Goat pics...let's see em... [Archive]

jml11

03-17-2009, 10:19 AM

A couple of billies I have taken.

first one took a bit of a tumble......
http://photos-h.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v81/110/94/556840987/n556840987_134615_5215.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=134613&id=556840987)

second I took in his bed, never moved...thankfully...as we were on the 'wrong' side of the mountain.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/jflex48/P9030011.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/jflex48/P9030009.jpg

shanevg

03-17-2009, 10:35 AM

Dang I am jealous of you guys. Goats are my absolute favorite animal, but the odds of getting drawn in WA are 1:850. Sweet kills everyone! I guess I better start saving for a BC guide.

tomahawk

03-17-2009, 10:47 AM

Bow kill, fell several hundred feet and the meat was mush and horns were broke and splintered
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj230/tomahawktom/bowgoat2.jpg

Sitkaspruce

03-17-2009, 10:53 AM

This one was back in the hills that GG will recognize.

Watched him for 7 hours until he came off his perch to feed. Shot him, broke his shoulders and he took a tumble.
He is my best goat - 10 x 10 1/2 (broke 1/2" of one horn on the tumble)
sorry for the crappy picture, no digital back then;). Then I scanned both pictures together.:roll:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Sitkaspruce/Goat1.jpg

Here he is on the wall. The scars are from the fall,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Sitkaspruce/creatures001.jpg

shanevg

03-17-2009, 11:02 AM

Awesome goats! Bummer about the broken horn from the fall Sitka.

ape

03-17-2009, 11:11 AM

These shots were taken with a cheapo disposable camera so they aren't that good. They were shot at approx 10 feet away. She then walked past me at arms length with both kids.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o154/apester3/Goathuntingpics008.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o154/apester3/Goathuntingpics007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o154/apester3/Goathuntingpics006.jpg

d6dan

03-17-2009, 03:34 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Goat2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12601&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=10493)Took this one back 1992. 10 1/2" billie. best and last one..

Climbit

03-17-2009, 03:40 PM

ah , I love goats , what a beautiful animal.

dana

03-17-2009, 07:40 PM

Here's my 12 year old son's 2008 mountain goat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Hunting%20Pics/Sept20019a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Hunting%20Pics/Sept20020a.jpg

beastman

03-17-2009, 07:46 PM

that last one sure looks like a nanny.
arent we supposed to select billies??

dana

03-17-2009, 07:49 PM

Last time I checked, a goat tag is for Any goat. Since we didn't go to jail when the CI was done, I doubt I'm wrong. ;)

beastman

03-17-2009, 07:53 PM

Last time I checked, a goat tag is for Any goat. Since we didn't go to jail when the CI was done, I doubt I'm wrong. ;)
thats what i thought,but there is an awful lot of info in the regs that ask hunters to select a billy and let the nannys walk.
I guess you cant ID goats or you just dont care what the regs have to say.

Blainer

03-17-2009, 08:01 PM

thats what i thought,but there is an awful lot of info in the regs that ask hunters to select a billy and let the nannys walk.
I guess you cant ID goats or you just dont care what the regs have to say.Can't you be happy for a 12 year old boy?
or are you one of the H.B.C saints we have been hearing about?

dana

03-17-2009, 08:02 PM

beastman

03-17-2009, 08:04 PM

Pretty confident on how to ID goats. I didn't get that one wrong. If you think it's wrong for a 12 year old to kill a nanny, Call your MLA and write some letters to the Minister of Environment and see if they agree with you.
so its okay for kids to kill nannies???
funny logic,I dont think the goat poulation knows how old the guy behind the trigger is.

leadpillproductions

03-17-2009, 08:05 PM

good on the 12 year old way to go

leadpillproductions

03-17-2009, 08:07 PM

i may be wrong but at one time wasnt the world record a nanny at one time ya i would let that walk too who wants to shoot a world record lol

dana

03-17-2009, 08:16 PM

jml11

03-17-2009, 08:17 PM

that last one sure looks like a nanny.
arent we supposed to select billies??

thats what i thought,but there is an awful lot of info in the regs that ask hunters to select a billy and let the nannys walk.
I guess you cant ID goats or you just dont care what the regs have to say.

so its okay for kids to kill nannies???
funny logic,I dont think the goat poulation knows how old the guy behind the trigger is.

Looks like someone needs to review the forum rules...as long the animal is a legal, was taken during a legal season using legal methods, you have no right to belittle the situation. Congrats on ruining a thread in your first 30 posts.

beastman

03-17-2009, 08:28 PM

Looks like someone needs to review the forum rules...as long the animal is a legal, was taken during a legal season using legal methods, you have no right to belittle the situation. Congrats on ruining a thread in your first 30 posts.
haha......

