Thread: Habits of Goats

Hi guys,

I'm keen to learn more about the behaviour/habits of goats. Esp what they like and don't like.
What sort of land do they like / not like? I assume like a lot of animals they like sunny spots? Do they like hanging around in one spot or are they constantly on the move? Any favourite foods?
Any thoughts, experience, advice would be much appreciated; as a new guy I'm trying to increase my knowledge.
Cheers!

A good place to start would be the doc hunting permit application website, theres a section attached on what to hunt that covers goats habits and range quite well. Other species are also covered if they are of interest.

Yip as Marty says. At the end of the day they are pretty dumb, if there's grub and cover they will be happy, once established it takes a fair bit to eradicate them. They breed like rabbits too. Far easier to stalk in on that a deer. Actually they often see you and stand there eating And with a bit of wind any billy within a fair distance will arouse the nose quite easily.

Feral goats: What to hunt

Wish I could do that link thing, guess that means I must be an old goat not being able to do this interface thingie, but dont think of stalking me as this old goat can biteback

Very social critters, love the sun and dry clay pans to lie about on, bleat a lot especially the kids, like to eat every bit of green stuff they can reach. Big billys are usually more solitary unless shagging the nannies. they smell bad ( you will smell them before you see them ). A little bit like sheep were as you start bombing a mob from a good distance they will follow the lead nanny for direction, unless they are shot at on a regular.
Stupid Fu**ers and they can have really pretty skins for tanning, if you can get the stink out.

they hate rain, usually run uphill when threatened.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

they hate rain, usually run uphill when threatened.

@Micky Duck

They're much like us, huh?

I've heard plenty of farmers say they like having goats on their land, as they eat all the black berry and gorse etc.

But in my experience if there's better tucker around they'll eat that first.

These goats were coming down and eating the Oats crop every day.

https://youtu.be/eGJu2UziiXI

my brother whose a vet has a pet theory about people from out rangiora way who have a specific way of interacting with goats.however when he states this on his particular forum ,they seem to get a tad excited and bounce back quite vigorouslyIm not sure if this involves back legs in gumboots or attached to a fence
Didnt i also read somewher a drone got a phot of old osama bin laden(AKA Osama now dead)with trou round ankles telling a cute little nanny goat to "Back up backup"
OK enough facetiousness - Im told young goat is very nice eating.
here in greymouth ,or specifically cobden theres a mob of ferals grazing beside the road by Kells hotel-they live in the hills around the old quarry.local natives very protective!this same location once had a pet chamois too till it went AWOL under extremely suspect circumstances.

Originally Posted by samusugiru

Hi guys,

I'm keen to learn more about the behaviour/habits of goats. Esp what they like and don't like.
What sort of land do they like / not like? I assume like a lot of animals they like sunny spots? Do they like hanging around in one spot or are they constantly on the move? Any favourite foods?
Any thoughts, experience, advice would be much appreciated; as a new guy I'm trying to increase my knowledge.
Cheers!

Take your ghetto blaster gOATS like AC/DC

Originally Posted by kotuku

my brother whose a vet has a pet theory about people from out rangiora way who have a specific way of interacting with goats.however when he states this on his particular forum ,they seem to get a tad excited and bounce back quite vigorouslyIm not sure if this involves back legs in gumboots or attached to a fence
Didnt i also read somewher a drone got a phot of old osama bin laden(AKA Osama now dead)with trou round ankles telling a cute little nanny goat to "Back up backup"
OK enough facetiousness - Im told young goat is very nice eating.
here in greymouth ,or specifically cobden theres a mob of ferals grazing beside the road by Kells hotel-they live in the hills around the old quarry.local natives very protective!this same location once had a pet chamois too till it went AWOL under extremely suspect circumstances.

Yeah everytime I drive into Grey I keep an eye out for those goats,,cracks me up when they are looking in someones window,quiet all right.
It is a piss of about that Chamois eh,seen it twice.
And yip goat is great eating,pick the right one and your in....ask the Gimp he likes a good feed too.

Originally Posted by doinit

Yeah everytime I drive into Grey I keep an eye out for those goats,,cracks me up when they are looking in someones window,quiet all right.
It is a piss of about that Chamois eh,seen it twice.
And yip goat is great eating,pick the right one and your in....ask the Gimp he likes a good feed too.

There's a heap through there, they come right down to my workshop on the kaiata straight


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Originally Posted by Smiddy

There's a heap through there, they come right down to my workshop on the kaiata straight


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Shit Smiddy I was thinking I might call into your work shop but after seeing the bit about silly old c**ts,I'm not that sure I should eh lol.

BBQat your workshop then smiddy -nice leg of young roast kid taken with .223 lure -what more could a bloke ask??