My son drew Mt. goat for the 2nd time in Washington

[Dan-o]

So, a couple years ago, when they had the false run, my son drew goat.  but NO JOY.

Today, her drew GOAT   Mt. Washington B

Should be fun.

We've never been out in that neck of the woods.

P.S.  If you happen to know anything about goat locations out there, feel free to PM me.     

[Dan-o]

Also, having never hunted goats before.....


What advice on planning?

Does anyone know if WDFW has a goat biologist, or any other tips on people to talk with?

Thanks,

Dan

[Elkstuffer]

Sounds like they owed him one then :0)

Congrats on the tag. That's the hard part. Good luck!

[X-Force]

What luck!

congrats and good luck. you may want to pm shanevg or bearhunter and start getting in shape if you arent already. they don't know your area but they have chased goats.

[Dan-o]

Awesome.

thanks, all!

[elkoholic1]

 

[Special T]

In many places they seek out salt...  On flat rocks out in the open and the salt will pull them in... At least they did when i was out in the olympics. 

[sirmissalot]

I live in Shelton, not too far from there. If you ever need a hand let me know. My girlfriend is friends with a biologist that has worked with these goats so I can probably put you in contact with him.

[bradslam]

I hunted the area back in '94 when it was archery only.  The WDFW will steer you in the right direction as far as where the goats are.  One thing to keep in mind:  according to the WDFW, the future of this hunt might depend on lack of conflicts with hikers.  Please don't walk up the Mt Ellinor trail and shoot a goat in front of a bunch of hikers like someone did around the time when I hunted it.  There are other spots to hunt where there are less chance of conflict.  Mt Pershing and Mt Washington would be a couple of other bets.

[Dan-o]

Have I mentioned that i love this site?

You meet the best people here......       

[deerhunter_98520]

I have one piece of advice....don't lose your camera  I want to see some good pics from this hunt....congrats to your son 

[bowhunterty]

Get up and check the roads. Been awhile but the road above Jefferson Lake that leads to a drainage between Mt. Washington and Mt. Pershing may be washed out. Back in the day it held some goats.

[actionshooter]

That's awesome! I know the area well, just some advice.
 Due to the amount of hikers. stay away from Ellinor and Rose. Start at Washington and hunt NE, there will be hikers but not nearly as many.

[Caretaker]

That's awesome!  Congratulations   Make sure you share some pics with us.

[Dan-o]

Thanks, all!

Pretty pumped!!!