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<blockquote data-quote="packgoatguy" data-source="post: 501990" data-attributes="member: 27192"><p>I saw someone posted a question about goats and mud/water. In my experience mud is not an issue, unless of course its something that I couldnt get through myself. If they can find away around it, the goats will (just as you or I would of course) Last year, the day I took my Bull during the archery hunt, the goats and I got to a big wallow in the middle of some really thick timber. I didnt want to have to bushack all the way around through the noisy thick deadfall, but not wanting to get my feet muddy, I crossed on a narrow log that spanned about 40 feet of the wallow before I could find some solid ground. The mud didnt look all that deep, so I expected the goats to just walk right through it, but I turned around when I got to the end of the log, and there they were right behind me; they crossed the log with me like a tightrope. </p><p> </p><p>On my many packs with my goats, I have had numerous oportunities to cross streams with them. In my experience, if I can cross it, then they can cross it. Some goats are better than others at it, but it is a learning curve for them just as anything else. Generally if there is a log across the stream, they will cross on the log. If the stream is no wider than 8-10 ft, they will often just jump across (which they can do even with a full pack on) but when necessary, they will just wade through the water. If one goat is hesitant or refuses to cross with the others, I typically will just continue on up the trail. As soon as I and the other goats are out of sight, the straggler will sum up the courage to cross one way or another (goats are herd animals and dont like to get left behind) I will caution you though, if you encounter an obstacle like a stream that needs to be crossed, dont attempt to cross if you have all the goats tied together in a pack string fashion. Untie them an let them make their own way across. This generally goes for any major obstacle you cross, and I only recommend a tied pack string on an open trail, and not for cross country hiking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="packgoatguy, post: 501990, member: 27192"] I saw someone posted a question about goats and mud/water. In my experience mud is not an issue, unless of course its something that I couldnt get through myself. If they can find away around it, the goats will (just as you or I would of course) Last year, the day I took my Bull during the archery hunt, the goats and I got to a big wallow in the middle of some really thick timber. I didnt want to have to bushack all the way around through the noisy thick deadfall, but not wanting to get my feet muddy, I crossed on a narrow log that spanned about 40 feet of the wallow before I could find some solid ground. The mud didnt look all that deep, so I expected the goats to just walk right through it, but I turned around when I got to the end of the log, and there they were right behind me; they crossed the log with me like a tightrope. On my many packs with my goats, I have had numerous oportunities to cross streams with them. In my experience, if I can cross it, then they can cross it. Some goats are better than others at it, but it is a learning curve for them just as anything else. Generally if there is a log across the stream, they will cross on the log. If the stream is no wider than 8-10 ft, they will often just jump across (which they can do even with a full pack on) but when necessary, they will just wade through the water. If one goat is hesitant or refuses to cross with the others, I typically will just continue on up the trail. As soon as I and the other goats are out of sight, the straggler will sum up the courage to cross one way or another (goats are herd animals and dont like to get left behind) I will caution you though, if you encounter an obstacle like a stream that needs to be crossed, dont attempt to cross if you have all the goats tied together in a pack string fashion. Untie them an let them make their own way across. This generally goes for any major obstacle you cross, and I only recommend a tied pack string on an open trail, and not for cross country hiking. [/QUOTE]
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