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	Mountain Goat: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Mountain goat hides had been obtained by Captain Cook as early as the late 1700s, but he had presumed that the specimens were of white bears, and the species was not described.
		The mountain goat's range is restricted to the steep and broken mountain ranges of northwestern North America and extends naturally from Idaho and Washington to Southcentral Alaska.
		Goat horns are not particularly impressive when compared to some of the other game species, but from the standpoint of physical hardship, spectacular setting, trophy judging, and difficulty of the terrain, the trophy billy goat presents a unique challenge.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/biggame/mtn_goat.php (997 words)

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		The glaciated peaks of the Rocky, Cascade, and Olympic Mountains are the domain of the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus).
		Mountain goats may be found in the Cascades and Olympics of Washington, the Wallowas in Oregon, and the Rockies.
		Goats have a relatively blunt tip with a short taper on both sides of the clod that makes the track appear splayed unlike than the heart shape of deer tracks where the taper is on the outside of the clod and usually comes to a sharp point.
	dirttime.ws /Notebook/MtGoat.htm (459 words)

	Mountain Goat - The Mountain Goats of British Columbia, Canada - Mountain Goats in BC
		Description - The Mountain Goat, a blunt, squarish-looking animal has a narrow head with slender, fl, shiny horns rising in a backward curve to a length of 10-12 inches.
		Weighing an average of 150-300 pounds and reaching heights of 35-45 inches, the mountain goat is sure-footed and agile due to its hooves with cushioned skid-proof pads for grip.
		The greatest cause of death for these mountain dwellers is accidents and in the winter when the availability of food is decreased, they are more susceptible to disease, parasites, predators and accidents.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/mntgoat.htm (249 words)

	ADW: Oreamnos americanus: Information
		Mountain goats are stout bodied with a thick coat made up of white hairs with some brown intermixed dorsally.
		Mountain goats establish dominance hierarchies at a young age, by means of the kids' playing behavior.
		Mountain goats are hunted for their exceptionally thick winter coat and their meat.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Oreamnos_americanus.html (715 words)

	Mountain Goat - Oreamnos americanus
		Mountain Goats can be found in the mountains of northwestern regions of North America, where they seem to cling and move around on the impossibly steep slopes.
		Mountain Goats are prey to coyotes, mountain lions, and bobcats, so they have to be careful where they go.
		Mountain Goats help the environment by their droppings which add nutrients to the quality of the soil.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /mountain_goat.htm (515 words)

	Oregon Zoo Animals: Mountain Goat
		Mountain goats weigh from 100 to 300 pounds, with the males typically 25 percent larger than the females.
		Mountain goat fur is white helping the animals blend in with their snowy environment.
		Mountain goats may form large groups in the winter in protected areas; in the summer, they disperse into small bands and congregate at salt licks.
	www.oregonzoo.org /Cards/CascadeCrest/mountain.htm (311 words)

	Montagne Aircraft — MOUNTAIN GOAT STOL Bush Plane and General Aviation Aircraft — 2. MOUNTAIN GOAT STOL BACKGROUND
		The MOUNTAIN GOAT STOL is the result of seven years of development, addressing the particular needs of Alaska bush pilots.
		The useful load of the MOUNTAIN GOAT STOL needed to be twice that of the Super Cub.
		The baggage area behind the rear seat is limited to 350 lbs with the 4130 chrome moly alloy airframe, and to a seemingly incredible 430 lbs with the titanium fuselage airframe.
	www.bushplanes.com /background.html (2218 words)

	Mountain Goat Hunting (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mountain Goats are white, except for eyes, horns, the end of their nose, and feet.
		Mountain Goats are unique in that male (billy) and female (nanny) both have horns, a single pair curved slightly backward, and for the same age are about the same length, except that the billies’ horns are thicker.
		Mountain Goat territory in my opinion is some of the prettiest and most spectacular on the planet.
	www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Mountain_Goat/Idaho_Mountain_Goat_Hunting_02220508.html (2512 words)

	North Cascades National Park: Mountain Goat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mountain goats are superbly adapted to the harsh conditions of the North Cascades.
		Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) are native to Alaska, the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, and a few other areas in the lower 48 states.
		Mountain goats are specialized in their hoof and body shape so that they can be the most successful travelers on the cliffs where few predators will follow.
	www.nps.gov /noca/goat.htm (783 words)

	Prariedog. The Animal In You
		Mountain goats are not risk takers and need to feel solid ground beneath their feet before making any major decision.
		Mia Farrow is an exemplary mountain goat who manages to maintain her balance while snakes and rock-falls threaten to dislodge her grip on life.
		For mountain goats are unconditional with their love and try hard to make their relationships work.
	www.animalinyou.com /MGoat.htm (276 words)

