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 ...

The reproduction clockwork of this elusive species adds another layer of tragedy to their disappearing population.

I WAS WORKING my way around the last perpendicular cliff below camp when the wind and rain hit me, covering my eyeglasses with a coating of water. I cased the glasses and groped on through the storm ...

Mountain goats are nature’s ultimate daredevils, effortlessly scaling near-vertical cliffs that would send most animals tumbling. With specialized hooves and an incredible sense of balance, they ...

WEST GLACIER – As mountain goat research prepares to continue this summer in Glacier National Park, preliminary data suggests goats that are habituated to humans display different herding behavior, ...

“The goats at Logan Pass spend more time farther from the cliffs” that are a mountain goat’s natural habitat, according to Mark Biel, Glacier’s natural resources program manager. “With the habitat the ...

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 ...

This story, “Mountain Goat with a Handgun,” appeared in the June 1957 issue of Outdoor Life. I WAS WORKING my way around the last perpendicular cliff below camp when the wind and rain hit me, covering ...