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    New Year- Here's to Hope

    Perspective is an interesting thing. For a lot of folks 2020 has been filled with challenges and trials and strife. My heart goes out to people who have lost jobs or worse, loved ones to covid. What's interesting to me is how our perspective changes depending on where we happen to be looking...
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    Merry Covid Christmas

    Littlest H tested positive for covid yesterday. He picked it up at a wrestling tournament. So far he just has head cold type symptoms. And the four of us are in quarantine for the next 7-10 days. We will ride this out and be fine. But it should make for an interesting couple of weeks. Wanted to...
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    Some dreams die

    We spent a chilly day on the desert looking for the last three pair that my cousin is out. Covered lots of country on the wheelers but didn’t find the cows. Did see a wonderful old abandoned ranch and took a few pictures. Would of been a neat place to see when folks still called it home. Had my...
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    A pretty heifer

    I think this is about as pretty of a heifer as I’ve raised. Her grand dam was a cow I bought from a neighbor as a weaned calf. She gave me 15 calves in 16 years. Kept a daughter out of her and this heifer is out of her and a Sim/Angus bull. She is going to be bigger that I’d ideally like for our...
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    Fall supper

    It’s been mild. But the high desert always has a chill when the sun sets this time of year. A campfire is always welcome. I love beef for sure. But a nice, hot, ranch raised lamb chop is a wonderful treat. Can y’all imagine that some folks in cities have never cooked supper over a campfire????
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    Mom’s hunt

    My amazing Mother will Be turning 76 in a few weeks. She drew a buck deer permit for our mountain and she sure was excited all summer for fall to arrive for her hunt. She hasn’t slowed down very much but long hikes in steep country do take a toll. I had the privilege to be able to help her. My...
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    Fall sunset

    I was coming down a canyon last week as the sun set. Cottonwood trees and oaks were wearing their finest fall gowns, and the sunset was pretty nice too. Even the sage and mahogany trees on the desert have their own quiet beauty. It twas a fine evening
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    Easy fix for a lot of problems today

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    Our amazing flag

    Professional athletes are kneeling because of some social cause. It’s turned me off from even watching sports on TV. While the freedom of speech covers that behavior, the dishonor they do to our flag and, indirectly, our veterans is disgusting to me. We had the chance to go to The PRCA extreme...
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    Brought my cows home early

    Well in the time I’ve been away from this site, a few things have changed. But the constant is it’s dry out here as always. Grass is in tough shape and with no rain since May I brought my cows home early. They look pretty good for the year but the grass comes first. Have them on a meadow now til...
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    Got a bear in Utah

    Howdy all. Look forward to seeing how the new site goes. I had the opportunity to hunt for bears in SE Utah this summer/fall. What a great time with my family. Killed a great brown color phase bear with my muzzy.
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    Merry Christmas

    Its Christmas eve 2018. Cant believe how quick this year has passed. Wanted to send out a Merry Christmas from the desert, to all our ranchers friends. Hope y'all have time to spend with loved ones. And may 2019 treat you kindly and much success comes to the beef industry. Thanks for your...
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    Thanksgiving

    I spent the day hauling wood and was alone with my thoughts. I pondered a while, on all the blessing I have in my life. How thankful I am for the freedom I enjoy by living is this great country. How thankful I am to live far from big cities and have the peace and solitude that this desert...
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    2018 life from the Leanin' H

    Its been a dry year on our old desert. Everyone has suffered from lack of grass and water. But all a guy can do is keep working and improving and relying on the Good Lord. Had a good cow calve and got a pretty Angus/Hereford cross heifer calf. She is out of Ned Jr's great Hereford bull...
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    Looking for some grass

    I know this is a longshot but I am in need of some summer and fall grass in 2019. I recently lost a leased pasture that was sold. I had the chance to match the selling price, but no matter how sharp I sharpened my pencil, I couldn't make it work for me. I also have some leased ground that I used...
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    Happy July 4th

    Happy Independence Day to all of my neighbors across the USA!!! Thank you to all Veterans for your sacrifice and service! Thank you to our founding fathers for our constitution and the freedoms we enjoy! And thank you to God for allowing me the blessing of living on the high desert in the Great...
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    Calving stories

    I have enjoyed reading Soapweed's stories and thought it may be fun to share some of our own. So put on you thinking caps and lets hear some of your calving stories. It will give us all something to do while waiting for a heifer to calve. :D I worked for Utah State University in the 1980's on...
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    Winter has ARRIVED!!!

    After a real dry start and middle of winter here on the desert, we sure got hammered today. :D It started last night and hasn't quit. 10 inches here at my place with 14 inches on the mnt at the snowtel station! And its snowing to beat hell as I type. I spent all morning digging out myself and...
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    Need a little help

    I hope this is an appropriate place to ask a favor from ya'll? We have a little gal here on the desert, who is in the battle of her life, with cancer. It has already taken her right leg from the knee down. Now, after going through surgeries and chemo and just starting to get her hair back and...
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    To all our amigos, near and far, here on Ranchers, we send out our gratitude! I am so thankful for the friends I have and have made here. You enrich our lives with your stories and pictures, from all over the world. You have taught me many things about cattle and life. You inspire me and uplift...
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