Broadside
Hold on the back line of the near front leg, a third of the way up the body. The long winter coat and beard hide a surprisingly low heart. Look for the shadow behind the elbow.
Quartering and other angles
Shooting steeply downhill, hold higher on the near side so the exit comes low through the far lungs. Uphill does the opposite. Quartering away, aim for the far front leg. A goat that runs even a short way can fall off a cliff, so the shot needs to break the shoulders and stop it on the spot.
Do not
Do not shoot a mountain goat standing above a drop you cannot reach, and check the rules for your area about shooting nannies.
Where they live and the typical miss
Found in the northern Rockies, the Cascades, coastal British Columbia and Alaska. The typical miss is high over a white animal whose hair hides its true size.
Anchoring the goat
Goats are tough, and a lung-shot goat can still reach a cliff edge. Hunters often aim to break the shoulder as well as the lungs.