Is this a good goat?

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I've been trying to research as much as I can about these things so I'm better prepared for my hunt coming up. How do you know if your looking at a good goat vs. a great goat?
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depends on the area. you should contact the fish and game dept and ask for their harvest info as it relates to horn length and mass. some areas that would be a great goat some areas that would be a respectable goat. as for me...I'd shoot him! but I'd wait till late season to have some hair to go along with the horns. good luck on your hunt. if you're on facebook there is a rocky mountain goat hunting group that you can learn a lot from there as well.
 
It seems to me that it as least a decent goat.

Problem is, we are looking at one angle of one animal on an entire unit that you have been over.

How does it compare to others you have seen?

If this is the best you have seen, then whether it qualifies as a good or great really doesn't matter IMO. Find the best one you can in the unit you have and take it home with you. Let the numbers fall where they may.
 
Hello! I'm going to throw this out there as a novice mtn goat hunter (this is also my first year, I have the same tag). Longish muzzle (I've seen pics of mature billies with longer muzzles, although again this is one angle) and mass makes me believe it is a billy. I would agree that different angles would be helpful. The mass looks ok. Horn length- if extended would it run from the corner of the nostril to the eye, or farther? Based on the goats left horn I believe it is going to be just slightly past the eye, so maybe 9-9.5 inches. I'd say for this area it is a pretty good representative. You could use some editing software and take some straight line etc measurements... What do you think?
 
Pretty nice billy IMO. If he had a nice coat he would be in danger. Are you going to pass hopping to get one an inch longer? See what is on the unit. Video and compare. Good luck.
 
I know nothing about goats, but also have a tag and that one there looks really good to me!

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I'm not sure if I would have shot this one or not? This 1 of 2 goats that seem to hang out together and 1 of them is quit a bit bigger than the other as far as body size. The smaller Billy appears to have longer horns though. They are for sure both billies as we could see there nut sack? When I took this pic it was getting dark and I couldn't compare the two because the other one was not around. Here is a pic of both goats 2 weeks before the original pic I posted. Thx for the feedback. I think we can all learn a thing or two from each other.
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Judging from the one picture provided by the OP, yes, that's a nice goat. Good mature Billy. Like another poster said " would you pass him up hoping to get one an inch longer?" I did that the last goat hunt I went on, and still regret it.
 
LAST EDITED ON Aug-27-17 AT 10:04PM (MST)[p]It can be deceiving but he tends to show a bit of a horse head on him. Longer snout. BUT----his ears look big too--sign of a young goat.

Many guys have killed mediocre goats and shoulder mounted them, and have gotten many compliments on a great trophy. Few people know the difference.
I have an average goat on the wall next to a genuine 300lb billy and frankly, there isn't *that* much difference.

The long snout is a good indicator afield.
Its like looking at an extracab truck next to a true four door pickup. Grin...One looks profoundly bigger.
 
Nice goat, not a booner.

Look a lot like this goat from a couple years back. This goat was 5 years old and right at 9"
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This goat was killed on the early hunt that year and scored right close to 53" I believe.
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