Jim Felton begins delivering bulls, heads to California

Morgan Rose
Mar 10, 2021
Mar 10, 2021 Updated Mar 11, 2021

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SPRINGDALE, Mont. – With their 48th annual bull sale behind them and nothing but unseasonably warm weather on the horizon, life is still busy as ever on the Felton Angus Ranch.

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