New guy here

[Catfishryan]

Welcome! Best of luck in your packgoat journey! Where in Texas are you located? My husband and I love the hill country and have thought about taking our packgoats down there with us sometime. In fact, I was talking with a NAPgA member from Texas about how fun it might be to have an off-season mini-Rendy in Texas sometime.

Nancy makes some great points, and I'd also like to add that you may want to start out with a couple of wethers before you jump into breeding. Breeding is fun and rewarding, but it takes a LOT of time and dedication. Getting into wethers is much easier than getting into breeding and it might be a good way to dip your toes in the water before diving in at the deep end.

Thanks for the advice!  I am in central Texas about an hour north of Austin.  We are just east of the hill country. That is definitely some goat country. I wish there was more public land where I could do some training in steeper terrain as my place is flat.  There are a few public places on area lakes but I'm not sure if pack animals are allowed