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09-30-2016, 09:31 PM
Getting them out and hiking is a good start. If you are going to put weight on them you should be gradually working your you way to that. In exercising goats I consider, elevation gain and distance, try to vary the workouts. If you are going to be shooting a gun around them consider testing them with a small caliber acting like it is no big deal.
Last week on an archery elk hunt I had to take a shot at wolf. It was moving along slowly on my left side flickering though the trees. I used a 357 pistol that got rid of the dog but it spooked my new 4 year old Alpine. The goat only moved off 25 yards but in my mind that was far enough to get picked off by another dog. So I continued my walk at a quick pace talking gently and he pulled right in behind me.
If rifle deer hunting you'll need hunter blaze orange on your goats.
Good luck.
Last week on an archery elk hunt I had to take a shot at wolf. It was moving along slowly on my left side flickering though the trees. I used a 357 pistol that got rid of the dog but it spooked my new 4 year old Alpine. The goat only moved off 25 yards but in my mind that was far enough to get picked off by another dog. So I continued my walk at a quick pace talking gently and he pulled right in behind me.
If rifle deer hunting you'll need hunter blaze orange on your goats.
Good luck.