They put GOATS on our lease...

[D C]

I kept fearing this would happen and it did this past weekend... THe owners havent had hardly any rain at their home place so they moved 80 head with one Billy out to our place. I have never really hunted a place with goats so how bad is it going to be? One of our guys already got off because of he cant stand the goats. So give me some insite on what we are in for

[Beerkat]

I've never hunted a property with livestock on it, so I'm curious also.

[slayer]

They go everywhere and if they are like sheep, they make lots of noise. No problems with them getting in our feed pens, but they will screw your hunt up from time to time. When they come in , they all come in.

[DamonJ]

We have goats on some of our pastures... We still see and kill plenty of deer..

Just make sure your feed pens are big enough to keep the corn from going outside and you will not have any problems... (the billy will jump in your pens)

[HELLRAZOR]

we had over 60 head of goats in the past believe me the ground will have no green whats so ever.....and if feeders are in place good luck you will see them there every day..

good luck with them goats!

[glen]

I hunted a place with goats and they tended to stay by the ranchers house - I hardly ever saw them or had them around when hunting- it depends if he feeds and waters them by his house or just lets them roam- we were on a big place and i was far away- We did have those wild goats (Spanish goats I think) I just shot a bunch of them.

[D C]

We already have cows on the place that will run the deer off just to do it, but I like to hand corn a road so I guess I cant do that any more.

[1FREAK]

Make sure pen is air tight cause can mess things up

[rehmeyer1977]

I hear they do a good job cutting the thick brush back.

[huntingfanatic]

Goats are not good. Even though they are annoying like other live stock they compete directly with deer for available food and browse. Ever see a tree line that's been browsed by goats ????

[DamonJ]

And maybe they will be gone by the time hunting season rolls back around..

[Deathrow Jethro]

Sit back and see how the rancher takes care of them (feeds and waters)... If he does this then they shouldn't be a problem...

I hunted a place in brackettville that had them and they very seldom bothered us... They would on very few occasions ruin your hunt... I evan hand corned and still didn't have much trouble... Just make sure your feed pen is big and strong...

[Txnrog]

Not sure how big the place is. 80 goats on 1500+ acres is an annoyance, but probably not much more - you'd get an occasionally screwed up hunt if they come thru.

Now, 80 goats on 300 acres. . . . that will be a grand PITA

[Ron]

I have had to deal with them before and I was like your Buddy. They tore up feeders and also the feed pens. We had pens that were 100 foot square and wrapped the with welded wire. The billy would rear up and bounce on the wire till he brought it low enough for all of them to jump in, then they would destroy the feeder. I hate goats! The land owner did not like the welded wire because sometimes the stupid things would get their heads caught in the wire and die, so we had to rebuild with a tighter wire.
Did I mention that I hate goats.
Good luck!

[Snakelover]

Goats are not good. Even though they are annoying like other live stock they compete directly with deer for available food and browse. Ever see a tree line that's been browsed by goats ????

^^^this^^^

There is only just so much habitat in that particular niche. Essentially, every goat means one less deer. Maybe not right away, but that's how it ends up eventually.