Hey Eric,
I haven’t been on here in awhile so I’m sorry for the delayed response.
I’m very happy and excited for your draw! 521 is such a great area as I’m sure you know. I would be more than happy to share with you as much as I can about the district. I’m in Billings and maybe we can meet or...
I’ll take them. How do you propose paying you and me getting them. I’m in Billings going to Bozeman tomorrow, are you by chance in one of those places or along the way?
Dave
Anything that comes hard is inherently more sweet than those that are easily achieved. What a great hunt in some of the best country anywhere. You did great and were highly inspirational in digging deep to achieve your successful hunt. Way to go!
Another update. My goat should be back from the taxidermist very soon. I’m very eager to get it. I’ll post a picture once I get it.
Second, I finally shot my 280 for the first time since I harvested my goat. I have been a little leery just in case the misses I reported were simply poor...
One of the things I like about the MT system is that no points or maximum, we all have a chance. Although, I must admit I was less than happy for a kid I knew that drew two big 3 tags in the same year with no points! With two of them to go, I will gladly take mine one at a time. Maybe next year.
Another great draw for us this year as my 18 year old son who was with me when I harvested my mtn goat last year drew a rifle bull elk tag for the Missouri Breaks. I may be more excited for him and this hunt then I was for my goat.
I have been a fan of Nosler bullets for many years and if pushed to have to be limited to one brand, they would get my vote. Thus, when I was planning for my mountain goat hunt this year (see Dave's 521 Journey) I chose the 140 grain Combined Technology (That black bullet looks so cool!)...
A couple of follow up items. One is this was a nostalgia hunt as I’ve said before. What did that mean? I chose to use my old model 70 Winchester Lightweight in 280 Remington. It’s been my go to rifle for about as long as I had been applying for goats. Still a great rifle which I need to now...
Into one of my few openings an adult stepped in as there were a number of trees here. Up my rifle went. The shoulder was right there and I squeezed the trigger. All I saw was four legs in the air as he (yes it was the billy) went off the rock he was standing on as the 140 grain Nosler...
Time for my final weekend. But first I must say I never dreamed that I would be writing about goat hunting the final week of November. Sure, I knew that technically that was possible, pridefully I did not think it would be the case for me. After all, wasn't I too good of a hunter to not have...
Snow and 5.75 miles to get to Flood had me hoping that Brandon could once again join me with his stellar horses. But he too has one of those, or actually two jobs. But more importantly, he is a great dad and he gets a lot of time with his kids hunting every year. I could not respect that...
Time for a wrap-up of this incredible hunt. This will be the first of three posts to describe the final events of the hunt. Sure, you can scroll down to get the answer of how it turned out once they are all up, but that's like opening your Christmas presents now. Not a big fan of that...
Another trip to get you all up to date.
So last week began a series of three where I am teaching virtual classes on asphalt mix designs. As fate would have it, I was not teaching anything last Wednesday or Thursday so, with my fellow teachers' blessings, I headed up the Stillwater early...
Well hunt three has come and gone. Did a one-day in-and-out dodging weather. This time it was with friend Brandon Flurry and his horses which were both good and not so good. Brandon is awesome. A very accomplished hunter and just a great guy to hang with. I have now had three great trips...