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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: LittleJohn on June 18, 2010, 08:33:59 AM

Title: How Big is He???
Post by: LittleJohn on June 18, 2010, 08:33:59 AM: How Big do u think this Billy is?? I don't know too much about goats. Anyone have an idea of how long his horns are? :dunno: :dunno: Its a crappy pic, but as close as I could get :)
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Post by: LittleJohn on June 18, 2010, 08:35:07 AM: zoomed in
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Post by: let.it.fly on June 18, 2010, 08:42:42 AM: big enough to shoot. i duno i honestly have no idea, i would say 8-10 inches. nice goat
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on June 18, 2010, 08:44:13 AM: 40" pass
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Post by: Falcon on June 18, 2010, 08:48:40 AM: Hard to say.

I think about 9"

Also, I believe this is a nanny.

Not heavy enough at the bases to be a billy, and also, the horns pretty much stick straight up.
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Post by: bear on June 18, 2010, 09:05:51 AM: 9" would be my guess.
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Post by: LittleJohn on June 18, 2010, 09:14:12 AM: I was asuming it was a billy. It was about 300 yards from the main group of 12 goats. The 12 were nannies and kids for sure. I am assuming this would be a respectable goat if one had a tag :dunno: :dunno:
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Post by: alecvg on June 18, 2010, 11:21:03 PM: I too would guess about 9", hard to tell in that picture though. Not a shooter in my book.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on June 18, 2010, 11:43:09 PM: Big enough :bfg: :archer:
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Post by: SI Eagle on June 19, 2010, 07:51:25 AM: I would say it would be a shooter. 9"
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 19, 2010, 10:59:44 AM: Shooter for me...
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 19, 2010, 11:01:46 AM: nice looking goat would be a shooter in my book.
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Post by: norsepeak on June 19, 2010, 09:01:45 PM: low 40's, pass...much bigger running around.
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Post by: jackelope on June 19, 2010, 09:19:09 PM: I can't field judge a goat for anything but if the guys are right saying low 40's then that should not be a shooter.
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Post by: 270Shooter on June 19, 2010, 09:23:04 PM: How do you tell the difference between a nanny and a billy? I thought billy's had a black spot right behind their horns, and nannies did not, but maybe that is wrong?
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Post by: jackelope on June 19, 2010, 09:30:24 PM: I think the billys have a gland or something that leaves a black mark above their eyes and they're heavier mass. The nannys are spindly horned.
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Post by: Basket Rack on June 20, 2010, 09:04:48 AM: Hard to tell but I think 9" is about right. Falcon may be right though it could be a nanny. It is hard to tell but the horns look pretty thin from that pic.

Weather looks miserable.
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Post by: elkrack on June 20, 2010, 10:11:36 AM: I think you are all being pretty generous with 9 inches. look at the ears thats the best way to judge them. there ears are typically 4 to fiive inches and those ears are more than half way up the horn. pretty thin horned
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Post by: tonymoe on June 20, 2010, 08:23:28 PM: not a shooter in my mind. it might be a younger/smaller billie but really hard to tell. It looks like a familiar goat to me? Was it the one above Walupt lake?