Back Issues
Back issues are available on a USB Thumb Drive, 1995-Present.
Contact: larry@goattracksmagazine.org
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Recent Past Issues
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The list of articles available in the back issues included on the thumb drive is printed below. These issue are an invaluable source of information with articles on goat maladies, columns from vets, and cart goating info.
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Goat Tracks
PO Box 103
Glenwood, NM 88039
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In addition to the article titles below, all the magazines have additional letters and short information pieces about all aspects of goat packing. 4-H and driving information is in issues starting about 1998, and issues previous to 1998 have a "Dear John" column written by John Mionczynski answering questions about all aspects of goatpacking.
Summer 2021
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Glenwood, NM
Page 4 - The Mailroom/Potpourri
Page 5-7, - Land Use Issues, Assorted Sources
Page 8 - Managing Worms in Goat Herds Progressive Farmer
Page 9 - Paradise Ranch, Cottage Grove, KS Dwite Sharp
Page 10,11 - The Training Pen Rex Summerfield
Page 12-14, - From the archives, A Year of Hiking ‘Busts’, Larry Robinson, Glenwood, NM
Page 14 - Goat in UK takes Refuge from Weather in the Loo
Page 16-18, - Urinary Calculi, An Exhaustive Analysis, Part 2, John Mionczynski
Page 18 - It’s May, and the Goats Have Begun to Fight, Forrest Hartley, Hadley, NY
Page 20-22 - Packgoat Class, & Obstacle Guidelines, Nan Hassey/Taffy Mercer
Page 23 - Goat Milk, the Benefits to your Skin newsbytesapp.com
Page 24 - The Importance of Touch (to Living beings), creationmoments.com
Page 24 - Goats Like it when we Smile at Them (Surprised?), Yahoo.com
Page 24 - Turkmenian Markhor Goat Dead at Utah Zoo, Salt Lake Tribune.com
Page 25 - NAPgA, Rendezvous, Schedule, etc.
Page 26 - Message from NAPgA’s President, Curtis King
Page 27 - NAPgA’s Membership Application
Page 28 - What is Bottle Jaw? motherearthnews.com
Page 29 - Packgoat Marketplace
Page 30 - Raymond the Mule, and Sonny the Goat Part Ways, Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Spring 2021
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Glenwood, NM
Page 4,5 - The Mailroom, Potpourri
Page 6 - Land Use: 25 years ago today, Wallowa Chieftan, OR, Researchers Eradicate Disease in Greater Hells Canyon Sheep, gohunt.com
Page 7: American Trophy Hunter Scared Off by Turkish Group, www.telegraph.co.uk
Page 7: Study Launched to Identify Unknown Disease in Mountain Goats, www.northfortynews.com
Page 8,9 - Training - The Basics, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 9 - Marc Warnke Shows Up in Trout Unlimited NL
Page 10-12, Urinary Calculi, an Analysis, Part 1, John Mionczynski, Atlantic, WY
Page 12,13-Life in the Goat Zone, Sally Bryan, sister of GT Editor
Page 14: both by Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
NAPgA Has Added a Packgoat Registry & Hiking Log
Permanent ID: A Breeder’s Responsibility
Page 15: Ancient DNA analysis explains spread of domestic goats from fertile crescent into Caucasus www.phys.org
Page 15: What Have You Left Behind Larry Robinson, Glenwood, NM
Page 17-19, Butterfly’s Journey, a Journey from a Catastrophic Injury, back to Health Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 21 - Tribal Women Corner the Market on India’s Heat-Hardy (Attapaddy) Black Goats www.reuters.com
Page 22-26, Goat Camping in Washington’s High Cascades, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 27 - Paradise Ranch Goats, Dwite Sharp, Council Grove, KS
Page 30 - The North American Packgoat Association
Winter 2020
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho` City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom (sort of)
Page 5 - Paradise Ranch Packgoats Dwite Sharp
Page 6 - Cats, Goats, slowly infiltrate household, heart, Steve Stephens, Columbus Dispatch, OH
Page 7 - Mycoplasma in Bighorns David Sparks Ph.d
Page 7 - Bighorn sheep in South Okanagan facing their own pandemic, Steve Arstad
Page 8 - U.S. ends sheep grazing in parts of Idaho wilderness areas, BY KEITH RIDLER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Page 9 - Genetic study suggests domestic goats got pathogen-resistant gene from wild relatives by Bob Yirka
Page 9 - Pathways of disease spillover among domestic and wild sheep and goats in the western United States, by Margaret Nagle, University of Maine
Page 10 - Hyperlinks to Downloadable PDF articles
Page 10 - A Maine chicken has decided deer are not welcome on her farm (but her goats are OK) by Julia Bayly
Page 11 - Sweatered Goat Calendar Available, Christy Sommers
Page 12-13, Keeping Low Impact on the Trail Rex Summerfield
Page 14 - Cuzco’s Revenge Nan Hassey
Page 15 - Discussing grain overload in goats, Melanie Boileau and Natasha Williams
Page 16 - North West Packgoats Rex & Teri Summerfield
Page 17-18, What I Learned from the Uinta Mountains, Curtis Stovall
Page 19 - Butthead Packgoats Dennis Willingham
Page 20-21, Straw goats roasting on an open fire, Dr. Marlese Lessing
Page 21 - Johne’s disease a serious threat to goats well being, STUART BARBER, The Weekly Times
Page 22-24, Hiking the Spectacular Utah Desert Herb Flower
Page 25 - Wether stone formation not uncommon in goats, Dr. Magdalena Niedermeyer Associate Veterinarian Burnt Fork Veterinary Clinic, Sep 21, 2020
Page 26 - My Introduction to ‘Goatdom’ Sally Bryan
Page 28 - A letter from NAPgA’s President, Curtis King
Page 29 - The North American Packgoat Association
Fall 2020
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom, Etc.
Page 4 - Goats on the roof keep their trademark at Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant, Sister Bay, WI
Page 5-7, Land Use Issues Various
Page 7 - The Adorable Beach Goats Of Prince Edward Island
Page 8 - Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory now offers Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae testing, Maggie Highland, Manhattan, KS
Page 8 - How genetically modified New Zealand goats could help fight cancer, New Zealand Herald
Page 9-10, Your First Big Trip. Are you Ready? Rex Summerfield
Page 10 - Goat rescued after getting stuck in irrigation pipe, www.9news.com
Page 12-14, Lost in Death Hollow, Part 3 (The Finale!) Nan Hassey
Page 15 - We Love Our Boys! Grrrrrr...
Page 16 - Bighorn Sheep Will Return to Tendoy Mountains, MT, www.gohunt.com
Page 16 - Goat Ambushes Squad Car, Eats Sheriff Deputy’s Paperwork, www.mandatory.com
Page 18-21 Packing with the Presidents!, Curtis King, Charlie Jennings
Page 21 - Ancient genome analyses reveal mosaic pattern of goat domestication thousands of years ago https://phys.org/news/
Page 22 - USDA changes sheep, goat scrapie ID requirements, www.heraldextra.com
Page 23-24, Goat Packing for Wild Trout in Whitewater Creek, The late Dutch Salmon, Silver City, NM
Page 24-25, Geronimo Jack: Fort Polk’s Goat Defender, Stars & Stripes
Page 25 - Wiping out scrapie in goats, the genetic way, https://www.barfblog.com
Page 26 - NAPgA, From President Curtis Curtis King
Page 27 - Ancient hanky panky gave modern goats their iron stomachs, https://www.sciencemag.org
Page 27 - Spirited bunch of Bagot goat kids get ready for summer by the sea on Norfolk cliffs, stuart.anderson@archant.co.uk
Summer 2020
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom, Little bits of this, and little bits of that :-)
Page 5 - Land Use Issues Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 6 - Land Use Plan Chart -- See Deadlines!
Page 7 - Feds Mtn Goat Removal Plan Goes Awry, Larry Robinson
Page 7 - Why Not Remove All Non-Native Species missoulian.com
Page 7 - Salmon-Challis NF Land Use Plan, Larry Robinson-Taffy Mercer
Page 8 - NAPgA, Support & Fundraising, Desarae Starck & Larry Robinson
Page 9 - A Message from Curtis King, NAPgA’s President
Page 10 - Small Predator Control The Kansan.com
Page 10 - Rotational Grazing Reduces Parasites in Sheep/Goats, www.pbcommercial.com
Page 11 - Goats Understand Pointing Gestures: Study, irishnews.com
Page 12,13 - Training Your Goats for Stringing, Carolyn Eddy, Reprint from Spring 2010 GT
Page 13 - Kid Goat Reunited w/Mother After Cliffside Rescue, www.thewestonmercury.co.uk
Page 15,16 - To Dehorn or Not to Dehorn, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 16 - Weed-Eater Goats Go Exploring Outside the Fence, www.nbcbayarea.com
Page 17 - Gwalia Goats Scale an Open Pit Mine Looking for Water, thewest.com.au
Page 18 - Millions of Rupees Being Made on Goat Poop (?)
