East Oregonian Article: Goats Getting Shut Out

Packers at odds with bighorn conservationists

By MATT ENTRUP

East Oregonian

PENDLETON — As far as locations for holding a national convention go, the tiny eastern Oregon town of Ukiah may seem like an odd choice.

But to the 100 or so “heartbeats” gathered for the North American Pack Goat Association’s annual rendezvous at a campground on the fringe of the John Day Wilderness, the region lies at the heart of the largest issue facing them and their kind…

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