FieldCraft Survival Presents: Marc the Goat Guy

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  • From a man who has spent more of his adult life in a sleeping bag than in his bed, he had to learn the best way to spend time in the backcountry. His journey brought goats into his life and he has never looked back.
    Meet Marc Warnke. A hunter who specializes in the use of goats, the greatest backcountry animal on the planet. He has been in the industry for over 30 years and is known as the Goat Guy. He sells goats, goat gear, provides goat training, and even offers guided trips into the backcountry with his own personal goats.
    Step into Marc's shoes as he gives you an inside look into what gives him the advantage when in the backcountry.
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  • @tehflemin
    @tehflemin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2342

    Things I was not expecting at 2:07 AM: realize how painfully goatless I am

    • @shahriaralam2755
      @shahriaralam2755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Ikr, I had no idea goats were this useful, I always thought they were bred for milk and meat

    • @swamp-yankee
      @swamp-yankee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Better watch out it also isn't hard to have too many goats

    • @CriticalSurvival0
      @CriticalSurvival0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@swamp-yankee Seems like theres no such thing as too many goats.

    • @swamp-yankee
      @swamp-yankee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@CriticalSurvival0 a herd of goats can grow exponentially.

    • @CriticalSurvival0
      @CriticalSurvival0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@swamp-yankee youd never run out of dried goat and you can sell extra goats right?

  • @slaplapdog
    @slaplapdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1411

    Better hide this, Boston Dynamics is gonna be pissed if the army realizes we don't need their robots...

    • @paullangford8179
      @paullangford8179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      The difference is that you can park a robot indefinitely without it needing to be fed and watered.

    • @yagami1134
      @yagami1134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@paullangford8179 Also they can get a shot or two and just be repaired instead of dying

    • @slaplapdog
      @slaplapdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      @@paullangford8179 The goats refuel in the field from.loval resources, while robots do not, plus they are self replicating, and can be used to produce liquid rations for the troops.
      Their power plant converts biomass to energy and over the course of their service life, they are largely self repairing.

    • @slaplapdog
      @slaplapdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@yagami1134
      I don't think the goat/big dog niche is active combat, but rather the trecks in between.
      A robot would be more robust than a goat.
      Damage to it would probably be more than could be fixed in the field or easily ignored.
      Goats would be squishy by comparison, but way cheaper and a wrecked goat could become a hearty meal.
      If you can't fix your expensive pack robot in the field, your gonna have to abandon it.

    • @mbaxter22
      @mbaxter22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      You can't cuddle up with a Boston Dynamics robot, though.

  • @jeromedelabrosse119
    @jeromedelabrosse119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    imagine you are lost in the middle of nowhere and then this guy show up with his goat gang

    • @ibukihoneiama4009
      @ibukihoneiama4009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He'd save every one of us :')

    • @ericamerry2451
      @ericamerry2451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Haha this happened with my Dad and I. We were hiking in the backcountry and stopped to catch our breath, and we heard this weird jingle coming towards us. It freaked us out because it was like nothing we had ever heard in the country before. Then one by one, five goats carrying packs came out of the trees and passed us with this guy right behind! It was definitely a motivator to keep going and one of my favorite memories while hiking.

    • @swiftjustice117
      @swiftjustice117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And then he says: it is dangerous out there, take one.

    • @300blk8
      @300blk8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Goat meat for everyone 🙄

    • @acatreassuresyouthateveryt7842
      @acatreassuresyouthateveryt7842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Take a look at my goods stranger"

  • @piccalillipit9211
    @piccalillipit9211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    *MY SISTER KEEPS GOATS* she watched this video and said "this is the perfect life for a goat, they would absolutely LOVE to do this. They love to follow you and the rougher the terrain the better."

    • @NaruIchiLuffy
      @NaruIchiLuffy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm sold, is your sister married? and how many goats are we talking about? 😂

    • @RadhakrishnanMudliar
      @RadhakrishnanMudliar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really?

  • @nutsbutdum
    @nutsbutdum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1276

    This guy is breeding mini-trucks for the backcountry. Genius!

    • @MR-nl8xr
      @MR-nl8xr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      What about Rams?

    • @kawasaki7733
      @kawasaki7733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MR-nl8xr 😂😂😂

    • @scotmetcalf2745
      @scotmetcalf2745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@MR-nl8xr as a kid on the ranch I’ve had goats and a de-horned ram and we learned real quick ! Don’t turn your back on Tommy(Ram) he’d butt you and I’d seen him take out many of our quests that visited. I can see were goats would be excellent our kids (Baby goats) literally ate everything and would be on top of our cars,trucks,etc.!! This gentleman is a Genius!!

    • @YouMockMe
      @YouMockMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scotmetcalf2745 Thanks for that....saw a movie where a guy was killed by a goat, I now think it was a Ram. Any idea the breed of these goats here?

