Mountain Goats found dead

[HighPlainsHunter]

Hate to see this.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/2-mountain-goats-found-dead-from-gunshot-wounds-on-quandary-peak-trail/73-571590712

BRECKENRIDGE ? Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are investigating a poaching incident where two mountain goats were shot and killed near the summit of a popular 14er.

On July 3 at about 3:30 p.m., two young mountain goats were found dead about 2.8 miles up the Quandary Peak Trail near Breckenridge, CPW said.

The goats were found about 40 feet apart, and CPW believes they were shot in the head by a pistol at close range.

 

[HogsFly]

They will tweet/twit, snapchat, or have one too many drinks in the bar. Hopefully we will read about these particular poachers/killers doing jail time soon enough.


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[MountainHigh]

Hearing stories like this sucks.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Not poachers...just killers!

 

[Ikeepitcold]

Freakin idiots!

 

[buckbull]

That seems odd that on a holiday week guys would climb a 14,000 and shoot 2 goats with pistols.

 

[Mule3006Elk]

Usually individuals of this class can't keep their mouth shut.
What's the fun in senseless killing if you can't tell someone or post on social media.
I really hope this person/persons, all poachers for that matter, are caught!

 

[mallardsx2]

Are the things that tame that you can walk up to them and blast them with a pistol in the head?

 

[CoHiCntry]

Are the things that tame that you can walk up to them and blast them with a pistol in the head?

In this area...yes. I climbed Quandary last year and a billy walked right by us oblivious to our presence. This is one of the easiest and most accessible 14er's in Colorado so there's always tons of traffic on it. I'm guessing they will be caught pronto.

 

[HogsFly]

Reward being offered for info.

https://kdvr.com/2018/07/10/reward-offered-for-information-about-who-shot-killed-2-mountain-goats-on-quandary-peak/


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[HighPlainsHunter]

Are the things that tame that you can walk up to them and blast them with a pistol in the head?

The ones at Rushmore will let you walk up and touch them in some cases.

I have heard in some areas they will come right up to you if you are urinating as they love the salt.

[video=youtube;0VSW1j6jIUI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSW1j6jIUI[/video]

 

[JimP]

There have also been accounts of them coming after hikers here in Colorado with a couple of hikers getting a little too close and coming down off of the peak with injuries.

 

[zpooch]

There have also been accounts of them coming after hikers here in Colorado with a couple of hikers getting a little too close and coming down off of the peak with injuries.

Wait, you mean to tell me wild animals can be wild? But they're so fluffy

 

[JimP]

The reward is now up to $5000 thanks to contributions.