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Techniques and Equipment for Wilderness Travel with Stock

Techniques for Wilderness Travel with Stock (continued)

If possible, pack in supplemental feed to reduce the impact of grazing. Supplemental feed in cubes and pellets should be fed in nose bags. Feed placed on the ground will attract animals that may dig up the site. A manger made from geotextile material also helps keep feed off the ground. A pellet ration may not supply the bulk that makes an animal feel full. Animals may become restless, chew ropes, and strip bark from trees. A few hours of grazing or feeding smaller rations more often helps stop such behavior.

Photo of a horse feeding out of a nose bag.
Horse eating from a nose bag.

A geotextile manger.
A geotextile manger.

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