Mountain cattlemen are planning to defy a State Government ban on the grazing of cattle in the Alpine National Park.
The cattlemen have been here before.
The cattlemen said they feared their iconic image and tradition of The Man From Snowy River.
The Cattlemen's Cup, held at Junction Plain near Mount Hotham this year, traditionally has been a straight-out bush race.
Cattlemen, who came to Omeo on Saturday.
Parks Victoria wants mountain cattlemen to remove livestock early from the high plains to reduce erosion and other degradation following the bushfires.
