Mountain Goat question

[Mr Mykiss]

So let's say I've found a place with mountain goats and it's a relatively "easy" tag to draw....should I try for it? Only downside is that I wouldn't  be able to apply for deer or elk controlled hunts in Idaho next year.
I guess to me Mt Goats represent the quintessential "trophy species" because you're either really rich or really lucky to have bought/drawn a tag and they're either a 7 incher, 8 incher or 9.25 incher.
So why hunt goats I guess is the question...I dunno. Enlighten me.

[PlateauNDN]

Do it. Goats are a tough animal and any goat is a trophy goat.

[trophyhunt]

Its a no brainer for me, like Plat said, do it!  You may never draw in this state, if you haven't.  I was considering applying for sheep in Idaho in the next couple years, good luck.

[jackelope]

Do it. If you're into mountain hunting, there's nothing more quintessential than a big billy. Go for it.

[theleo]

As long as you have the money to pay for the tag when you apply and can live without apply for any deer, elk, and antelope in Idaho next year, then go for it.

[nwwanderer]

Do it, mine is etched deep

[CLARKTAR]

No brainer for me. I love hunting in mountains, and getting up above treeline is where I feel most alive.

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[boneaddict]

That's what I have been trying to do. 

[JLS]

Do it. If you're into mountain hunting, there's nothing more quintessential than a big billy. Go for it.

This.  Mountain goat hunting CAN be the pinnacle of mountain hunting.  Certainly there are some districts across the west where a mountain goat hunt may be no different than your run of the mill deer hunt.

However, should you go on a horse or backpacking venture into the wilds where the goats live, it will be a hunt you won't forget.  Goat hunting is about the total adventure.  If you're in it for inches, don't bother.  I truly believe that goat hunting is only fully appreciated by folks who have matured as a hunter and GET the entire experience.

I shot my goat when I was 27.  I wasn't quite there yet.  It was a great hunt, and one that I'll forever remember, but in all honesty I would rather do it at this point in my life, as I could have more fully appreciated the experience and the opportunity for all that it really offered.  I was more concerned about killing a goat than I was about savoring the opportunity.

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[jackmaster]

Why? Because they are huge animals and cool to look at, I got to go to a place with TROPHYHUNT and we snuck up on this billy actually I think the billy snuck up on us and I could t get over the size of them, definetly bigger than my pigmy goats holy smokes.. and not many regular people get the chance.

[Falcon]

I have been lucky to have drawn 2 tags in Washington back in the day.
Its a better experience to do it while you are young enough to handle the brutal terrain they live in.
A goat is a cool looking animal on the wall, and I pretty much guarantee you the experience will be long lasting.

[trophyhunt]

I have been lucky to have drawn 2 tags in Washington back in the day.
Its a better experience to do it while you are young enough to handle the brutal terrain they live in.
A goat is a cool looking animal on the wall, and I pretty much guarantee you the experience will be long lasting.

Very nice goat Bryan.

[Bob33]

You could (a) do it now when you know the odds are good and you know where some goats are, or (b) wait until you're older and less able to get into the mountains, and possibly have fewer goats or worse draw odds.

I know which option I'd choose.

[boneaddict]

Nice thing about Idaho.  NO POINT GAME

[Falcon]

Nice thing about Idaho.  NO POINT GAME