Goat Hunt

rmk800 · 10-01-2009, 11:53 AM

This past summer i returned home from a meeting. i saw i had a message on the answering machine. it was the utah division of wildlife services informing me that i was the being awarded a rocky mountain goat tag that had been turned in. i was the 1st alternate on the list. so with some thought i decided to take the tag.

anyhow i thought i would share my hunting experience with you all. i posted this in the utah forum and i think they enjoyed it.

the arrival!!

loading up the food.

Finally we spot some goats in the cliffs.

So i decided to chase them with the bow. well when i poked my head over the rocks to get a look, those goats must have winded me. becuase they were on the move. and the moved right up the hillside and over the top before stopping.

So we finally spotted another goat several miles away. this goat was way high above tree line. how do you tie a horse up when you have no trees? rocks work just fine!

their the goat be. feeding away as we move in closer...

rmk800 · 10-01-2009, 11:58 AM

Moving into position.

when this goat spotted us it started to high tail it out of there. being rushed and not seeing very many goats(5 total) with only one day left of hunting i had made my mind that this just might be the goat. as my buddy ranged it and said it had decent horn mass with good curvature i thought this might be my only chance. with not really having the opportunity to get back in the high country with horses i knew this was it!

as it almost always is with hunting, decisions happen fast... so i pulled the trigger!

I ended up shooting a nanny. never saw a billie the whole trip. the distance between the two i put the sneak on with the bow and this one was almost 6 miles as the crow flies according to google earth. take into account all the horses being ridden through the timber off the high line trail. i was very happy to harvest this animal and to have this experience to share with some of my best buds!

group hugging photo.

only way to hunt the high country. have a big game transporter!

this animal will be going on the wall as one would expect. i am very pleased with the whole hunt. am i disappointed i didnt harvest a billie? not at all!!! hunting for me is not about horn mass or length... that really doesnt matter. it was a grand opportunity to hunt something ive never hunted and share it with the best of friends.

illini36 · 10-01-2009, 12:21 PM

That is a dream hunt for me. Congratulations! It's nice to hear a story of someone that actually enjoys the EXPERIENCE and not just the end results or the score sheet.

How long did it take for you to draw this tag?

SteveH · 10-01-2009, 12:22 PM

Great post! Amazing country up there.

TEAMGTG · 10-01-2009, 01:38 PM

Amazing story! Thank you for sharing. Any goat is a good goat! That was a hunt you will remember forever! Congrats!

rmk800 · 10-01-2009, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illini36

That is a dream hunt for me. Congratulations! It's nice to hear a story of someone that actually enjoys the EXPERIENCE and not just the end results or the score sheet.

How long did it take for you to draw this tag?

thanks!! i had 3 or 4 bonus points. 130 people put in this area for 4 tags. half the tags went to the people with the most bonus points. so their were 2 tags for the rest of us. not good odds, but hey i got lucky!!

willeye · 10-01-2009, 06:40 PM

awesome hunt. i would be happy with a nanny too.

ghak99 · 10-05-2009, 10:13 AM

Looks like a trophy to me!

Good pics of an awesome hunt make it priceless.

.

Turnkey · 10-05-2009, 01:20 PM

Way to go!

Turkeyfan · 10-05-2009, 03:21 PM

Thanks for sharing your hunt with us. I really enjoyed it.

maxx · 10-06-2009, 10:08 AM

Awesome Story!

smeezo · 10-06-2009, 03:11 PM

looks like an awesome adventure...i'm jealous!....maybe someday.

Duck-Slayer · 10-06-2009, 09:33 PM

that is really really awesome, hope to get one with my bow some day, but I may do it with the rifle on one of the last days like you did though....
D-S

BAR · 10-06-2009, 10:04 PM

Nice hunt!

Zach Byron · 10-07-2009, 09:39 AM

Awesome hunt! Its definitely a dream of mine to take a mountain goat, great photos as well!

**dakndug** · 10-07-2009, 12:02 PM

Congrats! Looks like an awesome experience!

Doug

deadgrassdog · 10-10-2009, 09:30 PM

A dream hunt for sure! Congrats!!

