Thread: Best place to hunt goats on west coast?

I need to find that raised eyebrow emoticon....

Goats and Rabbits Possums and the like are fair game IMO... happy to endorse as much goat culling as possible... When I can sit on my veranda on the edge of town and count sometimes dozens of goats on the surrounding hills and bluffs with a spotting scope, then there is a problem.

Just an idea for you goat slaying buggers (I love a good nanny), you need to get in good with one of those fellas of Indian descent that own or run a bottle store. Most seem pretty happy to exchange a bit of goat for a bottle of whiskey or bourbon. Generally the stinker the meat the better.
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now is that love a good nanny...or LOVE a good nanny???? lol.

Well that escalated quickly over somewhere to find a goat

Where is 'the mantle' and what does WAMs mean?

Originally Posted by rupert

Where is 'the mantle' and what does WAMs mean?

To find this place you must first listen to John Denver 'Country Roads'

https://maps.walkingaccess.govt.nz/OurMaps/

@rupert, Mount Mantle near Murchison.

Now now children play nice, it really depends what he means by practice.
If he is practicing his stalking as goats are easier found than deer, well go nuts
If by practice he means practicing his shot placement well this doesn't sit well with me.
Yes we all have to learn but I can tell you my shot placement practice was on targets not living animals.
I only shot animals at ranges I could shoot well at on paper.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Now now children play nice, it really depends what he means by practice.
If he is practicing his stalking as goats are easier found than deer, well go nuts
If by practice he means practicing his shot placement well this doesn't sit well with me.
Yes we all have to learn but I can tell you my shot placement practice was on targets not living animals.
I only shot animals at ranges I could shoot well at on paper.

Was playing nice.If peolple have read whole thread they would realise that OP has been hunting 30 years,25 with a firearm so I would assume he's got a few clues as to shot placement. "Practice" may not be the best word to use but again I assume he wants to gain some bow shooting experience on goats . A species of which a big 'billy' will give him some comparison to his future target species, Tahr. I think he's on the right track. And yes,I agree you should only shoot at animals to the same range you can accurately shoot on paper. eg. If you can't consistantly score 10's or better yet X's at 500-600yds in Hunter class at the (NRA) range don't friggen shoot at game animals.

Originally Posted by woods223

Was playing nice.If peolple have read whole thread they would realise that OP has been hunting 30 years,25 with a firearm so I would assume he's got a few clues as to shot placement. "Practice" may not be the best word to use but again I assume he wants to gain some bow shooting experience on goats . A species of which a big 'billy' will give him some comparison to his future target species, Tahr. I think he's on the right track. And yes,I agree you should only shoot at animals to the same range you can accurately shoot on paper. eg. If you can't consistantly score 10's or better yet X's at 500-600yds in Hunter class at the (NRA) range don't friggen shoot at game animals.

So, after having a think, you've worked it out. Well done.

Mate in Greymouth years ago got himself a 3030 marlin for pretty cheap-maybe 91? Also happened to coincide with a broken arm.
Got a bit stir crazy while off work in a cast and walked the power pole lines between Greymouth and Kaiata and up around the scrub in there too. he got a red hind from memory. A comment about still be able to see the Grey river sticks in my head.
Probably just as likely to get one now along with goats too.
@R93 he was from your neck of the woods also.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

Mate in Greymouth years ago got himself a 3030 marlin for pretty cheap. also happened to coincide with a broken arm.
Got a bit stir crazy while off work and walked the power pole lines between Greymouth and Kaiata and up around in there too. he got a red hind from memory. Probably just as likely to get one now along with goats too. @R93 he was from your neck of the woods also.

So he broke the unwritten rule and was poaching north of the Taramakau?
I think I have only ever hunted near Greymouth once and that was with an old forum member yrs ago.

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Originally Posted by R93

So he broke the unwritten rule and was poaching north of the Taramakau?
I think I have only ever hunted near Greymouth once and that was with an old forum member yrs ago.

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At that time he lived and worked in Greymouth

Originally Posted by csmiffy

At that time he lived and worked in Greymouth

Ah. All good. I dont hunt up that way as there is good hunting handy here and you're less likely to run into anyone with the Deliverance theme music playing in the background, like you do in around Greymouth.
It has calmed down a bit since @Beaker left grey tho.

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