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I Have Elk Fever!

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Archery elk season opens here in Oregon this week and I’m so excited, I can’t hardly stand it. The weather has just started to turn “elky”: cool nights and warm days. Without looking at a calendar, I know elk season is upon us and I look forward to it every year. The pre-season excitement grips …

Training Hike

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Packgoats get out of shape just like we do. Mine spend the winter in the barn being lazy while me and my dog, Banjo, are out chasing ducks and geese. It’s spring now and time for all of us to get back in shape, so I decided to check out the Elk Mountain trail, off …

Are You The Alpha In The Herd?

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Before you get grandiose visions of man and goat happily wandering around the pasture or leisurely hiking down the trail in peaceful harmony, it’s important to understand that goats are competitive and ambitious. I know, when you drive by and see them lazily chewing their cud, goats seem docile and complacent, but like all herd …

Goat Myth #1: “They Can Eat Anything”

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Let me start by saying that technically, goats can eat just about anything.  Goats have almost no tastebuds, so they can eat things that many other animals won’t touch.  However, goats really shouldn’t eat just anything and definitely shouldn’t be left to eat “whatever is around”.  I know dogs that eat socks.  Makes no sense …

GoatHunter (it’s not what you think…)

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In my case, GoatHunter means “hunts with packgoats”.  About five years ago, I got really tired of carrying my entire camp on my back, so I searched for a better way.  I like to bowhunt elk in the backcountry, where there’s no roads and only those trails made by the animals themselves.  I needed a …