Joe S.
.401 Bobcat
Posts: 2,517
|
Post by Joe S. on Dec 24, 2019 23:23:49 GMT -5
Any goat farmers here?
I am thinking about buying some goats in the next year or so and got to thinking, is there any breed that grows horns suitable enough to use as handgun grips? My plan is to use them for occasional meat and to give my dad something to tend to since he is too old for cattle and really our place isn't large enough for cattle. Plus I just think goats are cool. I figure since they are related to bighorn sheep, couldn’t their horns be used for grips too?
Or Am i just having silly thoughts?
|
|
|
Post by 2 Dogs on Dec 24, 2019 23:38:19 GMT -5
You won’t be thinking that when you turn around and that billy goat is standing on the cab of your brand new pickup!
|
|
cmh
.401 Bobcat
Posts: 3,745
|
Post by cmh on Dec 24, 2019 23:48:03 GMT -5
A breed called Kiko has horns.... acceptable for grips I do not know but it gives you somewhere to start looking. They eat well and are a good breed of goat and are hardy..... no need to be constantly underfoot of them. Hope this helps.
|
|
|
Post by wheelguns on Dec 25, 2019 0:00:37 GMT -5
First, I know nothing about goats, but after ordering a set of merino rams horn grips, I did some research. I believe they are farm raised. Maybe you can raise a crop of grips.
|
|
|
Post by lscg on Dec 25, 2019 0:13:22 GMT -5
Sure, Goat horn will work but you'll be limited to small grips like the bearcat, SP101 and GP100 inserts, maybe 1911 panels and knife scales. I've used Angora Billy horn and it's quite nice.
as far as breeds go, Angora and spanish billies will have some of the largest horns. of course an old billy isn't going to taste as good as a kidd will so keep that in mind.
What i'd really like to try is Ibex and Markhor horn.
|
|
eskimo36
.375 Atomic
Oklahoma
Posts: 2,061
|
Post by eskimo36 on Dec 25, 2019 6:05:23 GMT -5
What i'd really like to try is Ibex and Markhor horn. I have seen those on the high fence ranches west of San Antonio. I’ve also seen the hunt prices. Not sure anyone is going to chop up a recent trophy but there surely are some old ones around. Curtis
|
|
|
Post by squawberryman on Dec 25, 2019 6:51:35 GMT -5
My niece who raises goats for meat and milk asked me one day "Do you know how to tell if a goat is sick?" I said I don't know. She said "It's dead".
|
|
|
Post by tuskbuster on Dec 25, 2019 10:35:10 GMT -5
merino sheep
|
|
|
Post by Ken O'Neill on Dec 25, 2019 10:40:03 GMT -5
Yep.
|
|
|
Post by lscg on Dec 25, 2019 11:14:55 GMT -5
What i'd really like to try is Ibex and Markhor horn. I have seen those on the high fence ranches west of San Antonio. I’ve also seen the hunt prices. Not sure anyone is going to chop up a recent trophy but there surely are some old ones around. Curtis Oh It wouldn't be easy to find but it's out there. as a kid i used to work at the exotic sale in Harper. those folks have (or had) a silo full of every kind of horn and antler imaginable. I got to take home a lot of stuff i wish i'd kept. I think the only things i have left are some Eland and Gemsbok horns.
|
|
eskimo36
.375 Atomic
Oklahoma
Posts: 2,061
|
Post by eskimo36 on Dec 25, 2019 11:36:22 GMT -5
The hybrid ibex are beginning to be more common and there are several sheep species on the ranches with huge horns.
|
|
Joe S.
.401 Bobcat
Posts: 2,517
|
Post by Joe S. on Dec 25, 2019 13:05:01 GMT -5
You won’t be thinking that when you turn around and that billy goat is standing on the cab of your brand new pickup! Been there. Done that. Got a pic somewhere. Ok, well not a brand new pickup. We owned about 20 many years ago when we leased the neighboring land and had cattle. I always enjoyed the goats although ours was wild and you couldn't get close to most of them. We had to get rid of them because they were entering the neighbors land and eating the tops out of his pine trees and killing them. The only way to do it was to shoot em. I watched my dad take his 30-06 Model 70, load it up and, holding a few extra shells in his hand, he said, “I’ll probably get a few before they spook.” He leaned against an oak tree by our barn and started picking them off at the pond across the pasture. Sure nuff, after a few they spooked and took off. He shot two or three in a full run across the pasture at about 450 yards. It amazed me. We had to hunt the rest over the next few days. We gave most if em away but kept a couple and had a goat roast.
|
|
caryc
.375 Atomic
Posts: 1,050
|
Post by caryc on Dec 25, 2019 13:47:08 GMT -5
First, I know nothing about goats, but after ordering a set of merino rams horn grips, I did some research. I believe they are farm raised. Maybe you can raise a crop of grips. If you're going to try to use raw merino rams horn, you have to know how to soften and straighten and flatten the horn.
|
|
|
Post by bushog on Dec 25, 2019 15:53:00 GMT -5
I got some big aoudad horns from a buddy at The Record Buck Ranch and they weren't thick enough.
|
|
eskimo36
.375 Atomic
Oklahoma
Posts: 2,061
|
Post by eskimo36 on Dec 25, 2019 16:34:29 GMT -5
I got some big aoudad horns from a buddy at The Record Buck Ranch and they weren't thick enough. I’ve hunted that ranch at Utopia. There are lots of different horns on that place. Curtis.
|
|