It just makes me sick to see how much people kiss dana's ass.
If someone else posted pics of of a sucessful goat hunt with pics of a nanny it would be a shit show,but becaus its dana's kid everybody bites their tounge.....blechh:twisted:

I disagree with the policy of only killing billies as its been shown that old agressive nannies do no good for a group of goats.

congrats to the kid on bagging a goat,im sure he worked hard for it.

dana

03-17-2009, 08:28 PM

Here's a pic of my first and only goat, and guess what, he's a billy. Oh my gawd though, he's just a baby. ;) After 7 Region 3 draws in 14 years, I figured it was time to just kill a goat instead of trying to find that elusive monster billy with 6 inch + bases.This was a solo trip and I had an absolute blast. I first saw this lone billy at well over a km away. Knew he wasn't big, but figured if I could get close, I'd take him. Killed him at less than 50 yards. Was very rewarding and he tasted amazing. As did the nanny my son killed the next year. Both goats were killed in units that see very very very poor success rates.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Hunting%20Pics/Sept16047a.jpg

quackquackbang

03-17-2009, 08:32 PM

You must be proud of your son!!! Good Job!!!

GoatGuy

03-17-2009, 08:37 PM

haha......
I disagree with the policy of only killing billies as its been shown that old agressive nannies do no good for a group of goats.

Do you have a link?

I'd be interested.

Rattler

03-17-2009, 08:37 PM

Brenden,

Your first pic is great. Group photos really capture the experience well.

dana

03-17-2009, 08:42 PM

Yes I am very proud of my boy. That goat hunt was the highlight of my 2008 season. The fact he killed his 3 deer baglimit the week before and then killed a monster black bear the day after the goat even make it better.

Here's another goat pic. My mom harvested this nanny in the East Koots back in 89. Another unit that has seen very very poor hunter success.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Hunting%20Pics/MomsGoat.jpg

huntcoop

03-17-2009, 08:43 PM

GoatGuy, I'd love to read a comment from you regarding the shooting of nannies. You seem to be very knowledgable and your opinions are respected.

killman

03-17-2009, 08:44 PM

Dana why is there poor success rates? Hard to hunt? no goats?

gerrygoat

03-17-2009, 08:54 PM

Dana's son doesn't need to apoloize to anyone for taking a legal animal. I don't know of too many 12 year olds that have shot a goat before, good for him, the kid has my respect. BTW the older nannies are the most important members of a goat herd they are much more likely to successfully raise a kid than a younger inexperienced goat, the older ones lead and teach the rest what to do.

dana

03-17-2009, 08:54 PM

Very hard to hunt. The units I hunt have less than 2:1 draw odds. When you look into the stats, nanny harvest is close to 30% in Region 3. Oh my gawd, that sounds high don't it? But you need to explore the numbers before you jump to conclusions. Most years the average harvest in Region 3 is around 10 goats. That's it. 10. Freakin pathetic if you ask me. So take that 30% and apply it to the 10. Oh my gawd, 3 nannies are killed in the entire Region. Man, we better stop the nanny harvest. The goats are going to be extinct soon if we keep that rate up. ;)

Dirty

03-17-2009, 08:55 PM

Dana,

If you say that low hunter success doesn't bode well for allocation or resident hunters, would you give a fellow resident advice on their goat leh? Would you give them the advice you have gathered on all your goat hunts in region 3? Basically, would you tell them where to go and how to get there. :D

bowhunterbruce

03-17-2009, 09:00 PM

although i dont have my goat back yet i harvested a nannie 2 years ago and she was 14 yrs old with no teeth left.both horns were 10 1/2 inchs long and almost 6 around at the bases she will make the book minimum.this was my first leget chance at a goat after a km stalk and only a 75 yards shot. goat hunting is like no other form if hunting as every time one goes after them it can be a life or death experience that will test every form of your being and this usually follows after the animal is down.

dana

03-17-2009, 09:03 PM

Dirty,
The allocation policy doen't play into the units I hunt here in Region 3 as we have no outfitter that is killing goats either. Of course, there was the one outfitter that was killing them in the closed goat zone within his territory. Thankfully, he was caught and ain't running that outfit anymore. ;)

Dirty

03-17-2009, 09:07 PM

Thankfully, he was caught and ain't running that outfit anymore. ;)

You better be careful about being happy who is caught. Apparently, the top echelon of internet Goat hunters are forming a lynch mob to come get you and your nanny killing son. :lol:

huntcoop

03-17-2009, 09:15 PM

You better be careful about being happy who is caught. Apparently, the top echelon of internet Goat hunters are forming a lynch mob to come get you and your nanny killing son. :lol:

Don't forget his nanny killin mom. :eek: :lol:

dana

03-17-2009, 09:19 PM

I've personally passed on many a nanny in my 14 years of trying to kill a Region 3 goat. Even passed on some one horned billys as well. So, I feel I can live with myself for letting my son kill a young nanny on his first ever goat hunt. ;)

brenden

03-17-2009, 09:31 PM

Dana...... Good job to the kid! My first goat was a nanny as well. The CI lady in the Kootenays sees a few nannies each year from guys who have shot alot of goats. Some of them are huge and make nice trophies for the beginners. Great job!

