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Mack27 · 05-23-2011, 06:51

Mark46th,

Good luck with the WY goat tag. Is that mountain goat, or antelope. If mountain goat, what area did you try for? I've got a friend who used to work as a game warden in the Jackson area, I think that would be area 2 for mountain goats. I was up there visiting one time, hiking the mountains. I stopped for a bit to rest and a mountain goat wandered out of the brush to the stream I was sitting by for a drink. He was not more the twenty yards from me and I was downwind from him, so he couldn't smell me. I watched him for a few minutes and then ever so slowly reached for my camera. I moved slowly enough that he didn't see me, but as slowly as I tried to unzip the case, he heard that. Didn't like that too much, not knowing what it was he heard, so he calmly (at least it seemed like it to me) ascended about 200 feet of near shear vertical cliff in about one minute. He then turned to look down on whatever it was that made that noise (me) after he felt safe up on the cliff. I got a few good pictures at that point, he had no problem posing for me once he got up there, even though he could see me walking around. He just seemed curious. I'll see if I can't find those pics and post them.

On the other hand, if you are talking about getting an antelope tag, good luck as well. My game warden friend shot a buck near Cody that was half and inch short of B&C. A lot of good open land out there for 'speed goats'.

Good luck to all taking trips out West this fall! Hopefully some day I can do the same.

Mack

05-23-2011, 06:51	#12
Mack27 Asset Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Eastern Iowa Posts: 21	Mark46th, Good luck with the WY goat tag. Is that mountain goat, or antelope. If mountain goat, what area did you try for? I've got a friend who used to work as a game warden in the Jackson area, I think that would be area 2 for mountain goats. I was up there visiting one time, hiking the mountains. I stopped for a bit to rest and a mountain goat wandered out of the brush to the stream I was sitting by for a drink. He was not more the twenty yards from me and I was downwind from him, so he couldn't smell me. I watched him for a few minutes and then ever so slowly reached for my camera. I moved slowly enough that he didn't see me, but as slowly as I tried to unzip the case, he heard that. Didn't like that too much, not knowing what it was he heard, so he calmly (at least it seemed like it to me) ascended about 200 feet of near shear vertical cliff in about one minute. He then turned to look down on whatever it was that made that noise (me) after he felt safe up on the cliff. I got a few good pictures at that point, he had no problem posing for me once he got up there, even though he could see me walking around. He just seemed curious. I'll see if I can't find those pics and post them. On the other hand, if you are talking about getting an antelope tag, good luck as well. My game warden friend shot a buck near Cody that was half and inch short of B&C. A lot of good open land out there for 'speed goats'. Good luck to all taking trips out West this fall! Hopefully some day I can do the same. Mack __________________ ~ Pain is Temporary. Pride is Forever.
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