Mountain Goat Identification Quiz

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1: Why should hunters avoid harvesting female mountain goats?
   
  • High harvest of females reduces the productivity of the herd
  • If you harvest a female, you take away offspring she would have produced to replace those animals that die from hunting and other causes.
  • Harvesting a female disproportionately reduces the harvest opportunity for another hunter.
  • Harvesting females can result in early hunt closures and more restrictive regulations in future years.
  • All of the above
2: Body size alone is not a reliable indicator of a goat's sex, since in some groups of goats, an old female can be the largest goat in the herd.
   
  • True
  • False
3: By getting close enough to use horn characteristics to identify a goat's sex you accomplish two things; first, you reduce the chance of taking a female by mistake and second, you will greatly increase your chances of a clean kill because you have reduced the range.
   
  • True
  • False
4: Adult females have thicker horns, with a greater diameter along the entire length of the horn and gradual curve. Adult males have thinner spindly horns which curve abruptly at the tips.
   
  • True
  • False
5: Which is the Male?
 
   
  • A
  • B
6: Impatient hunters who take long shots have a higher risk of...
   
  • Wounding loss
  • Carcass and horn damage from falls
  • Self-injury from trying to recover a kill from steep terrain
  • Killing a female
  • All of the above
7: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
8: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
9: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
10: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
11: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
12: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
13: Are these males or females?
 
   
  • Males
  • Females
  • Females with Kids
14: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
  • Impossible to Tell
15: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
16: Are these male or female?
 
   
  • 2 females, 1 male
  • 2 males, 1 female
17: Is this a Male or a Female?
 
   
  • Male
  • Female
18: Should you take this shot?
 
   
  • Yes
  • No
19: Should you take this shot?
 
   
  • Yes
  • No
20: Should you take this shot?
 
   
  • Yes
  • No
21: Should you take this shot?
 
   
  • Yes
  • No
22: Which is the male?
 
   
  • A
  • B
23: Males always have a yellow urination patch on their rump?
   
  • True
  • False
24: Adult horns are longer than their ears for both sexes?
   
  • True
  • False
25: Being patient is key to harvesting a large male mountain goat. By not rushing your shot, taking the time to get close and using a good spotting scope you will increase your chances of taking a large male.
   
  • True
  • False