PGK

03-17-2009, 09:34 PM

Kye

03-17-2009, 09:47 PM

Actually, I think it is okay for anyone of any age to kill a nanny given the poor hunter success in some units. Many units go years and years without a single goat harvested. Hunters are only screwing themselves by not harvesting nannies in some units. 0% success rates don't bode well for residents in the allocation pollicy now does it? Do you hunt for the joy of the hunt or do you hunt because you somehow want someone to approve of you and your actions.

Dana,

Even if hunter success is low for most goat populations, which it is. Goats are very to susceptible to over harvest. Even if that populations hasn't been harvested in five years, one nanny harvested can have a large impact on population dynamics. That being said, different age classes are more "tolerant" to harvest. Kid/juvenile age classes typically experience greater natural mortality than other age classes and therefore can sustain a greater harvest. The nanny you harvested appears to be a young goat, which likely has a lesser impact on the population than harvesting a older nannie.

Female harvest happens, it's not the end of the world. 100% male harvest is impossible to achieve. However, it is important for hunters ("conservationists") to know the importance of selecting a male and the impacts that female harvest can have. We as the "users" of the resource have the responsibility to ensure the long-term sustainability of the species.

Rattler

03-17-2009, 10:01 PM

Some of my goat pics from over the years. I love goat hunting:-)

My first 9.5"Billy (12.5 yr old goat). I was 14. Unfortunately he decided to walk off a cliff after I shot him and he broke one of his horns.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo218/Teika2001/MyGoatpics_1.jpg

My second goat was a 3 year old 9" Billy but I don't have pics of him.

My third 9" Billy ( 5.5 yr old goat) Great hunt and even better scenery.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo218/Teika2001/MyGoatpics_3.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo218/Teika2001/MyGoatpics_4.jpg

My last 9" Billy (5.5 year old Billy)

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo218/Teika2001/P1000963.jpg

dana

03-17-2009, 10:04 PM

Kye

03-17-2009, 10:09 PM

Kye,
I didn't harvest a nanny. My one and only goat was a young billy. My 12 year old son is the one that harvested a nanny. It was aged at 3 1/2 years old, so yes, not an old one. I would imagine that those that seem to have an issue with a 12 year old killing a nanny have never ever hunted goats before or have never ever hunted with a 12 year old or both.

It's great that your son is out hunting with you and harvesting animals, better than i've done :p . I didn't really want to post in this thread as it takes away from the great photos! But I felt a need to share some knowledge of goats.

Happy Hunting :smile:

BigBanger

03-17-2009, 10:16 PM

I want a goat .

dwright

03-17-2009, 10:29 PM

Hello Dana,

Congratulations to your son on shooting a fine goat.. I am new to this sight and I find it amazing the amount of people that come on here and b*tch and compalin about everyone else, what they are doing, what they are shooting, how they shot it, was it the proper angle before the shot, was it to far away,this is crazy . My god man a 12 year old shot a nannie goat.. Lets blow this right out of proportion and change this into thread where we ramble on about dana's son shooting and nannie and how it's going to effect the bc goat population or how about we have a thread where people post pictures of their goats and we view them in anticipation of the up coming season

GoatGuy

03-17-2009, 10:29 PM

GoatGuy

03-17-2009, 10:31 PM

GoatGuy, I'd love to read a comment from you regarding the shooting of nannies. You seem to be very knowledgable and your opinions are respected.

We're gonna have to bring nanny harvest down if we want to maximize our hunting opportunities. Same goes for sow grizzly.

Sitkaspruce

03-17-2009, 10:39 PM

I want a goat .

Other wise known as a poor mans sheep hunt...:wink:

They are tougher to hunt and tougher to kill than any sheep and live on top of the world, with some of the best views in the world. You had better be both physically and mentally tough.

I have watched guys who have paid big $$$ come up to hunt goats and then tell me that they never expected the terrain to be that tough and steep and inhospitable, so they never left the lake, just sat and watched the goats with a spotting scope for the whole 10 days:eek:. You can be in great shape, but if you are not mentally prepared, you are screwed.

As I have said before, Cody is one hell of a hunter, who will keep filling the freezer while is Dad keeps looking for the big one...:p;)

Nice to see that others like to hunt goats as well, keep the pictures coming and congrats to those who have been successfull.

Cheers

SS

GoatGuy

03-17-2009, 10:44 PM

I have watched guys who have paid big $$$ come up to hunt goats and then tell me that they never expected the terrain to be that tough and steep and inhospitable, so they never left the lake, just sat and watched the goats with a spotting scope for the whole 10 days:eek:. You can be in great shape, but if you are not mentally prepared, you are screwed.

And that's some of the easier goat hunting in BC.

derek p

03-17-2009, 10:50 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/LEH_goat_6-15.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1817&size=big&cat=&ppuser=1273)

This is my first goat, taken right out of Gerrygoats back yard.

At the time I had no idea about measuring horns or aging, so I could not tell you if it was a decent billy or not. I know that it was an awesome experience that I hope to have again.

troutseeker

03-17-2009, 10:53 PM

Here's mine from last season. They are beautiful and live in though country!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/goat1.jpg

gerrygoat

03-18-2009, 08:01 AM

Derek I didn't know you hunted goat before, nice billy.