	Mountain Goat
		Mountain goats have a thick white to yellowish coat of hair that protects them from cold and allows them to live in regions where about nine months of the year are winter.
		Mountain goats tend to form large groups during the winter and at salt licks in the spring, but will form small groups or be solitary in the summer.
		By July, most mountain goats completely shed their coat and grow a new one in preparation for winter.
	www.ben.edu /museum/mountain_goat.asp (449 words)

	Mountain Goat [Oreamnos americanus] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rocky Mountain Goat, species of antelope that inhabits the high mountains of northwestern North America from Montana to Alaska.
		Mountain Goat The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is the single North American representative of a widespread group of goat-like ungulates.
		Mountain Goat What animal did the early settlers call the ôWhite Buffalo?” Indians collected their fur to make clothing because of its warmth.
	raysweb.net /species/goatlinks.html (593 words)

	mountain goats
		The mountain goat belongs to the family Bovidae and are classified as Oreamnos americanus.
		Mountain goats are sturdy creatures and can find plenty to eat where cows would starve.
		The young mountain goats start nibbling on plants when they are one week old but they will keep drinking their mother's milk for another five weeks or so.
	library.thinkquest.org /J001512/mountain_goats.html (1211 words)

	Mountain Goat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But the mountain goat uses the terrain to its advantage.
		Male mountain goats have super-thick skin on their behinds that work as a shield.
		Amongst the small mountain goat herds, mothers with kids are in charge, not the big, burly male billy goats!
	www.pbs.org /kratts/world/na/mtgoat/index.html (158 words)

	Mountain Goat
		The mountain goat is an even-toed ungulate in common with wapiti, deer and moose.
		The mountain goat is a blunt squarish-looking animal with a rather short body and humped shoulders.
		Mountain goats inhabit the roughest possible terrain in the mountain ranges, usually remaining at or above timberline and within easy reach of rocky bluffs for hasty retreat from any danger.
	www.bowhunts.com /mt_goat.html (575 words)

	Mount Goat: Symbol of Rain in Iranian Pottery
		For example, drawings of the sun, and the animals related to the sun, such as the eagle, lion, cow, deer, and the mountain goat, can be seen on pottery dating back to the 4th millennium BC People wore necklaces with pendants of mountain goats, especially among Cassy tribes in Lorestan.
		Each ancient tribe considered the mountain goat to be the symbol of one of the natural, beneficial elements.
		In ancient Shush and Elam, the mountain goat was the symbol of prosperity and the god of vegetation.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Mythology/mount_goat.htm (1472 words)

	Mountain Goat Hunt, 7 Days
		Mountain goats weigh between 150 and 250 pounds.
		The pelt of a prime late fall or winter mountain goat is a beautiful specimen because of the longer hair of their winter coat.
		For an early season goat hunt, we recommend the client to be in good physical condition and able to backpack through rough, steep terrain with a 30 - 60 pound pack.
	www.seahook.com /goat1.htm (833 words)

	North American Mountain Goat Hunting
		It is not uncommon for a goat to leap 10 feet from one ledge to another, turn around on a narrow platform only inches wide, or pull itself up from ledge to ledge with its front feet.
		The mountain goat's long wool is shed in spring and summer, leaving it patchy and dirty-looking until the shorter summer coat is fully exposed.
		The Yukon's 1,700 goats are found only in the lower third of the territory, mainly in isolated pockets in the southwest and in the Logan and Hess Mountains north of Watson Lake.
	www.bluewaterbiggame.com /game/north_american_mountain_goat.cfm (1049 words)

	The Elusive Mountain Goat - News - FWP
		The mountain goat is the least common, and among the most difficult to study, big game species in North America.
		In 2004, 250 mountain goats were harvested in Montana, 232 by residents and 18 by nonresidents.
		Mountain goats are tough to judge in the field.
	fwp.mt.gov /news/article_3104.aspx (669 words)

	Mountain Goat Hunts
		Mountain goat licenses are awarded through special drawings.
		An applicant who receives a goat license is not eligible to receive another license for goat for the next succeeding seven years.
		Any person taking a mountain goat must present the complete head with horns attached or the top portion of the skull with horns attached to a department official within 10 days of the date of kill.
	www.montanaelkhunts.com /goat.htm (170 words)

	Goat Hunting Mountain Goat Hunts British Columbia (BC) Canada With Alberta Hunting Outfitters Guides
		Alberta Mountain goat hunting in Alberta was halted to preserve the population.
		Mountain goat hunting in Alberta was halted in 1988 to preserve a dwindling population.
		Mountain Goat are are best hunted in November, when their full capes make them a really striking trophy.
	www.abhunting.com /hunting.asp (581 words)

