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Offline LittleJohn

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How Big is He???
« on: June 18, 2010, 08:33:59 AM »
How Big do u think this Billy is?? I don't know too much about goats. Anyone have an idea of how long his horns are? :dunno: :dunno: Its a crappy pic, but as close as I could get :)

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2010, 08:35:07 AM »
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2010, 08:42:42 AM »
big enough to shoot. i duno i honestly have no idea, i would say 8-10 inches. nice goat

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2010, 08:44:13 AM »
40" pass
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 08:48:40 AM »

Hard to say.

I think about 9"

Also, I believe this is a nanny.

Not heavy enough at the bases to be a billy, and also, the horns pretty much stick straight up.
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 09:05:51 AM »
9" would be my guess.

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 09:14:12 AM »
I was asuming it was a billy. It was about 300 yards from the main group of 12 goats. The 12 were nannies and kids for sure. I am assuming this would be a respectable goat if one had a tag :dunno: :dunno:

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2010, 11:21:03 PM »
I too would guess about 9", hard to tell in that picture though.  Not a shooter in my book.
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 11:43:09 PM »
Big enough :bfg: :archer:
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2010, 07:51:25 AM »
I would say it would be a shooter. 9"

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2010, 10:59:44 AM »
Shooter for me...
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2010, 11:01:46 AM »
nice looking goat would be a shooter in my book.
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2010, 09:01:45 PM »
low 40's, pass...much bigger running around.

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2010, 09:19:09 PM »
I can't field judge a goat for anything but if the guys are right saying low 40's then that should not be a shooter.
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2010, 09:23:04 PM »
How do you tell the difference between a nanny and a billy? I thought billy's had a black spot right behind their horns, and nannies did not, but maybe that is wrong?

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2010, 09:30:24 PM »
I think the billys have a gland or something that leaves a black mark above their eyes and they're heavier mass. The nannys are spindly horned.
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2010, 09:04:48 AM »
Hard to tell but I think 9" is about right.  Falcon may be right though it could be a nanny.  It is hard to tell but the horns look pretty thin from that pic. 

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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2010, 10:11:36 AM »
I think you are all being pretty generous with 9 inches. look at the ears thats the best way to judge them. there ears are typically 4 to fiive inches and those ears are more than half way up the horn. pretty thin horned
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Re: How Big is He???
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2010, 08:23:28 PM »
not a shooter in my mind. it might be a younger/smaller billie but really hard to tell. It looks like a familiar goat to me? Was it the one above Walupt lake?

 


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