Page 18 - Ladakh’s Nomads & the Future of Pashmina Wool, www.breibart.com
Page 20-22 - Nan Hassey Continues the Saga of She & Phil’s Wrong Turn into Death Hollow Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 22 - Felicity Goes for a Ride postalstar.com
Page 23,24 - New Mexico Hiking in February, Larry Robinson
Page 25 - ‘Goat’-Looking Remos Steals the Spotlight, www.nst.com
Page 26 - From Forgotten Breed to Game of Thrones: How One Woman Saved Iceland’s Goats, www.theguardian.com
Page 27 - How a Goat Named Moonpie is Helping Special Needs Students to Socialize, news.georgia.southern.edu
Spring 2020
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom
Page 4 - Thou Shalt Not Kid Thyself, Charlie Jennings, Willard, UT
Page 5-10, Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Others
Page 5-6, Gehrke Letter & Response, Larry Robinson, Id City
Page 7-8, Nez Perce-Clearwater Land Use Plan, Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 9 - Colorado Working Group Updates, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 10 - ‘Not in Any Kind of Control Las Vegas Sun
Page 11-12, Basic Training Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 12 - Uroliths in Livestock Serious Problem, Pratt Tribune, Pratt, KS
Page 13-14, When Leaving Goats at Home, Part 2, Lauren Hall Ruddell, Olathe, CO
Page 15 - Bert Has Goat Problems to Talk About, Humor
Page 16-17, Lost In Death Hollow, Part 1 Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 17 - Rinsing System in Stomach Protects Teeth of Ruminants, University of Zurich
Page 19-21, A Different Kind of Pack Animal, Powell Tribune, WY, article on NAPgA members, Justin & Desarae Starck
Page 21 - Roof Repair Amid Gregarious Gang of Goats, Humor
Page 23-24, Trepididations & Titillations of a Neophyte Goat Packer, Blast from the Past, Nat Adams, 1st Issue of Goat Tracks, 1995
Page 24 - Curious Goats Greet UPS Driver, ND Humor
Page 26-27, Taffy Mercer Does Presentation at the Northwest Oregon Dairy Goat Association Goat Conference
Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Winter 2019
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom
Page 5-7, Land Use Issues Misc
Page 8-11, An Update on the Status of the Old Irish Goat, Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 11 - Winter Management for Your Goats MSU Extension
Page 12, Why I Now Carry Taffy Mercer
Page 12-13, Editorial on Carrying a Weapon Larry Robinson
Page 13, A Goat Rescue FB from Italy
Page 14-15, NAPgA On the Road Taffy Mercer
Page 15, Goats die after eating donated apples
Page 17 - Traditions Old & New Nan Hassey
Page 18 - Kane Lake, Copper Basin, Idaho Larry Robinson
Page 20-23 Hiking the San Rafael Swell, Taffy Mercer
Page 24 - Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Seed Cookies, Submitted by Taffy Mercer
Page 25-26, Dwite Sharp Flashback
Farm & Ranch Living Magazine, June/July 2015
Page 27, 29 - Big-Rough-Long-Round Nonsense Larry Robinson
Fall 2019
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom
Page 5,6 - Charlie J Comments on Tom Besser’s Retirement, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Once again we are killing another species to ‘protect’ Bighorn Sheep ,nationalparkstraveler.org
Page 7 - Another ‘Study’ of Bighorn Sheep to probe why they are not having lambing success,trib.com
Page 8-10 - Preparing your Goats for Away-time, Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 11 - Another Day in Paradise - Goat Humor, www.oleantimesherald.com
Page 12 - Packgoating with Kids! Desarae Starck
Page 13 - Farmer Performs CPR on a Goat! What? 10daily.com.au
Page 14 - Video of KK goats Queuing to board Van goes viral, www.nst.com.my
Page 14 - South Sudanese refugees thank God for goats, goats… and more goats barnabasfund.org
Page 15 - Too Much Suppression Leads to More & Bigger Fires, idyllwildtowncrier.com
Page 16,17 - A End of Summer Hike, Taffy Mercer
Page 17 - 200 Endangered Goats Rescued from Floods, www.keloland.com
Page 19-21 - Creating a Packgoat Obstacle Course, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 23-25 - Making the Best of a Bad Situation Larry Robinson
Page 26 - Goats In Sweaters Are Cuter Than Kittens In Mittens,
Please support Christy Sommers as She serves the local population in Varanasi, India www.npr.org
Page 27 - NAPgA - A Message from the President, NAPgA Staff
Summer 2019
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom
Page 5 - A Scary Goat Story, Goat Humor
Page 5 - The Fireproof Goat, from Australia
Page 5 - Raytown, MO Woman’s Ministry Providing Goats for the Third World
Page 6,7 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 8,9 - In Search of the Perfect Packgoat, Late George Bogdan
Page 9 - Grazing Land for Lease Near Sandpoint, ID, Michael Poe
Page 10 - Two Interesting Articles of Packgoats Working Through the Winter in Minnesota
Page 11,12 - How to Pick a Packgoat, Rex Summerfield
Page 12 - A Man’s Goat Strays into His Neighbor’s Field in India, and He Gets the Snot Beat Out of Him as a Result
Page 13 - Hot Times on Church Mountain, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 16,17 - Bells & Whistles, Preventing a Lost Goat, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 17 - Raytown woman’s passion for goats helping change lives around the world Raytown, MO
Page 18,19 - Carolyn Eddy, In Memoriam, Larry Robinson & Alice Beberness
Page 21,22 - Llamas & Goats Packing Together, Alexa Metrick
Page 22 - Gilbert the Goat Sets World’s Record for the Number of Kids in Her Delivery
Page 23 - A Message from NAPgA’s President, Curtis King
Page 24 - Hiking Idaho’s Copper Basin, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 26 - The Great Palace of the Goats Goat Humor
Page 27 - Learning The Hard Way, Carrie Miller, ME News
Page 28 - PG Marketplace
Page 29 - Victorian Farmer Has Goats Stolen by Vegan Activists
Spring 2019
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - Paradise Packgoats, Where Your next PGs Should Come From
Page 5 - The Mailroom
Page 5 - 31st Annual Northwest Oregon Dairy Goat Association, Goat Conference Taffy Mercer & Curtis King
Page 6 - Potpourri, Jon Clough & his Successful BHS Hunt!
Page 7-9, Land Use Issues, A Discussion Vis-a-Vis Lost Packgoats, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 9 - What’s In Your Goat Water, It could be harmful, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 10-12, A Tale of Two Discs, the Goat Spine and its Characteristics, Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 13-17, Karen Bean & Company Tour the White Clouds, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 19 - What to Expect When You Are Expecting Baby Goats, Carrie Miller, Miller Micro Farm
Page 20-22, Mama’s Boys: Dam Raising Packgoats for Success, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 23 - Of Helicopters & Goats, Aviators Close for Comfort, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 24,25 - Lucky Sam, A Goats Recovery from Severe Bear Damage, Diane Miller, CO
Page 27,28 The Training Pen, Bonding With New Kids, Rex Summerfield
Page 28 - Seven kid goats born in Northern Ireland prison, Belfast Telegraph, Belfast, Ireland
Winter 2018
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - Paradise Ranch Packgoats, Dwite Sharp
Page 5 - Goats & Sheep Fight Fires, www.npr.org
Page 5 - A Different Kind of Beauty Pagent, www.thecut.com
Page 5 - Homeowner Kills Bear Attacking Goats,www.usnews.com
Page 5 - Wildlife Officials Looking for Movi in other Animals, www.wral.com
Page 6 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6,7 - BHS Issues Various Sources
Page 8-10, - The Yule Goat Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 10 - Poem, Christmas in Our Barn late Carolyn Eddy
Page 11 - Eyes in the Dark, the Predators Live, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 11 - Hiking in Idaho’s Copper Basin, Irene Saphra, New Meadows, ID
Page 12 - The Gavle Goat, Swedish Christmas Tradition, www.yakimaherald.com
Page 14-19 - Does this Saddle Make Me Look Fat? Correctly Fitting the Saddle to the Goat Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 21-22 - Rockhounding with Goats, Herb Flower, Ferron, UT
Page 22 - Goat Exposes 4 People to Rabies, www.wspa.com
Page 23-25 - End of the Season Hike & a Miracle Goat, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 26 - Internet Frenzy Over ‘World’s Ugliest Goat’ Video, www.dailystar.co.uk
Page 26-27 - Breeds of Goats in Nigeria, www.naija.ng
Page 27 - Goats Like Happy Faces, www.vanguardngr.com
Page 28 - The North American Packgoat Association
Page 29 - Bartender Jumps into Action to Save Drowning Goat, fox6now.com
Fall 2018
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom Potpourri
Page 5 - Goats Rescued from Fire, Goats ‘n Cops, Floating Goats
Page 6 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Final plan for central Idaho wilderness area approved, AP
Page 7 - Central Washington Forest Service worker rescued from, Wolves by Helicopter Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA
Page 7 - Selenium Deficiency, a Killer, Dwite Sharp
Page 8,9 - Bighorn Sheep & Disease Various
Page 10,11 - Ches McCartney, The Original Utility Goat Man, Lauren Ruddell, Planet Goat, Olathe, CO
Page 11 - Proper Goat Hoof Care, Katie Ockert, Michigan State University Extension
Page 12 - Goat genome reveals oldest genetic discovery of domestication, https://www.earth.com
Page 12 - Proposal to protect wild sheep could negatively impact local, domesticated herd Heather Hintze, http://www.ktva.com
Page 13 - Sparky The Goat Walked The Tonys Red Carpet
Page 14 - Tincup to the Rescue, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 16,17 - An Exercise in ‘What Happened?’ The perils of hiking with Larry :-) Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 19-20, - Goat Packing in the Red Desert (With John ‘M’), Ellen Herman, Original Goat Tracks Writer
Page 21 - How to say ‘Goat’ in 90 Languages
Page 22,23 - Road Hiking - One of My Favorite Things... NOT!, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 24 - New study says nutrition, mother health more important to growing large bighorn sheep than genetics, Christine Peterson, http://trib.com
Page 25 - Here’s what the science says about animal sentience, Dr Jan Hoole, The Conversation, https://phys.org/
Page 26,27 - Domestic goat dating back to the Neolithic Corded Ware period identified in Finland https://www.sciencedaily.com
Page 27 - DNA from taxidermy specimens explains genetic structure of British and Irish goats https://phys.org
Summer 2018
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4-5 The Mailroom & Potpourri Larry Robinson, Id City, ID
Page 6 - The Breeders Corner Karen Kopf, Moscow, ID
Page 7 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 8 - Idaho Wilderness Closure to Goats!
Page 9-10, Goats, Not Just a Weed-Eater, Lauren Hall Ruddell, Olathe, CO
Page 11-12, NAPgA Rendezvous, Island Park, ID
Page 13 - Paradise Packgoats, If you ain’t got ‘em, you are missing the best of the best!
Page 14 - Goats Get Stuck on Brige Framework, Pennsylvania
Page 15-18, Cuzco, the recounting of the life of a wonder goat, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 20-21, Hiking the Rapid River in Idaho Larry Robinson, ID
Page 23-24, Hauling your wood with Goats, Paul Malovrh, Medford, WI
Page 25 What to Know Before Adding Goats to Your Backyard, Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
Page 26 - On the Trail with Packgoats, Ellensburg Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA
Page 27 - All you need to know about Al Johnson’s famous rooftop goats Sister Bay, WI
Spring 2018
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom, Christmas Reflections, and one goatpacker’s march in the Placerville Christmas parade.
