Find someone who is excellent with a rope....I had one get loose and head downtown one day. Only way we caught her was a guy with a rope....
Catching Lost Goats
The two goats in the picture are goats that have been found lost in an area just north of me. Apparently they won't let people near them. The local animal shelter is trying to locate the owners.
They look to be healthy and well maintained. In the picture, the hooves of the black and white goat look great. So they definitely have owners out there!
I have already volunteered in the effort to catch them. But how would ya'll recommend we go about doing that? If we can get a large enough group of people, it could be easy if we can corner them. But if only a couple show up, it could be a lot harder.
I am going to see if the person who snapped the picture can put out a pan with a little grain at the same time of day, to get them used to a familiar person. I hope we can get them caught soon though, coyotes are common around here.
I hope they have ear tattoos, it could help locating the owner.
They look to be healthy and well maintained. In the picture, the hooves of the black and white goat look great. So they definitely have owners out there!
I have already volunteered in the effort to catch them. But how would ya'll recommend we go about doing that? If we can get a large enough group of people, it could be easy if we can corner them. But if only a couple show up, it could be a lot harder.
I am going to see if the person who snapped the picture can put out a pan with a little grain at the same time of day, to get them used to a familiar person. I hope we can get them caught soon though, coyotes are common around here.
I hope they have ear tattoos, it could help locating the owner.
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Ha!!! We have a loose/wild goat just north of me as well lol. My plan is to send my brother and his rope out to catch him if he shows up. But my brother is one of the best ropers I have ever seen. If you guys can't get someone good at roping.....and I mean good because goats seem to see the rope coming from a mile away and can dodge it the I would try food. But a goat is smart and should go home at night. Maybe if you try and watch them when it starts to get late in the day you can follow them home. But there is a chance some one dropped them off.....we have a lot of animal drop offs around here 
Aww they are cuties lol. Maybe put up a temporary fence (panels?) and leave feed and water in it for them to get them used to Going in it. If it was me I'd probably make some kind of crazy trap door on it lol but thats just me. Maybe see if there are any farmers with well trained cattle dogs that could help? Or like some said get someone who can rope and ride.
... The more i think about this the more fun/hard im thinking it would be to catch a wild goat haha, im thinking a lost goat would be way harder to catch than a lost calf.
... The more i think about this the more fun/hard im thinking it would be to catch a wild goat haha, im thinking a lost goat would be way harder to catch than a lost calf.
The UP of Michigan. A pretty long way from Montana
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