    • @ericsushi5320
      @ericsushi5320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously! This guy and his goats are badass

  • @aidansyracuse3338
    @aidansyracuse3338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    “And she just couldn’t handle carrying the pack”... “So now we’re divorced and I’ve been with the goats for some time now”

  • @josecotto7940
    @josecotto7940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    You got me at: “when scared goats run towards you the horse runs away.”

    • @ancientbuns6770
      @ancientbuns6770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Depends on how you train a horse

    • @duroxkilo
      @duroxkilo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      more of a funny comment than an actual fact :}
      think war horses for example

    • @scottleggejr
      @scottleggejr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My hunting dog does the same. He came zoooooooming in at my feet with yotes on his ass 😂 I shouldered my shot and they bolted

  • @BMac97
    @BMac97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    This man is what you would call, a practical genius.

  • @stacylewis2055
    @stacylewis2055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    So true! I raised goats for 11 years and would hike with them - if a strange dog or person showed up they'd just bunch up with me and wait for me to scare it off. They're also smart and can open gate latches with their lips. Fascinating and very social animals!

    • @jeffallen62
      @jeffallen62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just got 2 little goats from the goat guy. Out hiking the other day, they started acting wierd and staying right up against me. Couple minutes later, I see a dark colored cougar crouched under a tree only 30yds away. He ran before i could draw. Those goats told me something was there! I had no clue. Yesterday my little guy broke his ankle knuckle. Now in a cast. I'm sick. Just thought i would tell you all that lol

    • @stacylewis2055
      @stacylewis2055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jeffallen62 Hope he heals up well - they are tough animals. Thanks for your story! Around here (central NC) we don't have cougars; feral dogs are the worst threat but some of them are scary. My neighbor owned a large horse farm and had dogs kill one of his colts. Happily between a strong night paddock, e-fenced pasture and a wonderful Akbash guardian I never lost a goat!

    • @akatsukiawsome13
      @akatsukiawsome13 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stacylewis2055I swear the reason I had more miscarriages the first year I raised goats was me not having a guardian dog. They trust him to evaluate threats, and he stays between them and scary things. It is so worth having a guardian dog...

  • @chital_shikari3163
    @chital_shikari3163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +754

    The American mountain man has finally caught up to the Afghan mountain man. Lol.

    • @cwr8618
      @cwr8618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      funny, how regressing is sometimes the answer. We are always looking to technology and new shit, but slowing down and sticking with tried and true ways to live life seems to always be the answer.

    • @midgetman4206
      @midgetman4206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@cwr8618 I don't know, drones popping in and leaving you some stuff sounds pretty cool.

    • @cwr8618
      @cwr8618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@midgetman4206 hey i never said tech wasn't cool my man, just not the end all be all and we need to slow the f down. like often.

    • @flopus7
      @flopus7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@midgetman4206 what if an Amazon drone delivered you a goat?

    • @alecchapin9071
      @alecchapin9071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@midgetman4206 have you ever looked a goat in the eye? I recommend it to any who havent

  • @eriksucksatgames
    @eriksucksatgames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    1:24 I am not a religious person one bit, but the respect you showed this animal is incredible. Earned my sub

    • @kennieloo6357
      @kennieloo6357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Made me bawl

    • @uniuni8855
      @uniuni8855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's what Muslims do 🙏
      He also learned a lot from Afghanistan

    • @Aethuviel
      @Aethuviel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, that was really nice. I'm a bit tired of seeing hunters just cheer with joy and go "look at that monster buck", but don't take the time to show respect and thank the animal.

    • @Aethuviel
      @Aethuviel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@uniuni8855 All people did it at some point. It's civilized people who forgot it.

    • @uniuni8855
      @uniuni8855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Aethuviel we muslims call someone who doesn't say a prayer or thank the Creator for the hunt/ meal a savage, it's actually uncivilized to start cutting/eating without showing respect to the gift at your hands

  • @Dragons_Novel
    @Dragons_Novel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had to pause this video as soon as you spoke that vital piece of life's advice: "earn time, not money". You put into few words what I've been trying to do all my life. My sons have the same philosophy; oddly my daughter doesn't and works 60 or more hours a week. My sons and I want to work to earn enough so we can have time to do what we want. I've said it many times, "I don't live to work, I work to live." Living below my means has given me ample opportunity to spend time doing things I love: hiking, boating, fishing, camping, gardening.
    We have our own herd of goats. I've always wanted to try them out as pack animals. While I knew goat's milk was good for humans, I didn't know it was that good.
    Thanks for the wonderful images. You travel in beautiful country.

  • @gunnersdad6612
    @gunnersdad6612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +652

    Just wanted to say how much I appreciate the fact that you prayed over your animal. Most humans have completely lost all respect for animals. Call me what you will but I believe in that respect and I teach it to my son.

    • @imnotusingmyrealname4566
      @imnotusingmyrealname4566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You're a good man, thank you.

