Thread: pack llamas
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Old 07-04-2020, 12:08 PM
Scopithorne Scopithorne is offline
 
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Originally Posted by calgarychef View Post
Every horse man hates llamas there’s a reason they were used in South America for pack animals. There’s a lot to be said for and against the mangy beasts, my buddies borrowed a couple to try and had to call off their hunt because they didn’t work out. I “suspect” it was a Combination of poor training and poor handling. I’ve always been intrigued by the idea.
Sheep hunters hate them because they think they’ll transfer disease to the sheep, I’ve read a bit about it and it doesn’t seem like that’s really the case.
Well Dorthy this ain't kansas.... Well they may have worked well in South America the Rocky's are very diffrent. Muskeg, water crossings ect not to mention. The possibility for disease transmission they have no business in the Rocky's
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