	Dialogue For Kids - Mountain Goat Facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mountain goats have been known to leap 10 feet from one ledge to another, and turn around on a platform that is only inches wide.
		Goat horns grow continuously and are never shed, unlike the antlers of elk, deer and moose.
		Some old mountain goats will starve to death because their teeth wear down and they are no longer able to chew their food.
	www.idahoptv.org /dialogue4kids/season3/mt_goats/goatfact2.html (726 words)

	Mountain Goat Hunting Near Ketchikan, Alaska
		Mountain goats challenge hunters by inhabiting some of the most precipitous and rugged habitat in North America, as well as by appearing so much like one another that judging a trophy animal often becomes a matter of luck.
		Although a goat may live to be ten years old or older, the annual horn growth increments are frequently less than 1/10 inch after the fourth year.
		Goat hunters are encouraged to wear surgical or rubber gloves when processing harvested goats.
	www.outdoorsdirectory.com /areas/hunting/southeast/ktngoat.htm (2701 words)

	Mountain Goat Beer: Handcrafted Australian Ales
		More info head to http://www.celluloidcycles.com.au/ This event is hereby Mountain Goat Approved.*****EXCISE TAX The microbrewers of Australia have banded together to try to get the government to give us a break on the huge excise bill we currently pay.
		A truck load of energy and goat stoke is essential.
		We'll run tours from 5pm (usually while a brew is being conceived) and you'll be able to sample all four goats on a new sampler paddle (lovely old blocks of wood that Cam banged up out the back).
	www.goatbeer.com.au (2006 words)

	Rocky Mountain goat
		Rocky Mountain goats are most active in the late afternoon and early morning, and frequently continue grazing throughout the night.
		Mountain goats are renowned for their exceptional speed and agility on steep terrain, and have been known to cover over 450 vertical meters / 1,500 vertical feet in a time span of just 20 minutes.
		The Rocky Mountain goat is currently not in danger.
	www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Oreamnos_americanus.html (429 words)

	Mountain Goat Diorama \| American Museum of Natural History
		The mountain goat is not a true goat but belongs to the Rupicaprini or goat antelopes, to which group the chamois, serow, and goral of the Old World belong.
		The mountain goat's food consists of mosses, lichens, bushes and grass.
		The long brown streaks on the ice are masses of rock and earth, known as morraines, caused by the rasping action of the ice against the containing rockwalls.
	www.amnh.org /exhibitions/dioramas/goat (372 words)

	Dialogue For Kids - Mountain Goat Facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mountain Goats can be found in the steep rocky areas of the White Clouds, the Sawtooths, Seven Devils, and Bitterroot Mountains.
		Mountain Goats are about three and a half feet tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 150 and 220 pounds.
		These goats also seem to be drawn to salt licks, although there is no evidence that salt is a required mineral for them, they really seem to like the taste.
	www.idahoptv.org /dialogue4kids/season3/mt_goats/facts.html (365 words)

	Mountain Goat -- Pictures, Animal Facts, Habitats, Video, Sound, Wallpaper -- National Geographic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mountain goats have cloven hooves with two toes that spread wide to improve balance.
		Mountain goats are powerful but nimble and can jump nearly 12 feet (3.5 meters) in a single bound.
		Mountain goats have distinctive beards and long, warm coats to protect them from cold temperatures and biting mountain winds.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/mammals/mountain-goat.html (398 words)

	Pictures of the mountain goat\|Oreamnos americanus facts
		The Mountain Goat is white with fl horns, and weighs from 150 pounds to as large as 300 pounds.
		Mountain Goats - Life Style Mountain Goats are often called the kings of the hill and this seems to be very true, as this species is perfectly adapted to living on very steep slopes.
		Mountain Goats are easily recognized by fl horns that are present in both sexes.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Oreamnos/Oreamnos-americanus.html (561 words)

	Olympic Park Associates: An Analysis of the Mountain Goat Issue
		This report details selected aspects of the mountain goat issue, presenting evidence that mountain goats are not native to the Olympic Peninsula and are indeed causing significant damage to fragile, alpine ecosystems.
		Gibbs states that bowls of mountain sheep horn and spoons of mountain goat horn were traded from the northern Northwest Coast (probably the tribes north of Vancouver Island such as the Tlingit, Bella Coola, and Tsimshian) and as far south as California.
		Acquisition of mountain goats bones and their wool could easily have been the obtained by the Quileute at La Push from the neighboring Makah, who are known to have obtained mountain goat wool from the British Columbia via the Klallam.
	www.drizzle.com /~rdpayne/opa-mtngoat.html (5897 words)

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