    • @MrLleyo81
      @MrLleyo81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Bears don't pray over salmon

    • @SuperOtter13
      @SuperOtter13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      I don't share this mans religion but greatly appreciate the prayer be included. Respect and gratitude for the animals we harvest is very important and something i am trying to teach my sons. Blessings in abundance but is easy to take for granted.

    • @erickruiz7640
      @erickruiz7640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@MrLleyo81 We are not bears..

    • @MinimumSpeedOperator
      @MinimumSpeedOperator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely

  • @michaelsmith2183
    @michaelsmith2183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +690

    man this video was way too short, could have watched this for an hour and the filming was beautiful. loved it !!!!

    • @MrKimberr
      @MrKimberr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He has his own TH-cam channel.

    • @michaelsmith2183
      @michaelsmith2183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrKimberr TY I just subbed

    • @SuperBsk2010
      @SuperBsk2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agree

    • @ExPhantomHD
      @ExPhantomHD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watched the video twice

    • @sven_86
      @sven_86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I hope they bring him back on again!

  • @totorofosho
    @totorofosho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Me: I don't need a goat. I live in an apartment and don't go into nature.
    Also me: The goat is the ultimate back country companion.
    💸💸💸🐐🐐🐐

  • @dflowerp17
    @dflowerp17 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5 am here, been watching mark for a year since we got out first goats. My husband first saw a goat on a neighbors farm and convinced me to add a few to our homestead. Since then i have found goats to be the perfect pet and super easy to train and care for. Mark has convinced me, i may end up only owning goats as they can provide milk and meat for free or super cheap hay at least in comparison to other feed. Pigs can be free if you have space and ability to rotate them through seasonally grown fields. Horses and cows require special feed and hay and many acres. Being such big animals, they eat a lot. When it comes to packing, not needing to carry hay on you for the trip is huge. Being smaller goats that are more agile with toes instead of hooves they can navigate through areas a horse can't.

  • @sandiasurfers3174
    @sandiasurfers3174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    In Afghanistan our B Co. guys used a lost donkey they found and adopted to carry ammunition and supplies up to their OP. We had a camel wander onto our combat outpost and were planning the same thing but a local guy who was the owner came and got him. We need to use more animals ! Really cool video and smart dude

    • @mobilecivilian6124
      @mobilecivilian6124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Blame Gaius Marius. Its that bastards fault.

    • @niccareymusic3910
      @niccareymusic3910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      We did something similar until our CSM came out and saw we had animals (in a bombed out building) and made us get rid of them or disposed of them

    • @Slov_
      @Slov_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What BN?

    • @xPumaFangx
      @xPumaFangx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am lucky enough to not see combat. We never trained using animals to help us. The only down side I can think of with a animal is loosing one. Once a enemy attacks the animal. Where I could have a Mechanic repair a vehicle. Is there even a vet MOS?

    • @niccareymusic3910
      @niccareymusic3910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@xPumaFangx there isn't a vet MOS but Medics do training with animals

  • @bl8612
    @bl8612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Legit one of the most interesting thing I've seen in ages. 👍🏻

  • @bogeyman1273
    @bogeyman1273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My grandfather from Kashmir,he always used goats when he went into the hills and mountains to trade, you're absolutely right about using the milk of this incredible animal..

  • @theladysamantha193
    @theladysamantha193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love that he doesn't have them on a line; they just follow him.

    • @mkpetersen1607
      @mkpetersen1607 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Shows that they have a relationship based on trust :)
      If he crosses something they are unsure, they will probably still follow because they trust him and not because they get dragged over on a line.
      Plus, it would probably be dangerous for them to be on a line. If one would fall, they would all go down together.

  • @bugoutbubba3912
    @bugoutbubba3912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    After a catastrophic knee injury many years ago, my knee has gotten progressively worse and now it just wont allow backpacking into the back country. I had considered pack animals but they have always seemed too expensive and aggravating until now. This video just made my day! Gotta get me some. Thank you so much.

    • @jennifersignsoflife1375
      @jennifersignsoflife1375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So cool you're inspired! It's videos like these that need to go viral, right? Good Luck!

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers. Fun to see ya fired up.

    • @gabriele.thompson3566
      @gabriele.thompson3566 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What kind of knee injury? 25 and coming off a near full MCL tear and am worried how it will age. Thanks!

    • @bugoutbubba3912
      @bugoutbubba3912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gabriel E. Thompson, I severed my ACL and tore my MCL. Also tore my meniscus. I was though, fortunate enough to receive care from the worlds foremost knee surgeon at the time, a doctor Lewis Umverferth at Ohio State University. 30 years later Im very lucky to be hiking without having joint replacement.

    • @leesvision
      @leesvision 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i know im a total stranger but i totally agree you should get a pack goat and get back out there again! :)

  • @treadmarsh1094
    @treadmarsh1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    As an owner of a few goats, I love seeing them being put to work. Goats also have a unique sense of humor too. Great stuff sir.

