558 | DIY Mountain Goat Hunt in Coastal British Columbia

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports:wilderness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Last month, we selected the winner of the Best Pack Photo from the Exo Experience photo contest. That winner, Ryan, joins us today to share the full story of his hunt. "I have been trying to harvest a mature Billy on the south coast of British Columbia for several years now. Although this region offers an over-the-counter opportunity to hunt goats, success rates are incredibly low, with only 1 or 2 goats typically being harvested each year. The area is widely considered some of the toughest, most unforgiving terrain in the province. This type of adventure pushes you past your perceived limits and proves how important it is to have the right partners. Killing this Billy was 100% a team effort. (PS: This was my first packout with the K4, since purchasing it in November of 2024. I am kicking myself for not getting an Exo pack sooner!)" —Ryan In this episode, Ryan and his friend Regan share their experiences and tell the story of their adventurous do-it-yourself mountain goat hunt. Ryan's Winning Photo — https://exomtngear.com/blogs/article/exo-experience-best-pack-and-best-moment-photos The Hunt Backcountry Podcast is brought to you by Exo Mtn Gear: https://exomtngear.com/ Email Sign-up: https://exomtngear.com/newsletter Contact Us: podcast@exomtngear.com Leave A Message: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Hunt Back Country podcast. This is episode number 558. And today we are joined by ryan and ragan telling the story
0:25.1	of their coastal mountain goat hunt in british columbia as you'll hear this was a do-it-yourself
0:32.1	hunt and the reason that they're joining us today in addition to being a great story in a mountain goat hunt,
0:38.8	which is always near dear to my heart, is the fact that Ryan won Best Pack Photo from our Exo Experience Photo
0:48.1	that ran throughout the fall of 2025.
0:51.3	So you can see that photo and learn more from the links in the show description if you want more context on what that is.
0:58.2	But in today's conversation, we get the story behind the photo and everything that went into this do-it-yourself hunt.
1:06.4	It was a great adventure, lessons to learn from, stories to be entertained by, and thank you for
1:13.0	tuning in to enjoy it with us today. As always, we appreciate your feedback and support.
1:18.7	If you have anything for us, reach out directly, just send an email to podcast at exomountinger.com
1:24.5	or if you're enjoying the show, it does help if you can leave a rating or
1:28.4	review in your podcast app. And finally, if you haven't hit subscribe, be sure to do that so that you
1:34.1	get new episodes automatically and as always for free. You can keep it out for future Monday minute
1:39.5	episodes, more interviews with experts, more listener stories, and more.
1:48.1	Right now, though, let's go ahead and dive into this conversation with Ryan and Reagan.
2:00.2	Well, Reagan, Ryan, welcome to the podcast. I have obviously seen the photo. I love mountain goats.
2:06.5	All of us at Exo love mountain goats a lot. We were all shocked that a goat photo could actually
2:10.7	win best pack photo. We were talking earlier before the podcast of in general a giant elk
2:16.5	rack or sheep or big old mule deer buck
2:19.2	is probably what we would think to win like on a packout alone but this goat photo's epic
2:26.1	the country's epic i'm excited to hear the story before we get into it Ryan kick us off with
2:32.4	a little bit of intro and background for
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