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Author Topic: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice  (Read 10106 times)

Offline LB243

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #100 on: September 23, 2017, 10:19:00 PM »
Thanks for sharing! That is an amazing story. Congrats on a great goat!

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #101 on: September 23, 2017, 10:31:00 PM »
Great read!! Congrats on your beautiful billy, great shot also! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #102 on: September 24, 2017, 02:35:00 AM »
Wow! Really great story-well done and well written.

I greatly enjoyed it. One of the best this year for sure.
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #103 on: September 24, 2017, 06:45:00 AM »
Great hunt and well written, congrats.
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #104 on: September 24, 2017, 09:58:00 AM »
That was intense...Awesome story-telling and great pics to remember the hunt of a lifetime. Congrats on a true trophy, (the experience as much as the animal)

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #105 on: September 24, 2017, 01:51:00 PM »
What a great read. Congrats on your success. Thank you for taking us along for the ride.   :notworthy:

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #106 on: September 24, 2017, 02:43:00 PM »
I have goose bumps too Aaron!!! WOW, WOW and Double WOW! What an amazing experience!!

I dropped down in a creek bed to get back to my truck once in Sunlight Basin in Wyoming on a elk hunt. Seemed like a good idea at the time.   :knothead:   Will never do that again! Between the woofing bears and the thickest willows I ever went through..... not good.

Again congratulations man!
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #107 on: September 24, 2017, 02:43:00 PM »
Wow. Just...wow. What an awesome story.

Thanks for sharing your success with us that only dream of such a hunt. Huge congrats to you, Sir!
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #108 on: September 24, 2017, 02:59:00 PM »
About half way through your story I noticed that my body was tense and my breaths were short and shallow.   :notworthy:    :notworthy:

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #109 on: September 24, 2017, 03:34:00 PM »
Well done on every level Aaron! Great read on a great adventure.  :shaka:

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #110 on: September 24, 2017, 03:43:00 PM »
Congrats.  I can't imagine a bowhunt much harder than that one.  I also Can't remember reading a better bowhunting tale than this one in a long time - you clearly planned ahead with your photos.  It has it all and this format, which allows the inclusion of so many excellent photos, is even better than a magazine article.  Well done!
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #111 on: September 24, 2017, 04:28:00 PM »
The only thing missing, which i was expecting, was you sitting in front of your tent caping out the head.
I hope your brother got that picture for you, obviously not in front of the tent, but at least you caping the head    :thumbsup:
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #112 on: September 24, 2017, 04:32:00 PM »
"I know there are a lot of guys out there that dream of hunting mountain goat and may never get to. Maybe they’ll never draw a tag, maybe they can’t / won’t pay the money to hunt them guided or maybe they’re past a point in their life where they’re physically able to make it a reality. Whatever the reason I’ll try to share as many details as possible so hopefully you can get an idea of what the experience is like."

I'll never have the chance, thank you so fricken much for putting in the effort,cost and work but most of all sharing this

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #113 on: September 24, 2017, 05:18:00 PM »
Awesome story....and congrats on your hunt of a lifetime!! Loved every second of the read!    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #114 on: September 24, 2017, 06:03:00 PM »
WOOOOO!!!  What a great story, one of the best I have ever read!!!!  Thank you so much for sharing!!!!  My heart pounded through the whole thing and I had to catch my breath several times!!    You definitely put in the work and got your reward!! Congrats on a once in a lifetime hunt!!! Something to look forward to someday!!
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #115 on: September 24, 2017, 06:07:00 PM »
thank you so much for taking us on that journey. Wow, is all I can say...
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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #116 on: September 24, 2017, 06:36:00 PM »
Amazing story! Congrats on the hunt of a lifetime and awesome Billy!

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #117 on: September 24, 2017, 06:50:00 PM »
Just plan incredible!! Congrats. Thanks for sharing. . .  

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #118 on: September 24, 2017, 07:23:00 PM »
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That story should be published in a magazine, best thread on here in a long time. Congrats on a well deserved trophy, you earned it, that's for sure!
I second this!!!! Congrats [/b]
Yeah it needs publishing, problem is my Grandsons will be reading it in class tucked away in a math book!

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Re: Idaho Mountain Goat - When Dreams Don’t Do Reality Justice
« Reply #119 on: September 24, 2017, 08:01:00 PM »
Thank You for sharing.  I made a promise to myself  lying in the hospital bed after a injury to go after them.  I need to start planning to make it a reality.

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