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As a majority yes 👍🏼 I think comparing most mule to most horses in tough terrain the mules would be more sure footed overall. There are definitely exceptions of course.

@MTN_BUILT Okay. Now, why would this be true? Are the hooves on mules different than the hooves on horses? I'm trying to figure out the reason for this. Do you have an explanation for it?

@@anil.3899 haha thats funny! If you could fit in the pack you wouldn’t have to hike 😂👍🏼

@MTN_BUILT LOL. That's too funny. She would have been a great help backpacking at Kalalau, Kauai (22 miles round trip), and I was only carrying 30 lbs. She is amazing! Carrying 90 lbs backpack is insane! I would fall off the cliffs hiking up Hawai'i mountains!

Haha very cool!! 😎

Thank you!

Awesome!! Well good luck! Archery elk hunting is my favorite 🙌🏼

Thank you!!

They are pretty cool! I’m not sure they are less complicated, just different ☺️

Here in Idaho the land we hunt/hike/ride on is all public land so it’s managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest Service. Rarely, we will hunt on what’s called “Access Yes” property, which is privately owned but they open it up to the public to use for different activities. Usually you have to sign in when you enter the land. We haven’t ever taken anything on access yes land, it usually seems like there isn’t much there. ☺️

Thank you for watching and for the nice comment! So glad you liked it ☺️

Haha agreed!! Doesn’t get much better than that! Hoping to pack a bull out on ol Clyde this year 🙌🏼

🙌🏼❤️ they are awesome ☺️

@@chippyhacky thanks! We aren’t big fans of chains, we usually have them in rope halters. She didn’t lead well when we first got her so we’ve spent a lot of time on that on the ground ☺️👍🏼 she really didn’t drag much, but my white mule sure was stepping out on this ride and the poor little chestnut is fat and out of shape 😂😂 she could barely keep up without trotting haha!

@chippyhacky I donno if you'll see this, but I want to thank you very much for that info! I can't really label and save your comment, but I sure wish I could! It's extremely valuable info! All I can do is to do my best to remember the general principle of it, with the pressure and release behind it, and try later on (MUCH later on) to figure out how to duplicate the general principle, without actually hurting my horse or mule. Please never hesitate to give helpful info! People who don't need it can just disregard it. But good detailed info is very hard to find, and even some of the online courses you buy are sadly lacking in detail. They use too much jargon and give too little detail. So your info was wonderful and I loved it! If you are not now teaching people how to train, I really hope you will start. Again, thank you very much!

Thank you! I’m Far far from a professional when it comes to training and teaching. We did put out one video (you may have seen it already) training our yearling molly. czcams.com/video/zLgGUtBp-eU/video.htmlsi=jTtgM3BYAy0vHoSk There’s the video link. She wasn’t halter broke when we got her so I talk about pressure and release. It’s not a training video so much as I just go though what I’m doing and thinking as I’m working with her… maybe that is a training video idk 😂😂😂😂 it was intended for entertainment more than teaching haha

And as far as the tools you use, they are only as severe as you make them. If you have good hands and timing, then that chain isn’t a big deal. A snaffle bit in the wrong hands can be very severe, so to each their own and use what works for you! I know having a mule drag sure can sore up your shoulder so I totally understand 😂👍🏼

Thank you! And thanks for watching ☺️

Yes indeed ☺️❤️

☺️ thank you for watching!

@@MTN_BUILT You can count on me always watching.

@@oregonarcher yeah we really need to get locks and maybe even bear boxes. This is a fairly secluded place and not that easy to access on foot, it’s several miles in. But we’ve definitely had some stolen in the past. If they want to look why can’t they just check your sd card and leave it alone lol I’ve never understood why people steal them.

@@MTN_BUILT They do it for kicks, as immature as that is.

👎🏼 to anyone reading this… don’t be that guy haha 😂 I’ve thought about getting one of those spy-high systems…. Seems like it would work well.

@@robjones-qj2jj yet you still watched and took the time to comment… 😂👍🏼🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ve no clue where the extra letters comes from 🤣🤪🤪🤪

Haha I’m surprised they haven’t! The dun likes to paw the tank and stick her face down next to the water so she gets little splashes on her face 😂😂👍🏼 so silly!

@@BRTreedogs the fire and burnt bones are from a very very long time ago. The burnt bone almost seems petrified and no loose ash is left. The deer or antelope skull is from recent, within the last couple of years. The way that the nasal cavity has been gnawed off is a sign that some sort of large predator ate on the carcass, and since it was drug into a cave most likely a lion did it. That’s how we came to that conclusion, right or wrong ☺️👍🏼

Thank you for watching ☺️ and always spreading the good word ❤️

@@maxmillion4216 thanks for subscribing! Haha yes we had the short lens on our camera and Jason was filming off of his mule. So I had to crop way in post edit and stabilized which made the quality less than ideal. We have a zoom lens but it’s so large you need a tripod to get good footage with it and we didn’t pack it with us on this ride ☺️

She just turned 5 ☺️

@@MTN_BUILT FUN Governor is 5 aswell!

@@nmelkhunter1 haha 😂 thank you so much! It was a great day ☺️

@@johnhill1363 thanks John! She did better than we anticipated. I think she’s going to make a really nice little mule

You need to import some mammoth Jack stock and get them started! So many people from the UK have commented the same thing! Yall need a mule breeder over there! ☺️

Haha yes they are messy! We do clean it every week or every other week, this was a rare occurrence that it was that bad. The black tanks work well, however we can’t run our tank heaters in the plastic tanks ☺️

@@MTN_BUILT that makes sense, we surprisingly haven’t even had the issue of freezing, im not sure if they have some sort of heating system at our barn, but our stall buckets are heated!

That’s awesome! We’ve thought about putting in those insulated in ground waterers but they are pretty spendy! You have to pour a concrete pad around them too, but I think those would be awesome for this country.

@@beckyumphrey2626 wow that’s amazing! Glad the population is doing well and also glad to hear that they are allowing it to be managed in a way that puts food on families tables! 🙌🏼

@@beckyumphrey2626 and thank you!

@@beckyumphrey2626 and thank you!

I think so! She did better than anticipated for her first time out! She’s been on the back burner but I need to start really working with her consistently ☺️ she’s a sweet little mule

@@MTN_BUILT As I've said before, the way you guys give really thoughtful replies to people that show you really heard what they were saying is very rare. I appreciate it a lot, and I'm sure everyone does. All the best to you both, and all of your equines! From Barb in Edmonton. ❤🐎🐴🐎❤

❤️ thank you for watching ☺️

@@markloubser2433 haha I don’t doubt they did! 😂👍🏼 I swear they watch you open panels, untie their lead rope etc haha

Awesome! That will be a blast! Hope you guys find him a giant 🤩 we always put in for NM but haven’t drawn yet haha

If you don't me asking, what unit did he draw?

@@nmelkhunter1 I think it is 16b .. wilderness I know that

@@BrettVaughnB100 Yes, that is the wilderness. Awesome tag and best of luck to your nephew!

Thank you! We appreciate you watching ☺️

😂 we know the general area pretty well, but we also use OnX mapping on our phone so we are able to mark a waypoint. Now we have to hope no one steals our camera. We have had so many stolen 😔

That's so sad. Such a sad comment on the general state of the mentality of Americans. Canada is becoming really bad too. It's become the 51st US state.

@@MTN_BUILT I’d say unbelievable, but sadly theft is running rampant.

Yes it’s sad. 👎🏼

Haha well that maybe could be argued by the time you buy the gear, weapon, fuel and food to be out there 😂😂 it is nice to have a variety! I’ve raised meat chickens and pigs in the past and there is something fulfilling about that as well ☺️👍🏼 plus you can’t make bacon off of elk, at least not anything that’s as good as pork bacon haha! It is very enjoyable to be up in the mountains and when it all comes together there is no other feeling like it!

@@MTN_BUILT true, I didn’t think about the gear. Not to mention ammo! Haha. Love the videos and watching the trail rides. And yes to the bacon!!🥓

​​@@MTN_BUILTYou can make a bacon out of the brisket of the elk or the short plate(were the short ribs come from).Just like they make beef bacon. Am I correct you are in Idaho? And were did you learn the art of training mules? Are they easier than horses? Thanks for the video

@@pcs2511 I’ve seen that done but I imagine it’s not quite the same as pork bacon lol you just can’t beat it! Yes we are ☺️

@@MTN_BUILT you are right. It has more meat and can be chewy. Hard to beat pork bacon.BLT time

Thank you so much! Haha yeah ours weren’t sure but seem chill this morning, our dogs were pretty worried when the first ones went off though! They thought we were under attack 😂

I don't care one bit for my neighbors fireworks either! LOL! 🐴

Thank you for watching! Cedar did better than we anticipated ☺️ she hadn’t crossed creeks before so we weren’t sure how it would go, but she did so well. And thank you we are very grateful for our lives and each other! ☺️

@@ramaraokommineni4326 I don’t know what that means 😂

Thanks!

😂😂😂👍🏼

Thank you so much for watching! ☺️

They did! Jason got most of it haha there was a moment where cedar went up on top of that rocky drop off when I say “hold on” I had to get her to come back down around it and not step off and take a tumble. Jason was talking to the camera and did catch it lol

@@MTN_BUILT well I honestly think they did great her first time she seems very relaxed and calm she is wonderful mule

She really did! She was crossing those creeks so much better than I anticipated 😃❤️ thank you for watching! ☺️

He was kind of just having an off day 😂 sometimes he is that way. Those little creeks are hard for them. They would rather just leap over, and I was having him walk through since we were leading cedar. Lol he wanted to just leap and wasn’t so sure about stepping into it. Equines don’t have good depth perception so they can’t tell if it’s a deep hole or not. So yes he was “feeling it out” 😂😂

@@MTN_BUILT that's so cool

@@kraymississippi4388 I think they definitely find comfort in a process! The little red one is still touchy about the saddle (pad) so I’m waiting for her to make a change in her emotions (in this case she stopped moving her feet) and then I take the pad off to take away the pressure and as if to say “good job, that’s what we want, for you to just stand calmly” I give her a minute to think and then go again and it doesn’t take them long to connect that together and stand calmly ☺️👍🏼

@@MTN_BUILT Thank you very much for that super clear explanation! Most trainers make too many assumptions on what their audience, students, or whatever, already know. They use too much jargon, among other things. Thx again! From Barb in Edmonton Alberta. ❤🐎🐴🐎❤

@@betsybright6519 we don’t have any for sale right now but this chestnut will most likely be for sale in the future when she gets going well ☺️👍🏼 try the Salees at Black Mountain Outfitters. They are spendy though!