WA Mt. Goat Hunt (Bearhunter)

[shanevg]

With our very mild spring beginning of summer i think that will be harder shanvg.

You might be surprised at how much less snow there is than last year. Not as low as some years but significantly less than last. The real determining factor is the next 4 weeks. We need to get some warm weather soon to get the snow melting again.

We actually had a pretty warm April and first part of May. Our last 3 weeks have been really lame though.

Lame for you and your goats. Great for me and my bears! (and deer)

Don't worry. I'll still find plenty of bears!

[shanevg]

Weather wasn't the greatest today, but I was able to spot some goats from a distance.  5 new kids in a herd of 20 or so goats is always a good sign!  The thunderstorm this afternoon was crazy.  I had to turn around 3 different times and take a new route home because of trees across the road and I wasn't carrying a chain saw.  I'm glad I wasn't way up a logging road without one!  Season keeps getting closer and closer!

Mt. Baker mountain goats 6/23/12

[Bearhunter]

Did you see the Goat with the orange tracking colar in that herd?

[shanevg]

Did you see the Goat with the orange tracking colar in that herd?

No I didn't. Interesting too as I've never seen a goat with a collar in that herd. Which probably means it either migrated into the unit or got collared last year. Maybe blacktailer or 3nails can pitch in if they have ever seen a collared goat in the unit.

[blacktailer]

Never seen any collared goats up there.  Seen two collared nannies up on West Church a few years back.  Natives seem to keep that herd thinned out pretty well.  Nice to see the new kids out and about.  Assuming you are videoing where I think you are, that is the spot where Jeremy and I counted 96 goats including a bunch of kids. 

[shanevg]

Never seen any collared goats up there.  Seen two collared nannies up on West Church a few years back.  Natives seem to keep that herd thinned out pretty well.  Nice to see the new kids out and about.  Assuming you are videoing where I think you are, that is the spot where Jeremy and I counted 96 goats including a bunch of kids.

Yeah it was the same spot.  There could have been a lot more goats there it was just too foggy.  These were the only ones below fog line.  Yeah I've seen collared goats up on Coleman Pinnacle but never in this unit.  That's not to say they couldn't migrate between units though.

[Bearhunter]

Almost time to hit the mountains as the snow is receeding...  Cranked out 8 ground pounding miles today and 6.2 yeasterday, putting me at 14.2 for the week gonna try to get in 50 miles by next monday, then hit the hills the following weekend and take some goat pics!  Hopefully everyone that drew there tags is working to get in great shape this season, cant hardly wait myself!

[Nimrod]

I've been hitting the sand hill pretty hard trying to get the cardio up...Nothing better then quick sprints up hill in sand to get the lungs burning Been hiking up st Helen's every week.. I might not bring a fun on this hunt just a rope and try to catch one 

[Bearhunter]

Throwing some gear together for a 2 day trip this weekend, hope to be able to access in fairly deep on Mt. Baker as we have finally had some warm weather to melt off the record snow pack we had late in the season.  Got the new Tines up digiscoping adaptor, and packing the video camera as well with any luck well find a couple dozen goats to check up on!  Gonna run with the old trusty Lowe Alpine pack this weekend, cant hardly wait to get my new Timberline T2 loaded up and field tested when it shows up here sometime in August!  Post some pics when we get back!

[3nails]

 If you happen to take a spill in that steep country give up the body to make sure you don't hurt anything in that pack. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Bearhunter]

3nails you can have everything of I take a spill!

[75johndeere]

Whats in the bag to the right of your tent?

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[shanevg]

3nails you can have everything of I take a spill!

Hey!  What about me?

[Bearhunter]

Thermarest Medium Neo Air, with pillow in stuff sack!  Shane your the only one that will know were I was at anyways so Im sure youll end up with the gear

[slim9300]

Throwing some gear together for a 2 day trip this weekend, hope to be able to access in fairly deep on Mt. Baker as we have finally had some warm weather to melt off the record snow pack we had late in the season.  Got the new Tines up digiscoping adaptor, and packing the video camera as well with any luck well find a couple dozen goats to check up on!  Gonna run with the old trusty Lowe Alpine pack this weekend, cant hardly wait to get my new Timberline T2 loaded up and field tested when it shows up here sometime in August!  Post some pics when we get back!

What size is that fuel canister? 200g? That's enough to last me 20 days. Aren't you going for 1 night?


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