Brew
11-10-2011, 03:36 PM
Well last season Bigboar and I got a leh goat draw. Bigboar went and and was lucky enough to bag one. I had to stay home do to a buggered ankle.
I applied again and got the same draw.
Oct.26 rolled around and I left after work to meet Mr. and Mrs. Bigboar in the East Koots for my first ever goat hunt. We would load up our packs and hike in about 6km everyday to our glassing location. On the second day in we spotted this guy and put him to bed and Dave put up a post that night asking if it was a shooter.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?73898-Pull-the-trigger-On-this&highlight=Goat+billy
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4414.jpg
The next morning we got up extra early and headed for the glassing spot. We set up the glass and started scanning the hills where we last saw the snowy beast. We found him and a few other billy's up pretty high on the hill. We made a plan for the stalk and started on our way. 3/4 of the way up it got steeper and we found ourselves scrambling up some very steep terrain. This is where I found out that Bigboar himself is half goat. He sure climbs up fast without any fear. I myself am a little more cautious and found myself asking "What did I get myself into." At one point I stopped and was not going to go any further even though it was only 50 more feet. I sat there while Dave was glassing the goats. They were not there he said.
He shuffled down the cliff edge a bit more and he he looks at me and sais. "GOATS." Without thinking I was over there ready for a shot. We ranged them at 450 yard in and old slide. Way too far for my 35 whelen to shoot so we came up with a new plan.
We went back done the hill a ways and up a rocky path that led up to a shear vertical cliff 300 feet straight down. The ledge we were on was only about 5 feet wide and we stopped at the last known tree there.
Glassing up I spotted a nanny a kid and a small bedded billy. We waited for a few minutes and realized that the billy was still in the same slide just out of view. Dave pipes up with a new plan. The cliff on the otherside of the slide is 350 yards away. Shoot it and see if the billy will head up towards the other goats. I line up my scope and tell Dave which rock I am aiming for and squeeze the trigger. The bullet hits its mark. I reload and wait for goats. 3 minutes later 4 billy's climb up above the nanny and small bedded billy below. The last one up was the big guy. Dave ranges him at 250 yards but I dont have a shot. He keeps walking in amongst the dead trees heading farther away. Everytime Dave gives me a range I have no shot. Finally just as I am thinking this goat is going to leave me forever he turns broadside with just his shoulder showing between 2 trees. Dave ranges him at 350 and I put the 300yard pin in my scope on his upper shoulder and squeeze. He's down Dave yells. Wow what a shot. I cant believe I pulled it off.
The time was 1pm now and we had to book it back down the hill, over a gully and then back up the hill to the goat to skin, debone and pack him out. I couldn't believe my eyes when we got to him. He's huge. Way bigger than expected for my first goat. We took some pics and got to work and packed him out the 8kms or so. What a heavy pack. It wasnt bad at first but the last km was horrible. We followed fresh griz tracks and steaming piles of bear crap out in the dark. I have never been so happy to see my truck ever and the first beer back at camp never tasted so good. My legs were so tired I could hardly get my ass into Dave and Corys trailer.
Cory was great. She had hot food ready for us too. Dave your a lucky Guy.
We drank whisky and skinned out the scull and hooves of the goat for my half mount till 2 in the am. What a great day and a great hunt. I couldnt have done it with out Dave. What a great hunting partner and if it wasnt for him This goat would not have been possible. Thanks for pushing me to my limits Dave and I cant wait to Go again next year.
Excuse my horrible Grammar. Here are the pics
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4475.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4470.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4466.jpg
I applied again and got the same draw.
Oct.26 rolled around and I left after work to meet Mr. and Mrs. Bigboar in the East Koots for my first ever goat hunt. We would load up our packs and hike in about 6km everyday to our glassing location. On the second day in we spotted this guy and put him to bed and Dave put up a post that night asking if it was a shooter.
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?73898-Pull-the-trigger-On-this&highlight=Goat+billy
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4414.jpg
The next morning we got up extra early and headed for the glassing spot. We set up the glass and started scanning the hills where we last saw the snowy beast. We found him and a few other billy's up pretty high on the hill. We made a plan for the stalk and started on our way. 3/4 of the way up it got steeper and we found ourselves scrambling up some very steep terrain. This is where I found out that Bigboar himself is half goat. He sure climbs up fast without any fear. I myself am a little more cautious and found myself asking "What did I get myself into." At one point I stopped and was not going to go any further even though it was only 50 more feet. I sat there while Dave was glassing the goats. They were not there he said.
He shuffled down the cliff edge a bit more and he he looks at me and sais. "GOATS." Without thinking I was over there ready for a shot. We ranged them at 450 yard in and old slide. Way too far for my 35 whelen to shoot so we came up with a new plan.
We went back done the hill a ways and up a rocky path that led up to a shear vertical cliff 300 feet straight down. The ledge we were on was only about 5 feet wide and we stopped at the last known tree there.
Glassing up I spotted a nanny a kid and a small bedded billy. We waited for a few minutes and realized that the billy was still in the same slide just out of view. Dave pipes up with a new plan. The cliff on the otherside of the slide is 350 yards away. Shoot it and see if the billy will head up towards the other goats. I line up my scope and tell Dave which rock I am aiming for and squeeze the trigger. The bullet hits its mark. I reload and wait for goats. 3 minutes later 4 billy's climb up above the nanny and small bedded billy below. The last one up was the big guy. Dave ranges him at 250 yards but I dont have a shot. He keeps walking in amongst the dead trees heading farther away. Everytime Dave gives me a range I have no shot. Finally just as I am thinking this goat is going to leave me forever he turns broadside with just his shoulder showing between 2 trees. Dave ranges him at 350 and I put the 300yard pin in my scope on his upper shoulder and squeeze. He's down Dave yells. Wow what a shot. I cant believe I pulled it off.
The time was 1pm now and we had to book it back down the hill, over a gully and then back up the hill to the goat to skin, debone and pack him out. I couldn't believe my eyes when we got to him. He's huge. Way bigger than expected for my first goat. We took some pics and got to work and packed him out the 8kms or so. What a heavy pack. It wasnt bad at first but the last km was horrible. We followed fresh griz tracks and steaming piles of bear crap out in the dark. I have never been so happy to see my truck ever and the first beer back at camp never tasted so good. My legs were so tired I could hardly get my ass into Dave and Corys trailer.
Cory was great. She had hot food ready for us too. Dave your a lucky Guy.
We drank whisky and skinned out the scull and hooves of the goat for my half mount till 2 in the am. What a great day and a great hunt. I couldnt have done it with out Dave. What a great hunting partner and if it wasnt for him This goat would not have been possible. Thanks for pushing me to my limits Dave and I cant wait to Go again next year.
Excuse my horrible Grammar. Here are the pics
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4475.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4470.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/Bare20/IMG_4466.jpg