Ever since the day when, as a kid, I saw the profile of a Rocky Mountain goat on a Great Northern box car, I’d wanted to hunt that monarch of the rocks. Now the time had come; but, like misty dream ...
Close up view of an adult male mountain goat in late-winter, near Juneau Icefield, Alaska. In the background, steep avalanche prone slopes are visible. (Photo courtesy of Kevin White) The mountain ...
WEST GLACIER – As mountain goat research prepares to continue this summer in Glacier National Park, preliminary data suggests goats that are habituated to humans display different herding behavior, ...
This story, “Bad Day on Goat Mountain,” appeared in the July 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. He who hesitates is lost, the old saying goes. I hesi­tated and my guide and I were almost lost for good. Had I ...
Defying all logic and physics, mountain goats treat vertical cliffs like flat ground. We followed these woolly daredevils to understand how they conquer terrain that would give a rock climber ...
On a recent hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos, our group of four encountered mountain goats and their young several times along the trail. We were careful not to get too close or impede their path ...