    • @goncalonunes985
      @goncalonunes985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Could you give an example of that? Never thought of them as having a sense of humor.

    • @e66ninja59
      @e66ninja59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Growing up I spent every summer on a 3500 acre ranch. Goats do have a sense of humor. They'll try to push you off the small rock your standing on, steal stuff from you, and have all sorts of shinnanigans up their sleeves; or rather their hooves. Goats are very loving and they like to be petted. They follow you around everywhere. Love goats.

    • @goncalonunes985
      @goncalonunes985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@e66ninja59 thanks! never had that idea of them, never been around them

    • @fuckcensorship69
      @fuckcensorship69 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@goncalonunes985 our goats will act like their horns are stuck in something to get attention.

    • @vikingmountainranchlife7447
      @vikingmountainranchlife7447 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have Alpine goats and I absolutely love their sense of humor they love to play all the time! And when they really get going and jumping off things it's so entertaining to watch especially when they're bouncing around and spinning at the same time and then hitting horns they are just awesome creatures!😊

  • @SAWS
    @SAWS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    0:14 The goat chewing makes it look like a hardass veteran chewing gum

  • @aidansyracuse3338
    @aidansyracuse3338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    We’ve reached a level in life where pets aren’t based on energy->work. This man devolved enough to have a use for goats, and I’m jealous.

    • @flopus7
      @flopus7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Eh, kind of a point of a dog is that he wants my attention and wants belly scritches

    • @lieutenantkettch
      @lieutenantkettch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree. Reducing everything down to energy expenditure is a sad way to live.

    • @reee_4067
      @reee_4067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How is it devolved in anyway? Goats are awesome, besides carrying luggage, you have a mobile meat station incase you cant hunt lol

  • @tsideris777
    @tsideris777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Absolutely genius! Isn't it funny how if we just pay a small amount of attention to the world around us, God has literally provided everything for us.

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      👊

    • @fdd7002
      @fdd7002 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And man made what he provided to us into everything you live with now.

    • @greatbingus
      @greatbingus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @LonerWolf Patriot literally can't disprove or prove god's existence it's what's called an unfalsifiable hypothesis

    • @c4call
      @c4call 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank the sky father

    • @DAEDRICDUKE1
      @DAEDRICDUKE1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well he didn't. Goats cost money.

  • @sillyquiet
    @sillyquiet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    We were hiking in the Sierra Nevadas when we were passed by a guy and his pack-llama. I thought *that* was genius. This is better.

    • @PandorasFolly
      @PandorasFolly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alpacas are a good compromise. Much More like dogs or goats. Also they get along with goats!!!

    • @fdd7002
      @fdd7002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don’t see how this is genius, literally people have been doing this for centuries.

    • @sillyquiet
      @sillyquiet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@fdd7002 Have people been doing this in modern times for recreational hiking? No? So, yeah, recognizing the applicability to modern hiking and hunting is genius.

    • @fdd7002
      @fdd7002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sillyquiet what you mean no, horse back rider and people have been doing this for ever, for both work and for recreation. It’s almost literally the only reason why most people have horse now a days because a vast majority of horse are not use for work. Also people that need a caravan just to go hiking are people that just have way way too much stuff because it’s not pretty obvious you don’t need that much stuff to go hiking for weeks because people do it all the time.

    • @paullangford8179
      @paullangford8179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pack llama makes good sense; it can do pretty much everything a goat can do, and it can take a much bigger load, including its own food.

  • @dr.doppeldecker3832
    @dr.doppeldecker3832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The goat serves like a double purpose. It can carry food and supplies and in case of emergency it can become food and supplies itself^^

  • @omfgitsja2073
    @omfgitsja2073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Imagine being able to breed goats that can carry human as big as horses. Wow. Thats the GOAT animal

    • @guy8646
      @guy8646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s what a donkey is.

    • @general8250
      @general8250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@guy8646 ok, but please consider the horse-sized goats would look at least 50000% cooler though

    • @guy8646
      @guy8646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@general8250 A horse sized goat would scare the f out of me. I love the goat attitude but it’d be scary scaled up.

    • @vigneshbalachandran9704
      @vigneshbalachandran9704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You horse with two horns... No no

    • @CarlosAlberto-nq3iv
      @CarlosAlberto-nq3iv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you want a horse sized goat, why not use cattle.

  • @Crazy_boots
    @Crazy_boots 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Honestly this was the best april fools video on yt. Came in thinking this was totally a joke filmed in a serious manner and came away thinking goats are the GOAT. Subversion of expectation for sure

  • @jennifersignsoflife1375
    @jennifersignsoflife1375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This is AWESOME! Our family used to spend 6-8 weeks in the High Sierras every summer, but due to a disability I haven't been able to for over a decade. These precious little four-legged helpers are exactly what I need. I'm almost 60 & have wanted a goat since I was in my 20's: We live in SoCal, but there are MANY pockets of unincorporated areas where ppl have chickens, sheep & goats, and a good friend had one growing up. Also, one of kids had to have only goats' milk bc of an allergy to cows' milk. Thanks for a GREAT video! (PS. Loved how he prayed over the elk)

  • @littlelomaricafarm7302
    @littlelomaricafarm7302 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love my goats so, so much. At first they were just to clear poison oak, then came milk, then came cheesemaking. Life changing. I am so thrilled to come across Marc and his beautiful goats. We now have more plans for our herd.

