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Todd Free

I seldom have to take shots at game longer than 100 yds due to the tree covered granite hills I regularly hunt in.

There is one particular spot I have been wanting to take a shot from for the last 5 years. Every time I hunt I make a stop in the morning or evening and hope that there are some goats on top of "Goat Dome" as we call this 40m high granite cliff. There is usually fresh sign every couple months that the goats have camped a few nights on top, but I have never been able to catch them up there.

Finally happened this weekend.

This is the view of Goat Dome from the spot I have spent more than a few hours waiting. Distance to the high point in the light coloured granite is 325 yds.



The old goat that stayed and had a look too long.



A friend was planning to come out this weekend, but I had not heard from him so I went to the top of the dome to check my messages, as it is the only spot to get reception. As I was waiting I heard some noise in the drainage below the cliff and caught a glimpse through the trees of 2 goats heading towards the dome. I considered just waiting for them, but then looked at the spot across the drainage and decided this was it. Walked the km quickly to the spot, got set up and only had to wait 10 minutes. Four goats made their way slowly up towards the top and paused long enough for me to get the shot. Once the leader went down the others bolted for the trees and were gone down the opposite side of the dome.