SALT LAKE CITY — On a recent hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos, our group of four encountered mountain goats and their young several times along the trail. We were careful not to get too close or ...

Utahns would be wise to remember that when hiking the Beehive State’s mountain ranges to escape the heat this summer, there’s a chance they may be entering mountain goat territory. Utah is home to ...

Justin Christensen used to run all over the Utah mountains. Back in the day, his buddies dubbed him “the Mountain Goat” for his ability to cruise through the most treacherous backcountry terrain at a ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- A man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has been identified as a hunter preparing for a Canadian archery season. After a ...

Typically mellow mountain goats have mercilessly killed three dogs in a string of “unusual” attacks at a popular hiking and camping destination in Utah, officials said. The most recent attack took ...

Utah wildlife officials want to speak to a man who was seen by a hiker in the Ben Lomond range of the Salt Lake City mountains dressed as a goat this past weekend, The Associated Press reported on ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Conservationists say mountain goats that were introduced by state wildlife officials in Utah's La Sal Mountains are damaging Mount Peale's fragile alpine ecosystems. The Salt Lake ...

OGDEN — For a number of years, with the right kind of luck, someone hiking Ben Lomond or one of the other mountain areas near Ogden might have been able to observe (from a safe distance) one of the ...

SALT LAKE CITY – A man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches.