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Title: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: shanevg on July 20, 2009, 03:16:57 PM: I am going on vacation to Wapato Point on Lake Chelan in August with my wife's family. As a lot of you probably know by my posts, I absolutely love mountain goats and I was hoping to be able to get a hike in to go look for the goats near Chelan. I have spent very little time in the area and don't really know the hikes at all. If anyone is willing to point me in the right direction to get into some mountain goats I would really appreciate it!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: popeshawnpaul on July 20, 2009, 06:34:04 PM: This time of year the goats are up really high. They won't be down by the lake like they are in November. I think most of the goats are from deer/safety harbor and stehekin. That's about all I got Shane. Good luck.
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: WAmuleyHunter on July 20, 2009, 08:13:16 PM: i have seen them down low in august a few times. same areas mentioned before, both sides of the lake. there is a couple spots that the lady of the lake will pull in close because the goats are generally around there so the people can maybe catch a glimpse. you could always get out and get up to holden village and hike up in those basins from there and i know you will see goats. so a boat ride and a bus ride to holden and you are in there. But it is straight up from there.....
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: sagerat on July 20, 2009, 08:41:10 PM: A friend of mine saw a nice billy above Antilon lake last fall. It's just a short drive up into the hills from Wapato. It was late in the year with snow on the ground so I kind of doubt that it's a summer hangout for them but possibly in that general area? Let us know what you see!
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: SeaWalker on August 13, 2009, 01:40:15 PM: Shane, I'd be interested to know if you got out to look for moauntian goats and if you saw any in the unit from Safety Harbor Creek to Moore Point.

If you haven't headed up there yet a good place to look woud be from Big Goat Creek to Canoe Creek but none of that area is that inviting for hiking unless you have a few days to spend camping out.

Thanks
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: shanevg on August 13, 2009, 02:18:24 PM: Quote from: SeaWalker on August 13, 2009, 01:40:15 PM
Shane, I'd be interested to know if you got out to look for moauntian goats and if you saw any in the unit from Safety Harbor Creek to Moore Point.

If you haven't headed up there yet a good place to look woud be from Big Goat Creek to Canoe Creek but none of that area is that inviting for hiking unless you have a few days to spend camping out.

Thanks

Didn't make it fare enough up lake to find any mountain goats. We did see a bunch of Bighorns, one small ram, but that was it.
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 13, 2009, 02:31:15 PM: Were you there last week? Damn, I'd have taken a hike with you.

-Steve
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: 509er on August 13, 2009, 02:33:36 PM: I have seen them a couple mile up lake from 25 mile creek on the south side of the lake during the summer. Most of the goats I have seen have been on the south shoreline.
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: shanevg on August 13, 2009, 02:39:39 PM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on August 13, 2009, 02:31:15 PM
Were you there last week? Damn, I'd have taken a hike with you.

-Steve

Actually got back today. I was there Saturday through today, probably missed you from last week.

Quote from: 509er on August 13, 2009, 02:33:36 PM
I have seen them a couple mile up lake from 25 mile creek on the south side of the lake during the summer. Most of the goats I have seen have been on the south shoreline.

Sweet, wish I could've seen some, but I'm sure I'll get my share in helping some of the tag holders this year.
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: SeaWalker on August 18, 2009, 03:10:41 PM: Thanks for the relpy Shane. I'll report back if I find any when I'm up there in a few weeks
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: SeaWalker on September 07, 2009, 08:48:33 AM: I found this one on the north shore on Saturday

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Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: boneaddict on September 07, 2009, 09:01:01 AM: lookin good!
Title: Re: Lake Chelan Mountain Goats
Post by: popeshawnpaul on September 07, 2009, 06:37:51 PM: I saw a big big billy on the north side of the lake today. I saw 3 others up around Stehekin. More than usual with the cold weather and I wasn't really looking much.