Pack goat

They will usually stay near camp and follow their human masters on the trail, much as dogs will, without having to be leashed or tethered.

Goat packing is popular with both young families, and older individuals who want to be able to go into the wilderness and need help carrying all their gear.

Some public lands require permits for the use of goats as pack animals.

[citation needed] Goat packing was popularized in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s by John Mionczynski of Atlantic City, Wyoming.

He developed a herd of large mixed-breed goats and used them as early as the 1970s to pack supplies for scientists working in the mountains and later to carry food and gear for tourists on hiking trips.