What you sign up for.
- Season
- Mid August to early October
- Hunting days
- 10, plus travel days
- Guide ratio
- 1 × 1
- Camp
- Log cabin base, alpine spike camps
- Access
- Floatplane from Smithers, 30 to 45 minutes
- Fitness
- 6 to 10 hours a day on steep ground
- Rifle
- .308 and up, rental on request
- Price
- On request, complete proposal
You book a hunt, not a kill.
A mountain goat hunt is fair chase in big country. You get ten days, a guide who knows every basin and each chance the mountain allows. Nobody can promise you an animal, and we would not want to. The climbing, the glassing and the nights in the alpine are what you come for. If a mature billy is part of it, you have earned him.
Thirteen days, ten of them on the mountain.
- Day 0
Fly to Vancouver, connect to Smithers, about two hours. We pick you up. Night in town.
- Day 1
Licences, rifle and gear check, briefing. Floatplane into camp. Zero rifles, glass the first slopes.
- Days 2 to 11
Ten hunting days. Long days, spike camps of one to three nights. Weather days are part of the plan.
- Day 12
Fly out to Smithers, weather permitting. Trophies caped, salted and documented for export.
- Day 13
Smithers to Vancouver and home. Book a flexible ticket or keep a buffer night.
Included
- Floatplane from Smithers to camp and back, flights between camps
- Licensed guide, one per hunter
- Cook at the main camp, all meals and accommodation in camp
- Field care of your trophy: caping and salting
- Transfers between Smithers airport, hotel and the float base
Not included
- Flights to Smithers and hotel nights in town
- BC hunting licence and species licence
- Taxes, gratuities, taxidermy, export and shipping
- Firearm import declaration or rental rifle
- Travel, medical and evacuation insurance, which is mandatory
Be ready for what shows up.
You can carry additional species licences on any hunt, as far as seasons and our quota allow. In fall that usually means black bear and wolf. If the chance comes, you are allowed to take it. We tell you with your proposal which tags make sense for your dates.
What goes in the duffel.
Boots
Stiff mountain boots, well broken in. Two pairs of socks per hunting day, gaiters, camp shoes.
Clothing
Merino base, fleece or down mid layer, waterproof jacket and pants, warm hat, gloves. Quiet fabric, muted colours.
Optics and pack
10x binocular, rangefinder, day pack of 35 to 45 litres, trekking poles, headlamp with spare batteries, dry bags.
Rifle
.308 and up, 40 rounds, a rifle you shoot well from field positions. Rental rifles on request.
The floatplane limit is 25 kg per person including the rifle. Pack in soft duffel bags and leave the hard case in Smithers. You get the full packing list with your booking.
The mountain goat
Not a true goat, and nothing else lives where it lives. Mountain goats spend their lives on cliffs above the treeline, where the footing keeps wolves and bears away. Both billies and nannies carry short black horns, which makes judging them hard and is the reason your guide takes his time behind the spotting scope.
British Columbia holds about half of the world's mountain goats. We hunt mature billies only, a few each season, within the quota the province sets. That is how the herds on the Motase stay what they are.
Mountain goat profile: habitat, behaviour, the year on the mountainFrom the mountain
Straight answers.
How hard is a goat hunt?
It is the most demanding hunt we offer. Expect six to ten hours a day in steep terrain with a day pack. Start training three months ahead with a weighted pack and stairs.
Can I add a moose?
Yes. The goat and moose combo runs twelve hunting days from mid September to early October, one guide per hunter.
How do I bring my rifle into Canada?
With the non-resident firearm declaration, signed in front of the customs officer on arrival. We send you the form and the steps with your booking.
What should I pack?
Broken-in mountain boots, a layered system with a waterproof shell, a 10x binocular and 40 rounds. The floatplane limit is 25 kg per person including the rifle, in soft duffel bags.
What happens to my trophy?
Your guide capes and salts it in the field and prepares the export paperwork. Taxidermy, crating and freight are arranged in Smithers at your cost.
What if the weather turns?
Flights in and out of camp depend on the weather. Plan one buffer day at each end of the trip.
Ask for goat dates 2027.
Tell us your season window and party size. We answer personally within two working days. 2027 dates are offered as options and confirmed with licence and quota.