  • @aniquinstark4347
    @aniquinstark4347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Working animals are a huge blessing. We would never have made it this far as a species without the skills to tame animals.

  • @MeesterGonzalez
    @MeesterGonzalez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I think his preference towards goats is more one of convenience than an actual "like" for them. He chooses to spend 1/2 a year, or more, in areas that are hard to keep a dog, therefore, to lighten his burden, he sought out a four-legged companion that was naturally built for that lifestyle. Dogs have other purposes, and being a pack animal is not one of them. Aside from that, much props to him for living the life he chooses to live, and not trying to adjust his life around his "job".

    • @ktimmer2
      @ktimmer2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Dogs are very much, naturally pack animals. Just a different type of "pack". Lol! The goats are much more advantageous for his needs, for sure. If you spend any time around goats, it's impossible to not like them. They're hilariously funny to watch at times. Great animals!

    • @3nertia
      @3nertia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ktimmer2 I think he means that dogs are pack animals and not herd animals heh

    • @ktimmer2
      @ktimmer2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@3nertia My bad attempt at humor. LOL! He meant pack animal, as in packing your gear like a mule. 👍

    • @3nertia
      @3nertia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ktimmer2 No, I think that's my bad for misinterpreting in the first place! Apologies to both you and M G

    • @MikeGuadango
      @MikeGuadango 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Goats are also good eating in an emergency and you get milk as well.

  • @operator1192
    @operator1192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I’m not gonna lie when I started watching this I thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke but I’ve always wanted to have some goats and wow, there is some really cool advantages to having goats.

    • @jennifersignsoflife1375
      @jennifersignsoflife1375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's exactly what I thought~ So glad I clicked on it!

    • @biojere1
      @biojere1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Came to the comments to say the same thing.

    • @PP-uv1kw
      @PP-uv1kw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      AND.....THEY TASTE GOOD.

    • @operator1192
      @operator1192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@PP-uv1kw true, I’d feel a helluva lot better eating a goat in a survival situation than a dog or a horse 😆

    • @davee5384
      @davee5384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@operator1192 Trust me when I say, they are so personable that you would end up giving your life to save the goat. Fact.

  • @DanielHeap60Cubits
    @DanielHeap60Cubits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the prayer he said after the kill. A thankful spirit is a beautiful thing.

  • @Firemandan51
    @Firemandan51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I’m impressed how he gets them to cross streams. Goats don’t typically like water at all.

    • @johnsecret1318
      @johnsecret1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was thinking the same.

    • @LaughingJokerProd
      @LaughingJokerProd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It looks like he really is trusted enough that him leading through gives them a sign that its also safe for them

    • @teddy130
      @teddy130 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it true that goat don't drink water?

    • @Firemandan51
      @Firemandan51 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@teddy130 they absolutely drink water. They, for lack of a better description “suck” up their water. To me it looks kinda funny when they drink.

    • @GatherTogetherHomestead
      @GatherTogetherHomestead ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine cross if there is something they want on the other side. Mainly food, but makes sense that if he is over there, they will follow

  • @hoplophilescave5087
    @hoplophilescave5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    At this point, the best april fools joke is to make serious content on april fools

    • @ImJBTPG
      @ImJBTPG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cause reality is already enough of a joke?

    • @fhtd3165
      @fhtd3165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ImJBTPG yup

    • @hoplophilescave5087
      @hoplophilescave5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ImJBTPG agreed.
      *Honk

    • @samskisamsonof
      @samskisamsonof 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      come on bruh. you got me realy confused now.
      please someone tell me if goat-packing is realy a thing. before i go outside and look like a fucking dumbass.

    • @ciaranbyrne62
      @ciaranbyrne62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samskisamsonof of course it is.

  • @6gunbeaufordiii514
    @6gunbeaufordiii514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    when i first saw boston dynamic's robot, i thought to myself...the military needs this to haul their gear in afghanistan, but maybe they just need some military goats

    • @Hashashin_Fidayin
      @Hashashin_Fidayin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Its almost like they are trying to replace God with machines....

