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Coty Creighton / AP file
The "goat man," in white, traverses an incline near Ogden, Utah, on July 15.
The sighting of a man dressed in a goat suit on a Utah mountain is causing concern among state wildlife officials, The Associated Press reported.
The man, who remains unidentified, was spotted by photographer Coty Creighton on July 15 during a hike on Ben Lomond peak just north of Ogden in northern Utah.
Creighton told the AP he saw the man through a set of binoculars trailing behind a herd of goats on his hands and knees.
When the man noticed he had been spotted, "he just stopped in his tracks and froze," Creighton told the AP.
That's when Creighton began taking photos. The man then sat on a hill for several minutes.
He got back down on his hands and knees and hurried to catch with the rest of the herd.
While officials said what the man is doing is not illegal, they're concerned as the hunting season approaches that he could be mistaken for a goat or attacked by a live goat.
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"They may get agitated. They're territorial. They are, after all, wild animals," Phil Douglass, spokesperson for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, told the AP. "This person puts on a goat suit, he changes the game. But as long as he accepts responsibility, it's not illegal."
Goat hunting season begins in September.
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"My very first concern is the person doesn't understand the risks," Douglass told the AP. "Who's to say what could happen."
Officials said they just want to talk to the man and warn him of the dangers. They said he could be a wildlife enthusiast.
"People do some pretty out there things in the name of enjoying wildlife. But I've never had a report like this," Douglass said.
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His drivers examiner asked him to make a u-turn. He replied, "I can't make a u-turn but I can sure make her tongue hang out." LOL
that's number one on his bucket list...whats second
There will never be another ewe!
So this is where Mormonism is headed?
He better watch out for a man in a wolf suit.
Maybe he is a gambler who likes Sarah Palin?: Ewe Betchya!
Well...all I can say is that it's a free Country.....even in the mountains...let the guy be......altho' I must say that the Dude better be looking behind him..........some mountain lion may mistake him for what he's posing as.......
A farmer has a pregnant goat that is about to give birth. He washes his hands, goes over to the goat and helps her deliver a healthy baby goat. While cleaning up he sees his little boy sittin on the fence, eyes as wide as saucers.
The farmer thinks to himself that he is now going to have to explain all about the birds and the bees.
He walks over to his son and asks "So, any questions boy?"
Son : "Sure do Dad, reckon how fast that little goat was going when he hit the back end of that nanny goat?!"
ha ha ha.. sounds like a death wish to me..
leave him alone -- the fellow is working on his credentials to become a politician.
A friend of mine once dressed up as Elmer Fudd and "assassinated" the Easter Bunny at the local mall using a nerf gun. What he did wasn't technically illegal either, but he's not allowed in the mall any more.
Back in the olden days before TV and only story telling went on. I often would hear if you mated up with a goat, you would have a friend for life. Maybe that dude heard that story and was checking it out.
Oops!!!! I shouldn't of put that on the internet. Goats!!!! Run for your life!!!!!!
He's not hurting anyone! People now days worry too much about other people. I can see if he was hurting some else then, do some thing about it. Live and let live.
White hair color $12
White goat suit $99
Getting caught chasing a herd...... PRICELESS!
Never heard of "Goat Season". People actually hunt goats?? WTF. No wildlife is safe.
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Did the crazy's of Utah get their GUNS out to SHOUT this HARMLESS......Goat Man????????????
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This is what NRA is all about.
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