Mountain Goat · State-by-state
Mountain Goat hunting regulations.
Mountain goats are the only North American member of the Rupicaprinae — a tribe of hoofed mammals that evolved for life on near-vertical rock. They occupy the highest, steepest country in the Cascades, the Northern Rockies, the Alaskan ranges, and the Olympics (where they were introduced and are now being culled). Mature billies weigh 200-300 pounds, with horn growth that adds perceptible mass each year for the first six to eight years.
Mountain goat tags are draw-only in most jurisdictions, with multi-year point waits common. The hunt is often considered the hardest in North America for the simple reason that recovering a downed goat from above-treeline rock face is genuinely dangerous work. Alaska and British Columbia offer the most accessible opportunity; the Lower 48 states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada) all run small-quota seasons.
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view mountain goat regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- AlaskaDraw / limited entry
- ColoradoDraw / limited entry
- IdahoDraw / limited entry
- MontanaDraw / limited entry
- NevadaDraw / limited entry
- OregonDraw / limited entry
- South DakotaDraw / limited entry
- UtahDraw / limited entry
- WashingtonDraw / limited entry
- WyomingDraw / limited entry
- AlabamaNot huntable
- ArizonaNot huntable
- ArkansasNot huntable
- CaliforniaNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- KansasNot huntable
- KentuckyNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MinnesotaNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- NebraskaNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New MexicoNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- North DakotaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OklahomaNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- TennesseeNot huntable
- TexasNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
- WisconsinNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
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