A scene filmed near Claresholm, Alberta, showed Ennis working as a veterinarian’s assistant or performing veterinary work.

In Annie Proulx's original short story, Ennis experiences a profound sense of "oblivion" while driving down from the mountain; evidence suggests this was filmed but cut. Known Deleted Scenes List

Set in 1973, Ennis and Jack encounter a brightly painted VW bus struggling to cross a swollen creek in the Bighorn Mountains.