Normally I don't like to post pictures of animals that you have all seen before but hopefully we can get this thread back on track after an unpleasant hijack, so here is my billy from last year.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk31/gerrygoat/hunting2008074.jpg?t=1237388199

Sitkaspruce

03-18-2009, 08:42 AM

And that's some of the easier goat hunting in BC.

Yes it is, but for some, they have more $$$$ than brains, which is fine with me, although it gets very boring very very quickly, sitting arouns while they hum and haw about the country. You can only catch so many fish.:wink:

Derek I didn't know you hunted goat before, nice billy.

Normally I don't like to post pictures of animals that you have all seen before but hopefully we can get this thread back on track after an unpleasant hijack, so here is my billy from last year.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk31/gerrygoat/hunting2008074.jpg?t=1237388199

gerrygoat

That is still one of the best animal pictures I ahve seen in a long long time. Thanks for posting it again and congrats on the goat!!!

Cheers

SS

jml11

03-18-2009, 08:45 AM

haha......

It just makes me sick to see how much people kiss dana's ass.
If someone else posted pics of of a sucessful goat hunt with pics of a nanny it would be a shit show,but becaus its dana's kid everybody bites their tounge.....blechh:twisted:

I disagree with the policy of only killing billies as its been shown that old agressive nannies do no good for a group of goats.

congrats to the kid on bagging a goat,im sure he worked hard for it.

I ain't kissing anyone's ass, I don't know Dana and have never communicated with him. I don't think anyone else on this forum would jump all over any kid for shooting and posting a picture of a nanny. Wether you agree with it or not you could have kept it to yourself or started a new thread about it. I'm also confused why you question the kid or Dana's judgment on killing a nanny then respond by saying that you actually disagree with the recommendation (not policy by the way) to kill billies only...

This thread is titled goat pictures, so why don't you actually contribute to the thread like the rest of us and post a picture of a goat you have taken.

BCrams

03-18-2009, 09:18 AM

Yes it is, but for some, they have more $$$$ than brains, which is fine with me, although it gets very boring very very quickly, sitting arouns while they hum and haw about the country. You can only catch so many fish.:wink:

Isn't that when as a guide, you're supposed to throw em on your back and carry them up to the goat??

srupp

03-18-2009, 10:21 AM

Someone in the past 2 years posted a photo of goats in the fog..one of THE MOST AMAZING and touching photos I have ever seen???Anyone know WHO???
thanks

Steven

Sitkaspruce

03-18-2009, 10:23 AM

Isn't that when as a guide, you're supposed to throw em on your back and carry them up to the goat??

Nope...bad knees:D;-)

Which are going under the knife tomorrow.:cool:

SS

goatdancer

03-18-2009, 11:50 AM

The thread started as a request for pics of goats and has degenerated into a pissing match. It's no wonder we're continually getting screwed by the antis and the underinformed.:mad::shock::frown:

BigBanger

03-18-2009, 11:56 AM

Sitkaspruce ,
Good luck with the knees bud .

Gerrygoat ,

Awesome , I love seeing that picture .

srupp

03-18-2009, 12:12 PM

Good luck SS...

from someone who know what its like to have 3 bad knees..

Steven

mr.280

03-18-2009, 12:46 PM

Great mt.goats everyone! when I was young I also shot my first goat and it too was a nannie.Got it back in the Elaho.Made some darn good goat pepperoni. Then I made a personal choice to only try for Billies,gave me something to aim higher for.Congratulations to the young hunter,every goat stalk is one hell of an adventure whether you pull the trigger or not. Here is a couple billies I took from region-3. Bolth were in thier beds for the finale bit of the stalk.The fist one was taken at 15 yards with a .338 mag. and the second one at about 20 feet with a .280 rem. .http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss186/frederick280/47.jpghttp://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss186/frederick280/mtgoat2.jpg

rollingrock

03-18-2009, 03:25 PM

mr.280, so you're one of the only two hunters who have harvested goat in Elaho?

Manglinmike

03-18-2009, 04:53 PM

well I have only ever shot one goat ,and it was a long time ago(still had a full head of http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/Mike_hunting_pics_028.jpghair)up a the flathead valley ,and on a draw.

EvanG

03-18-2009, 05:13 PM

People should be happy to see young people getting into hunting, Good on the kid, Wish I could have had the chance to hunt goats when I was 12. Some people just have nothing better to B**** about I guess.

gerrygoat

03-18-2009, 05:51 PM

Someone in the past 2 years posted a photo of goats in the fog..one of THE MOST AMAZING and touching photos I have ever seen???Anyone know WHO???
thanks

Steven

Steven, I believe this is the photo you are thinking about, it's one by BCbillies who is away for a bit.

