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09-03-2014, 08:07 PM
Looks like you had a great time! Last year when we went to the NAPgA Rendezvous I saw that most people were low lining their goats at night. I hadn't given low lining much thought until then, but it looks a lot easier and possibly safer than high lining. You just run the rope along the ground instead of overhead.
Just a thought about leaving goats loose in camp, please don't do it at night even if they learn not to jump on your tents. While most goats want to stay in camp, they do sometimes take off and get lost. All it takes is a bear to wander nearby and one whiff could send even the clingiest goat bolting for the woods. They can't always find their way back. They may also stray just far enough from camp to become attractive to predators that would otherwise pass them up as being too close to people. I used to leave our goat wandering loose at night because he had good camp manners and never went far, but then I heard stories of people losing goats that way and I realized he was much safer on a tether after bedtime.
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Just a thought about leaving goats loose in camp, please don't do it at night even if they learn not to jump on your tents. While most goats want to stay in camp, they do sometimes take off and get lost. All it takes is a bear to wander nearby and one whiff could send even the clingiest goat bolting for the woods. They can't always find their way back. They may also stray just far enough from camp to become attractive to predators that would otherwise pass them up as being too close to people. I used to leave our goat wandering loose at night because he had good camp manners and never went far, but then I heard stories of people losing goats that way and I realized he was much safer on a tether after bedtime.
Thanks for sharing your adventures!