2025 Governors Goat

[actionshooter]

 Did any of you guys buy/bid on it last night?  Surprised it only went for $17K

[jackelope]

With basically 2 mediocre units they can hunt in, there wasn’t much hope for big money.

[The scout]

With basically 2 mediocre units they can hunt in, there wasn’t much hope for big money.

That still seems like a steal, what 2 units are they limited too?

[actionshooter]

With basically 2 mediocre units they can hunt in, there wasn’t much hope for big money.

True, it's not what it was, but there are still good goats in Naches that I know of.

 This is still a 4 month hunting opportunity for a animal most will never get a chance to hunt.... $17k was a deal

[Rainier10]

Link to all auction tag proceeds, goat is to the far right on the chart. It sold for less than it has in any of the past ten years.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/1994-2024-auction-proceeds-1.pdf

[jackelope]

Really one is really tough country and the other is going to be tough to find a big billy worth the $$.

[jackelope]

With basically 2 mediocre units they can hunt in, there wasn’t much hope for big money.

That still seems like a steal, what 2 units are they limited too?

Naches and Margaret

[SuperDave]

Another indication WDFW is failing to manage our wildlife!

[CarbonHunter]

You can hunt goats in Alaska with a guide for about the same cost. Unless someone knew of a really nice goat that they wanted to harvest I don’t see this tag having much value.

[jackelope]

You can hunt goats in Alaska with a guide for about the same cost. Unless someone knew of a really nice goat that they wanted to harvest I don’t see this tag having much value.

If you’re a super busy business owner with a bunch of extra $$ in your pocket who doesn’t have a lot of time to get out of town for 2-3 weeks for an AK hunt but you have a lot of weekends and a few long weekends and want to hunt goats with hair, it has value. It’s tough to hunt long haired goats in Alaska due to snow.

[Mtnwalker]

You can hunt goats in Alaska with a guide for about the same cost. Unless someone knew of a really nice goat that they wanted to harvest I don’t see this tag having much value.

You can also hunt better mule deer for about half of what those tags usually go for, not sure that’s the point

[Rainier10]

Hunting your home state on you schedule is why these tags are popular in my opinion.

[Houndhunter]

You can hunt goats in Alaska with a guide for about the same cost. Unless someone knew of a really nice goat that they wanted to harvest I don’t see this tag having much value.

If you’re a super busy business owner with a bunch of extra $$ in your pocket who doesn’t have a lot of time to get out of town for 2-3 weeks for an AK hunt but you have a lot of weekends and a few long weekends and want to hunt goats with hair, it has value. It’s tough to hunt long haired goats in Alaska due to snow.

I hunt goats in AK and if anything I'd say the place to shoot an easy long haired goat is Kodiak. Have you seen a difference between goats killed later in AK compared to other states?

[CarbonHunter]

I can see your point that a local who wants to do the hunt DIY might be willing to pay this much instead of going to Alaska with a guide.

For deer or elk though I think our state does hold some very large animals that can be as good as any state if you have access to the land they are on and have a 4 month season to go after them. I wouldn’t pay what some people pay for those tags but I completely understand why some people do.

[jackelope]

You can hunt goats in Alaska with a guide for about the same cost. Unless someone knew of a really nice goat that they wanted to harvest I don’t see this tag having much value.

If you’re a super busy business owner with a bunch of extra $$ in your pocket who doesn’t have a lot of time to get out of town for 2-3 weeks for an AK hunt but you have a lot of weekends and a few long weekends and want to hunt goats with hair, it has value. It’s tough to hunt long haired goats in Alaska due to snow.

I hunt goats in AK and if anything I'd say the place to shoot an easy long haired goat is Kodiak. Have you seen a difference between goats killed later in AK compared to other states?

Forgot about Kodiak.

[The scout]

There are some dandy goats in the Naches

[actionshooter]

Hunting your home state on you schedule is why these tags are popular in my opinion.

 I agree with this 100%.... you could buy multiple guided hunts in other states for what the deer and elk Governors tags cost here.

[Dan-o]

Josh (or anybody), any idea why they limited it to two units?

[jackelope]

Josh (or anybody), any idea why they limited it to two units?

Reduced number of goat permits statewide.