HuntingNet.com Forums

HuntingNet.com Forums (https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/)
-   Big Game Hunting (https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/big-game-hunting-6/)
-   -   Sheep / Goat Hunt? (https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/big-game-hunting/343505-sheep-goat-hunt.html)

salukipv1 04-17-2011 09:49 AM

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.

elkdeerbear 04-21-2011 04:29 PM

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.

aaalaska 04-22-2011 07:05 PM

Problem with Ak sheep & goat require you to hire a guide, as a NR.
Alex

salukipv1 04-22-2011 07:53 PM


Originally Posted by aaalaska (Post 3801246)
Problem with Ak sheep & goat require you to hire a guide, as a NR.
Alex

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+

salukipv1 04-22-2011 07:55 PM


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.

I apply for most states in the lower 48 with goats...CO not being one of them however due to the $2k up front per species, ie moose, goat, sheep to apply, and no credit cards accepted! one of these days CO will be added to the apply for.

elkdeerbear 04-23-2011 06:20 AM

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.

salukipv1 04-23-2011 11:31 AM


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.

non-residents cannot apply online or use a CC to apply for sheep, moose, or goat.

npaden 04-23-2011 05:47 PM


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+

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.

salukipv1 04-23-2011 09:35 PM

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.


Colorado Bob 04-26-2011 04:29 PM

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


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:07 AM.


Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.