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Wild horse herd concerns neighbor

Francis Davis Montana Standard
Mar 21, 2013
Mar 21, 2013 Updated Nov 28, 2017

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BUTTE MONT. - In an effort to relieve tension, Bureau and Land Management officials met with a neighboring landowner to the Spanish Q Ranch outside of Ennis, where the transfer of 700 wild horses has recently begun.

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