Bighorn191
New member
Well my lucky young son drew a goat tag this year with 3 and 6 weighted points. I've put both my boys in for tags ever since they were 12. My oldest son drew a sheep tag a few years ago and this year my youngest son drew a goat tag. We put in our time scouting and learned a lot about the unit and ultimately found a band of Billys in a spot that none had ever been harvested. Opening morning we had 5 Billys scattered out from 505 yards to 395 yards and we were out of room to get closer due to a huge rock formation and impassable timber/talus/nasties. My son cranked the scope turret to 350 (shooting uphill at a goat that we ranged for 395) and proceeded to smack a rock about 3" over his back. The goat never moved as he reloaded and was instructed to hold quite a bit lower than the first shot. The 300 WSM and 185 Berger punched a perfect hole in the heart, the billy lost all his blood in a matter of seconds, and he tipped over only a few feet from where he was standing. It's a great feeling when you know you have all day to take pics, relish the views, and ultimately take care of biz. 7 hours later we reached the truck and the next day we retrieved our camp. It was an epic goat hunt and so much fun to share a big time high country adventure. Thx to my bud Bob W. for being there to share it with us.
