JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking any information regarding a nanny mountain goat that was found dead Friday along Wyoming Highway 89 in the Snake River Canyon near Alpine.
It is believed the mountain goat may have been hit by a vehicle and subsequently shot sometime during the night of Thursday, May 13, 2021. The female mountain goat was discovered and reported to Wyoming Game and Fish officials the morning of Friday, May 14.
It is possible someone hit the goat and, subsequently, that same motorist or another person shot the goat dead—perhaps to put a suffering animal out of its misery. While good intentioned, this scenario requires law enforcement be contacted.
Authorities just want to know what happened.
Anyone with possible information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Afton Game Warden James Hobbs at 307-885-3717 or the Jackson Game and Fish office at 1-800-423-4113 or the STOP POACHING hotline at 1-877-WGFD-TIP (1-877-943-3847).
