Post by: Jimmy33 on January 18, 2021, 01:01:11 PM
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Post by: Naches Sportsman on January 19, 2021, 12:14:50 AM
I sure hope it opens eventually for everyone who wants a chance to hunt them. I counted 52 one day in December in 3 areas and wasn't able to get to a couple spots up off the 19 road system.
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While I was on the quest for goats in December, I did some adventuring in other zones.
Bumping River goat numbers seem to be good from what I saw on American Ridge and in the main rattlesnake and up the north fork rattlesnake. Didn't adventure over to the White Pass side.
I didn't get a good feel for the Naches Pass numbers as I haven't been able to track down where exactly the Goats are wintering up certain creeks and fifes ridge since the fire went through. Did see a few dozen from 410, but I used to see a lot more before the fire. I think most of them moved down towards the DOT/state repeaters.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 19, 2021, 05:20:49 AM
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Post by: Jimmy33 on January 19, 2021, 07:00:08 AM
I only spend time in a small area of the goat habitat there but I never had trouble finding a dozen or so when I looked for them. Took my wife up there on our first date to show her mountain goats. Really hope it opens back up, got a lot of good memories up there with my dad looking at them, goats to of my bucket list and a goat off a particular mountain would be extra special.Im in the same boat...i never noticed a drop in population to begin with. A few years ago I was contacted by WDFW to find some areas to go in a do some counts...couldn’t believe they couldn’t count enough goats to open it up. Both my Grandpa and my Dad shot goats off of the same ridge and I would like to do the same but I will never have even a small chance if they don’t at least open up the unit.
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Post by: tankcdr66 on January 25, 2021, 06:44:03 AM