Washington will have 14 goat tags available in 9 different units for 2024. Both hunt areas on Lake Chelan are closed again in 2024. They manage their mountain goat population more conservatively than any other state. They do not allow hunting until a herd has at least 100 goats. Once a hunt is created, harvest should not exceed 4% of the stable adult population and no more than 30% of the harvest can be of female adults. Although permit hunters are allowed to harvest any goat with horns 4" or longer, hunters are encouraged to target male goats (billies) in all units. An online gender identification course is required before permits will be distributed.
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Due to Washington’s conservative goat management, more goats die of old age than are harvested. That is a recipe for giant goats. There is Boone and Crockett potential in every goat unit that is available for 2024. The standout units with true giants are Mount Margaret and Mount St. Helens. With that being said, the hardest part about hunting mountain goats can be judging them. If you happen to draw a tag, you want to make sure you or someone in your group knows how to judge goats.
Washington has many goat areas that fall in popular hiking and recreational areas, and they strive to keep conflict to a minimum. Hiking and camping permits may be necessary for permit holders to obtain before heading off into the backcountry. The recreational pressure in the Mount Baker units is overwhelming and a lot of the goats are now moving lower onto the mountain in the timber and are no longer hanging out in their traditional habitat.
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The Olympic Peninsula conflict-reduction hunts are closed as the Department and National Park Service was able to transplant or eradicate all non-native mountain goats from the area. In total, 525 mountain goats were removed from the National Park and Olympic National Forest, and 325 of those goats were transplanted into the Cascades. Of all of the goats that were transplanted, only 50% of them survived. Park staff will continue to monitor and remove any remaining mountain goats.
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The Washington Mountain Goat deadline is May 15, 2024.
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| 2024 Washington Non-Resident Fees | |
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| Special Permit Application (per species category) | $110.50 |
| Special Permit Application - Youth Under 16 (per species category) | $3.80 |
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| Bighorn Sheep, Shiras Moose, or Mountain Goat | $1,652 |
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| Bighorn Sheep, Shiras Moose, or Mountain Goat | $57 |
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