Includes stories of Montana's most famous animals from Shep, the sheep dog at Fort Benton that met every train for more than five years in hopes of seeing his master again, to Earl, the vagabond elk that wandered 1,800 miles to Missouri and became an ambassador for Montana. These stories reveal how some animals were celebrated for their loyalty and intellegence, while others were cursed because their instincts to survive put them in conflict with people.