Full Circle- Montana Mountain Goat Video

[Gerald Martin]

The view from on top was other worldly. It was worth the hike and Ross, Ed and I weren't even a little bit jealous when we got pictures from Randy, J.R. and Travis showing us their fried chicken lunch instead of goats like we expected when they said they were going to go "glass another spot."

I suspect it was Randy's influence. That guy would sell his grandmother for a piece of fried chicken. He probably wouldn't sell his cat, but granny isn't safe.

 

[Gerald Martin]

For all of the amazing views and good companionship, this was the highlight of my day. Nothing like being surprised by lagniappe -" a little extra gift".

 

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The view from on top was other worldly. It was worth the hike and Ross, Ed and I weren't even a little bit jealous when we got pictures from Randy, J.R. and Travis showing us their fried chicken lunch instead of goats like we expected when they said they were going to go "glass another spot."

I really don't appreciate this attack of character. The only reason we had to refuel was because of our hardcore efforts earlier in the day.

I suspect it was Randy's influence. That guy would sell his grandmother for a piece of fried chicken. He probably wouldn't sell his cat, but granny isn't safe.

This is a fair assessment.

 

[andrew11]

Just watched it, what a great video to remember the great times spent with friends in some awesome country. Well done guys.Congrats on the Billy!

 

[Gerald Martin]

Somehow my glassing pic from the previous post didn't come through.

 

[Gerald Martin]

@Randy11, yeah I didn't think you would try to deny your affection for chicken and the lengths you would go to get it. My only regret was that the sweet and spicy that I tried was only delicious for the three bites before my lips went numb. Somehow my plate caught all the accumulated cayenne from the bottom of the sauce.

 

[PaulRevere]

This was so fun to watch! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Amazement. Gratitude.

 

[srflash]

Very cool. Gotta live goat hunting.

 

[Gerald Martin]

At a loss for words... Letting it sink in.

 

[Gerald Martin]

How big? Big enough. I don't know if he could smile any wider.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Counting age rings. Was he 6 1/2 or 7 1/2?

 

[Gerald Martin]

Group photo. Too bad J.R. and Zach had to leave to get back to work. Supraoccipital glands

 

[Gerald Martin]

Until next time....

 

[Gerald Martin]

I'm still waiting for Randy11 to volunteer the story of how "Stone Cold" Ross Niebur got his new moniker.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Something I find very interesting about this hunt is the goat Ross killed was the first goat that he saw during his summer scouting. Out of over 200 goats seen during scouting and several dozen during hunting, he ended up tagging this billy.

For anyone thinking that his friends did the scouting and told Ross where to go, it was exactly the opposite. He did the research and picked the spots. Well, I guess that's techinically not completely accurate. We did make the first scouting trip in June into an area that I suggested and we all wanted to explore. Unfortunately, we didn't see any goats on that trip. I wonder why he didn't ask my advice for where to go in the other units.

 

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We did make the first scouting trip in June into an area that I suggested and we all wanted to explore. Unfortunately, we didn't see any goats on that trip. I wonder why he didn't ask my advice for where to go in the other units.

That basin was one of the coolest places I've been in Montana, and I'm very thankful that I'll never see it again.

The highlight of that trip was definitely Ross's sloth impression though.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Bear season starts this weekend.... that’s a great place to look at them. We wouldn’t have to ruin the hunt by shooting one.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Randy looking at Ross like,” I bet I only have to step on his fingers once to get him to let go.”

 

[Irrelevant]

Great video guys.