Page 5 - Jan Huffaker, Remembered
Page 5 - Two Classes, Packsaddle Fitting & All Things Goat
Page 6 - 30th Annual Goat Conference Taffy Mercer, Kennewick,WA
Page 7 - Paradise Ranch - Premier Packgoats for Sale
Page 8 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 9 - From the Training Pen, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 10 - Goat History, www.earthtimes.org
Page 11 - A Snowy Elk Hunt, Nancy & Jon Clough
Page 12 - Hoof & Leg Issues in Packgoats, Lauren Hall Ruddell, Rush, UT
Page 12 - Wolves do not appear to hurt deer, elk, other ungulates, www.khq.com, Spokane, WA
Page 13-14 - Late Season Hike of the Middle Fork, Boise River, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 15 - Here We ‘Goat’ Again http://bolivarmonews.com
Page 15 - Goat Refuses to Leave His Friend who Died, http://www.irishnews.com
Page 17-19 - Packing in Ponca--An Arkansas Adventure, Nan Hassey
Page 20 - Strategies for Preventing Coccidiosis in Goats & Sheep, Mike Metzger, MSU Extension
Page 20 - Mother Goat Sick, Dog Fills In, http://www.thequint.com
Page 20 - Epic Wild Goat Dominant Males, www.theolivepress.es
Page 22-27 - Shenanigans of the Pack-Goat Kind, Richard Kaylena Frates
Page 28 - Packgoat Marketplace
Page 29 - 2 goats with unbreakable bond welcomed at Little Ponderosa Zoo, http://www.wbir.com
Winter 2017
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4,5 - The Mailroom
Page 5 - Grandma Gatewood, Applachian Trail Wonder Grandma, Taffy Mercer
Page 7 - Don’t Go Out There Alone! Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Myrtle Beach Woman Returns to Find Goats on the Roof, www.wmbfnews.com
Page 8-10, - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 11,12 - Bighorn Sheep Issues BBC, www.cheatsheet.com, denvercbslocal.com, www.spokesman.com
Page 13 - Preparing goats and sheep for winter weather, Mike Metzger, msue.anr.msu.edu
Page 13-15 - Small Packages, Goats in Ireland, Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 15 - Pretzel-Coated Fried Goat Cheese Taffy Mercer
Page 16,17 - Post Hip Replacement Hiking, With Goats, Of Course, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 19-22 - Larry, How’s Summer Going, the Sequel, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 24 - Joys of Hiking w-Children & Jan Huffaker, Victoria Jordan
Page 25 - Goat-O-Rama Charioteers Revive International Goat Days Tradition Nan Hassey
Page 26,27 - Dad’s Little Rodeo Richard Frates, New Meadows, ID
Page 28 - Black Billy, The Goats Go Wandering bolivarmonews.com
Fall 2017
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom
Page 4 - In Itokin, Goat Rearing is Forbidden, Nigerian Tribune
Page 5,6 - The NAPgA Rendy! Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Goats Smash Louisville business’ Front Door
Page 8,9 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 9 - SD BHS Reintroduction Reaches Potential Gridlock, GoHunt.com
Page 10,11 - Training & Goat Use Issues, Goats at the End of their Tethers, 7 Medicines for your Goat First-Aid Kit
Page 11 - New Habitat & Bridge for Goats, Roosevelt Part Zoo, Minot,ND minotdailynews.com
Page 12-14 - What Happens to Your Goats, If Something Happens to You Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 16-18 - It’s Finally Summer. How’s the Hiking Going? Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID,
Page 20,21 - Getting in Sync, Nan Hassey on Cartgoating!, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 22,23 - Protecting Our Goats in the Wilderness, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 23 - Uganda: How Goats are Keeping Girls in School, www.allafrica.com
Page 24,25 - ‘The Shepherd’, Richard Kalena Frates
Page 26,27 - Kidding Around (Humor) www.sanangelolive.com
Page 28 - Rare breed of goats saved from the Nazis go on show, www.national.scot.com
Page 28 - Twin endangered mountain goats born at Massachusetts, zoo http://www.wcvb.com/
Summer 2017
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom
Page 4 - Pet goat saves Arkansas family from house fire
Page 4 - 11-year-old boy uses birthday money to buy a goat for family in Africa
Page 5 - NAPgA Rendezvous, Lake City, CO, June 15-18, 2017
Page 6 - Paradise Ranch (Packgoats ‘R Us!)
Page 7-10 - Land Use Issues, Maggie Highland, WA; Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 11,12 - Wolves in the Wilderness, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 13,14 - Preparing for Raising Goats!, Kirsten Lie-Nielsen, Liberty, ME
Page 15 - Efforts to end grazing are shortsighted, Bonnie Brown, Durango Herald
Page 16 - Tank The Trail Finder: Goats Aren’t The Only Curious Ones! By Molly Geiger, Spokane, WA
Page 17 - Tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting, Ecological Society of America
Page 19-21, Goat Sense? Or Divine Intervention, John Mionczynski, Atlantic City, WY
Page 23 - ‘Extinct’ medieval goat thriving in Brentwood Country Park
Page 24,25 - Goat Packing as a Use for Male Goats, Lauren Hall Ruddell, Planet Goat, Rush, UT
Page 25 - 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Own Horned Goats, Lisa Seger, Blue Heron Farm, Fields Store, TX
Page 26-29, Hiking Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Spring 2017
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The Mailroom, a Potpourri
Page 5 - Of Pack Goats, Kids, and Unexpected Snow, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 6 - Paradise Ranch, New Crop of Potential Packgoats, Dwite Sharp, Council Grove, KS
Page 7 - Liquidation of Owyhee PG Supply Assets, Barb Locati
Page 7 - Goat Driving Clinic & Health/Nutrition Seminar
Page 8, 9 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 10, 11 - Bighorns In the News Various
Page 12 - When good goats go bad Rachel Wise, KELOland TV
Page 13, 14 - Training a baby Goat Who Will Become a Packer, Lauren Hall Ruddell, Planet Goat
Page 14 - Spring Training is in the Air, Curtis King, Pasco, WA
Page 16, 17 - Packing the Idaho’s Selway River Trail, Irene Saphra, New Meadows, ID
Page 18 - The Call of the Weekend Wild, Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 20 - 8 Times the Internet Went Maaaad About Goats in 2016, Marc Silver, NPR
Page 22 - Sputnick’s Big Day Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 23, 24 - Gods of Thunder: Tackling Team Hitches, Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 25 - Team Harness Parts Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 26 - A Wonderful Life? Richard Kaylena Frates
Winter 2016
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, IDPage 4 - The Mailroom
Page 5 - Goats Make Great Gifts! Http://www.scoop.co.nz
Page 6 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - BHS Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Articles: For Those Who Love Goats Misc
Page 8 - Dwite Sharp and the Lindsborg, KS Parade, Dwite & Mary Sharp
Page 10 - Tales from the Training Pen, The Non-Packing Goat, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 11,12 - Climbing the Uncompahgre Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 13 - Goatpacking, a Perspective Taffy Mercer
Page 14 - Steve Wescott and His Goat Reach Times Square!, http://www.pamplinmedia.com
Page 14 - Food for Thought: Has America’s Wildlife Ever Been As Abundant as We Imagine? http://daily.jstor.org/
Page 16 - 2016 Cascade Packgoat Club Campout, Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 20 - Utah’s Mt. Timpanogos: No Fear of Heights for These Goats, Herb Flower
Page 21 - Body Condition Scoring in Goats, Katie Ockert, MSU Extension
Page 22 - Vet Ed, Fallen Pasterns Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 23 - Preventing & Controlling Contagious Foot Rot in Your, Pen Katie Ockert, MSU Extension
Page 24 - Baby You Can Drive My Goat Nan Hassey, Rye, CO
Page 26 - Kissing Summer Hiking Goodbye, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Fall 2016
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, IDPage 4 - The Mailroom
Page 4 - Weather predicting goats of Roseburg, OR
Page 5 - Use of head partitions reduce stress in goats during feeding, Phys.org News
Page 6,7 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 8 - Bighorn Research Continues, KOTA-TV
Page 8 - Firefighters rescue baby goats Huffington Post.com
Page 9 - On trail with an OBNOXIOUS horse, Larry Robinson
Page 10,11 - My Dual Career Packgoats, Linda Arnold, CA
Page 12 - A picture potpourri
Page 13 - Phil Hassey, in the 4th of July Parade with Goats, and a Cart!
Page 14, 15 - Crisis in the Backcountry, NAPgA’s President learns a very important lesson in preparation, Charlie Jennings
Page 16, 17 -Packing with Does, Lauren Ruddell
Page 19-20 - Goatpacking 101 Clinic, REI, Kennewick, WA, Curtis King & Lori Woodside, Eldon & Debbi Otta, Taffy Mercer
Page 22-24, - A Cart Goating Primer, Shannon Hassey
Page 25-27 - A treatise on why 2016 was not the best year for Goatpacking, Larry Robinson
Summer 2016
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - Rendezvous 2016
Page 5 - Land Use Issues: Update on NAPgA Litigation AgainstShoshone National Forest
Page 5 - Land Use Issues: My Response to AZGFD Article, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Land Use Issues: AZGFD: No pet goats, sheep in Catalina Mountains
Page 6 - Land Use Issues: Another mountain lion killed for preying on bighorn in Catalinas
Page 7 - Land Use Issues: Proposal to permit goats, sheep delayed 2 years (In Alaska) Peninsula Clarion
Page 8 - Paradise Ranch Packgoats: For Sale! Dwite Sharp, Council Grove, Kansas
Page 9 - Tales from the Training Pen, Positive Training Using a Clicker Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 10 - The black and white British goats rarer than pandas www.mirror.co/uk/all-about/rare-animals
Page 10 - 14 Goats In1 Taxi Land 5 Men In Trouble
Page 11 - Separating the Sheep from the Goats, Dr. Lauren Ruddell
Page 12 - How Goats’ Milk Is Changing The Lives Of HIV Positive Children
Page 13 - The Cascade Packgoat Club participated in OSU (Oregon State University) Pet Day Jan Privratsky
Page 13 - NAPgA Members Making a Difference, Curtis King
Page 16 - Seasons of Change Richard Kaylena Frates
Page 19 - A Goat is a Packgoat is a Goat Larry Robinson
Page 20 - Goatpacking in Hiker’s Heaven Larry Robinson
Page 23 - Kids ‘n Goats Racing in Great Britain
Page 24 - Hiking in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains Larry Robinson
Page 26 - Harness Goat Page Carole Contreras
Spring 2016
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - The NAPgA Website Gets a Facelift! L. Robinson, ID
Page 4 - Rendy 2016 Charlie Jennings, UT
Page 6 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID, Charlie Jennings, Logan, UT
Page 10 - Tales from the Training Pen, Basic Training, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 11 - Feral Goat Races in Australia ABC Rural
Page 13 - Rescue Helicopter Falls Prey to a Territorial Goat!, Australia
Page 14 - Beards in the Moonlight Eva Mara Bernhard
Page 16 - GMO soy produces altered milk and stunted kids, The Ecologist.Org
Page 17 - Goat plague hits poor farmers in Africa, Asia KFGO.com
Page 18 - Nation’s Largest Savanna Goat Farm In Comanche, KSWO.com
Page 20 - Dairy Farming in Rural Alaska N. Chance Cunningham
Page 21 - Horns vs. No-Horns: Pros and Cons, Dr. Lauren Hall Ruddell
Page 23 - Lauren Hall Ruddell, Conservationist and Pack Goat Enthusiast, A Bio
Page 23 - Goat Plague Detected on Israel Outbreaknewstoday.com
Page 24 - Go-Ats, a Day in the Life of a Goat Pen, Richard Kaylena Frates, New Meadows, ID
Page 26 - The Harness Goat Page, The Training of CJ, Carole Contreras
Page 27 - Fungi from goats’ guts could lead to better biofuels, www.bbc.com
Winter 2015
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - Land Use Report
Page 5-8 - The Pendleton Meeting with the FS, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - My Representation at the Pendleton Meeting Larry Robinson
Page 8 - A BHS Review Larry Robinson
Page 8 - Bighorn Sheep Numbers & Distribution, Larry Robinson
Page 9 - Tales from the Training Pen, Teaching ‘Stay’, Rex Summerfield
Page 10 - SOLVE Oregon Beach Clean-Up Jan Privratsky
Page 12 - Dental Health Carolyn Eddy
Page 13 - Bourbon, The Service Goat! Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 14 - Packgoats from a Newbie’s Point of View Eldon Otta
Page 15 - Cascade PG Club’s Carson, WA Rendy Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 17 - Chocolate Chunk–Pumpkin Seed Cookies, Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 18 - Musing on the Private Thoughts of Our Goats Richard Kaylena Frates, New Plymouth, ID
Page 20 - Hiking the Eagle Cap, a Less-than-Ideal Encounter with Mother Nature Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 24 - Cute Overload: Dwarf Goats Track Hidden Objects
Page 26 - Harness/Cart Goats: Winter… a Time for Maintenance, Bambi Iles
Page 27 - Tested Positive For CAE – A Death Sentence?
