mdunc8
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I finally got a chance to do some scouting for my upcoming mountain goat hunt. A buddy and I packed about 12 miles in to get a lay of the land, do a little fishing, and hopefully find some goats. It's been close to 10 years and one unnerving bear counter since I've been in these mountains.
It didn't take long before we spotted a group of nannies and kids across the basin. By the time we made it to camp, we had spotted 22 goats including a few nice billies (I think).
We spent the morning fishing before getting packed up and hiking out. On the way out of the basin above the lake, we caught two billies making their way towards us. We hunkered down behind a few rocks while they fed our direction. I'm sure this won't happen once hunting season rolls around, but I could have hit them with a rock by the time they got to us. Pretty neat to see those critters at such a close distance.
We ended up seeing 12 goats on the way out. Not bad for the first trip.
I was planning on making another trip to the southern end of the unit, but with all the goats we ran into this weekend, it might be a waste of time.
It didn't take long before we spotted a group of nannies and kids across the basin. By the time we made it to camp, we had spotted 22 goats including a few nice billies (I think).
We spent the morning fishing before getting packed up and hiking out. On the way out of the basin above the lake, we caught two billies making their way towards us. We hunkered down behind a few rocks while they fed our direction. I'm sure this won't happen once hunting season rolls around, but I could have hit them with a rock by the time they got to us. Pretty neat to see those critters at such a close distance.
We ended up seeing 12 goats on the way out. Not bad for the first trip.
I was planning on making another trip to the southern end of the unit, but with all the goats we ran into this weekend, it might be a waste of time.
