Search Results
Post Author Forum Replies Views Posted [asc]
    Thread: Freebe Packgoat
Post: Freebe Packgoat

Free to a good home: "Grover" wethered, disbudded Saanan, fully trained, with accessories (lead, halter, 100' tether, hoof trimmers, first aid kit) and about six bales of grass hay. Also have his p...
Montana Mike Classifieds 3 1,727 02-20-2023, 03:42 PM
    Thread: nubian/saanen
Post: RE: nubian/saanen

blubonnett Wrote: (10-24-2020, 05:47 PM) -- whats everyones opinion on nubian/saanen crosses for packing? -- I had a Nubian/Saanen cross, a kid about 9 months old and I didn't have him very long due ...
Montana Mike Training at Home and On the Trail 3 4,180 10-25-2020, 02:20 PM
    Thread: Score MORE points for our side!
Post: RE: Score MORE points for our side!

Montana Mike Wrote: (10-11-2020, 04:15 PM) -- Nanno Wrote: (10-11-2020, 10:22 AM) -- Mike, are you a NAPgA member? -- Thanks for reminding me! I just tried to sign up, but the Web site wants to use...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 6,447 10-11-2020, 04:18 PM
    Thread: Score MORE points for our side!
Post: RE: Score MORE points for our side!

Nanno Wrote: (10-11-2020, 10:22 AM) -- Mike, are you a NAPgA member? -- Thanks for reminding me! I just tried to sign up, but the Web site wants to use PayPal which I don't care for. Do you know if I...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 6,447 10-11-2020, 04:15 PM
    Thread: Score MORE points for our side!
Post: RE: Score MORE points for our side!

Nanno Wrote: (10-05-2020, 11:42 AM) -- Nice article and great blog post! Grover sounds like a real character! -- Thanks. Grover is just another one of those quirky, quirky, lovable goats.
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 6,447 10-07-2020, 09:03 AM
    Thread: Score MORE points for our side!
Post: Score MORE points for our side!

You may be interested in an article that I wrote that was just published in the Fall issue of Distinctly Montana magazine. The title of the article is, "Don't Let Them Get Your Goat!" and the link is ...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 6,447 10-05-2020, 10:43 AM
    Thread: Anyone Else Having This Kind of Day?
Post: RE: Anyone Else Having This Kind of Day?

Eat, sleep, play. Not a bad life. Sometimes I wish I were a goat. Except for those weird eyes.
Montana Mike The Campfire 2 3,320 05-27-2020, 07:59 PM
    Thread: Stolen Goat Eugene,OR area
Post: RE: Stolen Goat Eugene,OR area

What kind of a miscreant would steel someone's pack goat? Wrong on so many levels . . .
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 8,166 05-27-2020, 07:46 PM
    Thread: Score One for Our Side!
Post: RE: Score One for Our Side!

Mike Wrote: (05-18-2020, 03:46 PM) -- Nice job brother.  Way to spread great goat info to a wide group of people.  Hows the goat book comming? -- Thanks. The book is coming along, but it'll probabl...
Montana Mike The Campfire 5 5,961 05-19-2020, 10:46 AM
    Thread: Score One for Our Side!
Post: RE: Score One for Our Side!

Thanks, friends. I also have an article coming out in June or July in "Distinctly Montana" magazine about goat packing. The title I proposed was, "Don't Let Anyone Get Your Goat" but the editor may ch...
Montana Mike The Campfire 5 5,961 05-03-2020, 02:55 PM
    Thread: Score One for Our Side!
Post: Score One for Our Side!

As goat packers, you may find this interesting: https://fishuntamed.com/episode-22/ (https://fishuntamed.com/episode-22/)
Montana Mike The Campfire 5 5,961 05-01-2020, 10:56 AM
    Thread: WA Restrictiona
Post: RE: WA Restrictiona

Perry Wrote: (05-08-2018, 10:26 PM) -- Here’s my experience: Some National Forest trails in Washington (about 2/3) allow Stock on the trail which includes horses, mules, llamas, and goats. All t...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 9,030 05-09-2018, 10:21 AM
    Thread: WA Restrictiona
Post: RE: WA Restrictiona

Thanks to both of you for the quick response and the good help. I guess where there's a lot of people, there's a lot of rules. Pack goats aren't often encountered in Montana either, but the FS here is...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 9,030 05-05-2018, 12:23 PM
    Thread: WA Restrictiona
Post: WA Restrictiona

I'm a goat packer; can anyone jump in and tell me what restrictions I might encounter in the Cascades, say from Snoqualmie Pass through Stevens Pass and on up to the North Cascades Highway? (Hwy 20)...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 9,030 05-04-2018, 07:30 PM
  Photo Thread: New Prospects
Post: RE: New Prospects

Nanno said, "There is a whole lot more to urinary stones than age of castration. Diet, exercise, and genetics all play an important role as well." Very true, especially diet in my experience. My saana...
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 9,827 05-02-2018, 04:16 PM
    Thread: Goat packin', Hikin', and Mountain Lake Fishin'
Post: RE: Goat packin', Hikin', and Mountain Lake Fishin...

For those interested in fly fishing, hiking, and goat packing - http://mikeraether.com/2018/05/02/flyfishers-guide-to-nw-montanas-mountain-lakes/ (http://mikeraether.com/2018/05/02/flyfishers-guide-t...
Montana Mike The Campfire 1 3,510 05-02-2018, 03:54 PM
    Thread: Trash in camp sights!!!!!
Post: RE: Trash in camp sights!!!!!

IdahoNancy Wrote: (04-06-2018, 08:03 PM) -- Because we are all related as as humanoids it is up to those of us with a heart and soul to pick up after our brethren. We leave it better than we found it...
Montana Mike The Campfire 8 12,554 04-09-2018, 10:39 AM
    Thread: Goat packin', Hikin', and Mountain Lake Fishin'
Post: Goat packin', Hikin', and Mountain Lake Fishin'

Hi All! FYI, my new book, "Flyfisher's Guide to Northwest Montana's Mountain Lakes"  just came out as an ebook on Amazon and Google. The print edition will be out by June 1, and the publisher is ...
Montana Mike The Campfire 1 3,510 04-09-2018, 10:36 AM
    Thread: Trash in camp sights!!!!!
Post: RE: Trash in camp sights!!!!!

Kat Wrote: (04-01-2018, 01:51 PM) -- This is one of my hot buttons. Why do folks trash camp sites, what they think they'll never come back to it??  Do they really want to arrive looking at garbage t...
Montana Mike The Campfire 8 12,554 04-04-2018, 09:27 AM
    Thread: Hey, fellow goat packers, let's do this!
Post: RE: Hey, fellow goat packers, let's do this!

MosesBrowning Wrote: (06-23-2017, 11:18 AM) -- Montana Mike Wrote: (06-16-2017, 04:57 PM) -- MosesBrowning Wrote: (06-12-2017, 04:39 PM) -- Darned ranch responsibilities.  That sounds REALLY fun....
Montana Mike The Campfire 6 12,886 07-01-2017, 01:02 PM