Fall 2015
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - Goats on the Train Track in Spain(?) Spanish News
Page 5 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Tales from the Training Pen, Camp Discipline Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 7 - Packgoats, a Vignette Altus Times News
Page 8 - The Rendezvous, the best Ever! Charlie Jennings
Page 8 - Why Should I Highline?? Larry Robinson
Page 9 - Balsamic Strawberry Goat Cheese Bruschetta, Capri-Zette NE Dairy Goat NL
Page 10 - Trip Report, Washington’s High Pasayten Mtns. Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 12 - Ugandan Goat Delivers 5 Kids! Newvision News, UG
Page 13 - Here’s why goats have those freaky eyes, Washington Post.com
Page 14 - How to See a Space Goat: Goats in the Stars Space.com
Page 17 - Your Goats Are Talking to You, Are You Listening? Larry Robinson
Page 18 - Officials search for disease origin in bighorn deaths, Tucson.com
Page 19 - Do Goats Go to Hell? Richard Kaylena Frates, New Plymouth, ID
Page 21 - Skin & Hair Can Reveal Goat’s Health, by Pat Coleby, [from The Goat Farmer via the NDGA newsletter, Capri-zette, Aug. 2000
Page 24 - Test Your Goats! Caprizette Magazine
Page 25 - Some of the More Unusual Animals found on Farms in Siberia,The Siberian Times
Page 27 - The Working Goat - Which Comes First? Harness or Pack Training Carole Contreras
Summer 2015
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 4 - Cascade PG Club events Jan Privratsky, Lebanon, OR
Page 5 - On-Line Goat Birthing Stall Blogland, WCSH
Page 6 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7-8 - Bighorn Sheep News Various News Sources
Page 9-10 - Goats & What to Do With Them, Richard Kaylena Frates
Page 11-12 - Tales from the Training Pen, Goats on the Trail Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 13-15 - Day Tripping With the Goats, Karen Bean, Maple Falls, WA
Page 17 - A Goat that is More Rare than a Panda, www.smallholder.co.uk/news/
Page 19 - Cajeta, a Receipe Shannon Hassey
Page 20 - Harness & Cart Goats Bambi Iles
Page 21-23 - An Early Spring Potpourri, Hiking Hells Canyon, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Spring 2015
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - In Memoriam, Saul Smithson Dina Smithson, CO
Page 7 - In Memoriam, George Bogdan Patti & David Bogdan
Page 9 - Tales from the Training Pen, Training Goats for Stringing, Carolyn Eddy, Estacada, OR
Page 11 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 12 - Land Use Issues - Andy on the Shoshone Issues Andy Irvine
Page 13 - ‘Moose’ Ross Remembers His Departed Penmates, Jeff Ross
Page 13 - Idaho, Oregon Plan to Capture/Relocate Brownlee BHS, Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID
Page 14 - Goats Suggested as Alternative to Clean Up Plutonium, From Dumb and Dumber, Boulder, CO
Page 15 - Packogats Can! Taffy Mercer, Kennewick, WA
Page 16 - Packgoat Brochure Nan & Phil Hassey
Page 16 - Tech Studies Local Bighorn’s Pneumonia and repeats the same only mantra ‘its those da-- goats again’, Wallowa Co. Chieftan, Enterprise, OR
Page 18 - Calf Canyon in San Rafael Swell Herb Flower, Bluffdale, UT
Page 20 - Sheep, Lions & the AGFD Mike Bibb, E. AZ Courier
Page 22 - Goating to the Hot Spring Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 23 - Goat Rocks Wilderness Rob Gray, Mica, WA
Page 26 - Geriatric Concerns of Goats, Lauren Acton, DVM, Molalla, OR
Page 27 - Amazing Goats Bruce Lawver, Postscript by John ‘M’
Winter 2014
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Mountain goats introduced to La Sal Mountains in Southeast Utah The Wildlife News
Page 8 - Utah Mountain Goats Released In SD Black Hills, KELOland TV
Page 8 - Grand Teton Park Considers Eradicating Goats, SF Gate
Page 8 - RFID tags for goats could be in use as early as May 2014, Better Farming
Page 9 - Mary’s Comments Mary Robinson
Page 10 - Dwite Sharp, a friend of Goatpackers All!, Larry Robinson
Page 11 - Inyo National Forest Announces the Release of Draft Assessment Report!! USFS, Inyo NF, CA
Page 11 - OK. Enough already!! Lets pay attention to discipline & the first needs of our goats. Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 12 - Adding Some Fun to Wintertime Chores!, Pat Hurline, Warfordsburg, PA
Page 13 - Oregon’s SOLVE Beach Clean-Up Jan Privratsky
Page 13 - A Goat Cam for Goat Folks Modern Farmer
Page 14 - Tales from the Training Pen, Teaching Leading, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 15 - Off the Record: No Goats Were Harmed in this Episode, Off the Record, KYRA GOTTESMAN,
Page 17 - Packgoats on the Pony Express Trail, Moose Ross, Glenwood, NM
Page 18 - The Packgoat Forum, what happened, where did it go, and what’s the future. Larry Robinson, & Shannon Hassey
Page 20 - A Perspective, the Packgoat Net, and future of the Forum, Ken Harrison
Page 21 - Living Life the Goat Way. Reprint from the Caprizette, NL of the Nebraska Dairy Goat Ind.-Shelene Costello, Daykin, NE
Page 22 - Steve Wescott, & Leroy Brown Update. They’re now in Lawrence, KS, or were. Lawrence Journal-World
Page 23 - Have Packgoat, Will Travel - Reprint from Modern Farmer Magazine Ryan Bradley
Page 25 - A No-Sew Goat Coat Deb Goodwin Potter
Page 26 - Manx farmers back ‘Noah’s Ark’ plan for rare breeds, BBC News, Isle of Man
Page 26 - Massachusetts Caprine Kids’ 4-H Club Ellen Gould
Fall 2014
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 5-6 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Rare ‘Geep,’ From Sheep, Goat Pairing, Born In Arizona San Antonio Express News
Page 7 - Goat Breed Characteristics Bill, Elmhaven Farms
Page 8 - Kangaroo Courts are Coming, By Steve Kopperud
Page 10 - Pizza Packgoats in Paradise Dwite Sharp
Page 11 - Food Articles (2) Media
Page 11 - Australian Melaan goats have their first win,QLD Country Hour
Page 12 - Growing Number of People Adding Goats as a Pet, Time-Warner Cable News
Page 13-14 - Tales from the Training Pen, Camp Life, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 14 - Goats More Clever Than Previously Thought, http://phys.org/news
Page 16 - NAPgA Rendezvous 2014 Larry Robinson
Page 17-19 - The Perils of August, Don’t Go Hiking Like This!, Larry Robinson
Page 20-24 - Hiking Washington’s Cow Creek Pass & Larch Lakes, Rob Gray
Page 24 - What Did you Leave Behind? Larry Robinson
Page 24 - How to Winterize Your Goat Ethan George
Page 25-27 - What to Do When Your Goats Get Lost, Carolyn Eddy, Charlie Goggin, Tim Gallaty
Page 27 - New Bighorn Sheep Herd To Be Established In The Santa Fe National Forest Cibola Beacon, Grants, NM
Summer 2014
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 5 - Land Use Issues Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 6 - Rendezvous 2014!
