Goat Tags every other year

[norsepeak]

cougeyes,

I agree they shouldn't give more permits for all units together...each unit, or similar units should be managed independently.  In the areas that I frequent, the goats are doing very well.  I'm seeing goats in areas that I've never seen them before because the populations are growing too high in the "typical" goat areas.  This last year, the amount of kidds was amazing, almost every nanny I saw had twins.  I'd like to see more time and energy put into manageing individual populations or units.  I have volunteered to help out the local WDFW office with thier surveys and whatever else, but the local biologist doesn't believe me when I tell him what I see....he always says "I disagree" when I tell what the populations that personally see are....

[Cougeyes]

Well start documenting it each year by taking lots of photos, seems like you may be the only source of "surveying" now that the state's budget is crap.  Well thats good that the goats are expanding into areas they previously never were found.  But like you may have eluded to....these areas may not get surveyed thus the population size may be underestimated. 

[MountainWalk]

I am ok with the once in a lifetime tag.