Guest BCBOY Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Weather has not been conducive for hunting goats but I went out yesterday in the rain and fog anyways. Did manage to find a few goats. Glassed them on this cliff face. One was all by himself in the middle of sheer vertical cliff. I didn't think I could get at him without killing myself. Through the fog, I was able to glass him decend the cliff towards a band of timber. I decided if I could get across a raging creek I would try for him. I had the Waders with me but the current was very strong and the water was quite deep. I managed to locate a log to cross on and the hunt was on. I worked my way up a finger of timber with rock walls surrounding me. Figured I would get cliffed out. Managed to keep the climb relatively sane. Didn't want to slip and fall as I was doing it solo and I was a long ways from help. Worked my way up one Rock outcrop, pulled myself up and was staring face to face with a goat at about 10 yards. Only saw a quick glimpse of it as it bailed into the fog. Because I was stalking blind in the fog, I was hoping that wasn't the goat that I was stalking, so I continued to climb. As I got close to where I had last seen the goat through the spotter, there he was, staring at me at about 150 yards. Because I was still in the trees, I couldn't find much of a shooting lane. I managed to find a higher spot to rest on but I was sliding in the dirt to much. I took off my backpack and put it on the rock and was able to get as steady as expected on such a steep hillside by bracing myself between 2 rocks. The billy was standing straight on and the angle was very extreme, so I held low, right at the hairline at the bottom of the brisket. The first shot was high, hitting the rock above him. He spun around on his ledge, went out of sight, then he peeked over again at me. This time I aimed for his knees. Again I missed, just shooting above him. He took off and I let another hail mary go as I got glimpse of hair through the trees, but there was no hope in ****. The cliff he was on. His bedding zone under this overhang. There was years and years worth of goat scat under that overhang. Here I am, soaked to the core on my way back down the mountain. I've got one more weekend left in the season so I will be making one more kick at the ol' can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Hey Steve great pics & story.I feel for ya.I knew you had to be hunting hard.I havnt heard from you in a long time.Good luck,I know you'll score!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure As always, great pics & story. Good luck on connecting with one on your next try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado Bob Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Them goats do like the ROUGH country. Good Luck----CB. I hope when you shoot him----he won't fall off that cliff. Mine did----broke both horns off & really messed up his face on the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Very nice pics! That looks like some rough country, beautiful though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Awesome pics. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure great story and pics.....i hope you score.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Glad to see a post from you. I look forward to your hunt stories. Good luck with that last effort, hope you have luck on your side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Cam, Yea, I've been rather busy the last little while. Between the new job, moose, muleys, and mountain goats, I haven't really had much time to post. I got your email with the pics showing you guy's success. Some nice looking buckies for sure. Seen an absolute GIANT muley last weekend. Only saw a glimpse of him when I bumped him in some thick nasty stuff. What I saw of him made my heart skip a beat! Only really got a good look of his backs on his one side. DEEP FORKS, GOBS of MASS and a WHACK OF JUNK! Definately will be hunting that BAD BOY hard over this next month! Was back in my goat area today. Sun was shining and glassing was great. Didn't see jack all for goats. Wondering if maybe all the action on Sunday was a little too much for them. Will be back up there in the next couple of days. Hopefully they'll return to their normal patterns before the weekend. Here's some more pics from last week. Nanny & Kid Nanny Thinking this goat is a billy. I call him "One Horn" as he's broke on one side. One of the Many Bull Moose that I've seen over the last month. Don't have an LEH Any Bull tag so I'm stuck hunting the elusive Spike/Fork general season. Here's one of those elusive Spike/Forks. This turkey was in the only meadow for miles and miles that had a Private No Hunting Sign on it. Found out later that it is posted incorrect and this is not Private. The bull was killed by another hunter the next day on a different meadow anyways. A moose grizzly kill I found last week. For those that don't know, I live in British Columbia, Canada and I'm hunting public land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasksheds Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure great pics again.We will have to hook up one evening on the phone.We have way to much to catch up on to type.I still havnt seen anything big enough to pull the trigger.Well one but after seeing ST Eyes buck Im glad I missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LDB Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Great photos & stories as usual. I'd be showing that moose kill nothing but elbows. The grizzly that made the kill couldn't have been too far away. Good luck getting the big muley buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron buck Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure MAn..............looks like heaven!!! Thanks BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure No fooling guy's, that is awesome BC! Beautiful pictures, keep em coming. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodOlMossyHorns Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure wow, great pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Amazing pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James7xChamp3 Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure That is just incredible! Awesome pics and stories! Thanks for sharing! I envy you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Wow those are great........ pictures and stories... looks like heaven to me! Quick question... don't laugh but ummm if you shoot a goat off a cliff does it normally fly off the cliff or fall?! Or does that not happen normally.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCBOY Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure You typically want to anchor the goat on the ledge he's on or else he'll end up falling a long ways. But goats on known for doing that one last kick that sends them free falling. Many hunters wind up walking up on broken horns and very tenderized meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure awesome pics you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure Kind of an uneasy feeling when you find a griz kill like that. I'll bet you had your eyes in the back of your head open wide, while taking those pics. Great pictures Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Re: Sunday\'s Mountain Goat Adventure As always when BC post about one of his outtings I just go into total AWWW,,,, Man I would let you guide me in a hunt any day.... Thanks for the awsome pictures and stories.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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