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2025 Successful Mountain Goat Hunt – Lightest Pack Yet! Full Gear Dump & Weight Breakdown

This year’s mountain goat opener is here — and I’ve finally forced myself to film a full alpine pack dump the day before the hunt. Last year my pack tipped the scales at 83 lbs. This year? I’ve shaved it down to just 53 lbs without sacrificing the gear I need to hunt hard in the high country. In this video, I break down every single piece of gear I’m carrying — rifle, optics, sleep system, stove, camera gear, clothing, and food — along with my strategy for only bringing 4 days of food into goat country. I’ll also share why lighter isn’t just more comfortable, but can mean more miles, more opportunities, and better hunting. If you’re a backpack hunter chasing goats, sheep, or mule deer in rugged alpine terrain, this video is packed with real-world weight-saving tips and proven backcountry gear choices. Gear Covered: • Ultralight hunting rifles & optics setup • Backcountry sleep system • Cooking & water strategy • Camera gear for the field • Clothing for high country goat hunts • Weight savings vs last year’s pack Gear Pack List Hunting & Optics • Exo x Shoot2Hunt K4 Teratorn Pack • 6.5 PRC rifle (Unknown Munitions, Salmon River Solutions brake, Maven RS 1.2 scope, Rokstok) – 7.9 lbs fully loaded • 16 rounds total (6 in bullet wallet, 10 in rifle/mag) • MTN Gear Mountain Stick • Maven S3 67mm spotting scope • Sig 16x50 image-stabilising binoculars (on chest harness) Footwear & Accessories • Crocs (strapped to pack) • Black Diamond Sabretooth crampons • Meindl Glockner Boots Camera Gear • iPhone 15 Pro Max • Insta360 with extendable stick • DJI Osmo with Joby Gorillapod Sleep System • Ape Equipment prototype 8x10 tarp • Argali Absaroka Tipi • Enlightened Equipment Enigma 50°F quilt (12 oz) • Big Agnes Zoom sleeping pad • Argali pillow • ¾-length foam pad (shooting/seat pad) Cooking & Water • MSR WindBurner stove system • 1L Ultralight Nalgene • DCF ground tarp • GSI microlite coffee mug Clothing • Sitka Ambient jacket • Stone Glacier Grumman puffy • Sitka Dewpoint rain jacket • Gloves Other Essentials • First aid kit • Electronics pouch (Garmin inReach, spare batteries, cables) • Bug spray • Lunch tickets (presumably food vouchers or meal packets) Food • 4 days’ worth of backpacking food Chapters 00:00 – Intro: Day before goat opener in the alpine 00:32 – Pack weight vs last year & food strategy 01:22 – How gear is split with hunting partner 01:28 – Mountain Stick & first pouch dump 01:40 – Headlamp, bino adapter & ammo 02:02 – GoPro & Insta360 setup 02:41 – Crocs & rifle carry system 03:01 – Spotting scope, coffee mug, & rifle specs 03:44 – Crampons, tripod, Gorillapod & sunglasses 04:12 – Small lid pocket items 04:27 – Sleeping compartment gear 04:50 – Tarp, first aid, quilt, sleeping pad & kill kit 05:22 – Stove & possibles pouch 05:47 – Shelter setup & electronics pouch 06:12 – Clothing & pillow 06:32 – Food packing strategy 06:52 – Flexibility of lighter food load 07:37 – Weight savings & hike performance 08:04 – Body weight loss since last season 08:31 – Closing thoughts & viewer questions Jay Nichol [email protected] https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ https://www.mindfulhunter.com/ Forged In The Backcountry https://forgedinthebackcountry.com/ Merch https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop Newsletter https://www.mindfulhunter.com/contact IG   / mindful_hunter   Podcast https://www.mindfulhunter.com/podcast Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide https://www.mindfulhunter.com/tools