Anyone hunt 3-33 for goats--or just hiked it?

[Laxputs]

Considering putting in for LEH 3-33 goats. SW of Gold Bridge. Looking for some general thoughts as I've never been. Seems like some road access to get me started but would love to find some colour on it. It has some of the highest odds and lots of tags... Guess that means it's a ball buster, steep and hairy, or road issues, or something? I live on the island so likely won't make a pre-scout.
Thanks.
-Tom

[warnniklz]

Good odds usually means a bitch to get into or low success rate

[avadad]

Met a guide and a client from the US who were hunting goats in 3-33. They drove around and did lots of glassing...no goats had been taken in several days.

[TexasWalker]

A real toad came out of there last year.

[Laxputs]

Thanks, maybe I'll keep looking. Hard to pick a spot semi-blind but I'll start narrowing it down to Lower Mainland or Kamloops area.

[Steelpulse]

I got drawn in there 2 seasons ago. Went in got a goat. The low odds are because like you said it’s one hell of a time getting to the goats in most of the zones. The hike in for me was insane basically straight up to where I wanted to camp I hunted opening day planning 10 days and got goat on day 7. Home on 8th day.
if you filter back on my posts you will see me talk about it a bit and a pic of the goat too that would be sept 2017
anyways as far as access goes there is basically the Hurley which is the rod just out of pemberton which leads to the Center of the zone and from there it’s just a matter of finding which forest road leads you to the base of the general area you want to go up. Access to the mountains isn’t really the issue. Getting up the mountain to the goats is the issue. Look forward to some hellish hiking low goat numbers and grizzly bears.
Goldbridge has very limited supplies and some expensive six packs. Also bring gas it’s lonely out there
If serious adventure is what your after this can be a good bet. Do your research. I’ll see you in there

[Laxputs]

That helps. Thanks for the details.

[ducktoller]

Lots of rec users in that whole greater region north of pemberton.

[Laxputs]

OK. Still trying to decide where to put in for a short-odds LEH goat tag. Maybe 3-16. Will be going in blind as I'm on the island and likely won't have the opportunity to prescout.

[Steelpulse]

Gotta decide that yourself my man haha. 3-16 is the same stuff. Some crazy hikes. Low densities. And serious adventure. I’d plan at least 10 days to get it done.
All the info is out there on the web. Spend some hours deep diving through it

[whitlers]

PM sent your way

[pit bull]

There is a fair herd of goats up Mount Piebiter, some on Nosebag Mountain, and you can often glass them from the Noel Creek road in 3-33 zone B. If you apply north of carpenter lake there is a lot of goats on or around Eldorado mountain in 3-32 zone F.

[Laxputs]

Thanks pit bull and everyone else for the info. Still pouring over old posts and trying to come up with a starting point goat plan for the LEH draw and open season.

[granola_eater]

Same thing Steelpulse and others have said-- hard to describe how tough the access can be in 3-33 if you haven't seen it yourself. I would guess that many of the hunts in that zone end without people making it to the alpine. 3-32 can be less steep in parts but perhaps a little more pressure for that reason. There are a lot of trailheads in 3-32 and a few trailheads in 3-33 for rec users but those dont always tend to be good spots to see wildlife bc of the foot traffic all summer. PM me if you've narrowed it down to specific areas you might have questions about. I haven't been everywhere in those zones but I've explored a bit.

[hickman]

Quite a few goats in 3-33. Depends a little on the zone you are putting in for.
If you think quad, forget it. There is some hiking involved :D
Had a tag in that region two seasons ago. Scouted pre-season, saw plenty of goats. Was watching goats in the evening of the first day of hunt. Saw billies and a herd. Got my billy on day 3. Hiking out hide, meat and camp was a a little bit of a workout. My first goat ever and turned out to be trophy size.
Had a tag in a different zone couple of years earlier. Found goats right away. But billies were just outside of my zone in that area.
Be prepared for epic days. You will not find lots of humans where the goats are... just my opinion....

[Ohwildwon]

3-33 is "God's Country".

My 2nd year hunting, won a LEH Doe Draw for Nov 2015.

With chains in 2ft of snow, made it to Kingdom Lake for base camp in -20.

Also put in for a Goat Draw with almost 2 to 1 odds, didn't get it.

I would say you need to be in, "Sheep Shape", to make it up to where the Goats are.

This photo taken from my iPhone, (they suck for perspective), doesn't come close to what you are really having to deal with,

to get where they are...

Anyone who goes for it and pulls it off?

My hats off to you! Would have to rank as one of the best life experiences ever!

https://i.imgur.com/pWA37mc.png

[hickman]

3-33 is "God's Country".

My 2nd year hunting, won a LEH Doe Draw for Nov 2015.

With chains in 2ft of snow, made it to Kingdom Lake for base camp in -20.

Also put in for a Goat Draw with almost 2 to 1 odds, didn't get it.

I would say you need to be in, "Sheep Shape", to make it up to where the Goats are.

This photo taken from my iPhone, (they suck for perspective), doesn't come close to what you are really having to deal with,

to get where they are...

Anyone who goes for it and pulls it off?

My hats off to you! Would have to rank as one of the best life experiences ever!

https://i.imgur.com/pWA37mc.png

As I said, I got a trophy size billy in 3-33 somewhere in that general area. I would argue sheep is easier than goat in terms of terrain. I like goat in high alpine early in the season when it's nice and warm. of course, you gotta be in shape and willing to suffer. It was my best hunt so far even though I go for early season alpine mule as well. The harder the access, the longer the hike in, the better the hunt. It's simple.