Shad Wheeler tells us the story behind his P&Y World Record Mountain Goat. This story is a fun one, Shad realizes that the sights on his bow are bent when he gets within shooting range, and his guide is…. get this, afraid of heights!

CORY GLAUNER

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On April 28 in Lancaster, Pa., the Pope & Young Club officially listed the world-record billy taken by Shad Wheeler, 32, during a February 2006 hunt near Terrace, British Columbia. The certified score is 53 0/8, surpassing the official record of 52 4/8 taken in 1988.

• Shad tells the story about hunting his World Record mountain goat.
• Shad stalks in on the goat and realizes that the pins on his bow sight are bent.
• He missed his first shot!
• Shad has an incident with Devil’s Club in his “nether regions”.
• Cory and Shad discuss the difference between goats you see on pack trips during the summer, compared to hunting them.
• Cory talks about guiding goats in Idaho.
• Goats often break their horns, and “the leap of death”.
• Different options that are available for mountain goat hunting, including vessel-based hunts and fly-in hunts.
• They discuss what an average goat hunt costs.
• Must have equipment on a mountain goat hunt.

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