475 Linebaugh Long trade

[kings6]

Here is what you can trade a John Linebaugh 475 Long for ----- If you are lucky like I was. Of all the animals I have had or been around this is a totally unique little girl. Only 5 years old and only has 15-16 rides under her belt but she is going to be a good one. So much for the idea that all mules are ugly is all I can say about her picture.

[kelye]

Mules in the mist...sounds like a good movie title. Kelye

[Fowler]

Thats a good looking mule Robb. I have never ridden mules but we pack them into elk camp every year. I have to admit to dearly loving them when you are standing over a dead elk 12 miles in from the truck.

[kings6]

I admit that I would have a really hard time riding a horse again after riding mules the last 5-6 years. I don't get sore from riding them, my back doesn't hurt and they have never let me sown.

[Fowler]

Robb I will admit mules have horses beat for brains all day long. The trick to horses is to ride gated horses, they cover ground and they are so smooth. Now I dont ride often enough so any time I ride I get a little bit sore.

[2 Dogs]

Admit it Robb, the mule just don't kick as hard.

Bill, somebody has to have some brains in the equestrian equation !

[mt]

I know very little about Mules but I can give one small bit of advice. When you are in the azzend of Colorado, on a steep mountain trail and a thunderstorm rolls over the mountain on top of you with lighting strikin' all around....it's not a good idea to run your hand under the cheek strap on the bridle while you try to calm the mule....Mules are not good listeners.

mt

[blacktailslayer]

Robb,

Nice, now you have one to haul camp with and one to haul you around! That is the way it is supposed to be. Our hunting party basically has one horse per man so we walk them into camp and each of us usually has a pack on our back as well in order to get everything in.

Good looking Jenny right there!
Don D.

[bushog]

Those mules need an October trip to the Gila!

[kings6]

I would love to be retired and head to your part of the country in the fall! The old guy I ride with used to do that once he left the mill. Load two mules up in Nov and head for AZ or NM for 4-5 months at a time. Helped with hunters, worked on ranches, chased cats with dogs etc.

[dmize]

My Grandpa was old enough and poor enough as a kid that he worked horses and mules. Outside of his Belgum team he said he only liked working with mules. According to him a mule may kill you but it will never hurt itself.

[Fowler]

Yup if a horse gets tangled in a fence they will panic and shread themselves trying to get out, a mule will stand there until someone gets the wire off them.





The lead mule here is Molly, she is the sweetest girl you can ever have, shes probably over 30 years old and still happy to go along, she doesnt get the heavy loads these days. Those go on the second mule Roy, he is a solid boy that was abused by someone in the past and even after 5 years still will not work with men, Heidi gets along with him alright so it works out. He never forgets he was abused, very typical for mules.

The third in line is the new boy Bob, he is broken to ride, pack, or pull with teams. Bob is a real ham, his former owner used him pulling wagons in western movies, John was told he was in 3:10 to Yuma and True Grit but dont hold me on those two it might have been other movies. Anyways he always wants to say hi, pose for pictures, and beg for treats. By the end of elk camp he was renamed "Robert Redmule" and seemed very proud of it. I really like Bob even if he did snot all over the carved ivory grips on my #5...

[nolongcolt]

Back in the mid '70s I worked for an Idaho outfitter in the Clearwater area for two seasons as a camp tender/packer/wrangler/guide for deer and elk. I learned that for stringing a bunch of animals together to pack stuff, you cannot beat mules. Horses are fine for riding but tempermental and skittish. I was a rookie to be sure but I learned a lot up there in the fall and winter mountains.

[bushog]

The elk hunts that will be my 1st 2 choices this year are in the Valle Vidal. It's a once in a lifetime hunt here in NM and there are no vehicles allowed. The guys I'd go with use mules exclusively.

Those elk in the Gila have tuskers 2" long and when they're coming in on a bugle they sound like you owe 'em

[kings6]

Elk hunting in NM or AZ has always been my dream! Take lots of great pictures for us poor old rust joints here in the NW.