Sort-of Pensions for U.S. Forestry Pack Animals
U.S. Forest Service pack animals that have outlived their usefulness in the backcountry are finding the good life in the pastures and back 40s of some north-central Montana ranches and hobby farms.
Horses and mules that once hauled
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U.S. Forest Service pack animals that have outlived their usefulness in the backcountry are finding the good life in the pastures and back 40s of some north-central Montana ranches and hobby farms.
Horses and mules that once hauled supplies and tools and rangers for the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest now help kids learn to ride or simply hang out as pets after decades of Forest Service work.
In May, three horses and eight mules were adopted out after years of service.
Joan Farmer, of Great Falls, adopted a 28-year-old mule named Rose
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