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05-10-2016, 04:50 AM
dutch007
Hello Dutch
I have seen some of the Kifaru products. They look good.
For myself and from past camping experience with the ability to use a pack horse my gear load is more geared to heaver load caring capability 150 pounds each horse.
For now with my boy's here it will more for "Walkabout work" or a simple weekend camp out.
IT will be much more of Pack Goat PR to the "City Folk" around here for my guy's than anything else.
I don't need to worry about packing Elk out here in South Carolina.
A good size White Tail will only bone out about 80 pounds of meat.
A Wild Hog about 140 pounds. BTY: Hogs here are considered a "Invasive Animal " and can be shot on site all year.
Reason: To many "Domestic" hogs have "Escaped" into the wild and cross breed with the original wild strains.
The shoot on sight order is an effort to "Clean out the hybrids" Then re-introduce more pure bloodlines.
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Some thing I could see if I Push some ides here with all the public hiking trails etc, Putting together a Search and Rescue Goat powered Team. I have done S&R myself and have been in situations were the extra 25 pounds of gear a goat can pack would have made things a lot better. for example , a extra coil of climbing rope, Harness for lifting a person out. More complete medical kit, Spare Radio Water.
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Have fun with your new goat.
The more things you do with him the better he will get.
Happy Trails
hihobaron Fuzzy, Pete and Sam
Hello Dutch
I have seen some of the Kifaru products. They look good.
For myself and from past camping experience with the ability to use a pack horse my gear load is more geared to heaver load caring capability 150 pounds each horse.
For now with my boy's here it will more for "Walkabout work" or a simple weekend camp out.
IT will be much more of Pack Goat PR to the "City Folk" around here for my guy's than anything else.
I don't need to worry about packing Elk out here in South Carolina.
A good size White Tail will only bone out about 80 pounds of meat.
A Wild Hog about 140 pounds. BTY: Hogs here are considered a "Invasive Animal " and can be shot on site all year.
Reason: To many "Domestic" hogs have "Escaped" into the wild and cross breed with the original wild strains.
The shoot on sight order is an effort to "Clean out the hybrids" Then re-introduce more pure bloodlines.
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Some thing I could see if I Push some ides here with all the public hiking trails etc, Putting together a Search and Rescue Goat powered Team. I have done S&R myself and have been in situations were the extra 25 pounds of gear a goat can pack would have made things a lot better. for example , a extra coil of climbing rope, Harness for lifting a person out. More complete medical kit, Spare Radio Water.
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Have fun with your new goat.
The more things you do with him the better he will get.
Happy Trails
hihobaron Fuzzy, Pete and Sam