Trailblazers: Meet the Heroes of the Forest Pack String

Follow our horses and mules, Rory, Duke and Carla from the Shoshone Specialty Pack String as they complete work in wilderness areas throughout the Shoshone National Forest. U.S. Forest Service pack strings consist of horses and mules, lead packer and assistant packer and accomplish vital projects throughout the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond. They are critical for compliance with the Wilderness Act.
“On all these national forests that have wilderness areas, you can get some work done bringing material in on your back,” said Crosby Davidson, Natural Resource Specialist - Trails, “but there’s some management that would be very difficult for us to do unless we used helicopters or other things that are prohibited by the Wilderness Act. That is why a pack string is generally the best bet.”
(USDA Forest Service video by Travis Weger)

[@gl15col]

A difficult job, but what a beautiful place to wake up to every morning! So glad such care is being taken to keep the wilderness as wild as possible.

[@triciam2756]

Wow I had no idea such a team existed. How interesting.

[@lornabartlett2744]

Yes ahmein watching from Canada 🇨🇦 🙌

[@Freedom_Aint_Comfort]

I’m impressed. The forest service is actually allowing comments. Yay for free speech.

[@robdavidson4945]

Running a pack string hasn't changed very much in the past 50 years.. Nice to extra help I bet.

[@maviskilpatrick7592]

I imagine that the carcass hanging poles are gps located for hunters to access? Pretty sweet setup!!❤❤

[@blusnuby2]

Enjoyed this informative video. Would have enjoyed it MORE if the background music wasn`t as LOUD......

[@joemay1200]

This is a dream job. Only problem is if you haven’t always lived out west you can’t afford to move there for this salary unless you have a wife making real good money.