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I was under the impression part of the study at WSU included a controlled environment introducing goats to bighorns apart from the sheep. I had also heard several months had passed with daily contact between the goats and bighorn coexisting in the same pen with no sickness. To be clear I can't confirm this only hearsay, so take it for what it is worth. I personally like the electric fence set up like what Nancy has, for predator purposes as well as ensuring the no contact with wildlife. I acknowledge it is possible though less likely for a goat to pass sickness to bighorn, but there is no way a vet certified packgoat, contained at night, and with it's owners in the day will pass anything to the bighorns. What it will take is for packgoat enthusiasts to stay unified and consistent in our prevention methods.
I guess I should not say "no way" our packgoats can pose a risk, but the measures we are willing to take by far lower the risk to the point I do not think it's reasonable to keep us out of the forest. Again, I can see the logic about the concerns with the core herds in the Shoshone range. Is it possible to concede the one are without conceding all the western ranges?
I guess I should not say "no way" our packgoats can pose a risk, but the measures we are willing to take by far lower the risk to the point I do not think it's reasonable to keep us out of the forest. Again, I can see the logic about the concerns with the core herds in the Shoshone range. Is it possible to concede the one are without conceding all the western ranges?