    • @6gunbeaufordiii514
      @6gunbeaufordiii514 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hashashin_Fidayin moore's law

    • @Hashashin_Fidayin
      @Hashashin_Fidayin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@6gunbeaufordiii514 "Even after the enemy spoken of above had fallen into ruin, the ninja would not talk about what they did, about having sneaked in and laid their plot. For this reason, people do not know that the enemy was ruined because of his achievements but believe that he went to ruin as a matter of course, as if the enemy had run out of luck.
      As in the above case, competent ninja, even if they have accomplished the extraordinary, make no sound, leave no smell and get no fame or honour for their bravery. The results they have brought about look as natural as if they were being created by nature itself. Universally, in spring it is beautiful and trees and plants grow and flowers bloom. In summer it is hot and trees and plants grow luxuriantly. In autumn it is cool and trees and plants turn their colours and the leaves fall. In winter it is cold, snowy and frosty. Trees lose dead leaves and plants return underground. As well as the four seasons, during one day, so many various [and natural] things take place, but nobody knows who is doing these things." -Bansenshukai

    • @6gunbeaufordiii514
      @6gunbeaufordiii514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Hashashin_Fidayin stop trying to hit on me

    • @augustpau7389
      @augustpau7389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *tactical goat

  • @jcarlson1545
    @jcarlson1545 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It’s been amazing to see all my influencers making content together. I subbed to Marc 5 years ago. I just watched a 3 hour interview with Shawn Ryan and Randle Carlson!!!! Life is good.

  • @stevene6181
    @stevene6181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hate to tell you guys this but proto indo eurpoeans figured this out between 4500 BC to 2500 BC, that's why they became domesticated. but good on this guy brining back the lost art.

  • @jtr2087
    @jtr2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This guy transported two goats to us in our state two years ago from the Midwest. Great goats. Cool guy.

    • @Raptormeatx
      @Raptormeatx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did you name them?

  • @halfgingeralehalfgin
    @halfgingeralehalfgin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Now the legends of Thor and his goats make sense.

    • @paulpowell4871
      @paulpowell4871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Gnasher and Thrasher thank you for remembering them

    • @leesvision
      @leesvision 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats a good point and agreed

    • @Cernunnos_83
      @Cernunnos_83 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good point pagan brother! 💚🌱🌳

  • @Lara-234
    @Lara-234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I appreciate how they still have their horns, good to protect themselves if they need it

    • @alanmoulet1362
      @alanmoulet1362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You realise we dont usually cut goat horn ? You acting like this is special to goat to still have their horn.

    • @hywodena
      @hywodena 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Horns are used for social purposes not survival purposes. They don't fight predators, they flee.
      Also, disbudding (removal of the horn bud via burning shortly after birth) is standard practice in dairy breeds

  • @johnnymartinez6235
    @johnnymartinez6235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got sober 19 years ago and understand what you did this gets me fired to do the same grow up with goats God bless and stay the course all my respect

  • @MikeGuadango
    @MikeGuadango 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I wrestled a goat when I was 6 at my uncle’s farm. That rascal was wiley

    • @HannaBenana
      @HannaBenana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An angry goat chased me up a tree at my grandparent's farm around the same age, haha. I remember my grandfather coming over, grabbing him by the horns and throwing him down and sitting on him so that I could come down, he was an ornery guy! (Well, they both were, haha)

  • @Chris-wn3vr
    @Chris-wn3vr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    I feel like out in the middle of no where the goat would talk to me and try to make deal with me for my soul.

    • @davee5384
      @davee5384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      They only do that to the weak willed. :)

    • @Chris-wn3vr
      @Chris-wn3vr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davee5384 😂🤣

    • @jonpaul3868
      @jonpaul3868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wouldts thou like to live deliciously?😈

    • @danielpustovoyt9726
      @danielpustovoyt9726 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonpaul3868 what does thou want

    • @nearpath8785
      @nearpath8785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      9 times out of 10 the only deal they'd care about is if you'll give them food

  • @samuelvallon5597
    @samuelvallon5597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Anyone else feeling a lot of love for these amazing goats?

  • @5ilasTheViru5
    @5ilasTheViru5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This video led me down the rabbit hole of PackGoats, and I'm so grateful for it

  • @cronicGoD
    @cronicGoD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    field craft just went next level, as a man who doesnt eat beef and pork and getting into the field for the Canadian game. This is great

    • @paullangford8179
      @paullangford8179 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In an emergency, barbequed goat would be a luxury!

  • @chuckclark6162
    @chuckclark6162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The prayer from 1:24-1:42 puts it all in focus.
    God is who we should all live for.

    • @ConSocialist
      @ConSocialist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @EpyonX What I wouldn't give to be 16 again.

    • @Peshur
      @Peshur 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah what god, whose God are you talking about....Allah?

    • @Peshur
      @Peshur 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @EpyonX must be....or Shiva

    • @donotfreeze
      @donotfreeze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He’s referring to our true and only god Sol Invictus.

  • @MokuNui808
    @MokuNui808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very informative but i gotta say the best part was the open prayer right after the takedown! Amen brother!!!

  • @thecabin3995
    @thecabin3995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ain’t nothin but respect for nature. This dude is awesome

  • @HoganHogan-zj7pn
    @HoganHogan-zj7pn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Handy little guys and so much more controlled than a horse

  • @bmxgeneral
    @bmxgeneral 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Goat prices are gonna go nothing but up - invest now! 😂👍

    • @wachinichu
      @wachinichu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you even watch the video? They're not befriended for capital gain.

