HUNTER CREEK

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Hunter Creek is a small town nestled along the Rocky Mountain Range in Northern Colorado. The town may be small, but it is surely up to date with today’s latest advancements in technology and is constantly expanding with new additions. Hunter Creek is primarily a farming community and is well known for its production of crops, livestock, and poultry. Secretly, Hunter Creek County is home to herds of wild horses. Many people say the horses came in from the neighboring state of Nevada, whose wild horse population has been threatened by population control for years. Others suggest that the horses sought new land, as their previous home lacked the water and resources that are otherwise abundant in Hunter Creek. However, the secret has leaked out to distant friends and relatives and it seems more and more people come to Hunter Creek to see these horses in their natural habitats... Will it be long before population control seeks to destroy this equine paradise? Or for once will they leave nature the way it was intended?


history
The development of Hunter Creek County began in the 1700's, and became a fast growing community. It was primarily home to ranchers and corn, hay, and wheat farmers. While in present day, the state of Colorado is driven economically by the service industries, including medical providers and business and professional services, the farm industry continues to play an immense role in Hunter Creek. Still, the town has kept up nicely with change and has expanded to meet the requirements of today's advancements. Within the last decade a town center was developed, as well as modern cafes, new stores, apartment complexes, and housing developments. Even the hospital was recently renovated. But there are still historical landmarks in Hunter Creek, including the tack and feed store that has been around since the early years of Hunter Creek.

The land in this part of the state is beautiful, with a mixture of hills, plains, woodlands, cliffs, and mountains. The local wildlife is equally extravegant with black bears, deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, beavers, mountain lions, foxes, several species of aviary, and threatened or endangered species such as gray wolves grizzly bears, wolverines, lynx, river otters, and gophers. Hunter Creek County has undergone severe reconstruction within the last decade. The town has expanded, new housing developments were built, and a community college was even constructed to encourage residence to further their education in order to keep up with the fast-paced world outside of Hunter Creek. Hunter Creek is best known for several things, including its incredible scenery, wildlife, camping, hunting, and especially the local wild horses.


wild horses
The presense of wild horses is no secret to Hunter Creek residents, and the word has spread to distant friends and relatives making this town a desired vacation destination. As more and more visitors travel to Hunter Creek, the town's residents fear that government officials and population control may try to capture the local horses. To maintain control over the population and allow the wild horses to coexist in Hunter Creek County, a roundup is held once every spring and autumn, followed by a silent auction. The roundups are led by an advocacy group known as "Free to Roam." FTR is run by local ranchers, partnered by members of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Team of Hunter Creek, and are often accompanied by experienced volunteers from Taisewell Stables. Many horses are sold in the auction, but depending on the population's condition, a lot of the horses are returned to the wild. The initial goal of the roundups are not to take the horses out of the wild, but to monitor the horse's overall conditions in the wild as well as their numbers. FTR understands that monitoring the population of wild horses is crucial, but believe that taking matters into their own hands is better for the horses than to allow the government to demonstrate their own methods of population control. Many people agree with FTR, and appreciate their efforts to protect the horses, while others disagree.

Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies

Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns

Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions

The wild horses of Hunter Creek are faintly based off of the stories of Cloud, the wild stallion in Montana. The videos linked above give you a good idea of the lifestyles of wild horses.