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LAST EDITED ON Oct-12-10 AT 04:21PM (MST)[p]My wife and I finally got around to her nanny goat hunt on Willard Peak. She shot a monster nanny with horns of 9 7/8". The retrieval was quite an adventure, and I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. I am very proud of my wife, Gail, for her efforts during this hunt and recovery. Many men would have backed out and looked for an easier goat. Not her, she remained focused and we had a great hunt.
This photo is taken not far from Inspiration Peak, and shows the beginning of the cliffs, below some more mild country up above.
Climbing down to the goat had some really rough sections, that took a long time to navigate safely.
Some sections were less scary, but still required some careful crawling and sliding along. It is over 50' down from the edge of the cliff on the left of the photo.
Gail on her way down one of the easier sections, although still plenty steep. Notice the blood on the rocks in the foreground from the goats tumble down the mountain.
Making her way down the last stretch to the goat.
Very happy to have finally reached her goat. What a fantastic trophy!
Another photo with the happy huntress and showing the great horn horn length. Did anybody notice it is steep in the background?!*!
We still have to get back up, however, and it would take us several hours. Gail is carrying some of the meat, while I had the full skin and the remainder of the meat. Heavy loads for both of us.
One of my favorite photos. Quite a few times I had to lift my pack over my head, set it on the ledges up above, and then free climb up the ledge. It was too steep and dangerous to keep the pack on for these short ascents. Most of those ledges were only 5-6' up, but pretty nerve racking for both of us.
Resting on one of the ledges. The smile is now gone, replaced with grim determination. You can see the Great Salt Lake and I-15 in the background. Lake elevation is about 4800', and we are around 9200' when this photo was taken.
Almost out of the cliffs, the hard part is over.
Fully loaded, my pack was 84 pounds on the scale when we got home. Not a terrible load, but plenty for me in this type of terrain.
This was my hardest pack of the year, at least technically. I posted earlier about my solo MT Mountain goat, which was deep in the wilderness, and a terrific hunt in its own right. This hunt with my wife is special, however. She is a great, dedicated hunter, but generally enjoys more relaxing hunts. She performed above any reasoanble expectations on this hunt, and still can't quite believe she did it. We will mount both goats lifesize as a fitting reminder of these hunts. Not all Willard Peak goats come off the easy way. We had a great hunt.
Bill
This photo is taken not far from Inspiration Peak, and shows the beginning of the cliffs, below some more mild country up above.
Climbing down to the goat had some really rough sections, that took a long time to navigate safely.
Some sections were less scary, but still required some careful crawling and sliding along. It is over 50' down from the edge of the cliff on the left of the photo.
Gail on her way down one of the easier sections, although still plenty steep. Notice the blood on the rocks in the foreground from the goats tumble down the mountain.
Making her way down the last stretch to the goat.
Very happy to have finally reached her goat. What a fantastic trophy!
Another photo with the happy huntress and showing the great horn horn length. Did anybody notice it is steep in the background?!*!
We still have to get back up, however, and it would take us several hours. Gail is carrying some of the meat, while I had the full skin and the remainder of the meat. Heavy loads for both of us.
One of my favorite photos. Quite a few times I had to lift my pack over my head, set it on the ledges up above, and then free climb up the ledge. It was too steep and dangerous to keep the pack on for these short ascents. Most of those ledges were only 5-6' up, but pretty nerve racking for both of us.
Resting on one of the ledges. The smile is now gone, replaced with grim determination. You can see the Great Salt Lake and I-15 in the background. Lake elevation is about 4800', and we are around 9200' when this photo was taken.
Almost out of the cliffs, the hard part is over.
Fully loaded, my pack was 84 pounds on the scale when we got home. Not a terrible load, but plenty for me in this type of terrain.
This was my hardest pack of the year, at least technically. I posted earlier about my solo MT Mountain goat, which was deep in the wilderness, and a terrific hunt in its own right. This hunt with my wife is special, however. She is a great, dedicated hunter, but generally enjoys more relaxing hunts. She performed above any reasoanble expectations on this hunt, and still can't quite believe she did it. We will mount both goats lifesize as a fitting reminder of these hunts. Not all Willard Peak goats come off the easy way. We had a great hunt.
Bill