"Goats in the fog" by BCbillies

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Goats_in_the_fog.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8532&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2867)

gerrygoat

03-18-2009, 05:58 PM

I posted this one before too but here is my favorite goats in the fog picture.
Took this last fall, a young nanny

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/hunting_2008_067.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11544&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=7298)

mr.280

03-18-2009, 05:58 PM

Well they are up there but in some of the toughest goat country.I know of three to come out of there in the late 90's.

dana

03-18-2009, 06:23 PM

It was not my intent on having a pissin match on this thread but I will not stand for sniping remarks especially when they are aimed at my kid. It is my hope that the pics I post up of my family's hunts inspire others to take their kids out and enjoy the great outdoors together. The memory of that goat hunt will stay with my son for his lifetime. I can not think of a better place for a father and son to spend time together than up in the highcountry.

As for GG's remarks concerning Region 3's goats, yes, they have been struggling for a while now. And it is obvious given the amount of tags issued versus the amount harvested, hunters have not contributed to the goat's struggle. There are much much bigger reasons and hunters are not even in the picture. I have heard for several years now that Region 3 could loose it's goat hunt. Sad, because at the current harvest levels, it is easily a sustainable hunt. So knowing the hunt probably will be lost in the near future, why wouldn't a person take 'Any' goat for the memories of the last horrah? This may have been the only opportunity my son will ever have to hunt goats in Region 3. Sure glad I could get him a goat in the tradition his pioneering great great grandparents who also hunted goats in the same area. My wife's grandmother is still going to dig up some goat hunting pics from those early days. I'm looking forward to seeing them.

Here are some more goat hunting pics to add to the thread.

My brother glassin for goats on an early season goat hunt in Region 3.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Sept3005.jpg

A nice billy we saw on that goat hunt. He slipped out the back door to roam the hills a little longer.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Sept3020.jpg

Here I am, absolutely drenched and beat on my way down the mountain after a late season solo timber goat hunt. I missed a decent billy that day. Was a grueling climb in some nasty low elevation cliffs with a crazy river crossing to boot. It was a great day that I will never forget.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/IMG_2683.jpg

Here is a nanny and a kid that we encountered the day my son killed his goat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Sept20039a.jpg

bridger

03-18-2009, 07:01 PM

so its okay for kids to kill nannies???
funny logic,I dont think the goat poulation knows how old the guy behind the trigger is.

beastman you are way off base on this issue. I think it is absolutely fantastic that this young 12 year old guy was able to harvest a goat. Families hunting together is a wonderful thing. We need more of it less of your attitude. If you want to get into a pissing contest on this with me just me remember when you get into a pissing contest with an old skunk you may win, but you will smell really bad.

shanevg

03-18-2009, 07:20 PM

Those are some great pictures Dana, I love the nanny and kid on those cliffs, it's amazing the country they can scale. I was able to witness a Washington goat a couple summers ago drop about 1200 feet straight down a cliff into a hole. It was pretty incredible. You could hear rocks falling from a couple thousand yards away.

Sitkaspruce

03-18-2009, 07:34 PM

I will say any goat is well earned and repected trophy!!!!!

My first was a 6 yo nanny, shot on Nov 28, above the Mill in Castlegar. It got me hooked!!!!

Great Picts Dana!!!! I cannot remember, he he going to have it on his wall???

Many moons ago, we were doing some goat studies above Castlegar, when one of the guys spooked a billy. He ran past them and continued up and over the ridge. From the time they saw him until he disappeared it was all of ~10 min. It took those two guys, who are both moutaineering and back country guides, over three hours to cover what he did in 10 min. They could have gone around, but they wanted to see if they could go where he did. They used ropes and climbing gear....he used 4 legs and rubber like hoves to scale the ridge.

They are amazing animals, and they do not get the respect that they disserve.

Keep the pictures coming

Cheers

SS

kyleklassen

03-18-2009, 07:37 PM

no G.T.O.'s yet. thought some smart ass would've been all over it.

mfarrally

03-18-2009, 07:57 PM

Just put some pick of our 08 region 3 goat on the gallery. Can someone put them on this thread. my computer skills are limited at best. thanks guys

frenchbar

03-18-2009, 07:59 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/n506398556_953893_3477.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13400&limit=recent)

mfarrally

03-18-2009, 08:00 PM

Thanks frenchbar!

frenchbar

03-18-2009, 08:00 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/n506398556_953931_7774.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13401&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)

frenchbar

03-18-2009, 08:01 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/n506398556_954061_2471.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13402&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)

rollingrock

03-18-2009, 08:36 PM

Do you guys pack out the meat? I think the retrieval might be even harder as the goat might drop a long ways. Any experience with retrieval will be much appreciated!

olharley guy

03-18-2009, 08:38 PM

Howdy, most of you folks are right, it is great to see a young fellow out in the widerness with his father, either hunting or fishing instead of working towards carpel syndrome wiggling there thumbs on a computer game.

My father was not an outdoor person, so I had to learn on my own.

Quite a few years ago, I was talking about hunting a goat sometime or another and a few months later a friend of mine that some of you may have known (Coyne Callison-sadly departed ) said lets go get you a goat.

His dad was Lynch Callison an outfitter down Iskut way, got to there ranch, stood there while he saddled the horses - didn't have a clue about how to do it.

After a few episodes with hornets and a few other exciting horse moments we were high in the mountains when we /he said there they are and 20 minutes later we were in the fog where the goats were.