    • @oscarbear7498
      @oscarbear7498 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Forget bitcoin and dogecoin, goats 🚀🚀🚀🚀 are going up to the moon

  • @illougal_invader
    @illougal_invader 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish you where my dad when I grew up. Your kids are lucky. That looks like an amazing life. You are a full human.

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      👊

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If he was your dad you'd be out there with the goats so much you'll end up hating goats for the rest of your life lol trust me

  • @pedrobomfim1155
    @pedrobomfim1155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After watching this video: indeed, goats are the GOAT companions

  • @stunna1050
    @stunna1050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I miss true nature programs. That said, this is so much more than that. Prepper mindset using tools and animals as tools to achieve, recreate, survive.
    Absolute great production and content 👌

  • @MolonLabe-1776
    @MolonLabe-1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dislikes are dog owners.
    I love his wisdom and life style.

    • @cwr8618
      @cwr8618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm a dog owner and definitely disagree with him on the dog bit but I think his reasoning for his relationship with goats is great and makes sense for his mission and purpose. Dogs are a fantastic companion for a whole lot of people. I don't necessarily want to carry so much shit into the back country that I need 10 animals in tow. But I'm also probably doing shorter trips and bringing less shit.

    • @MolonLabe-1776
      @MolonLabe-1776 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cwr8618 I love dogs more than anything that includes human beings because human beings destroy our planet.
      However, I still love his wisdom and totally agree with his idea on SURVIVAL channel.
      Looking at his idea from SURVIVAL perspective, you will probably have to kill your dog and eat him while his pack goats can carry, like he says, how much food and drink for you and come back alive from back back back country.
      Of course I need no shit walking my pup in the Central Park or back roads.
      Well, at least I know that one of the dislikes just surfaced.

    • @dandetande288
      @dandetande288 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ibtotaly agre with him, dogs are a waste of time, money and energy!

    • @cwr8618
      @cwr8618 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MolonLabe-1776 yea except this wasn't just a SURVIVAL piece. He was mainly talking about how he can take more on hiking/camping/hunting trips. Settle down. And no I didn't dislike this video, I actually liked it and went on to listen to the full podcast as I've been researching goats for several years.

  • @mosquitoskeet2189
    @mosquitoskeet2189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how in every authentic bow hunter video, they ALWAYS have the same exhilaration after a perfect shot! That moment from before you make your shot to right after you guys release!
    I want to feel that some day.

  • @Alsayid
    @Alsayid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Embrace the suck" It's been a while since I heard that term. I like it. There's a zen quality to it.

  • @larrycung9131
    @larrycung9131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I'm just scared about the goats deciding to ram me near a cliff.

    • @angelovromanov3165
      @angelovromanov3165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If you raise them properly or buy a trained/manered goat, that wont be an issue

    • @swiftjustice117
      @swiftjustice117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeet

  • @moosa9850
    @moosa9850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow, amazing to see he still has the time to give thanks to the ALMIGHTY.

  • @shanebogenreif2789
    @shanebogenreif2789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dogs will give you someone nobody in your life can other then God... They will love you unconditionally for their whole lives and work for you... Some people...

  • @ramkitty
    @ramkitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Goats are the greatest multipurpose animal that has lost its historical significance.

  • @davelambardo6464
    @davelambardo6464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember reading an article when I was 16 about using goats for hunting pack animals! That was 35 years ago! I always wanted to get a string of them together!

  • @jsdunsmore
    @jsdunsmore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Most certainly has made me rethink goat ownership. Brilliant thinking. Love this video.

  • @razrasmos1033
    @razrasmos1033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, great testimony. Thank U from Australia

  • @troy4219
    @troy4219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A horse will run back to the truck. Horse~"Sayonara sucker!" 🤣

  • @David-lu4gq
    @David-lu4gq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is the type of guy who would come across Bigfoot if it existed.
    What an amazing life. One lucky lad.

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! Never seen him or any sign of him.

    • @bennygarr5468
      @bennygarr5468 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It does exist, broaden your horizons

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Benny Garr I’m not saying he doesn’t exist at all, I’m just saying I’ve never seen him or any sign of him. I wish I have.

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If this guy ever finds bigfoot , he'll probably have sasquach carrying his bags outta the woods for him too😂

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      john dowe too funny. 😂😂

  • @shaunandrews6313
    @shaunandrews6313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i love how logical this guy, he definitely does a lot of thinking.

  • @annuzamo7868
    @annuzamo7868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    such a good man, i wish i had a father like you.

  • @ns3429
    @ns3429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hunters like this

  • @emeraldviolet2001
    @emeraldviolet2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    my father was on a Himalayas expedition in the 80s and grew very attached to what he thought was a porter or companion goat, he said he slept with his head on the goat like a pillow - until they killed it for dinner :/

  • @senorpotcholo2364
    @senorpotcholo2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The fact that he respects his prey means a lot.

