Big Game, Big Stories: Montana's Hunting Heritage
Title:
SADDLE PACK
Date:
ca. 1885
Object ID:
X1960.16.01
Description:
Inspired by Montana's natural wonders and devastated by the disappearance of iconic animals like the bison, George Bird Grinnell, Theodore Roosevelt, and other hunters led the campaign to restore wildlife across the United States.

Theodore Roosevelt used this pack saddle on hunting trips in Montana.

"My purse is not as deep as that of the average sporting Englishman, but I am perfectly willing to live hard and work hard if I can get good hunting." -Theodore Roosevelt, 1891
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