littlebull209338
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Dalin Charters and Guiding on Facebook has some really impressive photos of goats they have taken this year. Sam is out of Ketchikan.
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littlebighorn
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It seems to me there are great mountain goats throughout BC. In the two Stone Sheep areas I have hunted there were goats everywhere, and they seldom got hunted. No surprise they grow some giants!
That's where I would go if I were looking for a trophy Billy.
That's where I would go if I were looking for a trophy Billy.
littlebull209338
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Funny how the difference in a good goat and a great goat is about 1/2".
You are absolutely right that a good goat is 9" and a monster is 9 1/2+. There aren't many guys that can distinguish fraction of inches between average and B&C billies. Similar to other horned species, mass is super important and is a high percentage of the score. Horn length is actually over rated.
You’ll also notice in the B&C books that giant billies tend to come out of certain small zones. Some regions in Alaska are known to produce quite a few B&C entries.
Another thing about goats is they are similar to antelope and can reach B&C in only a few years compared to antlered species like elk. This is generally 4 1/2+ years in goats vs 7 1/2+ years for elk. Obviously there are exceptions. I've seen quite a few 9" billies at 3 1/2 years of age. Once goats reach 9" length there is generally super small horn ring growth in years after this. Billie's generally takes around 4 to 5 years to totally mature and reach maximum body size.
You’ll also notice in the B&C books that giant billies tend to come out of certain small zones. Some regions in Alaska are known to produce quite a few B&C entries.
Another thing about goats is they are similar to antelope and can reach B&C in only a few years compared to antlered species like elk. This is generally 4 1/2+ years in goats vs 7 1/2+ years for elk. Obviously there are exceptions. I've seen quite a few 9" billies at 3 1/2 years of age. Once goats reach 9" length there is generally super small horn ring growth in years after this. Billie's generally takes around 4 to 5 years to totally mature and reach maximum body size.
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Dalin charters operates in AK not BC. They do kill some nice ones!
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I have fished with Sam several times. One very good guide !
