Recent content by rancher rick

Well, Like I said, I`m not out to change anybody`s mind. And if all the "climate change denier`s" turn out to be right, I guess we`ll be OK...if they`re wrong, we`re all in "deep sheep". AS for some folks making lots of $ out of the controversy, of course, they are but there`s also a lot of...

Larry, you might wanna take a second look at "global warming" & maybe think about it as "climate change". I don`t think anyone in their right mind can say that weather patterns over the past 10 years haven`t shifted in some significant ways. For example, the drought in California. Of course, the...

Gave up on movies about 15+ years ago. The last one was All The Pretty Horses which was pretty good tho` as usual, not as good as the book. We had to endure about 20 minutes of "trailers" for upcoming movies & the sound system just about blasted us out of our seats. Of course there are ticket...

The past two years I`ve been using a old 16 ft heavy duty( I mean heavy!) gate & it`s even better than I thought it would work. I used it just last week now that the "cow pies" are unfrozen & dry enuff to break up. Works like a damn! Of course, not everyone has an old gate like the one I`m...

Excellent production on this series. My oldest grand-daughter loved the Houlihan DVD when she was 3 & on the overnites at the ranch would ask to watch this one for bedtime. A funny moment for us as grandparents was when she watched some bronc riding footage & the rider bucked off, Sophia said...

A neighbor`s wife was slammed by a gate when a cow turned back on her 7 years ago. Hit her in the temple area & she was in a coma for 3 weeks, The Dr`s didn`t hold out much hope. She did come out of the coma but was never quite the same again mentally. She is now in a care centre with...

Good point on grass/range management. When folks ask me what I do for a living, I usually tell them "I`m in the grass business!".

Some light snow falling as I type.....not supposed to amount to much but we`ll take any moisture we get! Our poplar trees are beginning to bud which is a little worrisome as we could still get some cold weather yet. Later in the week the temps are forecast to climb into the high 60`s/low...

Thanks, too, for posting that piece of Sask. history. Reminded me that I should learn more of the history of Saskatchewan & not just southern Alberta which is pretty rich in a history of it`s own.

Saw my first gopher about 3 weeks ago but in the past week a lot more are out. Shoot hard, shoot early! The Bald Eagles were back about 2 or 3 weeks early this year. Had one fly low over the house a few days ago. Beautiful! Dry here so hoping for some moisture soon. Forecast was for some snow...

Well, March has come in like a lamb & a lion. Sat & Sunday were pretty warm & sunny. I keep my ear tuned into the weather forecasts so today`s forecast was for high winds & some snow. Put feed out late yesterday so cows are covered. As I write, the winds are howling, whipping the now into a...

Wild horses? Pretty touchy subject & especially south of the Medicine Line. I`m hardly qualified to offer much more than opinion & we all know all much that`s worth. Up here in Alberta there`s been lots of controversy about "wild horses" or as some want to refer to them..."Mustangs". In west...

Lots of good advice here, well, maybe not heading to a WYO bar. I second BMR`s advice...ranch/ag work can be dangerous even for those who grew up on a ranch or farm. It`s "Always keep your head up!!"...a few times a year I read or hear about someone getting in a major wreck. "Have at `er" &...

Great article....enjoyed it. Thanks for posting!

Gosh, age difference may or may not be real important in a relationship. I was 48 when I met my wife who at the time was 30. I have to say that she was a pretty mature "30" tho` I did have a few concerns about our age difference. After a few "dates", any concerns flew out the window. Fast...