Utah Mountain Goats
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twopointdn
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2014 Utah Mountain Goat. I will hold off on posting the unit on the open forum but the unit is nowhere near what it was ten years ago now. Good luck in your quest, they are amazing animals.
treedagain
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Yep, the willard peak herd is way down.
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You have to really **** up to mess up mountain goat numbers. There isn’t a big game animal in NA more hardy than a goat.
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With mass like that, she's a serious manny!
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Yeah I seriously thought she was a billy and passed her up. Came back a few hours later heading back to the truck and she had a grown kid trying to suck from her so she got the boom. The kid ratted her out.
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I took this photo in 2015 on the beaver while deer hunting. The next day I ran into a goat tag holder who was real discouraged and that day I saw this same goat bed down above the trail. I help the guy work in and kill him. The goat was a book goat and received some awards but I’m not sure exactly what is was. Had everything you’d want in a goat. Excellent hair, heavy horns, 10 year old billy.
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I drew in 2022. I drew a ton of incredible tags that year and wish I had spent a little more time down there soaking it up. Killed a 9 1/8” billy but was rushed doing it. Really cool experience. Probably the easiest goat hunting known to man down there!
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I was wondering how you did down there yb
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Yeah sorry I forgot to send you a pic!! Fun hunt! Shot a jackrabbit with that 17 I got from you the other day!
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Good deal..glad you like it..by the way that's a really nice goat you got there
Awesome!! Thanks to all for sharing. Some great goats in there! I can wait. I've heard the Willard peak unit has suffered some disease issues as well as over-kill. Hopefully it will bounce back in time. Course this last winter I'm sure didn't help with things either.
Great Goat! Like the before and after pictures!
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That was actually his buddy, a lot smaller billy!
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Looks like you drew a sheep tag as well.
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2 of em ??
BradA
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Come on! In the same year ?2 of em ??
yotebuster17
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Yup. AZ Des and CO Rocky. And Utah mtn goat. And AZ elk and MT Breaks elk. Without question the best run of luck I’ve ever heard of anywhere.
BradA
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Wow! Half slammer in one year! Were you a nr of Arizona and Colorado?
yotebuster17
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NR in CO and NR with lifetime license in AZ. About 1:300 in CO and 1:80 in AZ. The Utah mtn goat tag was 1:1300. I was like Rusty on Vegas Vacation. “I put in a dollar, won a car. Put in a dollar, won a car!”
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2022 Uintas west expo tag
LIK2HNT
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Pretty hair on that one. Remember your story and reason for not shooting it. Don’t think I would have. ?? they make beautiful mounts. And being once in a lifetime in the lower 48 makes it even harder.
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treedagain
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What dates was your nanny hunt? Nice hair
I remember your story Founder. Tough to pass for sure.
Great looking goat!! Uintas is my number two spot right now for hopes to draw that tag. we spend a few trips up in that are camping and what not every year anyway.
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First week in October
yotebuster17
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Flat brimmers before flat brimmers were flat brimmers!!
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Your just picking on us now.?
treedagain
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Great pic of a great goat
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Beautiful goat with an incredible coat! Well done bingo
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I am trying to decide what it takes to make B & C with goats. Did you have this one scored? How long were the horns?
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Mass, mass, and mass.
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I never did get him officially scored but we scored him just over 50". I can't remember length for sure seemed like really close to 10"
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Great job!
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Definitely sold your soul to the devil to have a year like that! Super jealous but congrats!
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Very cool pic
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Incredible pic Bingo! Congrats
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Love that goat of yours Bingo! Hopefully I can get something close to him this year! Same unit.
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Great pic because you took it Turbo ?
bingo
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No doubt you will. It will be a special hunt for you Mike, I’m excited for you!
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2019 Uintas West tag. 10 year old Billy
Hey flashgun, anything yet??
Awesome goat and a great picture also. Congrats!
twopointdn
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50” to make the all time B&C book. For reference my got was 52 4/8 gross 52 2/8 net - 10 6/8” and 10 7/8” length. He would have be the same on both side but he chipped a tip on the roll down the mountain.
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Nice! Thanks for the info and reference!
Glad you made it in, hope you had it entered and I hope to do it in a year or three.
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I have taken a couple scouting trips and am heading back the 25th to start my hunt. I will post pics when i get one down
twopointdn
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I entered him, he was #3 in Utah at the time but I don’t know if anyone has bumped him back since then. He was #8 in the world in the 29th B&C edition and the largest goat in the lower 48 killed for that edition 2013-2015. I do not know how he ranks in the all time world book. I do not have that book. If someone has access to that book I would be interested to see where he ranks. Good luck in your pursuit, it is a dream hunt.
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yotebuster17
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Badass billy. Is that thing super heavy and short or does it just look short because it’s so heavy?
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DJ1
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Great job! Congrats
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Congrats on a beautiful billy! Getting close with 15 points!
Congrats!! That things is a brute!
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Central Unitas goat, killed last week.
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Yes, horrible. 32 miles on horse total. I was determined to get him with my open sight muzzleloader, but it didn't work out with the snow. Rough hunt but very rewarding.
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Awesome goat tackdriver.
How was camping at elevation?
Did you bring pellets for the horses?
How was camping at elevation?
Did you bring pellets for the horses?
Tackdriver
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No issues at all with camping, and yes pellets and sweet feed.
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I know of about 40-50 Goats in an area that is still not a legal hunt unit. Not sure why they have not issued a few tags yet, but this area could really use a couple tags to help with point creep and open more opportunity.
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Love the hair! Congrats and a great goat! Hopefully in next couple years be chasing them.
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That’s one long horned nanny
Awesome Goat Tackdriver!! Congrats sounds like a very long but rewarding adventure!
