First off, Thanks to those of you that sent me PM's.
I went up an drove around the whole area during July. Unfortunatly,it was the week with the temp was 120 degrees and I was driving a car so I couldn't get up into the high country. Went up 140 to Denio Junction,up to the border of Sheldon Refuge and took some roads running West but couldn't get up too high.Got in the middle of a monsoon rain storm and my girl friend who absolutley is terrified of lightning,screamed like a Banshee all the way back to Winnemuca.
Drove and glassed other roads in the same area the next day but saw
no lopes.The next day drove rt 49 west to Gerlach as well as some side roads running North but there was a lot of water and no goats.
I stopped at Fish and Game in Winnemuca and talked to the biologist
and he had suggested to look at 32 since there were fires in 35 at the time.
The only goat I saw on the whole trip was a dead one on the side of the road. Work is limiting my available hunt time so do I,turn my tag in, hire a local guide, or still try it on my own.
Thanks
Greg