Sheep / Goat Hunt?
Who out there has hunted bighorn sheep or mountain goat?
Were you in sheep shape? AK? Canada? Lower 48? I'm trying to draw a goat tag this year, but with few pts it's mostly a crossing of the fingers year... Without drawing the tag, it seems like the most reasonable sheep/goat hunts are in AK. Share any of your stories...include the caliber used and shot distance. |
What state are you sending for? I got 9 points for sheep and 9 points for goat. I'm a Colorado resident. Draw results are suppossed to be posted by May 6th. I shot a ewe sheep in 1998 on Pikes Peak. Used my 270 Winchester. 1 shot at about 60-70 yards. If I draw the sheep or goat tag this year I'll be using my 300 Remington Ultra Magnum with Nosler Partitions.
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Problem with Ak sheep & goat require you to hire a guide, as a NR.
Alex |
Originally Posted by aaalaska
(Post 3801246)
Problem with Ak sheep & goat require you to hire a guide, as a NR.
Alex haha oh just kidding! I hear a reasonable dall sheep hunt in AK is $7k, which in the world of sheep hunting can be "cheap" I know some desert sheep hunts are $50k, I think some bighorn are $20k+ |
Originally Posted by elkdeerbear
(Post 3800904)
What state are you sending for? I got 9 points for sheep and 9 points for goat. I'm a Colorado resident. Draw results are suppossed to be posted by May 6th. I shot a ewe sheep in 1998 on Pikes Peak. Used my 270 Winchester. 1 shot at about 60-70 yards. If I draw the sheep or goat tag this year I'll be using my 300 Remington Ultra Magnum with Nosler Partitions.
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You can use a credit card in Colorado if you apply online. I started applying online this year after doing it by mail the past 12 years.
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Originally Posted by elkdeerbear
(Post 3801350)
You can use a credit card in Colorado if you apply online. I started applying online this year after doing it by mail the past 12 years.
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Originally Posted by salukipv1
(Post 3801267)
chump change... :party0007:
haha oh just kidding! I hear a reasonable dall sheep hunt in AK is $7k, which in the world of sheep hunting can be "cheap" I know some desert sheep hunts are $50k, I think some bighorn are $20k+ Or a Bighorn hunt for $20K? Thought both of those hunts were a LOT more expensive. I'm applying for goats in Colorado, Idaho, and Utah this year. Applied for Bighorn Sheep in New Mexico. If I don't draw something in the next few years I will probably break down and go on a guided goat and moose combo hunt in British Columbia. Doing a little research I've found several folks doing goat/moose combo hunts for a little over $10K with good success rates. Nothing cheap or easy about sheep or goat hunting. |
Guess they are more than I thought, course they're always going up right? I see dall for $15k...and bighorns for $30k.
I think you can do a AK goat for $7k.
Originally Posted by npaden
(Post 3801575)
Where did you find a guided Dall Sheep hunt for $7K?
Or a Bighorn hunt for $20K? Thought both of those hunts were a LOT more expensive. I'm applying for goats in Colorado, Idaho, and Utah this year. Applied for Bighorn Sheep in New Mexico. If I don't draw something in the next few years I will probably break down and go on a guided goat and moose combo hunt in British Columbia. Doing a little research I've found several folks doing goat/moose combo hunts for a little over $10K with good success rates. Nothing cheap or easy about sheep or goat hunting. |
I've hunt both sheep & goats here in Colorado. Bighorns were by Pagosa Springs---Wolf Creek Pass ------Goats were in G13----Missouri Peak, Mtn Huron, Iowa Peak.
I used my 30/06 topped with a Leupold 2.5x8. I used my elk handloads with 180 grain Hornady Interloc. Getting in shape---lots of stair climber in the gym. Backpacking sheep country 3 or 4 times to scout. Still lost 12 pounds on the sheep hunt & it was easy. Sheep season opens the day after Labor Day. I packed in on Saturday-----elk hunters down the canyon saw a band of 9 rams above where I was going to camp. I saw them from camp Saturday note, watched them all day Sunday & Monday. Tuesday hiked up & shot a 7/8 curl. Goat hunt pretty much the same. I did the 2nd season in G13. Last 2 weeks in September----better hair & better chance of drawing. Saw the goats in the cliffs. Hiked up Saturday & Sunday but they gave me the slip. Went back the following weekend & shot a lone billy. Six year old. Broke his horns when he slid down an avalanche shoot. Keep applying in all the western states. Someday your number will come up. CB |
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