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Title: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 02:44:21 PM
Was a freaking awesome way to close out the year seen lots of goats this day started early ended late but where I shot this guy was a very awesome looking place overlooking the klickitat river in the closed area of the reservation. Went to two different areas that have goats there are a few more but we started out by helping look for the two lost tribal members that day. Went an drove looking at some here an there an went to another spot hiked out to the cliffs over looking tha river spotted some across tha canyon decided to hike over to get a better look when we got straight across from the ones we spotted an was checking them out my nephew looks back towards the first spot we walked out on and glassed an spotted them on a knife ridge just to tha north of where we first glassed. Ranged it at 660 yards. I said lets see how close we can get. All agreed cause we had plenty of time being noon an all. We get over towards them an we can see them watching us through the trees at around 220 yards. We had a hard time finding tha way to them oh by tha way there was three of them. Finally finding a way down an few cliffs that we had to slide down an another we lucked out an a fir tree had some good branches to help us get off with out falling but I knocked a couple rocks off cause they were loose an the first rock dropped an stopped the second hit the first an continued down the hill making a lot of noise an I thought they was gonna bolt an the stalk was over but we kept at it inching our way down the cliffs we get to where I was gonna shoot from an I can't get a good shot so we waited an finally he steps out just right an its a now or never an I better drop him on tha spot as its sheer off each side of him at sixty yards the 308 is aimed at his neck where it meets the shoulder an fire off my handloaded 180gr accubonds dropping him where he stood an the other two just go a lil ways an watch as we walk out to check him out. He measured out at 9" 5 1/8"
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: hillbillyhunting on January 04, 2012, 02:48:45 PM
NICE!!!   :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on January 04, 2012, 02:51:16 PM
Nice goat for sure! :tup:
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Post by: buglebuster on January 04, 2012, 02:52:33 PM
Sweet, you've had a good year  :tup:
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Post by: pendoreilleadventures on January 04, 2012, 02:54:27 PM
Great looking Goat do you have to draw for them?
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Post by: Todd_ID on January 04, 2012, 02:58:51 PM
Beautiful hide on that goat.  Congrats.  Wish our goat tags were something less than impossible to draw.
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 03:00:47 PM
Yes we draw for them but man its hard to tell how long the horns are that's for sure do you guys know of the best way we was tryna guess the ear length we could tell he was a nice one an 9" is a good goat right? Was a hellva hike out but we got off the cliffs we crawled down an topped out an it just down poured. An still a hike to get back to the truck an was soaked by that time we got to the truck  was awesome to see my nephew all pumped up lol
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 03:02:30 PM
Been putting in for like 15 years was awesome to get the call to go get my tag
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Post by: Huntbear on January 04, 2012, 03:07:34 PM
Awesome story, beautiful Goat! 
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 03:14:18 PM
Caped him out right there an boned out there an fit nicely in my brothers badlands pack. I think ill be investing in one as well.
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 03:16:49 PM
Where we slid down was crazy ass steep an had to relay the pack an rifle. Beautiful country
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Post by: Arteman on January 04, 2012, 03:26:00 PM
That is awesome!  Congrats.  :tup:
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Post by: Machias on January 04, 2012, 04:04:46 PM
Awesome, congrats!!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 04, 2012, 04:28:43 PM
Way to go man! :tup:
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Post by: buckhorn2 on January 04, 2012, 04:33:26 PM
Congradulations nice write up and a beautiful goat sounds way to steep for me.
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Post by: PlateauNDN on January 04, 2012, 04:37:57 PM
 :yike:  That's a nice goat Hair congrats! :tup:
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Post by: colockumelk on January 04, 2012, 04:50:42 PM
Nice goat and goood write up. What kind of rifle is that. I really like it. Looks pretty sweet.
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Post by: ANDERWAGON on January 04, 2012, 04:55:38 PM


