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Title: What happened to Elkterd's goat hunt?
Post by: deerhuntr4885 on October 13, 2015, 08:20:56 PM: Elkterd said he drew a goat tag. I offered to take him scouting on horseback all summer. Never heard back about a trip. Have you gone? Did you score?
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Post by: ELKBURGER on October 14, 2015, 06:12:52 AM: He has been swamped with getting a house built and getting moved. He will be getting up there in a couple weeks. I hope the weather holds :tup:
Title: Re: What happened to Elkterd's goat hunt?
Post by: Elkterd on October 15, 2015, 02:48:17 PM: Finally have the wife in the new house :tup: now I have opening week end of deer season with my daughter ( she is 14) will not miss that trip,,,,, so the plan is to head up for the first attempt the weekend of the 23,24,25. sorry for the delays fellas,,, but I am almost there.Thanks for the support. :brew:
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Post by: lokidog on October 15, 2015, 06:56:33 PM: Good luck!
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Post by: Elkterd on October 19, 2015, 07:04:47 AM: Headed over to my goat unit Friday morning, finally the day is almost here, have a group of good friends that are as excited as me to go do this, I am sure that if all else fails we will have an excellent time regardless. Will post up as the saga unfolds!
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Post by: Ripper on October 19, 2015, 12:23:45 PM: Good luck to ya, I'm looking forward to the story and pics.
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Post by: huntnnw on October 19, 2015, 09:38:47 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Falcon on October 19, 2015, 10:04:33 PM: Good luck and be safe up there. Glad you have some help on the hunt :tup:
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Post by: Elkterd on October 21, 2015, 08:52:17 AM: So, today's update met with my buddy last night getting gear into trailer, last minute preps coming together, ( pouring sidewalks, steps etc. at the house)
taking daughter out deer hunting tonight ( she has passed on three legal bucks so far??????) picky young lady, we have five guys descending on the unit Friday into various areas to help me locate a Goat ( Thanks in advance to all the help to this point) our plan is to hit it hard for three days and see what transpires and go from there.................Follow up to this saga in next posts...........
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Post by: ELKBURGER on October 21, 2015, 10:44:10 AM: :tup: Let's get that billy!
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Post by: ELKBURGER on October 24, 2015, 09:19:45 PM: Elkterd needs to update....good news :tup: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: ELKBURGER on October 24, 2015, 09:22:10 PM: Lots of goats
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Post by: Elkterd on October 26, 2015, 01:16:02 PM: will do tonight just got all pics in>>>>>>
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Post by: trophyhunt on October 26, 2015, 01:23:33 PM: Sweet, congrats, I think???
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Post by: shootem on October 26, 2015, 08:34:32 PM: Hope to see some pics. What unit?
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Post by: Elkterd on October 27, 2015, 08:25:34 AM: First of all I want to thank everyone who posted/offered to help etc from this forum, this is an awesome resource. Now a Thanks to my very good hunting partners and friends Steve and Tim (Elk Burger and Jungle Cat) along with new found friends Chad Greenwalt, his son Austin, and his friend Christian who all were a prt of this experience and without their help this would not have been what it was. This hunt was not about the biggest Billy on the mountain of which it wasn't (4.5 inch bases,7 inch length) but more about a great time and lots of laughs with good friends new and old. Of which this was all of that, thanks to you all again,I am off to the WDFW and then the taxidermists to have my trophy shoulder mounted!!!!
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Post by: lokidog on October 27, 2015, 08:31:07 AM: Love that first pic, good thing he stopped where he did it looks like. :)
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Post by: Gobble on October 27, 2015, 09:02:35 AM: Great Job!!! Nice Billy
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Post by: shanevg on October 27, 2015, 12:15:08 PM: Congrats! Looks like a tough spot to skin him! :)
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Post by: bearhunter99 on October 27, 2015, 12:28:34 PM: Congrats! Looks like there was a bit of luck involved there to keep him from going over!
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Post by: Elkterd on October 27, 2015, 01:19:57 PM: Yes it was lucky he stopped, we had to form a line and drag him back uphill to do the processing....and he was in the best place to shoot than any of the others were.
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Post by: bowtech on October 27, 2015, 06:31:51 PM: Awesome! Congrats!
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Post by: fishngamereaper on October 27, 2015, 06:34:49 PM: :tup:...I want one...
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Post by: wildweeds on October 27, 2015, 06:47:21 PM: Throwing this out there,from experiance(I shot my goat in 93) you may want to reconsider on the shoulder mount and go just a hair bigger with a quartering out of the wall with one leg on a pedastal rock,sure wish I'd have done something more than a shoulder. I did have a gun rack made from the front hooves/ankles and the rest of the hide tanned. Any goats a nice goat, I stopped at one,it was more than enough and I was 25.Congrats

Quote from: Elkterd on October 27, 2015, 08:25:34 AM
First of all I want to thank everyone who posted/offered to help etc from this forum, this is an awesome resource. Now a Thanks to my very good hunting partners and friends Steve and Tim (Elk Burger and Jungle Cat) along with new found friends Chad Greenwalt, his son Austin, and his friend Christian who all were a prt of this experience and without their help this would not have been what it was. This hunt was not about the biggest Billy on the mountain of which it wasn't (4.5 inch bases,7 inch length) but more about a great time and lots of laughs with good friends new and old. Of which this was all of that, thanks to you all again,I am off to the WDFW and then the taxidermists to have my trophy shoulder mounted!!!!
Title: Re: What happened to Elkterd's goat hunt?
Post by: ELKBURGER on October 27, 2015, 07:20:13 PM: Elkterd did a great job getting up into goat country, I hope I'm able to do the same 10 years from now! He also put a great shot on that billy.1 shot, 1 kill. Too bad that goat was on a steeper than expected shelf and slid 60 yards to the ledge. I'd say the 140 gr Berger from the 270 did the trick!
All in all it was an awesome experience with great people. I hope I draw a tag soon!
Can't wait to chase a billy of my own someday.
Congrats Brad! Now lets round out the OILs with your sheep in16'!
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Post by: PlateauNDN on October 27, 2015, 07:31:31 PM: :yike: whoa...glad I didn't have to goat hunt there. .. :chuckle:
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Post by: ELKBURGER on October 27, 2015, 07:45:50 PM: "We were inverted"
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Post by: Elkterd on October 28, 2015, 07:19:04 AM: Thanks wildweeds, when I got to my nephew's (he is my taxidermist) he had the same suggestion :tup: and yes Burger we can only hope for the sheep tag next year????(17 points)