The fog lifted and there was a large goat about 40 feet away-the 300 went off and knocked it backwards and then it rolled down the mountainside about 500 feet.

Got to the bottom and there it was/basically no horns left. we looked up and down the slide area and I came up with about a 6 inch piece and Coyne found the other two pieces-which was amazing considering the colour of the horns and the rocks they were in.

Believe it or not it was a nanny with 11 inch horns, my buddy said he could have sworn it was a billy but maybe some distortion in the fog and he was quite upset that the horns were broken.

One day I will try to take pictures with the digital and see how that works out. As said before keep that kid hunting.LOL

mfarrally

03-18-2009, 08:41 PM

We got lucky with this one and it sat down pretty fast and didn't roll anywhere. We were lucky cause it was so steep it was hard to keep our balance up there. Pictures just don't do it justice. The Goat we got a couple years ago decided to fall 100 feet off a cliff. But we got the meat out on both occasion and it went straight to the pepperoni man

olharley guy

03-18-2009, 08:48 PM

To add on this hunt when we got back to he ranch old Lynch grabbed the meat, hung it up and cut a big chunk off and started cooking supper.
This was the TOUGHEST MEAT I HAD EVER EATEN! Like chewing nylon string.
The old man said it was delicious and if I didn't want it he would eat it himself - and I heard that he and the boys did eat the whole thing in the next 3 months.

Islandeer

03-18-2009, 08:49 PM

so its okay for kids to kill nannies???
funny logic,I dont think the goat poulation knows how old the guy behind the trigger is.

well I am late on this one... way to go Dana and son. I have one goat that I bled to get, so know about what it takes .... SOOOO Beastboy,you obviously are afraid of heights and slippery rocks cause you sure ain't no goat hunter. Better stick to the gophers ... :roll:

olharley guy

03-18-2009, 08:53 PM

Do you guys pack out the meat? I think the retrieval might be even harder as the goat might drop a long ways. Any experience with retrieval will be much appreciated!

If you can stand the pain-horses are wonderful!

gerrygoat

03-18-2009, 08:59 PM

Do you guys pack out the meat? I think the retrieval might be even harder as the goat might drop a long ways. Any experience with retrieval will be much appreciated!

My hunting partners and I pack out all the meat and we savor every bite of it when we eat it. Older animals have tough meat (but excellent flavor) so we make sausage out of them or it goes into the slow cooker. A young goat is as good as anything out there fantasic flavor and if you hang it long enough it will be very tender. BTW by law you have to pack out the meat.

As for retieving a goat you have to decide before you shoot if you can get to the animal, if not then we pass up the shot. We bone out the meat on the mountain to minimize weight. Goat hunting is tough so you had better be in great physical shape :-)

frenchbar

03-18-2009, 08:59 PM

3http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/0017.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12880&ppuser=2311)-33 protected goats

frenchbar

03-18-2009, 09:01 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/0045.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12885&ppuser=2311)

Sitkaspruce

03-18-2009, 09:17 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/n506398556_953893_3477.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13400&limit=recent)

Who is the guy who gets to pack the beer up the mountain?;-):D

Good job, too bad the guy is hanging onto the horn...

SS

dana

03-18-2009, 09:32 PM

Do you guys pack out the meat? I think the retrieval might be even harder as the goat might drop a long ways. Any experience with retrieval will be much appreciated!

Here's a couple pics of my son and I packin out his goat. He trained all summer long, riding his bike 36 kms several times a week. We also spent quite a few weekends backpacking in the highcountry. I purposely took him into some more nastier ground in the summer where we had to climb through boulder fields just to get him use to being in goat country. He packed the majority of the deboned meat himself. I packed the full hide and the rest of the meat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Hunting%20Pics/Sept20055a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Hunting%20Pics/Sept20057a.jpg

dana

03-18-2009, 09:39 PM

Frenchbar,
I just dug up this pic from the summer of 03 when I was working down in your area.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Goat1.jpg

rollingrock

03-18-2009, 09:56 PM

That was excellent guys! Actually goat meat is one of my favourites and I have my way of cooking it. I sure would think about how to retrieve the goat before pulling my trigger, otherwise what's the point of killing it? For boulder grounds...that was some tough stuff I had to fight through when I was hunting blacktail in R2 in 2007, and I swear to God that I would go back because I spotted goats there a few weeks later and the elevation wasn't that high. But carrying my rifle and a backpack full of meat and deer head gear while getting over the boulder grounds was tough and slow! And I was on my own. Thanks guys. Please keep your stories coming, I've really enjoyed them.

frenchbar

03-19-2009, 05:17 PM

Frenchbar,
I just dug up this pic from the summer of 03 when I was working down in your area.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Goat1.jpgThat from up Cadwallader crk?

ARC

03-19-2009, 06:21 PM

Many moons ago, we were doing some goat studies above Castlegar, when one of the guys spooked a billy. He ran past them and continued up and over the ridge. From the time they saw him until he disappeared it was all of ~10 min. It took those two guys, who are both moutaineering and back country guides, over three hours to cover what he did in 10 min. They could have gone around, but they wanted to see if they could go where he did. They used ropes and climbing gear....he used 4 legs and rubber like hoves to scale the ridge.

