Bucket List Hunt - Dan and Jason head to Kodiak Island Alaska to hunt with Big Wild Outfitters and guide Clay Roberts. Dan was able to harvest a huge bodied billy with his rifle on the 2nd day of the hunt. Weather was colder than usual, so spike camping on the mountain was not an option. We would have to make the hike to the top of the mountain (and further than expected) to locate a shooter billy. Dan was able to get it done, the gruelling mountain terrain just added to the adventure.
I have been hunting, photographing and writing published articles, covers (and now a book) on hunting for fifty years. I watch a LOT of hunting videos, and this is truly one of the most epic hunts I have ever seen. I climbed New Zealand's mountains to score Chamois & Tahr, so I know just how gut busting those climbs are, how that freezing air hits your diaphram & makes to feel like an asthmatic. Hats off to the photographer too. You captured the sheer terror of those snowy tops. I could hear you silently screaming to yourself, "What the hell have I got myself into - I didn't sign up to die falling off a cliff!". Respect & props from this 73 year old Ozzie guys. i thought I'd seen everything Kodiak Island could produce. How wrong I was. Like I said... epic!
Wow! Thank you so much for your comment!! Really means a lot, and glad you enjoyed it. Epic is a great way to describe this adventure for sure. Would love to check out your book. Thanks again for watching.
wow what an epic adventure great footage and unbelieveale scenery, sliding down those slopes and climbing blindly through that snow had to be pretty scary at time , beautiful goat congratulations , we miss so much by not following our dreams , glad you bit the bullet and got it done and fullfilled a dream,
It was an epic adventure, and you are right about blindly climbing through the boulder fields. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.
Excellent work fellas! Great job on putting the video together, A+++!! Congrats on a gorgeous billy!!
Thank you so much for your feedback and for watching. Just uploaded the 2nd part which was Dan’s Sitka Blacktail Hunt! We finished off the hunt with a good buck and a Mtn Goat Rescue!! It was quite the adventure.
@@RackVisionsOutdoors I will be checking it out tonight!! 🍻
Great video!! Awesome hunt!!
It was an unbelievable trip for sure!!
UNREAL! Way to go Dan, what an amazing looking experience, so happy you guys got to do that! Can't imagine the challenge of trying to film in that terrain, great job and awesome video Looper (nice stache too)!
It was an amazing adventure for sure. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Terrain was definitely challenging as you know. Can’t go on an adventure without my stache! 😆
Wow what an awesome hunt and awesome adventure! Good job brother
Yes it was! Thanks for watching man.
Thanks for taking us along. I had forgot how challenging the terrain and weather is for goat hunting. Great video
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Sounds like you know first hand how difficult the terrain can be. Then add in snow and ice, wow! It was an adventure for sure!!
@@RackVisionsOutdoors I am 64 years old but still very active. You will remember that adventure for along time. When I was in my 20s I built a 50 cal Hawlken black powder rifle and got draw 2 times about 3 years apart. I hiked to the 7,000 ft level tied everything to me and shimied the ledges and glaciers but I didn't have fresh snow to deal with like you did. It was very steep , the lighting and storm ran me off the tops of the mountains on one trip. I got 2 goats but boy you earn them. Thanks again for your video
Wow! Sounds like an unbelievable adventure!! Thanks for sharing that. We are starting to realize that the more difficult the hunt the more memorable it sometimes is.
@@RackVisionsOutdoors Agreed. I lost 42 lbs on a 5 week trip to the Brooks Range. Won't be forgetting that anytime soon. Take your suspenders.
Great hunt and adventure! Can’t wait to get back to Kodiak again in October 2022 this time for a goat hunt.
Kodiak is a beautiful place. I hope to go back some day soon. Good luck on your goat hunt!! Thanks for the comment!