Summary: <br> Today I am joined by the first annual Billy Goat Society winner Heath Hansen. Last year the Rockey Mountain Goat Alliance followed the steps of the Wild Sheep Foundation with their less than one club creating the first Billy Goat Society. The Billy Goat society is a great way to raise funds and awareness for goat conservation all while sending one lucky winner on their first goat hunt. The Billy Goat Society is only eligible to those who have never harvested a rocky mountain goat yet. 2018 was the first year of the raffle giveaway and I happened to meet Heath Hansen the winner right after his lucky drawing. Heath is a great guy and I couldn’t be happier to see him be drawn for the once in a lifetime opportunity. Heath ended up having a great hunt and got to hunt with a couple of good friend of mine Daniel Watson (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/danwato/">@danwato</a>) and Dustin Roe (<a href="http://www.instagram.com/dustinroe">@dustinroe)</a> of <a href="http://backcountrybcandbeyond.com/">Backcountry BC and Beyond</a> and it sounds like it was a great trip. In this episode, Heath and I cant up and Heath shares his experience on the hunt. Heath’s wife was ended up getting a tag as well and was also able to harvest a goat, and even with her bow just to one-up her husband Heath. Huge congrats to both Heath and his wife it sounds like one hell of an adventure.<br> Be sure to check out the <a href="https://goatalliance.org/">Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance</a> here and you can learn how to enter into the <a href="https://goatalliance.org/products/the-billy-goat-society-membership">Billy Goat Society drawing here</a>.<br> Show Notes:<br><br> Meet Heath Hansen – 03:51<br><br> Heath’s 2018 Season Overview – 04:26<br><br> Heath’s Goat Hunt Contest Win – 07:23<br><br> Hunt Start – 16:01<br><br> Day 3 Billy Down – 23:59<br><br> Thoughts on Future Goat Hunting – 27:56<br><br> After the Kill – 33:17<br><br> Heath’s Wife Gets a Goat – 41:46<br><br> Looking Back: High & Low – 50:36<br><br> Advice for 2019 Winner – 51:58<br><br> Sheep or Goat? – 53:08<br><br> See the Hunt Video Online – 53:42<br><br> Pete Talks the Billy Goat Society Giveaway – 54:33<br><br> Contest Eligibility & Entry – 56:47<br><br> How to Get Involved – 58:26<br> Today’s podcast is made possible by the awesome folks at On X. I can’t thank the good folks at On X enough, not only for making the podcast possible but for such killer product as well. There probably hasn’t bee more than a day or two in the last three months that I haven’t used the On X App. This is my second full year Using nothing but the On X app on my phone and honestly, I don’t see any reason to use a GPS. If you already have On X be sure to use the TRO code when you renew your account to not only save 20% off but also help support the podcast. If you don’t have the On X app, well, I guess you just don’t know what your missing. <a href="http://www.onxmaps.com/">OnXmaps.com</a> or available at in your favorite app store.<br> MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab located in Bozeman, MT, has established itself as the elite source for improving mental toughness, physical preparation, and performance research for the backcountry hunter. I personally tested their pre-season Backcountry Hunter program here in Bozeman, with Dustin Diefenderfer, the founder of MTNTOUGH and I loved it. It is a great workout that will test you and push you to the limits physically and mentally.<br> <br> Their online programs are 90-days, all video based, and is delivered through the private MTNTOUGH site that is accessible on any device. Think of it as a private social training platform specifically built for Backcountry Hunters. They now have a 90-day online program for pre-season, and a brand new 90 day online program for post-season.
