Three members of the Howard family are in this movie. Ronny (now Ron), his brother Clint, and their dad, Rance.
Frank DeKova loved to sit in local restaurants and visit with kids during filming breaks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was very approachable for an actor.
The cast rode on a special 4th of July "float", a buckboard wagon in the local town parade to promote the film as shooting went on over the holiday.
Dan Haggerty ("Grizzly Adams") worked as the wild animal trainer on this production.
During production a mare was foaling at one of the ranch locations. Portions of the live birth were filmed and written into the script for use in the movie.