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Homestead Oaks David & Kristia have pack goats near Forest City, North Carolina for event promotions or private land hikes.

They also have free-range eggs available to customers who reserve them in advance. Experience with Livestock Guardian Dogs and can offer advice. Visit our website to see what we currently have available. Send a message if you don't find what you are looking for.

10/22/2026

As an Anatolian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix Brody appears short haired but I think he is ready for winter, don't you? Our pack goats and guardian dogs have shelter but acclimate to whatever season and weather happens.

10/12/2026

Alpines cleaning up kudzu while the guardian dog hunts field rats. Countdown to forage freeze by the end of the month.

10/06/2026

Encountering bears is typically people's greatest fear. It just so happens that encountering people is more dangerous for people and bear. Most of the time, bear know about the danger of proximity to humans. I help keep things that way by keeping my food inaccessible to bears while backpacking.

10/05/2026

A recent two-day hike with Hondo and Conagher was healing after loosing our lead pack goat, Shalako, at the end of August.

Hondo is ready for a few nights in the mountains and will love the overnights in the 40's. Would you pack overnight with...
09/25/2026

Hondo is ready for a few nights in the mountains and will love the overnights in the 40's. Would you pack overnight with goats or go on day trips?

Conagher is ready to hit the trail with the significantly cooler fall weather. Who else would like to be on a pack goat ...
09/23/2026

Conagher is ready to hit the trail with the significantly cooler fall weather. Who else would like to be on a pack goat trip?

Losing Shalako over the weekend was especially hard. When you've been over as many trail miles as we have together you d...
09/01/2026

Losing Shalako over the weekend was especially hard. When you've been over as many trail miles as we have together you develop a bond that is different than another livestock animal in your pasture. They are a companion on a dark windy night on a remote mountain or under an overhang in the rain. You trained them for entering a hauler for transportation and got the used to standing still while you adjusted their pack saddle harness. Shalako is immediately behind me in this photo at the Linville River. Many more memories to be shared of our experiences together.

He was a remarkable goat and will not be forgotten. This past week we spent the evenings walking slowly through the wood...
08/30/2026

He was a remarkable goat and will not be forgotten. This past week we spent the evenings walking slowly through the woods or along the driveway and fields while he was trying to recover. His last afternoon we spent under a sun shade with his head on my lap. It was a tough goodbye because of all the trail miles we have put on over the last few years. When you are hiking together you really bond and we were very close. Shalako was a very remarkable goat!

Shalako is still with us, much to our surprise. We don't know yet if he will pull through. We're taking it a day at a ti...
08/29/2026

Shalako is still with us, much to our surprise. We don't know yet if he will pull through. We're taking it a day at a time.

Shalako is not doing well Thursday following surgery Wednesday. Apart from a miracle he won't be with us much longer. 🙏🏼...
08/20/2026

Shalako is not doing well Thursday following surgery Wednesday. Apart from a miracle he won't be with us much longer. 🙏🏼😭🙏🏼

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406 Philadelphia Church Road
Ellenboro, NC
28040

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+18285890250

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