Idaho goat down
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genesis273
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I would love to take a gander, if I could see an actual photo!
Which I can't wait to see!
Which I can't wait to see!
npaden
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Picture not working, but you should be able to count the rings on the horns and age him pretty easy. It gets harder the older they are, but on mine it was pretty distinct.
Count the growth rings and add 1 1/2 because there isn't a ring the first year because they grow all winter long that year.
Count the growth rings and add 1 1/2 because there isn't a ring the first year because they grow all winter long that year.
havgunwilltravel
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Any more details on the hunt, unit, conditions etc?
Would add a bit more to the hunt report if you have time.
Pic not working for me either.
Would add a bit more to the hunt report if you have time.
Pic not working for me either.
TheShootist.41
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Not knowledgeable enough to guess age but I know a beautiful trophy when I see one. Congrats.
JohnCushman
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Congrats!!
sneakypete
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Nice goat! A hunt of a lifetime I'm sure!
genesis273
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Photos working now! Beautiful goat no doubt. I would also love to hear more details!
T Bone
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Beauty of a goat. Congrats!
Unit?
Unit?
Idaho Unit 22 goat tag:
I started scouting in Late June but could not get into the back country until
August due to snow blocking the road. This is usual for this region and they refuse to plow the road limiting access to Hells canyon Rec area.
Sept 06 I arrived to said destination and set up camp. Air temp 85 during the day limiting viewing time for goats to the early morning. I hike up a main trail and started glassing and on day 2 spotted 2 goats.
Goat # 1 big bodied, not a lot of hair at this time of the year, he looked old but broke off his Rt horn. Lt horn looked short, could see his glands, he was with another billy that looked younger than him,
Goat 2 Weak bases length average, big body, young looking face, Put spotting scope away and started climbing to get a better look. I circled behind the ridge they were on this took 2 hrs and I was hoping to get some pictures of them. I came over the top of the ridge and they were no were to be found. I continued to move slowly looking over the edge and around boulders and thought they had vacated the area. I was ready to move on when I saw a movement 30 yds below as one of the goats changed position and laid down again , I was unable to see his head so I threw a rock, it landed 30 feet past him and he stood up looked around , pawed the ground throwing dust all over and laid down again giving me a good look at this horns, He did appear young with light bases, I could not see the other goat so another rock goes over the edge, the younger goat stands and looks up at me turned and walked away, the other goat steps forward and lies down in the same bed giving me a great view of his head, and his broken horn. I wanted him to look at me so over goes another rock and they had enough and moved out . When I looked down again their was a Nanny and kid looking up at me, they also moved on.
I scouted around for a another day with no more sightings.
To be continued.
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ashersdad
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Beautiful billy! No idea on age but looks like a nice one to me.
Wyatt G
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Awesome billy
LopeHunter
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Biologists look at the teeth. There is a reliable correlation of the order that adult teeth appear above the gum line and the goat's age. Very difficult to age by looking at marks on the horns. If you have the skull with the teeth then you could take pictures of lower jaw and send to a biologist to review.
elk_hunter
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Very nice billy! Congrats on a great hunt!
npaden
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When I checked my goat in at the Wyoming fish and game office, they didn't look at the teeth at all. Just counted the rings and measured the horns.
Maybe on older goats it gets harder to tell, but from my experience aging deer from teeth, tooth wear is just a guess as well. Generally with tooth wear you can easily age them up to about 3 1/2 and from there it gets difficult and can vary depending on the individual animals diet. Even sending the incisors to a lab for cementum annuli aging by cross sectioning the tooth and looking at it under a microscope isn't foolproof if there were bad drought years or other crazy weather.
Beautiful goat though. Looks like a mature billy to me!
Ron Wright
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Nice big hump on that Goats back, he's looks mature!
Goat was aged by Idaho fish and game biologists.
Arrived at the office and was met by a new guy and this would be his first goat to register. Soon another biologist showed up followed by 3 more, they made bets on how old the goat was and final answer was up to the goat specialist (female biologist)
Final age is 10.5 yrs
9.75 inches long
6 inch bases.
Arrived at the office and was met by a new guy and this would be his first goat to register. Soon another biologist showed up followed by 3 more, they made bets on how old the goat was and final answer was up to the goat specialist (female biologist)
Final age is 10.5 yrs
9.75 inches long
6 inch bases.
