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    Raising Pack Goats

    250 gallon water totes with garden hose hooked to a stock tank with auto fill works. The goats will graze one of my properties this summer that has no water and that is what I am doing. Coyotes are pretty easy to fence out with a quality 5' horse fence. I had one coyote get into my pen and my...
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    Raising Pack Goats

    I have run pack goats for about 6 years, currently have 12 packers/ prospects for my personal use that see 300-500 miles per season. I also co-own some breeding stock with a two friends. I hate to rain on the parade, but breeding pack goats is not a profitable business model. We retain a few...
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    Largest bodied black tail you’ve seen?

    Must be the feed or something. They are kind of hard to judge when the body is so big too. I took a friend to a spot last year and he stayed in there a few days and killed one that was prob 250ish but so short and fat it was ridiculous. Had enough fat on it to rival a healthy fall bear.
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    Largest bodied black tail you’ve seen?

    This regressed buck I took in 2018 is the largest bodied deer I have ever seen. I've taken a few bucks off this mountain and they are the largest bodies of any deer I've found. They are miles from the truck so no way to get a live weight, however I did use a 'tape weight' formula to estimate...
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    Blacktail Wa?

    Thanks all! - I do feel pretty blessed, been humbled and outsmarted many times in the. Black tail woods😂. Lots and lots of miles and hours in the cold, snow, rain, ect. for each of those bucks-
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    Blacktail Wa?

    Here’s a few WA blacktail, the last 5 seasons. All rifle bucks. Modern is my personal favorite, but I see the biggest bucks of the year usually post season scouting, during late archery.
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    kryptek takur soaking through.....

    I hunt the high country of western WA in October, that is probably one of wettest places to hunt outside of SE Alaska. I can't think of a day in recent years where I wasn't wearing rain gear all day, whether from wet brush, snow falling from trees of just plain old rain. No breathable rain...
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    The truth about goats

    Goats have worked really well for me. 4-6 goats to pack out a bull and camp, 2 to pack out a mature buck. A good goat can to 50-60 ibs, my best can do 70-75. The most expensive initial cost of owning goats will be the fencing you need to build. Also good panniers and saddles will cost more...
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    Any Goat Hunters here? Anyone with thoughts on pack goats?

    Yep
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    Rentpackgoats.com

    Your string is looking really good! They have been a game changer for me. Do you take special requests if I want to rent the one that does leg wrestling?:ROFLMAO: I feel your pain, there is always 'that one' that doesn't like to learn.
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    Any Goat Hunters here? Anyone with thoughts on pack goats?

    Goats have worked out great for my style of hunting, they are not the best pack animal for every situation but for certain terrain and hunting styles they can't be beaten. They are basically the Super Cub of pack animals. they can't carry as big of a load but they can go places no other pack...
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    Any Goat Hunters here? Anyone with thoughts on pack goats?

    It happened to me! Shot a black bear last summer with my sidearm that decided it wanted a goat for lunch.
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    Pack Goats For Backcountry Hunting, By Desarae Stark

    You would never leave a goat unattended at camp, however I feel when making a stalk on an animal it is safe to tie them up nearby for a short time. I have done several successful spot and stalk hunts with my goats, spot the animal, tie the goats, move in for the shot. I’ve also had deer on two...
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    First alpine buck

    I have a trailcam pic of one in the 'general area'. I also know of 2-3 solid sightings in NW Wa
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    Anyone in the Tri Cities want to talk Goats?

    Goats are great pack animals if you put in the time to find good goats and train them condition them. Packgoats.com is your best resource for gear and ‘how to’. Three of my goats are from Dave at trinity pack goats in the tri-cities. I love my goats and would not trade them for the best of...
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