I took a very nice goat in the Cabinet mountain wilderness in MT. in 2011. I hauled my Rem. 700 SPS in 300WSM on this 3 day hunt. I will say this, conditioning your body and getting acclimated to altitude is everything. I trained for better than four months rigorously and found that there is no air at 8000 feet plus for a 64 yr. old man. But...I did score on a good goat at approx. 265 yds. at a 65 degree uphill angle. One and done. I would do it again in a heart beat!
Now, looking back I would have taken my 260 AI Rem. 700 Mountain rifle that weighs in at approx. 8.5#, Nosler 130 gr. Accubonds or Berger 130 gr. VLD Hunting bullets. This would have been more than adequate for mountain goat.
Get into the best shape possible, actually do lots of mountain climbing that you can and shoot at various ranges for 100 yds. out to 500 yds. plus. Do not over pack and take only the necessities! Good luck and have a grand adventure. MTG
