“Big 3” all from your home state

[Southern Elk]

I’d be happy to just draw one tag for the big 3 here in MT.

The closest I’ve come is almost having to shoot charging grizzly bears twice while archery hunting. Not the way I would want to get it done.

 

[grandejuan]

I have been lucky enough to have drawn and harvested an Arizona Desert ram and an Arizona Rocky Mtn ram. No moose or goat here. I'm still working on a AZ bison. FWIW, I did draw and harvest a non resident Colorado Rocky too. Maybe that counts for three. GJ

 

[bonedogg]

I just need the Mountain Goat Draw here and hopefully someday that comes to fruition. Moose would be considered Shiras under SCI's boundaries. Alberta critters. Sheep was on an over the counter general tag here, Moose took 10 years to Draw that specific WMU.

 

[2rocky]

I'm shooting for 3 species of elk from my home state. I think I can live long enough to draw them all... I've got the Tule, and I'm applying for Roosevelt next.

If Deer are your thing we have 6 subspecies of deer in state

But sadly we only have Desert Sheep. No Moose or Mountain Goats.

 

[geetar]

Here is a plaque I got years ago and was able to get all 10. It didn't happen all at once, many years of hunting and applications...

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Man that’s pretty cool @shrapnel You got any pics of your griz?

 

[geetar]

2/3 from the same drainage. Hell, even my wife is from the same watershed if anyone's counting that.. Now to get the goat tag for the same area.

That’s awesome!

 

[Jonesy125]

My dad has pulled off the big 3, moose and sheep both within 20 miles of his house in the same year. Goat a few years after, he applied unsuccessfully for around 40 years. I have goat and moose but still waiting for the sheep tag.

 

[shrapnel]

Man that’s pretty cool @shrapnel You got any pics of your griz?

Nothing but the hide and skull. We didn't have but one camera when I was a kid, it was a Brownie Box camera that had the view finder upside down and no one could take very good pictures with it, and that was only if it had film.

 

[Stone_Ice_1]

You guys all suck. At the rate I'm going I'll be 157 years old by the time I get the chance to even hunt all 3. Me and my whole family is 0 for whatever in drawing any of these tags. Born and raised resident.

 

[shrapnel]

You guys all suck. At the rate I'm going I'll be 157 years old by the time I get the chance to even hunt all 3. Me and my whole family is 0 for whatever in drawing any of these tags. Born and raised resident.

Sometimes it’s faster to just shoot the animal, then send FWP the money. You may want to be sure to send cash, and no return address.

 

[Irrelevant]

My dad has pulled off the big 3, moose and sheep both within 20 miles of his house in the same year. Goat a few years after, he applied unsuccessfully for around 40 years. I have goat and moose but still waiting for the sheep tag.

I really like that goat...

 

[The Hedgehog]

I have been lucky enough to have drawn and harvested an Arizona Desert ram and an Arizona Rocky Mtn ram. No moose or goat here. I'm still working on a AZ bison. FWIW, I did draw and harvest a non resident Colorado Rocky too. Maybe that counts for three. GJ

Without photos

I really like that goat...

Me too. My son and I were looking for that one in September that year (2019) but he was impatient and ended up shooting another one 5 minutes into the season.

 

[jrabq]

We'll my state only has the "Big 1", which I've never drawn and probably never will. But I have been lucky enough to shoot 5 specimens of the Big 3 in other western states; Bighorn-WY, Mtn Goat-MT, Moose-MT,WY,CO. Just waiting on my Montana sheep tag to complete the Big 3 there , I'll happily drive the 1000 miles.

 

[brownbear932008]

I shot a deer, turkey, and squirrel in NC.

No bear

 

[appaloosa]

Wyoming has what they now call the "Big 5". I have all but one, a grizzly bear.

 

[Sandbrew]

I have been lucky enough to harvest the Big 3 in Colorado and have actually done it 2x if you count females of the species for moose. My closest Big 3 was mt goat @ 28 miles from the house. My archery bull moose was 46 miles and my archery bighorn was 55 miles for a total of 129 miles as the crow flies.

Edit added pics for @Art Vandeley

Sandbrew

My best Big 3 -
2008 182 B&C sheep
2013 153 6/8 P&Y moose
2017 45 6/8 B&C mt goat






My "first" Big 3

2000 157 P&Y ram
2005 Cow moose
2009 mt goat




I'm 2/3 of the way there on my 3rd Big 3 with a sheep towards Big 3 #4 if you count females and would have had a female Big 3 but didn't fill my nanny tag this year.
2002 ewe
2020 cow moose
2021 mt goat nanny tag soup

2019 leftover solo ewe

 

[oldillini]

I shot a deer, turkey, and squirrel in NC.

Sounds like our (Indiana) big three, although I might add 'yotes.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

I have 1/3 of the big 3 twice. Two moose. Should draw a sheep within the next few years. Who knows about goat.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Moose and goat for me. Sheep and moose for my wife.

I drew my tags when I had zero experience hunting either animal. I was successful and had great hunts but wish I would have known then what I know now about hunting goats and moose.

 

[Badlandcat]

Started applying in the early 80's (MT) drew square butte mountain goat in 94, breaks sheep in 95 and Libby moose in 97 and nothing since. Not complaining, but in the 40 years of applying the tags could have been spread out a little more. LOL