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 ...

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 ...

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