Nice work Hair! Great looking Billy... :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: RadSav on January 04, 2012, 05:11:17 PM
I'm jelious!  My Canada goat hunt was cancelled due to excessive snow.  Nice job.
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Post by: boneaddict on January 04, 2012, 05:29:16 PM
Wow Trophy sheep and goat in the same year.   You won't forget 2011
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on January 04, 2012, 05:38:46 PM
Stud Goat! Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 04, 2012, 05:42:52 PM
Those goats move around a lot :tup: Didn't think to many people knew of those groups. That is a great billy :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: igotbigbulls on January 04, 2012, 07:51:10 PM
nice goat trigger
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: sled on January 04, 2012, 08:05:47 PM
Yes we draw for them but man its hard to tell how long the horns are that's for sure do you guys know of the best way we Washington tryna guess the ear length we could tell he was a nice one an 9" is a good goat right? Was a hellva hike out but we got off the cliffs we crawled down an topped out an it just down poured. An still a hike to get back to the truck an was soaked by that time was awesome to see my nephew all pumped up lol he can't wait an hopes he draws one
  you draw for them?  Is that a seperate draw from the state draw?
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: losdaddy7 on January 04, 2012, 08:16:40 PM
 :tup:  Nice goat trigger!
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: Karl Blanchard on January 04, 2012, 08:33:26 PM
WOW!  I didn't even know that there was goats on the rez!  He is beautiful!  Great job man sounds like you earned it!  Just how a goat hunt should be!  Oh and aaron the rifle is a remington vtr.
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: igotbigbulls on January 04, 2012, 08:37:14 PM
They have the full gamut on that reservation.  :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: sled on January 04, 2012, 08:51:16 PM
They have the full gamut on that reservation.  :tup:
  that is a beautiful goat!  What is gamut?
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 09:22:46 PM
Those goats move around a lot :tup: Didn't think to many people knew of those groups. That is a great billy :tup:
There's goats from the head waters of the Klickitat to the mouth at the Columbia
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: Turner89 on January 04, 2012, 09:41:50 PM
Nice Goat Hairtrigger :tup:
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Post by: Ripper on January 04, 2012, 10:06:39 PM
Thats a beauty, congrats
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 10:19:40 PM
Nice Goat Hairtrigger :tup:
Thanks an awesome can't wait for my sons first kill nice avatar
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 04, 2012, 11:24:41 PM
I'm jelious!  My Canada goat hunt was cancelled due to excessive snow.  Nice job.
Damners that sucks I was lucky no snow here yet  :dunno: we need it bad
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 05, 2012, 07:11:49 AM
Wow Trophy sheep and goat in the same year.   You won't forget 2011
yuppers won't be one that's forgotten that's for sure just wish I could forget the taxidermy bill  :chuckle: ya know lol but all in all was a freaking awesome year that's for sure an man that goat taste pretty damn good too I really like it.
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: boneaddict on January 05, 2012, 07:17:17 AM
No kidding.  I'd be building a stone fireplace just so I could put my goat and sheep on it. 
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Post by: JoeE on January 05, 2012, 11:07:42 PM
Nice goat. You had a helluva season!
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: Hawgdawg on January 06, 2012, 12:23:27 AM
very nice. And a good deal of handy work to drop a goat with one shot. Mine took five.One miss.... They claim they are as hard to kill as a Griz. based on there low matabilism
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: summit creek on January 06, 2012, 09:35:46 AM
good job idrew a tag this year too arent they really fun animals to hunt!!!!
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 06, 2012, 09:37:45 AM
good job idrew a tag this year too arent they really fun animals to hunt!!!!
Just as exciting as bugling bulls almost but was a freaking awesome hunt how long is the horns on yours
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: quadrafire on January 06, 2012, 09:47:53 AM
Sweet, you've had a good year  :tup:
:yeah:
RAM, Goat and didn't you get a nice buck on the firing range as well?  A good year for sure.
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 06, 2012, 11:32:26 AM
Most excellent year indeed wish I coulda seen a bull to shoot that woulda been a grand slam.year but tha cow will eat just as good if not better lol
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Post by: JJB11B on January 06, 2012, 11:33:13 AM
Congrats Man
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Post by: 3dsheetmetal on January 06, 2012, 11:49:07 AM
Good job Hair Trigger your livin the dream!! :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 08, 2012, 06:07:07 AM
Thanks y'all for the copliments  :tup:
I like sharing my pictures for sure just dislike the negativity one is giving in a different tread >:(

once again thank you all  :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: longknife on January 08, 2012, 07:23:34 AM
Nice goat!
Curious, was this a rez kill?
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: PlateauNDN on January 08, 2012, 08:19:56 AM
Nice goat!
Curious, was this a rez kill?

Yes, he mentions where he harvested the goat on pg.1 or 2?
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: longknife on January 08, 2012, 12:41:46 PM
Nice goat!
Curious, was this a rez kill?

Yes, he mentions where he harvested the goat on pg.1 or 2?

Thanks plateau, noticed he stated it was a closed section on the rez, nice to see!
How long are your seasons for the draw tags?

Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: longknife on January 08, 2012, 01:59:29 PM
:o my bad just wondered about after last night you and sled on the tread thats locked down now

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT???  People cant have a argument, and still congradulate the other for a GREAT hunt??
Grow up dude!
Last night i stated what i needed to. you look at my comments, and tell me where im out of line (except the Casino comment). Way to kill on Rez land, and make it count! Hoping more can have honor, like yourself, and hunt hard on rez lands!
Erasing your coments looks FISHY,,,LOL

So how long is your draw tag hunts??
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: sled on January 08, 2012, 02:10:13 PM
 :hello:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: pat2bear on January 09, 2012, 02:36:07 PM
Been putting in for like 15 years was awesome to get the call to go get my tag
How does the tribe give out the tags? Is it like a lottery or waiting list or something like the WDFW does? I've never heard how they distribute them. Just curious. Great goat btw.  :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 09, 2012, 02:57:37 PM
Those goats move around a lot :tup: Didn't think to many people knew of those groups. That is a great billy :tup:
There's goats from the head waters of the Klickitat to the mouth at the Columbia

Yeah I know that, you know that but not a ton of people do :tup:
Title: Re: My 2011 mountain goat hunt tagged out!!!!
Post by: HairTrigger on January 09, 2012, 05:24:55 PM
Maybe I shall delete that whatta ya think carp
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