Page 7 - Mary’s Comments Mary Robinson
Page 8 - Repairing Wildlife ‘Drinker’ Installations Jeff Ross
Page 9 - Training Corner Petanim
Page 9 - Horns & Fences (Don’t Mix) Elaine Fink
Page 10 - The Ultimate Brutal Hike, Little Whitewater, NM, Larry Robinson
Page 12 - Good news for the goats and Prodigal Farm, INDY Week
Page 12 - Five baby goats: Rare quintuplets born at Oregon farm, Fox Carolina
Page 14 - Study looks at why bighorn sheep in Cody area do better than elsewhere Daily Ranger, Deseret News
Page 14 - Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep back from the brink of extinction Fresno Bee
Page 16 - Nevada Implements First Bighorn Sheep Ewe Hunt KTVN Reno, NV
Page 17 - Northwest’s Wild Bighorn Sheep See No Relief From Pneumonia Outbreaks NWPR.Org
Page 17 - Whiskey Mountain sheep study continues, washingtontimes. com
Page 17- Bighorn Hunting License Sells for $80,000 thepublicopinion.com
Page 18 - A 100-mile Utah Trek with goats & a 4yo Boy, NY Times Explorer
Page 20 - Cascade PG Club, Cleaning up the Beach, Jan Privratsky
Page 20 - Goat ‘invasions’ in Idaho Help Raise 4H Funds, Magic Valley.com
Page 20 - Charity Fights Hunger in Sudan one Goat at a time, Fox News.com
Page 21 - Bottleneck Lake, Idaho Panhandle NF Rob Gray
Page 24 - Cart Goating - What Kind of Implements Should Goats Pull? Bambi Iles
Page 25 - Articles from the Sillier Side of the Goat World
Page 26 - USDA Ready to Enforce Animal Disease Traceability Regs, Capri-Zette, NE Dairy Goat NL
Page 26 - Frostie the Baby Goat Fitted with a Wheelchair natureworldnews.com
Page 27 - Want to get away from it all? So do they, deseretnews.com
Spring 2014
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 5 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Mary’s Comments Mary Robinson
Page 8 - Tales from the Training Pen, How to Pick a Packgoat, Rex Summerfield
Page 8 - Grand Teton Park Considers Eradicating Goats, SF Gate
Page 8 - RFID tags for goats could be in use as early as May 2014, Better Farming
Page 10 - Dwite Sharp, a friend of Goatpackers All!, Larry Robinson
Page 11 - Inyo National Forest Announces the Release of Draft Assessment Report!! USFS, Inyo NF, CA
Page 11 - OK. Enough already!! Lets pay attention to discipline & the first needs of our goats. Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 12 - Adding Some Fun to Wintertime Chores!, Pat Hurline, Warfordsburg, PA
Page 13 - Oregon’s SOLVE Beach Clean-Up Jan Privratsky
Page 13 - A Goat Cam for Goat Folks Modern Farmer
Page 14 - Tales from the Training Pen, Teaching Leading, Rex Summerfield, Weippe, ID
Page 15 - Off the Record: No Goats Were Harmed in this Episode, Off the Record, KYRA GOTTESMAN,
Page 17 - Packgoats on the Pony Express Trail, Moose Ross, Glenwood, NM
Page 18 - The Packgoat Forum, what happened, where did it go, and what’s the future. Larry Robinson, & Shannon Hassey
Page 20 - A Perspective, the Packgoat Net, and future of the Forum, Ken Harrison
Page 21 - Living Life the Goat Way. Reprint from the Caprizette, NL of the Nebraska Dairy Goat Ind.-Shelene Costello, Daykin, NE
Page 22 - Steve Wescott, & Leroy Brown Update. They’re now in Lawrence, KS, or were. Lawrence Journal-World
Page 23 - Have Packgoat, Will Travel - Reprint from Modern Farmer Magazine Ryan Bradley
Page 25 - A No-Sew Goat Coat Deb Goodwin Potter
Page 26 - Manx farmers back ‘Noah’s Ark’ plan for rare breeds, BBC News, Isle of Man
Page 26 - Massachusetts Caprine Kids’ 4-H Club Ellen Gould
Page 27 - The Working Goat - Harness Training Basics. Bambi Iles
Winter 2013
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 7 - Wild Mtn. Goats & Big Horn Sheep! Mtn. Goats under fire again because of Bighorn Sheep
Page 7 - Mountain goats introduced to La Sal Mountains in Southeast Utah The Wildlife News
Page 8 - Utah Mountain Goats Released In SD Black Hills, KELOland TV
Page 8 - Grand Teton Park Considers Eradicating Goats, SF Gate
Page 8 - RFID tags for goats could be in use as early as May 2014, Better Farming
Page 10 - Mary’s Comments , Mary Robinson
Page 12 - From Gail in Kooskia, ID & Clay Zimmerman Does the Park City, UT 4th of July Parade, Gail Renshaw, & Clay Zimmerman
Page 13 - Password-Protected Goat Tracks. WHY? Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 14 - Geocaching with Packgoats!, Fun for you, fun for the Goats!!, Moose Ross, Glenwood, NM
Page 16 - More Wild Mountain Goat Bashing, Estes Park Trail Gazette, Estes Park, CO
Page 16 - Study Hopes To Reveal More About Pregnant Goats, www.smallholder.co.uk
Page 17 - Trekking the Seven Devils, Deja Vu All Over Again, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 18 - No Kidding—Goats Star at Tokyo Cafe, www.ntd.tv
Page 19 - Lost in Suburbia: Getting My Goat, By Tracy Beckerman, More Content Now
Page 21 - Python Swallows Baby Goat! What? New Straits Times
Page 22 - The Official NAPgA History, Carolyn Eddy
Page 24 - NAPgA, a Present Need for Funds?, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 24 - Therapy Goats in NE Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Page 25 - Goat’s Milk Eczema Cure Scotsman.com
Page 27 - Harness Goat Page (a reprint) Carole Contreras
Fall 2013
Page 3 - On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
The Mailroom
Land Use Issues, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Wild Mtn. Goats & Big Horn Sheep! New variables in the BHS Die-off equation, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Wild Mountain Goats Tiptoe into BHS Habitat, The Missoulian, Missoula, MT
The Training Pen, Goat Body Language, Rex Summerfield
Mary’s Comments – Thunderstorms, Mocha & Rendys, Mary Robinson
From Gail in Kooskia, ID & Clay Zimmerman Does the Park City, UT 4th of July Parade, Gail Renshaw, & Clay Zimmerman
Password-Protected Goat Tracks. WHY?, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Geocaching with Packgoats!, Fun for you, fun for the Goats!!, Moose Ross, Glenwood, NM
More Wild Mountain Goat Bashing, Estes Park Trail Gazette, Estes Park, CO
Study Hopes To Reveal More About Pregnant Goats, www.smallholder.co.uk
Trekking the Seven Devils, Deja Vu All Over Again, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
No Kidding — Goats Star at Tokyo Café, www.ntd.tv
Lost in Suburbia: Getting My Goat, By Tracy Beckerman, More Content Now
Python Swallows Baby Goat! What?, New Straits Times
The Official NAPgA History, Carolyn Eddy
NY Sanctuaries Take In Animals Escaping Slaughter, www.staradvertiser.com
Goats Are Going To Love Global Warming, news.discovery.com
Goats: You Are What You Eat, www.motherearthnews.com
Harness Goat Page, Harness or Pack Training, Carole Contreras
Man 33 Sentenced To 24 Months For Stealing A Goat, http://www.lusakatimes.com/
Summer 2013
The Mailroom
Jan’s Last Goat Needs a Good Home!, Bonnie Wright
Land Use Issues (Re-Runs), Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
On Track With Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Land Use Issues -- Banning Service Goats from the NF, Howard Davis, Springdale, AR
Acid Rain Panniers -- The Pannier Re-invented!!, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
The Training Pen -- Pack Stringing, Carolyn Eddy
Curtis King -- A Great Example to Follow!, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID & Curtis King, Burbank, WA
Mary’s CommentsMove Over Coffee Bean, Mocha’s Coming! Mary Robinson
Putting an Shiny Edge on Spring, Gail Renshaw, Kooskia, ID
Paradise Ranch Comes to the Auction -- Again!, Dwite Sharp, Council Grove, KS
Introducing Prince, the Service Goat! WTSP-TV, MI
Moose is the Name, Packgoat is the Game, Moose Ross, Glenwood, NM
A Story... and a Lesson!, Dwite Sharp, Council Grove, KS
Now the BHS Worshipers are Worried about Mtn. Goats, Jackson Hole News & Guide, Jackson Hole, WY
How Not to Go Hiking With Your Goat-BoysThe Sequel, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
New Website Promotes Agriculture Information, NE Dairy Goat Magazine, CapriZette, Suzy Hassler
NAPgA, a Present Need for Funds?, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Therapy Goats in NE, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Goat’s Milk Eczema Cure, Scotsman.com
Harness Goat (a reprint), Carole Contreras
Spring 2013
The Mailroom
NAPgA, & Goat Tracks... are they ONE entity? NO!, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Caprine Country Cuisine - Goat Menus, Plus, Suzy Hassler, Sutton, NE
On Track with Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Land Use issues, Larry Robinson
Tales from the Training Pen - Life on the Trail!, Rex Summerfield
Mary’s Comments - Goats, and Goat fun, Mary Robinson
Oreo the Goat Named Grand Marshall of Georgia Parade, Nooga.com
The Hike From... or How NOT to Hike With Your Goat Boys, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Revival of India’s Attappady Black Goat, The Hindu
Goatpacking for Wild Trout in New Mexico’s Whitewater Creek, Dutch Salmon, Silver City, NM
Pakistan’s Endangered Markhor Goat Making Comeback, Daily Disruption
4H-Shasta County Trailblazers, Debbie Luzier
A Goat... is a Packgoat... Is a Goat! Right?, Larry Robinson
Goatpacking in Hiker’s Heaven, Larry Robinson
Goat Health - KETOSIS: What is It?, Sue Reith
Winter 2012
The Mailroom
On Track with Goat Tracks, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
The Crisis over Goats near Big Horn Sheep has a new player!, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Tales from the Training Pen - Goat Aggression!, Rex Summerfield
Cascade PG Club Beach Clean-Up, Jan Privratsky
Mary’s Comments - Vitamin D, Sunshine & Zombie Goats, Mary Robinson
SLC Officials Impound Steve ‘walk across America’s’ Goats While he Sups., Deseret News, Oct 12
Earliest Known Sheep And Goat Domestication In South Africa Discovered, Science Magazine
A Journey into the Trinity Alps of California, Doug McMullin
Q-Fever Cases in Idaho, NW Cable News
Hiking Idaho’s Seven Devils Wilderness - Part 2!, Larry Robinson, Idaho City, ID
Eulogies & Such, Carolyn Eddy/Saul Smithson
Hiking Washington’s Goat Rocks & Sheep Lake, Rob Gray
Wyoming Contemplating Killing Big Horn Sheep... WHAT???, Idaho Statesman
Entering the Wonderful World of Goatpacking!, Nan Cordy
Go For the Gold - 4H’ers, and Maryland’s Great Frederick Fair, Kira Zimmerman
Goat Health - Urinary Calculi, Carolyn Eddy
Fall 2012
On Track with Goat Tracks - Larry Robinson
Land Use Issues, the Closure to Goats in the Wind River Range
Tales from the Training Pen, Your ??irst big trip! - Rex Summer??ield
Mary’s Comments, the Bovidae Family - Mary Robinson
The Serious Goatpacker - Carolyn Eddy
Weekend in the Wyoming’s Red Desert with John Mionczynski
Rendezvous 2012!
