody see the pics? I can view them when I open up the thread. That photopoint was a lot easier to use than this webshots photo hosting page!

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I cannot see them either

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looks very cold

Edited by - mdbohuntr on 02/01/2002 20:45:38

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AB, I can't get your pics to show up on the board either, but I did check out your pics on the link you set up. That is some spectacular country,a bit different than our landscape here in Iowa<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>. I've never been to Alaska...hopefully someday<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>. Kinda sounds like the weather threw a wrench in your goat bowhunt. Is that an unusual amount of snow for October? Hope you get a chance to go back this fall...definitely a beautiful animal you are hunting. Thanks for the pics!


TB

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It doesn't normally snow that early in South East Alaska, but we hit the odd year. Most of the snow at sea level melted that day, but the tops of the mountains probably kept that layer for the winter. With a previous layer of snow, then a wet, heavy layer on top of that, it was really nasty avalanche conditions.
It's very rare for a snowfall to happen that early down there two years in a row, so we are hoping the weather will fare better this October. We want a later season goat though mainly since the hides are so much fuller.

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More power to you buddy.To much snow and cold for me. That little tiger is getting big,that was a tiger outfit? She looks like you.

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Looks great, had to use the link, but looks a tad bit cold for me!

TAKE YOUR KIDS HUNTING AND YOU WON'T BE HUNTING FOR YOUR KIDS

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ABM, looks like the ultimate bowhunt to me. I hope to get there someday too with my son. I have a friend who hunts and fishes in Alaska. He tells me there is nothing better! I'm looking forward to making a trip, it may take a couple of years before I can get there, but I know it will be a trip of a lifetime! Thanks for pics.

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those are some nice picts and some beautiful country

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Beautiful pictures of a beautiful state, but it looks might cold and intimidating.

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And I thought Kansas was beautiful...awesome! Nice pics! What a hunt!

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Wow, that looks like a whole lot of work tromping around in 14&quot; of snow up and down a mountain! I doubt if cold was much of a factor expending that much energy! Great pics, gorgeous country, but I don't think I'd make it in the shape I'm in. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Great pictures! Keep at it while you're still young and strong enough to handle that kind of hunting. I'm on the downhill side now and admire you guys that can still hunt like you do. Thanks for sharing.

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JERRY , BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES. NICE PICTURE OF ME UNDER THE TARP.
DACOTAH- COLD WAS A FACTOR ONE OF US HAD BROUGHT COTTON CLOTHES. ALSO IT'S NOT MUCH FUN PUTTING WET WOOL PANTS ON EACH MORNING ...NO FIRE PRETTY MISERABLE TEMPS WEREN'T THAT BAD BUT THE WETNESS WAS. BUT I HAVE ANOTHER TRIP PLANNED FOR OCT.
WEASEL-I WAS THE &quot; OLD GUY &quot; ON THE TRIP I TURN 53 NEXT MONTH...NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE GOAT HUNTS I HAVE IN ME BUT I WILL KEEP TRYING. JUST GOT TO GO SLOWER. AND WHINE MORE ABOUT THE ACHES AND PAINS. AND TAKE LOTS OF IBUPROFEN. I WILL BE 25-30 LBS LIGHTER THIS YEAR. 10 DOWN 20 TO GO. WHAT JERRY NO PIX OF THE KING CRAB FEAST ON THE BOAT ON THE WAY IN TO HARBOR - PAT<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Nice pics ABM...I need to get back out there!

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That looks like a great time and cold out too cold for me.

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Looks like a great place to hunt!

&quot;Playing under the table and dreaming&quot;

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SURE DOES LOOK COLD BUT NICE VIEWS!!!