Olympic National Park Goat Culling Oportunity.

[Bob Wright]

That actually happened a few years ago. An older gentleman and his two friends were hiking around Hurricane Ridge when a billy that was known to be aggressive gored him. He died from the injury shortly afterward.

I've had them in my camp in the Cascades a few times. After that story came out in the news, made me a bit more wary of them. This guy came through my camp in the Enchantments over by Snow Lake. He was just a few feet from me.

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Look at the physical shape this guy is in. Wowie. It's like steroids!

 

[DNADave]

Look at the physical shape this guy is in. Wowie. It's like steroids!

He was pretty buff. Definitely a lot more stout than I had thought them to be previously.

 

[Bob Wright]

He was pretty buff. Definitely a lot more stout than I had thought them to be previously.

What weight and shoulder height is this goat? From the photo he looks mule deer size, but muscle mass is distintive.

 

[DNADave]

What weight and shoulder height is this goat? From the photo he looks mule deer size, but muscle mass is distintive.

I don't know the weight, but his shoulder was over 4 feet in height. Just below my chest and I'm 5'9". I remember thinking at the time that he was built like Arnold Schwarzenegger. We all gave him his space as he ambled through our campsite.

This was during one of my Summer backpacking trips, so he wasn't on the menu due to season and location.

 

[idcwby]

Has anyone heard of anyone getting selected for this?

idcwby

 

[POORBOY]

Supposed to be determined sometime in June

 

[P7M13]

Just received the email that our group was not selected.

 

[DNADave]

My group's team was not, either.

 

[codyadams]

Nope. Not here.

 

[POORBOY]

Not selected for us

 

[pointy sticks]

Anybody else hear? Has anyone not heard?

 

[teamr2]

Our group not selected.

 

[dougduey]

That said, the idea of a 10day high country hunt for goat sound fun. I am getting to the age where I don't know how many years I have left to give this a go. Let alone draw a goat tag.

I agree that they should not be wiped out. Let them live and sell trophy tags.

You better get on this now if you want to hunt goats. That Kodiak Island goat hunt I had 2 years ago almost killed me. Halfway through the 7 hour hike in, I would have paid any amount of money to have a helicopter pluck me off the mountain. After it was all done, I have to say it was one hell of an experience and I had never been challenged like that in my life, from both a physical and mental aspect.

 

[dougduey]

I've read that the meat is so vile that trophy hunters weren't required to pack it out.

The meat is amazing. Totally surprised, even though my guide said it was fantastic, I didn't totally believe him. I'd rank it up there with elk.