Confessions of a Goat Trekker, June Heise, Boise, ID
Hiking Idaho’s Seven Devils Wilderness
Man with a Goat Hiking Across the US
Big Horn Sheep vs. Wild Mountain Goats
Elk Scouting... with Goats - Jeff Ross, Glenwood, NM
Goats (i.e., Wild Mountain Goasts) a Worry in Big Horn Sheep Territory
Happie the Goat Skateboarding Her way into a record
Summer 2012
On Track with Goat Tracks - Larry Robinson
Tales from the Training Pen - Rex Summer??ield
Mary’s Comments - Mary Robinson
Land Use Issues - Charles Jennings
A Bear for the Book - Carolyn Eddy
Tripping the Lakes Fantastic (In Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness) - Larry Robinson
Remembering Louis, a Tribute to a ‘Goat Gone By’
Oregon Beach Cleanup by the Cascade PG Club - Jan Privratsky
Tick Tock, It’s Tick Time! - Donna Semasko
A Tour of the Dump, A Short, Steep & Spectacular Hike Near Glenwood, NM - Jeff Ross
Livestock Bacteria are as Old as the Livestock they Kill - Scienti??ic American
The Ohio Rendezvous - Brian Talbert
John Mionczynski - Naturalist, Accordionist, & Bigfoot Expert - High Country News, February 2012
Effective Highlining, Part 2 - Brian Talbert
Spring 2012
On Track with Goat Tracks - Larry Robinson
Tales from the Training Pen - Rex Summer??ield
Mary’s Comments - Mary Robinson
Goatee the Surfing Goat
No-waste Goat Feeder - Brian Talbert
Your New Kid - Carolyn Eddy
Land Use Issues - Charles Jennings
Goatpacking in the Glenwood Area of Southwest New Mexico - Jeff Ross
Red-Chile Goat Cheese Brownies
A ‘How We Got into Goatpacking’ Story - Dwite Sharp
Zen & the Art of Goatpacking - Doug Fine, Mimbres, NM
Wintertime Blues? Not if You Have Goats - Donna Semasko
Prairie Packgoats, Sutton, NE - Suzy Hassler
The Ohio Rendezvous - Brian Talbert
Effective Highlining, Part 1 - Brian Talbert
Thoughts on Packs - Harriet Aiken
Winter 2011
Tales from the Training Pen - the Non-Packing Goat
Goat to Be Crowned King of Ireland... really?
Mary's Comments
2012 Rendezvous, Ranger Creek, Washington
Wind River Range Closes to Goats... ONLY GOATS!
Land Use Issues - Charlie Jennings
Goat Arrested for Mazda Robbery! Right!
Hiking the Gila Wilderness with the 'other' packers - Jeff Ross
Snowbirding with your goats... a Goat Packers Dream!
Winterizing your Goats - Two Perspectives:
Carolyn Eddy
Donna Semasko
'The Waving Goat'. He's Not Looking for Fame & Fortune
Idaho Packgoat History - George Bogdan
Woman, and her Goat - Both Have Prosthetic Legs
What Does it Mean? 'Get Your Goat'.
Moving, from Washington to Texas, the Trip from... - Sara Avrams
How I Got Started with Goats - Bernie Holmes
The Goat Home Invaders
Goat Carting - Shellene Costello
4H, a Brand New Year - Lori Kline
4H, the Obstacle Course - Brian Talbert
Forget the Trails, go Cross Country - George Bogdan
Goats Breach Bridge Security in New York
NAPgA - the North American Packgoat Association
Fall 2011
Tales from the Training Pen, Positive training using a clicker, Rex Summerfield
More on UC, Carolyn Eddy
Mary’s Comments: - Home Alone!, Mary Robinson
UC Continued!: Andy Highland
2011 Rendezvous, Terri Summerfield
Goatpacking in Hikers Heaven... or not!, Larry Robinson
Perry Burkhart, Washington’s Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness!, Perry Burkhart
Trouble in Paradise, the Wind River Range, Larry Robinson/Charlie Jennings
Traveling with Goats, Donna Semasko
Tips for ‘Newbies’, Potpourri, Karen Buckhalt & Chewy, Carolyn Eddy, Etc.
Checking for Worms, Early Banding & UC, Melanie Pitts, Donna Semasko
Goatpacking in Washington State, Steve Semasko
An Interview with Rene Deleeuw, Culture Magazine
Man and Goat Hikers Get the Boot, New Hampshire Public Radio
Worst of the Worst, Putting an Animal Down
Selecting Ropes for Highlining, Brian Talbert
Summer 2011
Can We Be Too Clean?, Mary Robinson
2011 Rendezvous, Terri Summerfield
I’m Retired, Let’s Go Hiking!, Larry Robinson
Trip of a Lifetime... the Winds!, David Suisse
Evergreen PG Club, Tony Nastansky
Jan Huffaker, In Memoriam, Larry Robinson
Trouble in Paradise, the Wind River Range, Larry Robinson/Charlie Jennings
Hiking Idaho’s Seven Devils Mountains, Part 1, Rob & Lyla Gray
4H Pack Goat Demonstration: Learning & Fun
Raising a Pack Goat: (a treatise from a lady with a fun writing style!)
Milking Goats: & Honoring a Jewish Tradition
Gaithersburg: Decides Goats are the Answer to Invasive Weeds
Spring 2011
Tales from the Training Pen, Bonding with New Kids, Rex Summerfield
Thanks to Goats for Coffee(?), Mary Robinson
NAPgA 2011 Rendezvous!
2010, Not Such a Good Year for Hiking, Larry Robinson
Summer(?) on the Continental Divide, Charlie Jennings
Goats That Climb Trees. What?
Goats in the Movies
Wolves Killing Elk in Oregon
Hiking Idaho’s Seven Devils, Part 1, Rob & Lyla Gray
Latest Hiking Trend, the Goat!
Packing in the Goat Rocks Wilderness
Pack w/Man’s Other Best Friend
Spring 2010
Of Goats, Mule Deer and Mountains, Part I – Why we go, By Stephen Raymond
Training Your Goats for Stringing, by Carolyn Eddy
A Story of Urinary Calculi and Loss, By Meggen Ryan
GOAT NAMES, and how they came to be
Tales From the Training Pen, Teenage Goat Aggression, by Rex Summerfield
Winter 2009
A letter from Rich and Linda Davis to the WSU Veterinary Teaching School regarding the care and treatment of their goat, Herky.
Goat Names, and How They Came to Be, cont.
Goat Breed Characteristics-Bill Burghart
Interaction between Goats and Other Pets-Charlie Goggin, Lightfoot Packgoats
Tales From the Training Pen: Body Language Basics-Rex Summerfield
NAPgA News Update-Larry Robinson
In Memory of Jan Huffaker-Claire
Lice and Mites in Goats-Carolyn Eddy-Excerpt from "Field First Aid For Goats" by Carolyn Eddy and Alice Beberne
Goat Names, and How They Came To Be-Various Authors
Tales from the Training Pen-The Steps of Goat Aggression-Rex Summerfield
Goatpacking the Gold Dust Trail
Profile of a Goatpacker-Larry Robinson
NAPgA News-Larry Robinson
Summer 2009
Rendezvous 2009-Larry Robinson
Goatstock Volunteer Project: The Pot Farm Clean Up-Charlie Goggin
Tales from the Training Pen: How to pick a pack goat-Rex Summerfield
4-H: Shelter and Pens-Ethan George
The Harness Goat Page: Leather, Biothane, or Nylon? Which is Better?-Adam Black
Goatstock Number 11-Carolyn Eddy
Spring 2009
The Harness Goat Pack: Tandem Driving-Carole Contreras
Eating Toxic Plants as Part of an All-round Diet: How to prevent toxic poisoning of your browsers-Diana De Treville
The Harness Goat Page: The Training of CJ-Carole Contreras
Every Kid Needs a Jungle Gym
4-H: Pasture Maintenance, and other Spring Stuff-Ethan George
Marge, "The Old Gal" and Carolyn, "Sweet Goat Mama" hike the Northern-most Part of the PCT in Oregon-Carolyn Eddy
Winter 2008
Tales from the Training Pen: Camp Life-Rex Summerfield
Don't Leave Your Wethers Alone in the Desert-Rich Davis
A Hail of a Night-John Iles
Pack Animals-Joe Hall
4-H: How to Winterize your Goats-Ethan George
What to do When your Goats get Lost-Carolyn Eddy
Fall 2008
Tales From the Training Pen: Life on the Trail-Rex Summerfield
Hiking the Pacific Coast Trail-Susie Burns
The Harness Goat Page: Going to the Fair-Adam Black
Patty's Legacy
4-H: Preparation for the Fair-Ethan George
NAPgA is trying to prevent closure in the Wind River Mountains-Jan Huffaker
Goatstock 2008-Carolyn Eddy
Summer 2008
Tales From the Training Pen: "Stay"-Rex Summerfield
Dental Health-Carolyn Eddy
Destination Report: Goat Rocks Wilderness, Surprise Lake, Part II-Rob and Lyla Gray
The Harness Goat Page: Team Work-Adam Black
4-H: Obstacle Courses-Ethan George
Goatstock 2008
Spring 2008
Tales From the Training Pen: Leading-Rex Summerfield
Cascade Packgoat Club Annual Meeting-Carolyn Eddy, from club minutes by Jan Privratsky
Destination Report: Goat Rocks Wilderness, Surprise Lake, Part I- Rob and Lyla Gray
The Harness Goat Page:Get up Cowboy! Let’s go for a ride-Adam Black
Freebie the Goat Becomes a Bird Dog-by Rich Davis
Don't Climb Trees-Carolyn Eddy
4-H Corner-Ethan George
Fall/Winter 2007
Tales from the Training Pen: Basic Training-Rex Summerfield
Goatstock 2007 in SW Colorado-Carolyn Eddy
Eagle Cap Wilderness, Mirror Lake, Part II-Rob and Lyla Gray
Feeders-Shannon Ashment and Steve Raymond
3rd Annual Michigan Pack Goat Rendezvous-Elaine Fink
High Uinta Pack Goats and the "Backpacker" CDT Project
Please note, issues were not printed for Summer and Fall 2007.
