pack goats

[mrgreenhead]

Any body have any or use them i have one in training

[BlacktailBowhunter]

Our fellow Trad Ganger Santiam uses pack goats. Here is his web site:

 http://www.huntingwithpackgoats.com/Spring_Bear.html

If you send Bill a PM, he will probably assist you a bunch.

Good luck,

Paul

[Keith Zimmerman]

We've used them.  I think they are all gone now but two.

[helo]

I have used pack goats for over ten years now, I have had great success with mine. Two alpines. Very loyal animals that love to hike in the mountains around our house. The one thing I would tell you to watch out for is domestic Dogs.PM me if you have any questions.  

[davesonic444]

How many years of service would you expect from one goat.

[Elk whisperer]

They stink and are not very western

[mrgreenhead]

my future packers

[mrgreenhead]

this is my toggenburg she is is in training

[NDTerminator]

We have a couple goats out here at Critter Crossing (our farmstead).  They aren't good for much, but they do eat some broadleaf weeds and they're Miniature Fainting Goats so they do provide some laughs now & then.  For sure they don't get to sleep on the sofa...

Have some neighbors that raise them and make good money selling to a couple ethnic markets in the Twin Cities where they are valued as food.  They must have a good 150 head over there, and some of those billys look darn near big enough to ride, let alone pack...

[mrgreenhead]

ive got to buy me a saddle for trainee

[JEFF B]

we eat those they are yummmmmmmmm

[Shakes.602]

Way To Go Jeff!! LOL     Ya Beat Me To It Bro!! HAHAHA  

[JEFF B]

         LOL!!!

[JEFF B]

i had sharp things to eat this morrning LOL!!!

[Ragnarok Forge]

Goat is tasty.  The alpines make great pack animals and will climb straight up cliffs you won't.  It is awefully nice to be able to have a camp chair, extra water, and canned food 10 miles from the road.  Just don't take them into grizzly country unless it is legal to use live bait in camp.

[oxnam]

They aren't ready for full loads, still growing, until they are three and they live for 10-12 years.  

I loved packing with them.  I lot of people think it is rediculous but when was the last time you spent a week in the backcountry and the only thing you had to carry was a fishing pole.  I like horses but goats are sooo much easier to have along.

On one trip I was worried when I got into a lot of heavy downfall that we had to get over.  My goats had no trouble made it look easy which was not the case for me.  

I have been really impressed by them and it's nice that I never had to keep them on a lead.  I sold mine, when I was told I was being transfered to the city.  I should have waited because the transfer fell through.

[bartcanoe]

Not only can they pack your stuff, but you'll always have survival rations.

[mountain trapper]

This is a cool thread!  I know its a stupid question but how do you keep the goats while you are hunting?  Do you keep them tethered in camp?  What type of feed do you tote in?  Keep the info coming!

[helo]

hey mtn.trapper, over the years I never really packed anything special for mine I would always pack some of the alfalfa pellets with me but most of the time they milled around and ate what mother nature provided in the area I was in. You bring up a good question when I was trying to do serious hunting someone would have to stay with mine,because they always wanted to go with me.

[Al Kidner]

I love the idea of pack goats and plan to raise some of my own for getting back into the thick country.


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