Does Anyone Pack Females?

[Nanno]

This is my gal Tigerlily on top of Uncompahgre Peak (14,320' elevation) last year at the NAPgA Rendezvous. She wasn't carrying a lot, but she was only two years old and had just recovered from a terrible stillbirth delivery of a malpositioned kid and retained placenta, and was in the midst of dealing with mastitis when we took this hike. She stayed right up with everyone and in fact outpaced a lot of us. I'm hoping she turns out to be a better breeding goat than her first go-round suggests, but if not I think she'd make an exceptional packgoat. She's strong, leggy, nimble, and loves hiking and climbing. So yes, I think the girls can make wonderful packgoats when they're not busy having babies and nursing them. The caveat is that I would not take females into wilderness areas during the fall because their heat cycles could attract male wildlife in rut.