Pack Goats

[Maybach Outdoors]

Anyone rent out pack goats in WA? I'm looking to pack in deep into the Pasayten wilderness.

M

[Skyvalhunter]

There's some out there. Just search for pack goat association of Wa and ask them who rents

[YellowDog]

Anyone rent out pack goats in WA? I'm looking to pack in deep into the Pasayten wilderness.

M

I have a total of 8 goats, all between 16 and 18 months old, 4 boys and 4 girls.  They are too young to pack any significant weight at this point.  I am a member of the North American Packgoat Association which is probably the best place for you to ask  your question.  I have not heard about any packgoat owners in Washington that rent out their goats or use them for guided trips.  You should probably join the NAPgA Facebook page if you do Facebook and/or go to their message board packgoatcentral.com and ask your question there. 

I plan to use my goats for hunting but I would also like to get to the point where I can offer overnight camping/hiking/fishing trips during the summer and possibly help with packing out game for other people to help keep my goats in shape. I won't rent my goats out because I have too much time and money invested in them already and by the time they are full grown packers it will be even more.  I know that High Unita Packgoats rents goats in Wyoming.  Maybe they know of other packgoat owners in other states that rent out their goats.  You might ask them.

Good luck on your hunt and with finding someone in WA that does packgoat rentals.   

[Jonathan_S]

Anyone rent out pack goats in WA? I'm looking to pack in deep into the Pasayten wilderness.

M

Have you been into that wilderness before?

[Onewhohikes]

Yes have you?

[jackelope]

https://northwestpackgoats.com/

[Jonathan_S]

  I was asking the OP. Yeah I've been there quite a bit.

[Maybach Outdoors]

I was asking the OP. Yeah I've been there quite a bit.

I was just in there this weekend.

[Jonathan_S]

  fun place. Easy to go a long ways but there are also some very tricky spots to cross country. Not trying to be a know-it-all but I wouldn't try taking goats to a "new" spot since the goats are a new thing in themselves

[Maybach Outdoors]

fun place. Easy to go a long ways but there are also some very tricky spots to cross country. Not trying to be a know-it-all but I wouldn't try taking goats to a "new" spot since the goats are a new thing in themselves

Yea I think you are absolutely right. I don’t think I would do it this year I’m just toying with the idea in general. Just wanted to contact a few people and see how it all works.

[Maybach Outdoors]

Anyone rent out pack goats in WA? I'm looking to pack in deep into the Pasayten wilderness.

M

I have a total of 8 goats, all between 16 and 18 months old, 4 boys and 4 girls.  They are too young to pack any significant weight at this point.  I am a member of the North American Packgoat Association which is probably the best place for you to ask  your question.  I have not heard about any packgoat owners in Washington that rent out their goats or use them for guided trips.  You should probably join the NAPgA Facebook page if you do Facebook and/or go to their message board packgoatcentral.com and ask your question there. 

I plan to use my goats for hunting but I would also like to get to the point where I can offer overnight camping/hiking/fishing trips during the summer and possibly help with packing out game for other people to help keep my goats in shape. I won't rent my goats out because I have too much time and money invested in them already and by the time they are full grown packers it will be even more.  I know that High Unita Packgoats rents goats in Wyoming.  Maybe they know of other packgoat owners in other states that rent out their goats.  You might ask them.

Good luck on your hunt and with finding someone in WA that does packgoat rentals.

Thanks for the info! I’m mostly looking to just try something out and see how it goes. I’ve grown up around goats just never thought about using them as pack animals

[seth30]

https://northwestpackgoats.com/

Packgoats.com also has great info and gear.  I mostly run gear from that website.   

[seth30]

Anyone rent out pack goats in WA? I'm looking to pack in deep into the Pasayten wilderness.

M

I have a total of 8 goats, all between 16 and 18 months old, 4 boys and 4 girls.  They are too young to pack any significant weight at this point.  I am a member of the North American Packgoat Association which is probably the best place for you to ask  your question.  I have not heard about any packgoat owners in Washington that rent out their goats or use them for guided trips.  You should probably join the NAPgA Facebook page if you do Facebook and/or go to their message board packgoatcentral.com and ask your question there. 

I plan to use my goats for hunting but I would also like to get to the point where I can offer overnight camping/hiking/fishing trips during the summer and possibly help with packing out game for other people to help keep my goats in shape. I won't rent my goats out because I have too much time and money invested in them already and by the time they are full grown packers it will be even more.  I know that High Unita Packgoats rents goats in Wyoming.  Maybe they know of other packgoat owners in other states that rent out their goats.  You might ask them.

Good luck on your hunt and with finding someone in WA that does packgoat rentals.

I am also a member.  I run a pack string of 11 goats and have one doe as a herd queen.  She does not carry a pack as the packs will rub the udders raw.  The other ten are wethers and carry just fine.  The herd queen holds up the rear and keeps the boys from being lazy.  Mine are all used to gun fire as I  have a range that is close to the two acre pasture I keep them in.  We hike 4 miles every Wednesday morning before work and weather dependent hit a trail up in the cascades every weekend with a string of 4 goats.  Love it! 

[Maybach Outdoors]

What do you do with the goats during a hunt? Do you have to pen them in an electrical fence or just let them sit by camp? I was just wondering about the freedom to wonder around looking for animals after getting to your location.

[Bluemoon]

A little story from about 20 years ago. There was a group of us that would do the High Hunt every year.  A rather new hunter went in with his wife's Llamas. One broke loose and was running up and down the trails blowing up everyone else's  stock. This guy was running around all freaked out about how he couldn't go home without the Llama. But he couldn't catch it.
About 20 minutes later this Llama blew threw an Outfitter, his pack string and clients.  The outfitter very calmly pulled out his gun and dropped the Llama in its tracks. He put his gun away and told the young man that he could now take it home to his wife.
It was a very interesting  afternoon up on the mountain.   I have a lot of stories I could tell about Washington High Buck hunts.
The only thing I now tell people is.  Make sure you can put your life into the hands of the people you are with. When you're 20 miles back in you just don't call 911 and sit back and wait.