Chris explains what goat packing is, how it works, and why goats make excellent trail companions. He also shares the history of NAPgA and its advocacy efforts to keep public lands open to pack goat ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Pack horses are tried and true, and mules are proven hunting-gear haulers. Hunting elk with a trio of domestic goats, though, is an acquired taste. John and Nancy Clough of ...

Each weekend, Nathan Putnam loads up the kids and hits the trails. The kids, a handful of young goats, follow behind Putnam in a single-file line made up of adult female goats, called does, and ...

On a beautiful morning in early June, I swallowed a hard truth. My family had hit a wall when it came to outdoor adventure. It happened like this. I asked my kids — 7-year-old Jake and 3-year-old ...

My Wyoming goat-packing trip sounded great -- except for the goat part. Horse-packing, donkey-packing, even llama-packing -- no problem. But who'd want to spend time with billy goats? I've been around ...

Efforts are underway to restrict pack goats in some public lands because of concerns for transferring disease that can kill bighorn sheep. “While that’s been connected to domestic sheep, recent ...

They say among horsemen “no hoof, no horse.” This is just as true with pack goats. Proactive hoof and leg care is critical to a pack goat fitness and packing longevity. Many things can go wrong with ...

Abigail Carlberg with her Champion Pack Goat. The Goat barn was full of activity as 4-H Goat Project youth participated in the Harness and Pack Goat Show recently during the Chautauqua County Fair.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Pack horses are tried and true, and mules are proven hunting-gear haulers. Hunting elk with a trio of domestic goats, though, is an acquired taste. John and Nancy Clough of ...

“Pack goats make my life easy,” said Howie Halcomb, a hunter who pursues game with the rigor of a backcountry athlete. The 38-year-old sportsman said pack goats are ideal companions for hiking to ...