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 ...

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 ...

Dotted across the mountains of Southeast Alaska, white mountain goats move deftly through rugged snowscapes. Though climbing high into the mountains leaves predators below, an avalanche could pose a ...

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 ...

Mountain goats aren’t scattered randomly, they cling to the rugged high-peaks of western North America. From Alaska’s coastal ranges to the cascades of Washington and the Rocky Mountains of Montana ...

This story, “Idaho Goats Come High,” appeared in the July 1950 issue of Outdoor Life. 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 ...