You can help stop feral goats
Signs goats are present
Tracks show paired hooves with pointed, slightly incurved tips, just like sheep tracks. Faecal pellets can be found singly or in groups and are smooth, an elongated oval shape, rounded at each end - very similar to sheep, sika deer and possums.
Feral goat
The call is a 'meh' rather than a 'baa' (sheep) and rutting males have a pungent smell.1
Control methods
Hunting/shooting.
Training
If you are planning a pest control operation enrol for the Animal Pest Control Methods field based course.
The course provides an overview of animal pests, their impacts and control methods (including the principles these are based on, and the task specifications DOC has developed).
The course covers all the legal requirements for animal welfare and handling toxins. Working within the law is vital to allow pest control agencies and community groups continued access to the full suite of animal pest control methods.
In particular, it describes the control methods most commonly used in DOC, and their advantages and disadvantages.
References
1. J.P. Parkes., 2005. Feral goat. In C.M.King (Ed.): The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals, Second Edition, pp. 374-392. Oxford University Press.