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Thread: Packgoat kit
Post: RE: Packgoat kit
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Stringinit |
Classifieds
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04-18-2025, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Packgoat kit
Post: RE: Packgoat kit
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Stringinit |
Classifieds
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04-18-2025, 10:39 AM |
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Thread: Packgoat kit
Post: Packgoat kit
| Unfortunately life throws curveballs. I have a complete packgoat operation up for sale. 4 packers,4 sets of saddles and panniers and trailer. Big Dipper a tall Saanen is over 200 lbs and is turning 8,... |
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Classifieds
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04-10-2025, 09:17 AM |
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Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype
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Moorefieldc Wrote: (01-17-2025, 09:33 AM)
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Got some felt to make the pads. I was going to give it an inch spacing but it looks way to big so I'm going to cut it down to somewhere between 3/8 to 1/2... |
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Equipment & Techniques for the Trail
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01-20-2025, 10:26 AM |
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Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype
| What about bonding some heavy felt to the inside of the side boards and riveting it to the side boards in key locations. Then laser cut the felt to your aluminum pattern. Allowing amazing ventilation ... |
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Stringinit |
Equipment & Techniques for the Trail
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01-03-2025, 12:07 PM |
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Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype
| Or build a jig you send out and have people form for fit their goats. They send it back to you and you build a saddle based on those dimensions. Butthead Packgoats sent me a description on how to find... |
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Equipment & Techniques for the Trail
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12-18-2024, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype
| It is a beautiful saddle by the way. It’s a shame to cover up those side boards. Is the padding actually needed for the side boards? Is there another way of thinking about it. The design pattern you... |
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Equipment & Techniques for the Trail
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12-18-2024, 02:26 PM |
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Thread: Saddle prototype
Post: RE: Saddle prototype
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Moorefieldc Wrote: (12-04-2024, 12:19 AM)
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Forgot my tap at the house for the rigging locations but the boards are mounted with an his extra hole for more adjustability.
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I haven’t been on this... |
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Stringinit |
Equipment & Techniques for the Trail
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12-18-2024, 02:20 PM |
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Thread: Animal husbandry
Post: Animal husbandry
| Word of caution to everyone. I keep my does with my wethers. The boys never get too excited but they make it real easy to see when the girls are ready for breeding.
This morning I was feeding the... |
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Stringinit |
Goats at Home
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12-18-2024, 11:57 AM |
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Thread: Hunting with goats
Post: Hunting with goats
| As the name of the thread implies, you must hunt with your goats.
I have met 2 different packgoat people in the past month that leave their goats in camp while hunting.
You can not do this. I wa... |
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Stringinit |
The Hunter's Lodge
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09-25-2023, 06:03 AM |
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Thread: Cull or not to cull
Post: RE: Cull or not to cull
| Those are very good things to keep in mind. Thank you Nanno.
I also have one of her doelings, who’s not as loud as her mama but not too far off. The mama and doeling are also in the process of we... |
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Goats at Home
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06-24-2023, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: Cull or not to cull
Post: Cull or not to cull
| I am hoping to get some insight from fellow breeders on this matter.
I recently acquired a beautiful goat that is a Dwite Sharp doe. She has the pedigree but has a horrendous bellow in the pasture.... |
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Stringinit |
Goats at Home
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06-20-2023, 02:12 PM |
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Thread: Transporting through state lines
Post: RE: Transporting through state lines
| Awesome thank you for the information! That’s a big help!
My boys were never microchipped. I’ll report back and let everyone know how it goes.
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Stringinit |
Goats at Home
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06-02-2023, 01:38 PM |
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Thread: Transporting through state lines
Post: Transporting through state lines
| So, I’m finally at a point where I can take my packers on my out of state hunts. I have never taken them out of California and I was wondering if someone can let me know what their experience has be... |
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Stringinit |
Goats at Home
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06-02-2023, 06:30 AM |
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Thread: Opinions on RustPack?
Post: RE: Opinions on RustPack?
| Here is my take on saddle brands. If you are not going off trail you do not need expensive saddles. Northwest Packgoat gear will work perfectly for you, or Rustpack whoever owns the company now. Try l... |
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Stringinit |
The Campfire
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04-01-2023, 11:47 AM |
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Thread: Favorite breeds for packing?
Post: RE: Favorite breeds for packing?
| My Saanen is amazing, you couldn’t buy him from me for any amount of money. I live in Northern California and he does great under 85 degrees anything over he starts to show heat stress, but so do my... |
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Stringinit |
The Campfire
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03-13-2023, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: Goats and water
Post: Goats and water
| I just wanted to share what I have just recently found out. Goats, at least mine don't like drinking from running water. The noise puts them on edge.
I have had goats for 5 years now and have hundr... |
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Stringinit |
Training at Home and On the Trail
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10-06-2022, 01:12 PM |
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Thread: Elk quarters
Post: RE: Elk quarters
| Well, the hams were just to bulky to load and too risky. We carried out the hams and the boys carried out the rest. 1 ham (72lbs each) for my lady and 1 ham for me, Big Dipper carried both shoulders ... |
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Stringinit |
The Hunter's Lodge
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09-23-2022, 07:02 AM |
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Thread: Elk quarters
Post: RE: Elk quarters
| I should have mentioned this is a cow tag, quarters most likely will be in the 60lb(pushing their limits)and 40lb(easy, all day long) range. I will safely load my boys to no more than 30%. Difficult... |
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Stringinit |
The Hunter's Lodge
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08-19-2022, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Elk quarters
Post: Elk quarters
| Hello fellow packgoat hunters. My string has reached the age where I can take full advantage of their strength.
I hunt for meat and have some preferences for processing meat. I am a deer hunter m... |
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Stringinit |
The Hunter's Lodge
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08-19-2022, 06:34 PM |
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