Here are the winners of the Best Pack Photo and Best Moment Captured categories from our first-ever Exo Experience Photo Contest. (See the grand prize winner for Best Photo Story.)
If you haven’t looked at the Exo Experience Photo Contest, be sure to check out the link to learn why we created it, what we were looking for, and what the prizes were.
BEST PACK PHOTO
"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 (@doctorhiebert)
Hear The Hunt Story
BEST MOMENT CAPTURED
"Pursuing mountain goats in the backcountry is a tough endeavour! After 8 days in the mountains, covering more than 85 miles and gaining over 25,000' of elevation, we were finally able to locate a lone billy in a remote area of the unit. After all the effort we put into finding, shooting, and retrieving the billy, we cherished an incredible night under the stars at camp."
—Shane (@lonegoatmedia)
Hear The Hunt Story
YOUR EXO EXPERIENCE
Thank you to everyone who entered the Exo Experience photo contest! It is so rewarding for us to see all of the amazing adventures that the Exo community enjoys with our pack systems.
There were so many great photo stories submitted, and we will continue to share more submissions on Instagram, so follow along @HuntBackcountry. If you have photos to share, you can always send them via email to: photos [at] exomtngear.com
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