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agingcowboy said:
I know a guy who rented 3-4 this year to hunt elk in the mountains. Apparently there aren't rules against renting llamas as there are against renting pigs. They came with packs and can supposedly pack out a whole elk (collectively...not individually). I've heard they are quite pleasant to hike with as their stride is similar to a person's. He said he didn't have to carry a lead rope because they would just follow him around. Not sure what you do with them while stalking...maybe just tie them up somewhere. I find the concept odd, but I hear them and pack goats being talked about more and more out West lately.
Chazz03 said:
I don't think he is a pack Llama but there is a Llama on a ranch on the way to my deer lease that is always standing on the same pile of rocks looking west. Maybe he is dreaming of being a pack Llama out there somewhere.
Chazz03 said:
I don't think he is a pack Llama but there is a Llama on a ranch on the way to my deer lease that is always standing on the same pile of rocks looking west. Maybe he is dreaming of being a pack Llama out there somewhere.
agingcowboy said:
I know a guy who rented 3-4 this year to hunt elk in the mountains. Apparently there aren't rules against renting llamas as there are against renting pigs. They came with packs and can supposedly pack out a whole elk (collectively...not individually). I've heard they are quite pleasant to hike with as their stride is similar to a person's. He said he didn't have to carry a lead rope because they would just follow him around. Not sure what you do with them while stalking...maybe just tie them up somewhere. I find the concept odd, but I hear them and pack goats being talked about more and more out West lately.
stdeb11 said:
I have a friend who used lamas last year on their elk hunt. Said it was about $900 for 3 lamas+ trailer+gear/food for a week. Each lama can carry about 50lbs, but split 25/25lbs on each side. He said they were easy to lead and the forest services rent them often thru the year too. Once they made camp they tethered them and would move them each day. Didn't drink much water either is what he said too.
I guess lamas are better suited to the rougher Mountain terrain than horses or mules. Still can't go up super steep inclines tho... Overall, my buddy was a big fan of renting lamas
Spore Ag said:
can be subject to panic if threatened but this can be controlled.
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A huge mountain lion with a taste for llamas killed five of the woolly critters last week before it was tracked and shot near Jewel Lake. The male lion, which had a belly full of llama hair, measured nearly seven feet long and weighed about 170 pounds. It was one of the largest cats Idaho Fish and Game officials have ever seen.
I didn't know the following about Llamas. They sound pretty badass:Quote:
For several weeks, the large lion terrorized llama ranchers and residents south of Sandpoint. It killed four llamas in six days, far more than it could eat, Miller said.
One of the dead llamas weighed 450-pounds and belonged to Gene Clark, who has an exotic animal farm in the area.
"It takes a pretty good-sized cat to take down a llama that big," he said. "I've had them (mountain lions) take cattle before, but never a llama."
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jun/05/the-biggest-cat-ive-ever-seen-male-mountain-lion/Quote:
Several area sheep ranchers use llamas to guard their flocks against coyotes and cougars. Llamas are protective and territorial and have been known to stomp coyotes to death. But the llamas appeared to be no match for the big cat.
stdeb11 said:
He said they rented them from some guy named Bill in Silverton, CO and hunted somewhere down there (I forget the unit). If he finds the receipt with the company name, I'll let you know.
He did say they woke up at like 2am to one lama making horrible noises. They thought a mountain lion got after them... After running out into the night to check, it was just two of the lamas getting busy in the dark.
Aggie1205 said:
Any llamas in llano?