Feed on the trail

[IdahoNancy]

We hunt for 2 weeks often in open range country with cattle that have grazed all over. Some areas we camp in are pounded down with little food in our camp area. We can cover 8 or 9 miles a day hiking. My skinny boy concerns me so I always bring grain, black oil sun flower seeds, and orchard grass pellets. It keeps them all strong and they can rest more in camp not foraging for food in the evening. If we get caught in snow or cold weather it worries me less.
On general summer backpack trips I take nothing for them because the pace is different for us than hunting.