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Re: goat question
« Reply #45 on: June 13, 2022, 08:36:52 PM »
Could be why there are no disability goat permits?
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Re: goat question
« Reply #46 on: February 16, 2023, 01:38:23 PM »
Boulder River North would be my guess. Drew the tag in 2016, walked the trail to Goat Flats on Three fingers and shot a near nine inch Billy. Having a trail to work from really helps! I did spent a few months dieting and stair climbing so that helped. I was 47 at the time and it really kicked my ass, even after working out. I did it solo and it took nine hours to get back to my truck on the pack out. Had to drop equipment halfway was just too much, my pack was over 100 pounds, and I was hand carrying a bag of stuff that would not fit on, or in my pack.

Biggest thing I would do different is spend more on a bigger pack, and use walking sticks. When I went back a couple days later to retrieve my gear I brought them along and was a huge improvement getting up the trail.  :twocents:


It's 10 miles of walking/mountainbiking mostly uphill on a gravel road after the washout. Then you are at the trail head and its 2900ft/7 miles to the goats. I came in from the north, the east, SE and SW. The shorter the route, the steeper and more bush whacking it is. Dropped my rifle and my pack off a 50ft cliff trying to get out once. Gotta be an easier unit.

Its a mute point though, there was a massive die off up there and I doubt the hunt will continue. I only saw a handfull of goats the last 3 years. When I drew in 2018 i saw 140+.

I think I heard there was a newer washout on the road in that adds several miles to the trek in.

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Re: goat question
« Reply #47 on: February 16, 2023, 04:13:15 PM »
What promotes a big die off in mountain goats? Harsh weather/snowfall? Are they susceptible to disease like wild sheep? Just curious, not  goat hunter.
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Re: goat question
« Reply #48 on: February 16, 2023, 06:55:09 PM »
What promotes a big die off in mountain goats? Harsh weather/snowfall? Are they susceptible to disease like wild sheep? Just curious, not  goat hunter.

Read the book: A beast the color of winter.   The author lives with these magnificent creatures for 7 years and documents their behavior from birth to death.  They have a high mortality rate due to several factors, one being they end up falling to their death more than one thinks.  I have drawn and hunted goats twice in Washington.   They like to perch themselves on high steep shelves that no hunter in his right mind will attempt to scale, thus can result in a dangerous hunt.   Out of all of my hunts, my Billy I took in the Pratt river back in 84 on a solo hunt will be forever be my most cherished hunt.   

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Re: goat question
« Reply #49 on: February 16, 2023, 08:44:14 PM »
What promotes a big die off in mountain goats? Harsh weather/snowfall? Are they susceptible to disease like wild sheep? Just curious, not  goat hunter.

Read the book: A beast the color of winter.   The author lives with these magnificent creatures for 7 years and documents their behavior from birth to death.  They have a high mortality rate due to several factors, one being they end up falling to their death more than one thinks.  I have drawn and hunted goats twice in Washington.   They like to perch themselves on high steep shelves that no hunter in his right mind will attempt to scale, thus can result in a dangerous hunt.   Out of all of my hunts, my Billy I took in the Pratt river back in 84 on a solo hunt will be forever be my most cherished hunt.   

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I don’t know what you’re talking about, they usually stay on pretty flat ground in my experience!😂

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Re: goat question
« Reply #50 on: February 16, 2023, 08:57:41 PM »
What promotes a big die off in mountain goats? Harsh weather/snowfall? Are they susceptible to disease like wild sheep? Just curious, not  goat hunter.

Read the book: A beast the color of winter.   The author lives with these magnificent creatures for 7 years and documents their behavior from birth to death.  They have a high mortality rate due to several factors, one being they end up falling to their death more than one thinks.  I have drawn and hunted goats twice in Washington.   They like to perch themselves on high steep shelves that no hunter in his right mind will attempt to scale, thus can result in a dangerous hunt.   Out of all of my hunts, my Billy I took in the Pratt river back in 84 on a solo hunt will be forever be my most cherished hunt.   

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I don’t know what you’re talking about, they usually stay on pretty flat ground in my experience!😂


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Re: goat question
« Reply #51 on: February 16, 2023, 09:20:49 PM »
What promotes a big die off in mountain goats? Harsh weather/snowfall? Are they susceptible to disease like wild sheep? Just curious, not  goat hunter.

Read the book: A beast the color of winter.   The author lives with these magnificent creatures for 7 years and documents their behavior from birth to death.  They have a high mortality rate due to several factors, one being they end up falling to their death more than one thinks.  I have drawn and hunted goats twice in Washington.   They like to perch themselves on high steep shelves that no hunter in his right mind will attempt to scale, thus can result in a dangerous hunt.   Out of all of my hunts, my Billy I took in the Pratt river back in 84 on a solo hunt will be forever be my most cherished hunt.   

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I don’t know what you’re talking about, they usually stay on pretty flat ground in my experience!😂


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Re: goat question
« Reply #52 on: February 17, 2023, 06:36:49 AM »
I feel like almost everytime I find a goat my initial thought it he must get airlifted in and out of there, it looks like a vertical cliff face. Watching those things pick a path through there is amazing and I'm constantly expecting to see it tumble down to it's death. Havent seen it yet though.

 


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