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BLM plans to move wild horses to ranch near Ennis

FRANCIS DAVIS Montana Standard
Mar 1, 2013
Mar 1, 2013 Updated Nov 28, 2017

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ENNIS, MONT. - The Bureau of Land Management is proceeding with a plan to move 700 wild horses to the Spanish Q Ranch northwest of Ennis, with the first truckloads of horses due to arrive as early as next week - despite the fact that pending appeals have yet to be ruled on by the Interior Board of Land Appeals.

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