Took this bull in 2011 on day 6 of a mule deer hunt. I scouted up a very nice buck that summer and spent 6 days solo in the backcountry trying to find him again during the October general season. To make a long story short, I never saw that buck or very many other bucks...but I was seing the same three 6pt bulls everyday. I finally lost patience, hiked out, bought an elk tag, and shot this bull the next morning.
Wow...I forgot how big elk are relative to deer. Goats are amazing pack animals and do great for deer, elk are a little too big.
Usually goats lag behind about 10-20 yrds but this packout they were right in my back pocket the whole time. The day before the lead goat got jumped by a mountain lion as we were hiking down the mountain. I still have no idea how he survived the whole ordeal without a scratch. Thats a sight I will never forget.