How are the "conflicted goat" hunters doing?

[Rob]

Talked with several hunters pre-season.  Wondering how they hunters did/are doing?  This promised to be a very tough hunt!

[Big6bull]

My season starts next week, can’t wait to endure the misery that awaits me. 

[jackelope]

They're conflicted on whether or not they should have applied for those permits.

 

[2MANY]

Goat meat.

Yum.

[Rob]

They're conflicted on whether or not they should have applied for those permits.

 

I thought it was the goats that were conflicted but you may be correct!

[Rob]

My season starts next week, can’t wait to endure the misery that awaits me. 

Best of luck!  I will be rooting for you

[Mccabe]

Seeing tons of goats just can’t get to them I watched one for 6 hours 200 yards away trying to figure out how to get to the ridge to climb it no way I’ve had one 30 yards above me I just can’t climb 27 yards up a cliff. Then the weather will say sunny but it dumps snow


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[Rob]

Keep at it!  only takes that one time to get a shot!

[mms123]

Hunted the second season. Spent most of the first week in the tent due to weather. That weekend went up and found some but couldn't get to them. Saw one gal get a nice billy. She was the only person I know that got one. I went back for two more nicer weather windows, found them each time but couldn't get to them or wouldn't be able to recover them. Super tough hunt, glad I did it as hunting the OP that high was was something I would not have done otherwise.

[pd]

Hunted the second season. Spent most of the first week in the tent due to weather. That weekend went up and found some but couldn't get to them. Saw one gal get a nice billy. She was the only person I know that got one. I went back for two more nicer weather windows, found them each time but couldn't get to them or wouldn't be able to recover them. Super tough hunt, glad I did it as hunting the OP that high was was something I would not have done otherwise.

Thanks for the post.  That's too bad on the result, but the hunt sounds awesome.  Would love to hear more (beer's on me, anytime).

[Big6bull]

We were up on brothers when that storm hit, very rough going, no visiblity, down poor for days. Couple of the bridges are down and we had wade across the flooded river. Could not get back up it. Extremely sketchy conditions!

[Ghost Hunter]

Seeing tons of goats just can’t get to them I watched one for 6 hours 200 yards away trying to figure out how to get to the ridge to climb it no way I’ve had one 30 yards above me I just can’t climb 27 yards up a cliff. Then the weather will say sunny but it dumps snow


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Grapple hook?   

[Mccabe]

Hunted the second season. Spent most of the first week in the tent due to weather. That weekend went up and found some but couldn't get to them. Saw one gal get a nice billy. She was the only person I know that got one. I went back for two more nicer weather windows, found them each time but couldn't get to them or wouldn't be able to recover them. Super tough hunt, glad I did it as hunting the OP that high was was something I would not have done otherwise.

Seen this goat  about 15 minutes after I talked to you . 650 yards decided not to shoot since the snow storm was gona hit the next day


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[mms123]

Hunted the second season. Spent most of the first week in the tent due to weather. That weekend went up and found some but couldn't get to them. Saw one gal get a nice billy. She was the only person I know that got one. I went back for two more nicer weather windows, found them each time but couldn't get to them or wouldn't be able to recover them. Super tough hunt, glad I did it as hunting the OP that high was was something I would not have done otherwise.

Seen this goat  about 15 minutes after I talked to you . 650 yards decided not to shoot since the snow storm was gona hit the next day


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Figures that would happen. Was he on the west side of the ridge, over the point behind your camp? I couldn't figure out how to get to that ridge without some serious rock climbing.

[Mccabe]

Yes he was I spent a long time glassing to figure how the best route is to get to him. There really wasn’t woulda been some steep rock climbing .


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[Mccabe]

Howed the last group of goat hunters do ?


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[snake]

Were you guys supposed to shoot and kill everything you could find? even if you couldn't recover them?  Are they still trying to eradicate them from the area?

[Mccabe]

No that woulda been easy then


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