Home Forums Gear Horses and ATV's Mules are retired for the yr.

After about 20 days in the field, all 3 mules have thier shoes pulled. The tack is cleaned and put up and all three need to put back on 50-75 lbs.
The 3 yr old halflinger mule packed her first meat this yr. A full cow, although the combined weight was only about 260 lbs. Then she packed two more trips out that week with 1/2 an elk each. She did great as a saddle mule, although we took a tumble in muzzle season. Crossing foot bridges, bogs, rivers, and steep side hill trails. The two yr old went along in muzzle season, but just packed lunches and a litle bit of gear, but she should be well started for next yr.. The old fox trotter mule (going on 26 ) is showing his age, and was a bit slow this yr, but wouldn't give up.
I brought a green hide home and it's on the corral panels. Both young mules have ther nose buried in it with no problems.

I didn't do a major pack trip this yr, as I was shy on animals and the young ones weren't quite ready. They should be good for next summer though.

All in all I am pretty happy with how these two are turning out.

Now if I can get Pumpgun down here to ride a few times this winter.

Now we need to hear about those dutch ovens on the food forum. Bob <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Bet them mules got a good appetite. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />


BCR

This yr I'm feeding Kansas prarie hay without too much food value. ( Mules get fat too quick), but they still only eat about 2/3 of what acomparable size horse does. For about a month they will get all hey can eat without wasting any, and about 2 lbs a grain a day

I cook mostly deserts in my oven. Peach, berry, bluberry cobblers, pineappple upside down cake, corn muffins and corn bread.
I usually get back to camp about 7, light the charcoal, while it's burning down , I cook supper, and then put the desert on .
Always served with whip cream or fresh sweet cream if I'm camped near the truck , as I was this yr.

I have been using charcaol, becasue of the fire danger here in CO. It still is too dry, I can contain the charcoal better and it is not burning as long.