Buzz,
YOU DA MAN
Not many people will ever have
the opportunity to hunt these critters, not
to mention twice. Great story and pics. I have a couple of pics I'll send ya from my
99 hunt. Theres nothing like being up in the
alpine zone stalking these animals.Its addicting! My first hunt in 84 was for the
Pratt River area on Snoquamie Pass. After
scouting,I hunted the first 2 days with a
friend. We were unable to get close enough
for a shot both days. On day 3, I arrived
on the mountain alone. Of course I knew better then being alone on a hunt like this,
but I didn't want to miss a single day due
to possibly getting snowed out. I hunted all
day, and found myself high on a hogback ridge
glassing a rock basin. At about a hour before
dark, I spotted alone billy on a shear cliff
across from me. He was a nice one, but pretty
tough to get to. Being I was alone, and it
was getting dark, I passed on him. Not more
then 5 minutes later, I looked over, and there was a beautifull billy chewing his cud
right above the rock garden on a small bench.
I decided I could most likely get him without
breaking my neck.
Anyway, I worked my way
across the rock garden, and stalked within
range.When I finally stuck my head above the
giant boulders to see if I was in range, I about wet myself. I was about 30 yards away,
and the goat was half asleep. I carefully
raised my 7mm mag onto the chest, and fired
away. The goat just jumped out of his bed
without even flinching. I walked over and
checked for blood. Theres wasn't any. Thats
when I began to question how anyone could
miss a animal at spitting range.
It was getting dark, and I walked over to the adjacent ledge. I decided to wait 15 minutes.
About 5 minutes passed, and I heard some
clatter coming out of the tree above. Here
came my goat, full speed ahead runnning for
the cliff in a suicide leap. I opened up
on him, hitting him twice as he flipped over
and landed on a snag right at the end of the
cliff. He was upside down, and not a happy
camper. I finished him with a heart shot.
I then skinned him out, and came back the
next day for my trophy. I will always remember this hunt as the most exciting
hunt I will most likely ever get. If theres
anyone in Wa that would like some help hunting these animals, please look me up.
I'd be willing help someone out as much as
I can.
Buzz,
I'll e-mail you a couple pics from my 99
hunt. Maybe you can do me a favor and post
them.
Thanks,
Bryan
or at least had a long list of proven excuses to choose from
That is the problem with you Montanny boys......you haven't spent enough time in yer trucks cruising the back country roads truck huntin' to know a shooter when you see one! 
