Pack horse services?

[Catchaser]

The wife drew a sheep tag in area 4 wyoming this year. We are looking for someone to hire to pack us in and then come back for us on a set date. Looking for someone either in the Dubois or Cody areas.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Are you a resident or nr

 

[Thx1138]

Most outfitters aren’t permitted to provide packing services on Forest lands during hunting seasons. You’d be better off renting horses.

 

[Catchaser]

Are you a resident or nr

Resident

 

[HighDesertSage]

Horse rental will be your best bet. I can give you some contacts in the Cody area if you want to pm me. I don’t know of any outfitters that do drop camps in that area. Fully guided clients pay better.

 

[wytex]

Good luck o your wife, hope we see a dandy ram pic this Fall !!

 

[sneakypete]

Have you thought of renting lamas, less work.

 

[JAG]

Have you thought of renting lamas, less work.

Yup, 100% and much safer.

Horses are unpredictable and dangerous.

While on the trail with my llamas in tow, I met a guide on a horse with a second in tow. The llamas just kept their placid demeanor while eating and staring into space, but the horses kept jolting and trying to run off.

 

[El Jason]

Yup, 100% and much safer.

Horses are unpredictable and dangerous.

While on the trail with my llamas in tow, I met a guide on a horse with a second in tow. The llamas just kept their placid demeanor while eating and staring into space, but the horses kept jolting and trying to run off.

That’s because many horses hate llamas.

 

[JAG]

That’s because many horses hate llamas.

Yup, horses are also racist.

 

[44hunter45]

Yup, horses are also racist.

I'd say 'Murica first, but the horses aren't from here either.

 

[JM77]

Most outfitters aren’t permitted to provide packing services on Forest lands during hunting seasons. You’d be better off renting horses.

Packing services are part of what any outfitter can do. If they are permitted to outfit an area, they can pack too.

 

[INMT]

That’s because many horses hate llamas.

It’s an evolutionary fear. Like predators, llamas have forward set eyes. Scares the hell out of them no matter the size difference.

If you know how to handle stock, they can be a major benefit. If you don’t understand them you can create a rodeo like JAG apparently did yet he will blame it on the stock.

Packers hate llamas for that very reason. Especially when dealing with newbies that think llamas are all the rage but don’t understand the nature of stock.

 

[El Jason]

If you know how to handle stock, they can be a major benefit. If you don’t understand them you can create a rodeo like JAG apparently did yet he will blame it on the stock.

I was packing into a high basin in the Frank Church one time. Just as I broke out into a small meadow by a lake we were thinking of camping by, a llama stuck its head out from behind a scrub fir tree, right into my horse’s face. We almost had a yard sale, but managed to bring things back into order.

 

[El Jason]

Yup, horses are also racist.

I guess I don’t understand the joke. They do hate llamas. Seen it many times, with many different horses.

 

[JAG]

I guess I don’t understand the joke. They do hate llamas. Seen it many times, with many different horses.

That was a joke to your joke. @ChaosOneZero got it.

 

[Straight Arrow]

I guess I don’t understand the joke.

All I can say in explanation is that of late the scents of humor on HT have kinda stunk.

 

[JAG]

The 'racist' comment was hyperbole I used just to evoke a tiny 'ha-ha' to underscore how horses are quintessentially afraid of not just llamas, but just about everything under the sun- fast-moving objects, new sounds, baby powder, plastic bags, etc. I'm not an aspiring comedian, and certainly not advocating the need to stay calm with hands on the steering wheel when a horse pulls you over during a routine traffic stop.

Just a quick search reveals a ubiquitous range of sources from equine research, veterinarian pamphlets, cute blogs, and universities that acknowledge skittish behavior and provide informational tips to handle horses effectively. Both new and experienced riders all get bucked off. Horses are just dangerous. This widely known trait is part of the reason 'The Horse Whisperer' was so relatable to both horse lovers and equinophobes.

Llamas, on the other hand, tend to be much more chill, manageable, and safer. I like them in grizzly country since they let out a shrill bark, and the worst they can do to us is spit on us when the panniers are off balance. If they happen to run off, they don't shoot to the end of the earth back to their home stable or trailhead.

 

[El Jason]

That was a joke to your joke. @ChaosOneZero got it.

I still don’t get what the joke was. Mine or yours, but that’s fine.