Video: UT wilderness fishing and elk hunting with pack goats

Sherlock · Jan 9, 2022

I put together a short video of our UT wilderness fishing, scouting, and elk hunting family adventures with our pack goats from the 2021 season.

UT Wilderness, Fishing & Elk Hunting w/Pack Goats

2021 season spent exploring the gorgeous Utah wilderness with my children and our pack goats. The fish were plentiful and the elk were amazing. My oldest son took his first archery bull on one of our

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Ranger1 · Jan 10, 2022

NIce and great memories- well done, congrats.

Smokepole · Jan 22, 2022

Pody · Feb 17, 2022

nice video

publichunter1 · Feb 17, 2022

Congrats on all the success and good times!

Gator · Feb 28, 2022

Great video.

Muleman1 · Feb 28, 2022

Awesome video ! How much weight can one goat pack ?

Sherlock · Mar 1, 2022

Muleman1 said:
Awesome video ! How much weight can one goat pack ?

The ‘rule of thumb’ for adult packer is 25% of their body weight. I have a variety of breeding in my goats, ranging from 200-300+ lbs. So, approximately 50-75 lbs. However my largest goat is actually a little too fat and heavy, so I keep it to 65 lbs or less for him. It is somewhat goat and conditioning-dependent, how much they can pack. Also distance and elevation change matters, as well.

Bigwiffy · Mar 1, 2022

Awesome video! Careful though legislation is going to limit the amount of goats you can have, and that one that fell in the river sorry you'll need to put him down for contaminating a watershed. Also depending on how much food your wife and daughter ate that you bought they may have been breaking the law as well. Your buddy laying on his back potentially squashed an endangered species....oh and the trail cam pics big no no!

Kidding aside congrats on the bull and the experience!

Camper_A1 · Mar 1, 2022

Nice video and great memories made. Thanks for sharing it.

MtnHillbilly · Mar 6, 2022

pretty cool trip. congrats on the bull

AZBuckSnort · Mar 13, 2022

Enjoyed watching your video, looks like a terrific time, well done!

hawkbill · Mar 14, 2022

Great family fun, I have a friend up in Steamboat with a handful of goats

heywouldya · Mar 14, 2022

Great video! Thanks for sharing. How do you train those goats to not run off?

Sherlock · Mar 14, 2022

heywouldya said:
Great video! Thanks for sharing. How do you train those goats to not run off?

Bottle fed right after born thru first ~4-5 months, or so. Then just spend time giving them attention. They bond to humans that way. Then they just follow wherever you go. Problem isn’t keeping them with ya, it’s getting them away from you when you want a break.