Spring 2007
Jog with a Sheep
Eagle Cap Wilderness, Mirror Lake, Part I-Rob and Lyla Gray
The Importance of Imprinting on Kid Goats-Charlie Goggin
Pack Animals-Joe Hall
The Harness Goat Page: Getting Your Goat to Go: Part II
Tales from the Training Pen: The Non-packing Goat-Rex Summerfield
Fall 2006
In Search of the Perfect Packgoat-George Bogdan
A Special Type of Working Buck: Bucks in the Army-Dr. C. Naaktgeboren
From Tragedy to Triumph-Jessica Towns
Weight Guessing-Charlie Goggin and Carolyn Eddy
Mountain Lion Safery: USFS Health and Safety Code Excerpt
Mountain Lions at my Tent Door-Jeff Thompson, Wilderness Ranger
Floppy Kid Syndrome: Discussion on Dr. Kathy Bretzlaff's talk to Breeders-Submitted by Sue Reith
The Harness Goat Page: Harness or Pack Training-Carole Contreras
Tales from the Training Pen: Goat Aggression-Rex Summerfield
The NAIS Mess-various contributors
Summer 2006
Ever Heard of Hunting with Packgoats?-Scott Weatherspoon
The Winds-Perry Burkhart
The High Uintas 2005-Clay Zimmerman
The Harness Goat Page: Harness or Pack Training?-Carole Contreras
Tales from the Training Pen: Goat Aggression (Part 1 of 3)-Rex Summerfield
Why I Picked Packgoats-Joe Hall
Summer 2005
Links to the Past Best Left in the Ground-Gary Lewis
Comparative Conformation-Charlie Goggin and Carolyn Eddy
Mike's Lake: A Goatpacker's Final Rest-Mary Frangiosa Silverman
The Harness Goat Page: Some Q & A-Carole Contreras
Spring 2005
"The Mysterious Goat" - Soon to be released by BB Press. Written in English by Dr. C. Naaktgeboren
I'm Not Birthin' No Babies! - Charlie and Randy Goggin, with Carolyn Eddy
Mountain Goats Return to Columbia River Gorge
Summer of the Bear-Alice Beberness
Chariot of Fire-Frank McCubbins
When Things Go Wrong-Charlie and Randy Goggins, with Carolyn Eddy
The Love Goat: Gentling Ernie-Steve Lau
The Harness Goat Page: The Training of CJ-Carole Contreras
Winter 2004
News from Burundi
Our Summer Vacation-Carolyn Eddy
Ketosis: What is it Actually, and How Does it Happen-Sue Reith
Bear Pack'n Goats-Tony Nastansky
Michigan Fall Packgoat Rendezvous-Mary Flin
Nibbles and Butthead Packgoats-Carol Moore
Conformation: Some Observations in Nature-Charlie Goggin and Carolyn Eddy (photos by Randy Goggin)
Alice and Charlie on Bottle Duty
The Harness Goat Page: Questions about Driving-Carole Contreras
Fall 2004
Goatstock 2004-Carolyn Eddy (photos by Rodney York)
Harness and Pack Gathering in Albion, Washington-Ron Sherbert
Nevada 4-H Packgoats at the Fair-Charlie Goggin
Hypocalcemia: How to recognize it, treat it, and prevent it-Sue Reith
The Harness Goat Page:Questions about Driving-Carole Contreras
Summer 2004
Unrinary Calculi: The Silent Killer-Excerpt from "Diet for Wethers" by Carolyn Eddy
Goatstock 2004: The Packgoat Rendezvous
Good News for Goatpackers: The Packgoat Disease Research Project-Dr. Ward and Dr. Drew
Eating Toxic Plants as Part of an All-Round Diet: How to help prevent toxic poisoning of your browsers-Diana De Treville
The Harness Goat Page-Carole Contreras
Spring 2004
Rains May Result in Lower Quality Hay-Jackie Nix, Nutritionist, Sweetlix, LLC
Mike Silverman
The Firewood Hauler-Charles Larsen
Andy at Manning Park-Marie Seabrook
Cascade Packgoat Club Participates in Solv Beach Cleanup-Janet Lamberson
Burundi's Goatpacking Project-Diana De Treville
USAIP Animal Identification Plan
The Harness Goat Page-Carole Contreras
Fall 2003
Packgoat Conformation-Excerpt from "Practical Goatpacking" by Carolyn Eddy
The Packgoat Size Project-Carolyn Eddy
Packgoat Poetry Contest-Submitted by our Readers and the Packgoat Email List
Things to do While You are Stuck in the House
Christmas: Packgoat Style-Jo C. and Panzer, Trapper, Lolo, Alvin, Thumper, Bridger, Teton, Jerry and Dobie
Beacon Rock State Park
Summer 2003
"Cobi" Coburn: Adventures of an Almost Goatpacker
Caseous Lymphadenitis Report
How I Got My Spirit Name-Joe Goatpacker
A Tale of Two Visits-Paul Steele
Harness Goats in Service of Disabled Men-Dr. C. Naaktgeboren
Year of the Goat-Suzannah Marsh
The Harness Goat Page-Carole Contreras
Zeus-Jan Huffaker
Spring 2003
Marie and Andy: A Canadian Goatpacker and her Goats
Our Summer Vacation, Continued-Alice Beberness and Carolyn Eddy
Scrapie Report
Packgoat Outfitters: Pack Trips You Don't Have to Pack For
The Sociology Experiment-Joe Goatpacker
Packgoats, Big Horns and Wild Native Sheep: Problems and Solutions
Hammocks for Goatpackers-Ed Speer
The Harness Goat Page: Beginning the Crucial "Get Up" Command-Carole Contreras
Winter 2002
What to do After a Dog Attack-Jo Christenson, with Carolyn Eddy
Gear, Gear, and More Gear-All the Gear Manufacturers, with Carolyn Eddy
Drawing Blood is Child's Play-Christy Reynolds-Smith
Winter Wonderland Photos
Rendezvous in the Rockies-Connie Kogler
A Real Christmas Story-Paul Steele
Harness Goat Page-Carole Contreras
4-H News-Donna Semasko
Fall 2002
Fresno Camp-Craig Caster
Geocaching-Frank McCubbins
Our Summer Vacation-Alice Beberness and Carolyn Eddy
CAE Report
Nubian Anxiety Attacks-Joe Goatpacker
The Pig in the Well (A Dan Conklin Story) Part II-Paul Steele
Goat Saves Farmer's Life-from the Herald Sun, Australia
Jerry Gets His "Red Card"-Jo Christensen
The Harness Goat Page: Harness Goat Clinic Report-Carole Contreras
Summer 2002
A House is Just a House-Rodney York
Goat Milking and Foot Trimming Stand-Contributed by Jan and Perry Privatsky
The Salish Indian's Grave in the Bitterroot Mountains-Joe Goatpacker
Goatstock 2002: The Montana Rendezvous
The Pig in the Well (A Dan Conklin Story) Part I-Paul Steele
How to Impress the Police-Mary Flin
Baaad Fire Season Turns Goats into Firefighters
The Harness Goat Page-Carole Contreras
4-H News-Donna Semasko
Spring 2002
Animal CPR
Harnessing "The Big Red Mule"-Charles Larson
George Bogdan has Retired!!!
I Wish it was Spring-Joe Goatpacker
The Foster Goat: Another Working Goat's Place in History-Dr. C. Naaktgeboren
Goat Destination Index: Northeast Oregon Eagle Cap Wilderness-Don and Sharon Partlow
The Tumbling Cow (A Dan Conklin Story)-Paul Steele
The Harness Goat Page: The Working Goat-Carole Contreras
4-H News-Donna Semasko
Winter 2001
NAPgA News-Carolyn Eddy
Only 441 Miles to Go-Frank McCubbins
Portrait of a Goatpacker: Meet Carolyn Eddy
Johne's Disease in Goats-Suelee Robbe, D. W.
Old Goats-Steve Douglas
Harness and Hitch-Charles Larson
The Harness Goat Page: Walking On
The Wattleberg Papers-Raoul Wattleberg
Fall 2001
Feeders For Horned Goats
My First Trip-Mary Flin
The Goats & the Darkness-Jim Hackiewicz (cougar attack)
One Hundred and Fifty Miles on the Pacific crest Trail with Giant Foster, the Camel-Frank McCubbin
Goat Adventures In New Mexico-Celeste Nossiter (Murphy's Law at Work)
Harness Goats: Using Does for Driving-Carole Contreras
Summer 2001-Special Rendezvous Edition
King's Peak Inspiration-Todd Corsetti
NAPgA News
The Rocky Trails Packgoat Show
Developmental Diseases in Goats-Carolyn Eddy (excerpt from "Diet For Wethers")
Foot and Mouth Disease Update-Christine Ball
Goatstock 2001-The Packgoat Rendezvous
Herbs For Snakebite-Teri DiMaggio
Harness Goats: Balancing the Cart-Carole Contreras
Spring 2001
Wind River Packgoats-Charlie Wilson (reflections on the art of outfitting)
Ultralight Goatpacking: Another Way to Plan a Trip-Ryel Kestenbaum and Ron Moak
Driving In a Winter Wonderland-Marilyn Grossman
Dieter: The Goat Who Found His Owner-Mark Arnold
A Day at the Beach: SOLV Oregon Beack Cleanup-Janet
Lamberson & Jan Privratsky (using goats to help the environment)
GDI-Bonny Lakes, Northeast Oregon-Sharon Partlow
Foot and Mouth Disease-Steve Semasko
Harness Goats: "WHOA"-Carole Contreras
Winter 2000
An Epitaph to the Working Goat-Pierre Friele (goats left behind in a mountain storm)
String 'Em Up! Training Your Goats to a Pack String-Glenn Thornton
Education of a Goatpacker: Part 1-Jim Hackiewicz (discoveries of a freshman goatpacker)
Abscesses: Caveat Emptor-Nat Adams, DVM
Saddle and Pannier Loading Tips-George Bogdan
Big Sky Packgoat Club-Linda Jedju
Portrait of a Goatpacker-Meet Connie Kogler
Lonesome John-One Man's Search Continues-Raoul Wattleberg
GDI-Gila Wilderness, New Mexico-Celeste Nossiter
Fall 2000
My Dual Career Packgoats-Linda Arnold (goats pack and help school kids too)
Goatstock 2000-Carolyn Eddy (report on the second annual packgoat rendezvous)
An Ounce of Prevention-Nat Adams, DVM (preventive medicine for goats)
A Few Missteps along the Way-Cynthia Betz (a humorous look at a fiasco of a trip)
Reflections on the Roadless Initiative Debate-Gloria Flora Poisonous Plants-Elizabeth Childers
Portrait of a Goatpacker-Meet Lori Kemp
Goatmobiles (these goats ride in style)
The Wattleberg Papers-Raoul Wattleberg (Raoul's search for Lonesome John leads him to trouble with his own goats)
Summer 2000
Wind River Mt Northern Traverse-Anne Fischer (newbie trip with WRPG)
Portrait of a Goatpacker-Meet George Bogdan
Mountain Lion Attack-Dale Smith (goats attacked at home)
Reducing the Risk of Scrapie in Goat Herds Housed with Sheep-Katherine O'Rourke, Ph.D
Camping Basics-What to Take Along-George Bogdan
Stranger Than Fiction-Goats With Spider Genes to Produce Milk of Steel!
