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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/12/26Dec13-Best-of-2013-Antelope-Island.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Every fall there is a round-up of the herd here just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.  You can even…

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