It happens. I'm reading a book on Cades Cove that mentions Gregory Bald in the Smokies being used to graze cattle.

Here's an online source:

"The Bald is named after Russell Gregory, an early homesteader in the Cades Cove area. He and other cove residents used the meadow to graze cattle during the spring and summer when cove fields were used for growing crops."

http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/gregory.htm