Species Question

[Littlefeather]

Hey guys, I have a question for you guys who hunt exotics. I started outfitting several ranches out in west Texas and have found some strande species running some of these places. One of my Louisana hunters shot this this weekend up on a mountain top. It's certainly a goat but I'm not sure of it's species. Any ideas?



Of course I had to debone it and carry it off the mountain. Here the hunter is with the head.



Oh, here is a pic of what the landscape looks like when you are trying to locate game.



That's me looking at Rams on another mesa. Thanks for any info. CK

[Spot N Stalk]

Great looking country Littlefeather. I am guessing West Texas. Looks kinda like the country around Sanderson.

[duck'n]

LF, I am no expert on exotics but that looks like the spanish goats my buddy has living on his place in San Saba...they have been there for a long time and are VERY wild. I have only shot one and that was with a rifle. Anyway, I don't know official names but that is what we have always called them.

[Strummer]

looks like a Catalina

[Thumper]

I think we have a winner!...

[Javelina]

actually i think it maybe a cross with a Boer (sp) goat and spanish goat.
Welcome to the fire and great pics, looks like tuff hunting out there.

[Chunky]

I am no goat hunting expert, but the country looks to provide a fun and challenging hunt.

[Littlefeather]

I suppose it could be a Boer/Spanish cross. All I know is that he was big and really heavy. I deboned him for the client and carried the meat off the mesa. My legs were quivering by the time I got down.

This property is on the Pecos Rives south of Sanderson a ways.
Here is a pic of a Catalina I shot out West awhile back while scouting ranches.


Here is a few more pics from this past weekend to show some different species running around those mesa's out there.









Thanks for the replies! CK

[Frontloader]

Looks like your hunters did real well.

Since you said it was a he, I guess my answer of "nanny goat" would be wrong.

[Thumper]

I learned about 35yrs ago the best Goat to shoot was a 25lb Goat, they are the only ones that taste good.....

[LONGBOWFANATIC02]

judging from the color and those big floppy ears my guess would be Nubian and spanish goat cross they're fairly common down in that part of the ranching world

[LostHawg]

How-do Mr. Kuykendall?

[glen]

I shot one this year- It looks like the same type- Catilina is what I found out.

[Birddog]

The first pic is a Spanish Goat. Call it a catalina, Muofon ,Or wilderbeast...But it is a Spanish Goat.........

[broken arrow]

If you pos tit on ATF, I bet aggiebowman can tell you! I understand that he is the TBH guru on goats....