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Pryor Mountain National Wildhorse Range 00/V ·.-.eci 090~ +C:~ O/L6· 1€l/1Ytlrfl8 AREA ATTRACTIONS egend Penn's Cabin Penn's cabin is located on top of East Pryor Moun­ National Forest Wilderness Study Areas Roads tain. Constructed in 1911, the cabin was a tempo­ rary shelter for railroad workers who cut ties. If Bureau of Land Management Pryor Mountain Open (4x4 recommended) you look carefully, you may still see old stumps left National Park Service Bighorn Tack-on Private from the time railroad ties were cut. State Burnt Timber Canyon Private Lost Water Canyon -·- Horse Range Boundary To Sage Creek Campground and Highway 31 O N Photo by SLM In 1921, a rancher named Penn filed a homestead claim on the lands surrounding the cabin. The government later acquired the property and the Vicinity Map cabin name endured. Historically, the cabin was used as a shelter for cowboys during severe weather. Wild horses can often be seen near the ca bin in the summer through earl y fall. Chief Plenty Coups State Park Custer National MONTANA •Ba rry's Landing Chief Plenty Coups State Park is located one mile PRYOR MOUNTAIN west of the community of Pryor on the Crow Indian Reservation. Park attractions include a small visitor center and the restored log home of the FOR MORE INFORMATION NATIONAL famous Crow chief. Plenty Coups is crediled with helping the Crow Indians make the transition CONTACT: between their native lifestyle to European culture. Crow WILDHORSE Bureau of Land Management Indian Billings Field Office Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area P.O. Box 36800 Reservation RANGE 5001 Southgate Drive The Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Billings, MT 59107 Visitor Center is located one-half mile east of (406) 896-5013 Lovell, Wyoming. The center provides an excellent introduction to the Pryor Mountains through Britton Springs Admin. Site To Warren audio-visual presentations. Highway signs direct (307) 548-2706 travelers to the national recreation area some (seasonal - May to October) twelve miles north of Lovell. Forest Service Beartooth Ranger District Big Ice Cave HC49 Box 3420 Red Lodge, MT 59068 Twelve miles southeast of the Sage Creek Camp­ (406) 446-2103 ground is the Big Ice Cave. A well developed trail leads visitors to the entrance where the always Bighorn Canyon National present ice floor of the cave can be viewed. After Recreation Area visiting the cave, take time out to enjoy the Forest 20 Highway 14A East MONTANA Service picnic area which is open on a seasonal Lovell, WY 82431 basis. (307) 548-2251 Bureau of Indian Affairs Crow Agency, Montana 59022 Admin. Site (406) 638-2672 Chief Plenty Coups State Park P.O. Box 100 Pryor, Montana 59066 (406) 252-1289 Lovell Chamber of Commerce I United States Department of the Interior Pryor Mountain Mustang Association Bureau of Land Management 287 E. Main, Box 295 • Horseshoe Bend Billings Field Office Lovell, WY 82431 Campground 5001 Southgate Drive (307) 548-7552 Billings, Montana 59102 * U5. GOVERNMEN T PRINTING omcE: 2000 - 573·281 I 28001 "egio n Ho. 8 APRIL2000 PRYOR MOUNTAIN NATIONAL the only source of new horses are the 20-30 foals ally an extension of the Bighorn Mountains but is WHERE CAN I VIEW WILD born each year. Since the horses have few natural separated from the Bighorns by the Bighorn Can­ WILD HORSE RANGE enemies, it is necessary to limit the number of yon. HORSES? animals. The Bureau of Land Management gathers The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range was estab­ and removes animals every 2-3 years in order to The Pryor Mountains are unique in many ways. Most visitors will have opportunities to view wild lished after a two-year grassroots effort by citizens maintain a desired number of horses. Some of the more notable aspects are the rainfall/ horses along Bad Pass Highway within the Bighorn concerned about the long-term welfare of the Pryor snowfall zones and related vegetation from the Canyon National Recreation Area. Small bands of Mountain horses. In 1968, interested individuals southern foothill regions to the highest points in horses are often visible from this paved road year­ and groups convinced Interior Secretary Stewart the mountain range. Annual rainfall varies from round. Look for horses in the low elevation lands Udall to set aside 31,000 acres in the Pryor Moun­ How can I adopt a wild horse? less than five inches in the foothills to twenty north of the Mustang Flat interpretive sign. tains as a public range for the wild horses. This was inches in the high country. Most of the southern the first of its kind in the nation. • Each year satellite adoptions are held at portion of the Wild Horse Range is northern cold Adventurous visitors will find that most of the wild different locations throughout Montana desert country. horses can be found in the higher mountain mead­ Photo by Rav. F/oy'd Schweiger Photo by Gary Leppart and other states. Contact any BLM office Photo by Ga!Y Lsppart ows surrounding Penn's cabin (see map) during the to find out the dates and locations of the elevation lands were occupied at other times of the summer and early fall months. However, four Also watch for primitive markings such as a dorsal follow a good leader and the Pryor horses are no adoption nearest you. year. This environment provided a variety of both wheel drive vehicles will be required to make the UNIQUE HORSES different. The Pryor stallions seem to make the stripe down their back, wither stripes, and zebra plant and animal foods. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, journey to the Penn's cabin vicinity. stripes on their legs. These unusual features are daily decisions for the rest of the family group, but • Vou must be 18 years old and a resident bison and elk provided meat and skins while For more than a century, the Pryor Mountains have in other populations the decision makers are often considered typical of Spanish characteristics. of the U.S. to adopt a horse or burro. berries, roots and possibly ants supplemented been home to free-roaming bands of wild horses. the lead mares. diets. This herd of horses is a genetically unique popula­ So, where did the horses come from? The origins • Vou need to have adequate facilities and tion. Blood typing by the Genetics Department of are unclear, but a common belief is that the horses the financial means to provide humane the University of Kentucky has indicated that these Hard stone deposits called chert, exist in the Pryors escaped from local Native American Indian herds care for all adopted animals. and were used by Native Americans to make horses are closely related to the old type European and eventually found a safe haven in the Pryors. Spanish horse. projectile points and scraping tools. In fact the • Application forms are available at any BLM Crow Indian tribe used to refer to the Pryors as the Like many wild horse populations, the Pryor office. "Arrow-head" mountains. As you explore the horses live within family groups. As you travel range, look for horses throughout the Range, you may find over 25 family • If your application is approved, you will be Pho !O by Gsry L&pparl The Crow Tribe considers many sites within the urilbra [llJl1 t1sual coloring groups and assorted "bachelor" staliions. Most notified of upcoming adoptions. Pryors sacred. Cultural resources are protected by families (or harems) average 5-6 animals, with a federal law on public lands and should be left as dominant stallion, a lead mare, and a variety of • If and when you adopt, you will sign a Differences in rainfall/ snowfall contribute to the found for scientific investigation and enjoyment by other mares and young animals. Horses love to contract, agreeing to provide humane care most diverse plant community in Montana. As you future visitors. Photo by BLM and treatment for the horse. move from the southern desert portion to the upper, lush, sub-alpine portions of the Pryor Phato by Gary L8(}P8rt Mountains, you can see the progression of desert, Photography and filming opportunities in the low bushes to fir trees and grasses. In between Pryor Mountains are excellent. All photographers Scientific studies have shown that the genetic these zones is a graduation of plant species. In and filmers are cautioned to respect the comfort diversity of the horses is high and the current level THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS ARE addition, the bladderpod and Shoshonea are two zone around wild horses at all times and not to, in of inbreeding within the population is low. In some examples of rare and sensitive plants that are found any way disrupt the horses' natural behavior. populations, inbreeding can be a problem if the UNIQUE in the Pryors. numbers of horses in the herd are too low. The Casual use activities such as noncommercial still Pryor population has been historically managed at The Pryor Mountains were named after Sergeant For centuries, the Pryors were home to small bands photography or recreational videotaping do not a successful size of between 120 and 160 horses. Nathaniel Pryor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of Native American people. The warm, dry south­ require a permit or fees. Commercial filming and Photo by BLM The population appears to be confined to this range which traversed the nearby Yellowstone River ern slopes provided a favorable environment certain categories of commercial photography do require a permit and fees. For further information, which may correspond to their Spanish lineage, by both natural and manmade barriers, and thus Valley in 1806. The Pryor mountain range is actu- during the harsh winter months, while the high please contact the BLM Billings Field Office.
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