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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Timber on July 21, 2008, 05:27:36 PM

Title: Chowder Ridge Goat Tag
Post by: Timber on July 21, 2008, 05:27:36 PM: A friend of mine drew the Chowder Ridge goat tag. Does anybody have any experience with the goats up there? He knows the area some, but I figured I would post on here to get some more knowledge for him. He is going to give this tag 100% effort and hold out for a big Billy!
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on July 21, 2008, 05:28:29 PM: Wow I'm jealous thats the best goat tag in the state :drool:
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Post by: Wea300mag on July 21, 2008, 06:08:09 PM: Congrats to your friend, I hope he is ready to do some steep mountain climbing.
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Post by: Bearhunter on July 22, 2008, 02:35:53 PM: What a lucky dawg. You gonna pack the video camera behind him?
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Post by: blacktailer on July 22, 2008, 06:27:58 PM: Jon. I lost your cell number. Who the heck drew that tag??? Barry D.Z and Brian M. know that area real well and spend a fair amount of time glassing the goats up there. You should get in touch with them. Give me a call when you get a minute.
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Post by: bear on July 23, 2008, 05:56:06 PM: ya, have him give me a call. Brian and I would love to help someone out.
Title: Re: Chowder Ridge Goat Tag
Post by: Timber on July 23, 2008, 09:11:43 PM: I sent you a pm bear.

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You gonna pack the video camera behind him?

I won't be healthy enough to hike around in goat country for a while, I'm dealing with a badly strained left quadriceps right now and need to take it easy for a few months. A goat hunt would be unreal, but at the same time very hard on the leg!
Title: Re: Chowder Ridge Goat Tag
Post by: streak on July 24, 2008, 06:22:48 AM: congrats to your friend Jon, thats an awesome tag. i would love to help. I watch those goats on a regular basis. Give me a call. Brian
Title: Re: Chowder Ridge Goat Tag
Post by: shanevg on August 05, 2008, 10:35:45 AM: Yeah, definitely jealous... PM sent.
Title: Re: Chowder Ridge Goat Tag
Post by: Timber on September 22, 2008, 09:18:26 PM: Bob filled his Chowder Ridge Goat tag Friday with a 9" Nanny. He packed in there Thursday afternoon and got camp set up. Headed up the ridge Friday morning and right away spotted what appeared to be a big goat. He watched the goat for a while and made sure it was alone and noticed it had a yellowish tinge to it, the horns looked impressive as well. All signs pointed towards 'big billy" (he said the one thing he didn't observe was how it urinated). He made a 3 hr stalk through some cliffs and shot the goat from above at a distance of 220 yds. The goat cartwheeled over a ledge and landed in creek busting off one horn entirely - which he actually found before he found the goat.
It just shows how tough goats can be to judge.
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 22, 2008, 09:24:31 PM: Do billies lift their leg like a dog?? My dads goats (both billies) piss like chicks. :chuckle:
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Post by: Timber on September 23, 2008, 05:49:00 AM: I don't know what they do different when they urinate. Bob talked as if that was one sure way to tell. I assumed he learned about that while studying about goats.
Title: Re: Chowder Ridge Goat Tag
Post by: Alpinegus on September 23, 2008, 06:22:43 AM: Billies will strecth out when they urinate. Nannies will squat their rear. :)