Packgoats Make Trash Collection Fun!-Janet Lamberson (Oregon beach cleanup)
Poisonous Plants-Dog Hobble-Elizabeth Childers
GDI-Minam Lake, Oregon-Sharon Partlow
Every Kid Needs A Jungle Gym (how to build your goats a playground)
Goatstock 2000-Carolyn Eddy (information on the 2nd annual packgoat rendezvous)
Spring 2000
Pilgrimage to the Promised Land of Goatpacking-Kurt Wieck (a pack trip to the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming)
Transformation of a Barn Potato-Rebecca Todd
Heartbeats in the Wilderness-Another Perspective on the Lost Goats of B.C.-Charles Wilson (thought provoking comments on our responsibilities as goatpackers)
CAEV Control and Transmission-Don Knowles, DVM
Wether Nutrition-Carolyn Eddy
Portrait of a Goatpacker-Meet John Smida
The Natural Order of Things-John M (goat psychology and packstringing)
Goatstock 2000-Carolyn Eddy (events and entry form for the 2nd packgoat rendezvous)
Winter 1999
Goatpacking 101-Rebecca Todd
Hiker, Horse and Llama Impacts on Native Vegetation and Established
Recreation Trails--Marilyn Manguba
Goats and Poisonous Plants-John Mionczynski
Cascade Packgoat Club: Some Tips For Starting Your Own-Carolyn Eddy
Will The Real Wind Please Maaah!!-Sandra Johnson
To Deworm or Not To Deworm?-Robyn Batchelder, DVM
New Pastures For Wind River Packgoats-Charlie Wilson
GDI-Lebanon State Forest, New Jersey-Linda Jedju
Fall 1999
The Beer Goats-Mike Silverman
The First Rendezvous-Carolyn Eddy
Hypothermia-Diane Olthuis
Noxious Invaders and the Goats Who Love Them-John Mionczynski
Bio of a Goatpacker: Meet Gary Slominski
Geriatric Concerns of Goats-Lauren Acton, DVM
Introducing the New Kid on the Block-Silvia Rennie
GDI-Gunnison Gorge-Connie Kogler
The Flehman Response-John Mionczynski
Summer 1999
Goat Walking Around Castle Peaks-Anore Jones
A Day at the Beach-Carolyn Eddy
Search and Rescue Goats-Ginger Middleton, Kurt Wieck, Steve Douglas
Disbudding/Dehorning-Nat Adams, DVM
The North American Packgoat Association-Carolyn Eddy
Water Training-Celeste Nossiter
GDI-Chinook Pass to White Pass-Glenn Thornton and Karen Smith
Have Goats, Will Travel-Erin Walter
Spring 1999
Crosscountry Hiking with Goats in the Sawtooths-Mike Silverman
Your First Big Trip-Rex Summerfield
Lion and Coyotes and Bears, Oh My!-Claudia Carlson (selecting Trail and Guardian Dogs)
Administering Medications-Nat Adams, DVM
Treasure Valley Packgoat Association-George Bogdan
GDI-McCully Basin-Sharon Partlow
"Goat Man" Dies After Long, Colorful Life-Mara Shalhoup
Winter 1998
The New York Pack Stock Exchange-Ginger Middleton (New York executives meet wilderness adventure)
Packing with Boer Goats-George Bogdan
Notes From the Crossroads (Livestock Guardian Update)
Routine Perinatal Care- Lauren Acton, DVM
Whether to Keep a Wether-Elaine Fink
Pray for Me-Jewel Dirks (what can go wrong, will go wrong-humor)
GDI-Hiking the Toiyabe Crest Trail, Nevada-Glenn Thornton
Fall 1998
Hiking in the Lizard Head Wilderness-Kurt Wieck
Saddles, Saddles, Saddles
The American Harness Goat Association-Preserving the Working Harness Goat-Carole Contreras
Good Things Come in Small Packages-Susan Welch (packing with Nigerian Dwarf Goats)
Selecting For Correct Structure-Ellen McMaster
Woman Heeds Call of the Road Less Traveled-Julia Scheeres (Sandra Johnson and Wind)
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) Syndrome-Terry Gerros, DVM
GDI-Blue Lake/Gearhart Wilderness, Oregon-Carolyn Eddy, Rod Hoibakk
Summer 1998
Into The Wilderness-Rod Walker (a trial of error, ingenuity and endurance)
A Tribute to Captain-Connie Kogler (the tragedy of CAE)
Goats and Human Health-A Perspective-May Blankevoort, DVM
Goatpacking Brochure and Silent Auction
First Aid Kit For Goats-Nat Adams, DVM
Herd Protection Update-Steve Douglas (livestock guardian update)
Sometimes a Smile and a Stick Works Better than Just a Smile-Frank Assissi (sometimes extreme actions warrant extreme measures)
GDI-Medicine Bow Lakes, Wyoming-Jewel Dirks
Pasteurella Research in Pack Goats-Dr Alton Ward
Spring 1998
The Blind Leading the Blind-John M (his last trip)
Pasteurella-Searching for the Truth
A Goat Track Through History-Dr. C Naaktgeboren (tracing the common path of goat and man)
A Caprine Challenge-Connie Kogler (a story of goats lost and found)
Observations and Thoughts on Urinary Calculi-Lauren Acton, DVM
A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing-Tamara Tayor (livestock guardian dogs)
GDI-Johnson Lake, Idaho-George Bogdan
Winter 1997
The Phantom White Goat of the Gila-Charles Alexander (the strange last trip of Spot)
Lost Goats at Horse Ridge-Raymond White
Mountain Lion Attacks: Follow Up Notes-Steve Douglas
No More Excuses: My First Overnighter-Elaine Fink
Goat Essays: Mulberry-Jewel Dirks
Making Goat Milk Yogurt-Mary Jane Toth
Grouse Mountain-Anore Jones (losing the trail)
Drugs For Parasite Control-Nat Adams, DVM
Of Worms and Wormwood-John Mionczynski
Your Land, Your Voice-Gloria Flora
Red Butte Pack Station-Barbara McElmurray
Fall 1997
Goodbye Wind River Packgoats-John Mioczynski
Rusty and the Cougar-Anore Jones
Panniers, Panniers, Panniers-Comparison Shopping
Goatpacking on the CDT-Mary Wolf
Muzzleloading With Goats-Gary Slominski
The Whys and Whens of Blood Testing-Jim Alexander, DVM
Acute Allergic Reactions in Goats-Mary Blankevoort, DVM
It Really Happened-Charlie Sellers (a test of goat agility on the trail)
GDI-Hiking the Selway Trail-Rex Summerfield
Summer 1997
Lonesome John The Legend Lives On-Raoul Wattleberg
Harness Training-Anne Cox, Nottinghamshire, England
Training: The Basics-Rex and Terri Summerfield
Training: Conditioning your Goat-Mary Wolf
Sharing Bear Country-Gloria Flora
Spanish Goats-M.H. Salmon
Goat Essays: Mulberry's Broken Leg-Jewel Dirks
Castration of Goats-Robyn Bachelder, DVM
Pack Goats to Participate in Historic Continental Divide Trail Event
The Sad Tale of Romo-Silvia Rennie
Interpreting a Change in the Wether-Nat Adams, DVM
Goatpacker's Destination Index: Goat Rocks Wilderness-Debbie Susong
A Caprine Fire Drill-Mary Wolf
SPRING 1997
"Kids in the Wilderness" or Hoods in the Woods-M.H. Salmon
Idaho Goatpackers Unite
Converting From Backpacking to Goatpacking-George Bogdan
Make Money From Packgoats Without Wrangling Dudes-Gary Slominski
The Great Straw Bale Barn Experiment-Marc Flora
More on Training: A Goat is Just a Goat-Eileen Martin
Drugs For Controlling Coccidia-Nat Adams, DVM
Domestic Goats and Wild Ruminants: A Perspective on Disease Transferral-Diane Gray
The Working Cashmeres of Black Locust Farm-Yvonne Taylor
Winter 1996
Kids, Kids and Mother-In-Law-Kathy Buchner
Feeding Wethers: They Are What They Eat-Ellen Herman
Rumen 101-Nat Adams, DVM
To Build A Saddle-John Mionczynski
Bigfootin' In The Blues-Dar Glasgow
Pack Goats: The National Park Dilemma-Janolyn Melseth
A Study In Confusion-Travis Coley (rules and regs for packing on National Forest land)
Sand In My Knoodle Soup-Wendy Brockish
Fall 1996 First Anniversary Issue
A Cougar Encounter-Susan Witmore
Mountain Lion Attacks at the Crossroads-Steve Douglas
Livestock Guard Dogs
Getting Acquainted-Marc Flora (a first pack trip with Wind River Packgoats)
Illustrated Guide To Hoof Trimming-Sara Emond
Packgoat In Michigan-Elaine Fink
Packgoats Can Pull Too (build your own goat cart)
The Pointing Packgoat-Dancing Bear
Summer 1996
Nibbles: The Story of my First Love-Nat Adams
Goats In Bear Country-Diane Olthuis
Forget the Trails: Go Cross-country-George Bogdan
The Best Laid Plans: My First Kidding-Silvia Rennie
Urinary Calculi: Stones Of Silence-John Mionczynski
"Very Steep and Difficult to Follow": A Lesson in Limitations-Connie Goodhart
Sooo, You Want to be an Outfitter-Steve Silva
The Unique Packgoat: Taking Care of the Environment-John Mionczynski
The Goat House: Notes to a Potential Builder-Kari Schoessier
Spring 1996
Pasteurella Hits the Fan-John Mionczynski
Encounter on Mill Hill-John M
Raising Well-Adjusted Kids-Ellen Herman
Coccidiosis-Lauren Acton, DVM
Training: It's Easy-John M
Ahh! Nirvana-Virginia Pieck
A Lesson in Perspective-Doug Roe ( the wilderness use ethic)
Leave No Trace (camping lightly on the land)
Travels With Benjamin-Laurie Boyd
Hiking Conrad Meadow-Glenn Thornton
Fall 1995 Premier Issue
Goat Sense or Divine Intervention-John Mionczynski
Trepidations and Titillations of a Neophyte Goatpacker-Nat Adams
The American Packgoat Registry-Robyn Gambel
CAE: Shades of Grey-Lauren Acton, DVM
Goatpacking In the Red Desert-Ellen Herman
Wethering the Winter-Claire Remsberg
Northern Exposure-Dar Glasgow
"I didn't Know Llamas Had Horns!"-GlennThornton.
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