I drew a Wyoming Mountain goat tag!! Any advice?

[dogz]

Is there a goat report to be had Cody?

 

[bsnyder]

@codyadams

 

[codyadams]

Nope. I have seen nothing, and in talking to the local biologist and game warden, no harvests have been made, and also no elk hunter, deer hunter, bear hunter, goat hunter, or hiker they have talked to has even seen one in my hunt area.

 

[L.Sherm]

Nope. I have seen nothing, and in talking to the local biologist and game warden, no harvests have been made, and also no elk hunter, deer hunter, bear hunter, goat hunter, or hiker they have talked to has even seen one in my hunt area.

DANG! that sucks.

 

[codyadams]

DANG! that sucks.

Yup. A whole lot of preparation and money spent on equipment and such.....and almost zero chance of success. I figured it would be hard, harvest rate last year was about 30-35% I believe, with an average of 20 days hunted per harvest, but I was hoping for better than 0%.......

 

[L.Sherm]

Wow, are the numbers way down because of disease?

 

[codyadams]

No, because of the National parks service as well as the Wyoming game and fish trying to eradicate them completely from the Tetons. The National parks service killed like 30 goats in a few hours last year flying around the mountain range, shooting them and leaving them to rot, then Governor Gordon put a stop to it, and because the parks service was gonna do it if the state didn't, he opened up a special draw hunt on the park side of the range, and drawn hunters were allowed to hunt them on the park side and collect meat, however they were not allowed to collect and trophy part of the animals they harvested. Combined, these two events last year took out roughly 70% of the current mountain goat herd in the tetons.

 

[L.Sherm]

No, because of the National parks service as well as the Wyoming game and fish trying to eradicate them completely from the Tetons. The National parks service killed like 30 goats in a few hours last you flying around the mountain range, shooting them and leaving them to rot, then Governor Gordon put a stop to it, and because the parks service was gonna do it if the state didn't, he opened up a special draw hunt on the park side of the range, and drawn hunters were allowed to hunt them on the park side and collect meat, however they were not allowed to collect and trophy part of the animals they harvested. Combined, these two events last year took out roughly 70% of the current mountain goat herd in the tetons.

Thats right I remember hearing about that fiasco.

 

[sp6x6]

I was up in area I normally see goats,didnt really look.Was deer hunting,did 6000 vert up and down,use to really hold deer,it more like horse terrain .Hadnt been there for a while,over shot my shape im in.Had take lots breaks and walk backwards to get out,knee started acting up,was 14 miles in wilderness.Didnt cut a single deer or elk track.Sad what wolfs have done,bumped a bear,it winded me before I saw it

 

[Triple BB]

Does this area count as a one and done lifetime tag?

 

[codyadams]

Does this area count as a one and done lifetime tag?

Thankfully it is not

 

[zr600]

I'll have to ask wear my buddy drew a tag. He did a mtn goat hunt in Wyoming he's non resident so he had to use a guide though. He was successful. How long is the season? Hopefully you still have time to get this done. Good luck.

 

[montanablackdog]

Is Bitch Creek in your unit?

 

[codyadams]

Is Bitch Creek in your unit?

Ya, on the northern end, there is north and south fork, that go on either side of Mt. Nord