SS

I would like to know what happened to those goats. I grew up in Castlegar and you used to be able to count 20-30 in any given evening. Then almost instantly they all disappeared. For a couple of years there was a pair or two hanging around, but I haven't seen a goat on those bluffs for probably 10 years now.

dana

03-19-2009, 07:50 PM

That from up Cadwallader crk?

He was up in the cliffs above the highway just before Carpenter.

northcoastfun

03-19-2009, 10:43 PM

Nice goats everyone! here is a scan from a billy I got about 12 years ago.I still remember we had the best weather for all three days no clouds or rain.I shot this goat from about 25 yards after watching him graze over a distant ridge,I made a stock to the last place I had watched him crest the ridge.To my surprise he had bedded down right where I crawled over.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/goat2_Medium_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13399&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=11770)

gerrygoat

03-20-2009, 07:53 AM

Nice looking billy

lightmag

03-20-2009, 09:54 AM

so its okay for kids to kill nannies???
funny logic,I dont think the goat poulation knows how old the guy behind the trigger is.

what a clown!! the kids 12, and out expirencing hunting with his dad, he is following the reg's, it is LEGAL to shoot a nanny!! pretty hard to bash someone or question their ethics if they are following the regs. That being said, now that he has a goat, any further goat hunts i would imagine he would hold out and take a Billy.

bruin

03-20-2009, 11:35 AM

Here's an Omineca goat.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_01271.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=13417&size=big&cat=500)

MichelD

03-20-2009, 11:48 AM

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/Hublocker/HuntingFall2008065.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/Hublocker/HuntingFall2008070.jpg

Spotted while Mulie hunting in September. All nannies and little ones I think.

Gateholio

03-20-2009, 01:33 PM

I'd like to remind members of 2 things:

One- our forum guidelines:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/announcement.php?f=9

Which state:

6. There is to be no frowning upon a member for the method of hunting used, or the sex, age of the animal. If it's legal then it's legal no if, and, or, but!

And Two- The "Report a Post" feature that is located on the top rigth hand corner of every post. It is a white triangle with a red border and an exclamation mark in it. If you feel a post has violated the rules somehow, this alerts the mods to a possible infraction. We don't read every post, every thread, so help us out, please.

jackychiles

03-21-2009, 07:31 AM

I have tried to get a goat on three occasions. Got the LEH every time and hiked high and hard until I was wishing for death. The first two times I didn't even see a goat and the third time I saw quite a few......except they were three mountians away and even with the spotting scope I could only tell you they were white and moving higher. Goat hunting has not been good to me, you guys are lucky with all these nice goats, congrat's

Mugger

03-21-2009, 08:27 AM

Great pictures guys , Got to love the High Country.

mudbud

03-21-2009, 12:00 PM

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=10131&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=4002
Girlfriends first critter/

BCbillies

03-21-2009, 09:05 PM

Great photos to get a guy pumped for the 09 season! Most of my goat photos and many others are found here:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=20194&highlight=goat+success

Big Bucks

03-22-2009, 12:32 AM

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/HuntingwithRod013.jpg
Here's a wierd one . Last year

Big Bucks

03-22-2009, 12:32 AM

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/th_HuntingwithRod022.jpg (http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/?action=view&current=HuntingwithRod022.flv)

Big Bucks

03-22-2009, 12:34 AM

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/ColinSarahCathedralParkTrip085.jpg
I wish it was always like this .

gerrygoat

03-22-2009, 08:02 AM

Cool pics there Big Bucks, never seen a goat like that nanny before. Well I did see one when I was a goat guide that was a mature animal but only had horns that looked like eyebrows about 1 inch tall and about 2 inches across of course no pics.

sfire436

03-22-2009, 09:34 AM

One of my most memorable hunting experiences is finding a small little quad trailt hat just kept going and going up the mountain near Kimberly. I have a 700 sportsman and it was barely making it. I went up to pretty much the apex of the mountain in an hour and as I stopped to take a nip of some scotchy, I looked to my left and on a cliff side not too far from me were a family of dem goats! Never seent them in the wild it was wild. I put down my bugle and just watched them, was incredible.

southpaw

03-22-2009, 09:43 AM

Hey Big Bucks do you always look so grumpy;-)

Big Bucks

03-23-2009, 12:16 AM

Ya i guess i should have been happy

338rum

03-23-2009, 07:47 AM

New to this forum, and was just reading this thread, do not know dana or his son. But i think it's awesome that such a fine young man was able to spend some quality time with his dad in the mountains, and harvest a goat. Beastman if you don't have anything nice to say---zipperit!

leadpillproductions

03-23-2009, 08:34 AM

couldnt have said it better my self

TSW

03-24-2009, 12:57 AM

Must get better reception for the Canucks games! ;)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb94/ColinFire/HuntingwithRod013.jpg
Here's a wierd one . Last year