10-01-2009, 11:53 AM	#1
rmk800 Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ut Posts: 3,583	Goat Hunt This past summer i returned home from a meeting. i saw i had a message on the answering machine. it was the utah division of wildlife services informing me that i was the being awarded a rocky mountain goat tag that had been turned in. i was the 1st alternate on the list. so with some thought i decided to take the tag. anyhow i thought i would share my hunting experience with you all. i posted this in the utah forum and i think they enjoyed it. the arrival!! loading up the food. Finally we spot some goats in the cliffs. So i decided to chase them with the bow. well when i poked my head over the rocks to get a look, those goats must have winded me. becuase they were on the move. and the moved right up the hillside and over the top before stopping. So we finally spotted another goat several miles away. this goat was way high above tree line. how do you tie a horse up when you have no trees? rocks work just fine! their the goat be. feeding away as we move in closer...

10-01-2009, 12:22 PM	#4
SteveH Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 220	Great post! Amazing country up there. __________________ SteveH

10-06-2009, 03:11 PM	#12
smeezo Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 149	looks like an awesome adventure...i'm jealous!....maybe someday. __________________ Women want me; Geese fear me

10-06-2009, 09:33 PM	#13
Duck-Slayer Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: as far away from u as possible! Posts: 3,295	that is really really awesome, hope to get one with my bow some day, but I may do it with the rifle on one of the last days like you did though.... D-S __________________ animals were harmed in the making of this hunter; in fact, they were shot, gutted, dragged through the dirt, skinned, butchered, marinated and grilled. PronghornFreak.com I've hunted almost everyday of my life, the rest have been wasted! WAC'Em and STACK'Em

10-06-2009, 10:04 PM	#14
BAR Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 832	Nice Nice hunt! __________________ Jack Burton: Like I told my last wife, I says, "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see. Besides that, it's all in the reflexes."

10-01-2009, 11:58 AM	#2
rmk800 Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ut Posts: 3,583	Moving into position. when this goat spotted us it started to high tail it out of there. being rushed and not seeing very many goats(5 total) with only one day left of hunting i had made my mind that this just might be the goat. as my buddy ranged it and said it had decent horn mass with good curvature i thought this might be my only chance. with not really having the opportunity to get back in the high country with horses i knew this was it! as it almost always is with hunting, decisions happen fast... so i pulled the trigger! I ended up shooting a nanny. never saw a billie the whole trip. the distance between the two i put the sneak on with the bow and this one was almost 6 miles as the crow flies according to google earth. take into account all the horses being ridden through the timber off the high line trail. i was very happy to harvest this animal and to have this experience to share with some of my best buds! group hugging photo. only way to hunt the high country. have a big game transporter! this animal will be going on the wall as one would expect. i am very pleased with the whole hunt. am i disappointed i didnt harvest a billie? not at all!!! hunting for me is not about horn mass or length... that really doesnt matter. it was a grand opportunity to hunt something ive never hunted and share it with the best of friends.

10-01-2009, 12:21 PM	#3
illini36 Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a tidal marsh with my kayak Posts: 950	That is a dream hunt for me. Congratulations! It's nice to hear a story of someone that actually enjoys the EXPERIENCE and not just the end results or the score sheet. How long did it take for you to draw this tag?

10-01-2009, 01:38 PM	#5
TEAMGTG Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: WY Posts: 835	Amazing story! Thank you for sharing. Any goat is a good goat! That was a hunt you will remember forever! Congrats!

10-01-2009, 06:40 PM	#7
willeye Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: baytown,texas Posts: 1,621	awesome hunt. i would be happy with a nanny too.

10-05-2009, 10:13 AM	#8
ghak99 Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,040	Looks like a trophy to me! Good pics of an awesome hunt make it priceless. .

10-05-2009, 01:20 PM	#9
Turnkey Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,510	Way to go!

10-05-2009, 03:21 PM	#10
Turkeyfan Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 229	Thanks for sharing your hunt with us. I really enjoyed it.

10-06-2009, 10:08 AM	#11
maxx Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 4,142	Awesome Story!

10-07-2009, 09:39 AM	#15
Zach Byron Senior Refuge Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 512	Awesome hunt! Its definitely a dream of mine to take a mountain goat, great photos as well! __________________ Get down, Cover up, Come getcha' some

10-07-2009, 12:02 PM	#16
dakndug Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,116	Congrats! Looks like an awesome experience! Doug __________________ ------------------------- No better way to spend a day than in the field behind some birddogs! Doing it with Drahts! Trust that Birddog! Nothing like a Childs Smile Behind a Full Fan!

10-10-2009, 09:30 PM	#17
deadgrassdog Elite Refuge Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 4,363	A dream hunt for sure! Congrats!! __________________ -Steve & The Deadgrass Girls

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