And what you need to know about raising them on a hobby farm. There are several types of miniature goats that are ideal for hobby farms and homesteads. One such type is the miniature Alpine goat ...

If you’re considering adding pack goating to your goats’ resumes, this episode is packed with practical tips and essential insights. Deborah Niemann chats with Nathan Putnam, a board member of the ...

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 ...

The number of people using goats to pack gear, game and food into the backcountry is rising rapidly, and national forests in at least 10 western states have proposed partial pack goat bans to prevent ...

Being your own pack animal sometimes takes the fun out of an otherwise excellent hunt. “About 10 years ago I had to pack a bull elk out by myself in the (Missouri River) Breaks,” said Aaron Turner of ...

In this episode, Deborah Niemann is joined by Chris Gifford, president of the North American Packgoat Association (NAPgA), to talk about the growing challenges that pack goat owners face when it comes ...

“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 ...

Adrienne Kruzer, BS, RVT, LVT, has worked with a variety of animals for over 15 years, including birds of prey, reptiles, and small mammals. Alpine goats originated in the Swiss Alps but were bred to ...

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 ...

BOISE — 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, ...