WA Mt. Goat Hunt (Bearhunter)

[Bearhunter]

Thanks everyone, second moose I've packed out this year maybe I'll be at three tommorrow... My buddy Aron Snyder from Colorado just got in tonight so after tommorrow my nose will be to the ground trying to find the right Billy... I go back to work on the 18th and now don't have to worry about my moose tag any longer so I can stay focused!  I took her at 255yards with a quick kill to the head so as to not ruin any meat, got it on film as well...  Will entertain you guys with that later this winter when time permits.

[bucklucky]

Congrats James, nice job!!

[Bearhunter]

On the goat trail, bad news my buddies chopper went down last night in the wilderness, but he made it out 20miles we were supposed to be with him....crazy good luck on our part!

[archery288]

Congrats James!  Go kill a goat now! 

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats. Lot's of moose hiting the ground.

[Special T]

On the goat trail, bad news my buddies chopper went down last night in the wilderness, but he made it out 20miles we were supposed to be with him....crazy good luck on our part!

 
were you going  scouting with him?

[shanevg]

Just got an update from James and Aron.  They made it into the spot where they got the glimpse of the "monster billy" last week.  The had the whole herd feed out in the open for quite a while and had a long time to study the goats.  Turns out the "monster billy" was a 12+ inch nanny with large bases (thus mistaking it for a billy after seeing it for only 5 minutes in the trees.)  They are now going to climb out of the hole they are in to a different drainage in the unit and see if they can find any billies up there where there were a couple monsters hanging out earlier this summer.  Jame's air matress (I don't know what kind he had) popped and they don't have a repair kit along so sleeping has been really cold.  If they don't find anything tonight they are planning on heading back to the truck, grabbing their backup air matress and checking out a different unit. 

[bucklucky]

Darn !

[slim9300]

Thanks for the update!


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[shanevg]

Another update from James:

Spotted one nanny and kid and a lone billy in the next drainage.  Don't know where the big herd is.  They are moving one more ridge over to see if they have dropped into that drainage.  If not they are planning on heading out tonight to regroup, get a new sleeping pad, and probably move into one of the other units. 

[3nails]

 Unreal good fortune with the weather this year! On normal years it could be socked in with clouds for a week at a time up there.

[shanevg]

Unreal good fortune with the weather this year! On normal years it could be socked in with clouds for a week at a time up there.

 

[shanevg]

Heard from James and Aron again tonight. They spotted a possible shooter but after getting closer realized it was another 12+ inch nanny. Only one billy today and they cannot locate many goats at all. Aron is complaining that these WA goats are nothing like CO goats as they go bed down in the trees. He says it's closer to hunting alpine mulies than mountain goats. They are spending the night tonight and then checking a few more drajnages before moving to another side of the mountain.

[carpsniperg2]

Monster nanny

[shanevg]

Monster nanny

That's two different 12+ inch nannies today!!!