    • @dieabsolutegluckskuche5174
      @dieabsolutegluckskuche5174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why? The animal is dead. If I kill someones baby and pray after it died, does it make anything better? I don't think so.

    • @endless_potatoes
      @endless_potatoes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is how hunting should be, respect the land and the bounty it provides.

    • @senorpotcholo2364
      @senorpotcholo2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174 yes, it does. It teaches you the value of life, the role of your prey to the environment, recognizing those makes you a responsible hunter.

    • @senorpotcholo2364
      @senorpotcholo2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174 and it chills me how you used a baby as an example.

  • @picklerick8239
    @picklerick8239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing. So glad I took the time to watch

  • @colebishoff1533
    @colebishoff1533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    as another person of this world who overcame addiction by surrendering myself to it; I salute you, inspiring. been dying to get out in the bush for too long. its nice to see someone who has spent great deals of time living in a sleeping bag still being able to get out and do what you love. hope to be in your shoes one day.... maybe even own a goat or two ^^

    • @PackGoatscom
      @PackGoatscom 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers brother, love your faults in words.

  • @YouMockMe
    @YouMockMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I've been a city "armchair survivalist" for over a decade, this is the coolest thing I've seen....congrats!!!!
    Remeber preppers are crazy to think a pandemic with riots and looting would ever happen.

  • @elijahthesamurai
    @elijahthesamurai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Imagine pulling a goat out of your edc in your pocket. This dude is the 🐐!

  • @reecerodrigues1127
    @reecerodrigues1127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TH-cam please recommend this to more people thanks

  • @lrdnalrd
    @lrdnalrd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is genius. I have watch a lot of bushcraft. And videos of survival kits, etc. Never did any of them think about this genius😄

  • @3User
    @3User 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the production quality on this video is incredible

  • @7285maxwell
    @7285maxwell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Badass video! Marc is a good dude.....anytime I have ever reached out to him he has always responded with kindness.

  • @climber222
    @climber222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant, total respect from Australia

  • @RumoredAtmos
    @RumoredAtmos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know what it is but this video is pretty damn good. I am convinced goats are the best pack animal now

  • @tacticalveterinarian
    @tacticalveterinarian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this! Badass video!! From a veterinary point of view, goats are SUPER HARDY. Horses are crazy expensive to keep, they also colic or start limping if you look at them funny LOL

  • @thenickfoxx
    @thenickfoxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that's amazing how they will just follow him like that. I live in Canmore Alberta in the Bow Valley and watching those mountain goats scale the rock faces in crazy. I know these arent mountain goats but these guys can really be brought anywhere and will be able to navigate the terrain. Really intriguing video here.

  • @shelleypilcher3812
    @shelleypilcher3812 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man opening with that prayer and thankfulness was powerful.

  • @Flyboyminer
    @Flyboyminer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my God... This video has totally changed my mindset on pack horses. I love you Field Craft for this wonderful nugget of info.

  • @mr.lovell3645
    @mr.lovell3645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bro, you have read my mind!! I have wanted a goat for years, poor mans cow!! Awesome video!

  • @dougspizman6751
    @dougspizman6751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That goats beard dragging in the grass when he was eating LOL

    • @aleisterlavey9716
      @aleisterlavey9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just like mine... I should shave me again somewhen.

  • @wilsoncalhoun
    @wilsoncalhoun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another thing about horses, and I say this as someone who likes them, is that a horse will generally choose any other nearby horse over you. If you're in a group of horses and they decide to break left, you're going left unless you've got the muscle and familiarity to wrestle your mount's head in a different direction, and even then it's going to be a struggle to keep your horse from rejoining the larger herd until you get far enough away from them.

  • @TaraHower
    @TaraHower 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol the baby goats marching with him 🤣😄 so cute!

  • @gwem1979
    @gwem1979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Now all i can think about is using a goat to carry my photography equipment

  • @josephaugustine4876
    @josephaugustine4876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used to have goats and there affection towards their human is comparable to dogs. They really see you as a pack member.

  • @BackpackerCoach
    @BackpackerCoach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God bless you, your family and your goats!

  • @Light-Darkness-creates-balance
    @Light-Darkness-creates-balance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Marc.

  • @junkyardkustoms
    @junkyardkustoms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so awesome! I have a friend who keeps a pack goat/hiking companion and he loves it.

  • @onedirection3510
    @onedirection3510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is so interesting! I’d have thought goats would be stubborn like mules. They seem so docile which is great.

  • @daydreamerprod
    @daydreamerprod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so compelling of a reason to keep at least 3-4 happy goats on the homestead
    for some dope yearly hiking buddies and long haulers!

  • @khalidazhar101
    @khalidazhar101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow this was so awesomely informative, can all the goat herders of the world get a big RESPECT DUDES.