Steelie73

03-25-2009, 03:45 PM

Here is my first goat in December 2004
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Steelie73/goat.jpg
Here is another one that scores 51 4/8
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Steelie73/Goat1.jpg
A few from my buddy
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Steelie73/07-16-2008110.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Steelie73/KemanoJuly16019.jpg

gerrygoat

03-25-2009, 06:51 PM

Nice pictures and welcome to HBC, a goat in December must be in southern region 6 :)
That young billy in your buddies pics looks like he will be a dandy goat one day good mass hopefully for his sake he won't be so curious in the future.

olharley guy

03-25-2009, 07:11 PM

Howdy, really neat pictures, they look like they are life size mounts from the taxidermist LOL but who would have the guts to set them on the edge of the cliff like that. Once again nice shots. Later

PGK

03-25-2009, 07:19 PM

Holy crap that last pic is unreal :eek:

budismyhorse

03-25-2009, 09:25 PM

OOHHHH man that is a once a lifetime pic!! congrats.

BIGHUNTERFISH

03-25-2009, 10:37 PM

shanevg

03-26-2009, 10:04 AM

I love that picture of that billy on the edge of the cliff. Imagine that picture if the rope wasn't there!

guest

03-26-2009, 10:16 AM

Having trouble loading some goat pics,
can some one pm me and please post for me. My Mac seems to be a bit misunderstood.
Thanks in advance
CT

shanevg

03-26-2009, 11:21 AM

Having trouble loading some goat pics,
can some one pm me and please post for me. My Mac seems to be a bit misunderstood.
Thanks in advance
CT

Here are curly top's pics:
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/020.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/022_2.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/024.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/P90100421.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/P9020055_21.jpg

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/P9030063_2.jpg

guest

03-26-2009, 02:17 PM

Thanks for posting pic's shanevg, those are from few years back. I noticed I couldn't afford Camo then....

CT

olharley guy

03-26-2009, 07:36 PM

Great pictures and great looking country and you don't really need camo to get your game if you are a good stalker and it looks like you are. Later

hannibal

03-26-2009, 08:09 PM

You guys all rock. I've gotta get off my ass and get a goat before I'm old and too out of shape.

dana

03-26-2009, 08:21 PM

The longer you linger on a mediocre goat, the more likely you will be left with nothing but bloody hands and regrets....You will have to pass a goat that will make you sick, and I mean really sick, before you can go to the next level of trophy Billy goat hunting." - Goat Crazy

That goat ain't mediocre. He's a monster. ;) He was also exactly what I thought he was. I needed to end a 14 year goat drought, and he fit the bill. There were no regrets with those bloody hands. :) Now that my hands have been bloodied, I will continue my quest for a big ol' billy with 6+ inch bases. Maybe this year is the year I fullfill that dream.

Mik

03-27-2009, 01:57 AM

Those are fantastic pictures. Thanks to all who posted.
Dana: Congrats to your son.
Here is a picture of my 13 yr old daughter who also shot a "nanny" in 2008;
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=29625&highlight=goat+2008
Sorry, Its the 2nd last link in the write up.

guest

03-28-2009, 11:19 AM

Mik,
Great To See You And Your Daughters Out Together With Success, My Daughters Are Starting To Value The Experience Of The Great Outdoors Hunting Experience We Us Also.
Good To See New Hunters .... Keep It Up.
C/t

Mik

03-28-2009, 08:58 PM

Here's another pic...
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/Kozynest/SpatsiziHunt085.jpg

Mik

03-28-2009, 08:59 PM

One more to add,,...:smile:...
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/Kozynest/SpatsiziHunt104.jpg

Mik

03-28-2009, 09:16 PM

OK, 1 more...
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/Kozynest/HuntingSept17-242005084.jpg

kyleklassen

03-28-2009, 09:36 PM

One more to add,,...:smile:...
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq159/Kozynest/SpatsiziHunt104.jpggreat pics..

Bushman Brown

03-30-2009, 02:03 AM

Nice Goats Ladies And Gentlemen!

Ambush

03-30-2009, 12:56 PM

Here's a few goats we ran into last fall. We were not looking for a goat, so they just got "shot" with the cam-corder.

http://http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll195/o653/th_Goats.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll195/o653/?action=view&current=Goats.flv)

BCrams

03-30-2009, 03:11 PM

Nice video. I particularly liked the 8 second sheep portion.

GoatGuy

03-30-2009, 03:15 PM

Looks like a cool ridge.

riflebuilder

03-31-2009, 06:20 AM

This is my beest goat to date, they are great to hunt and everyone should get one.http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Mountain_Goat_Connor_Lake_BC_2001.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12354&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=3110)

shanevg

07-04-2009, 04:44 PM

Thought I would revive this thread. Here are a few Washington goats from this weekend.

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20190.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20111crop.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20112crop.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20156.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20158crop.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20180crop.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20186crop.jpg

And some pictures of the county we were in. (Mount Baker area)

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20036.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/shanevg/photos/-Summer-09-Pictures/7-02SBas%20168.jpg