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    Bloody, bloody whitetails

    Helped to plan a surprise 30th birthday party for a good friend this week. The plan was for him and his wife to go for supper with some other friends and us, in another town, so everyone else involved with the scheme could get to their house and setup the tables and chairs in their garage. We...
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    Browning M-1000 Eclipse

    Anyone had their hands on one of these beauties? Laminated thumbhole stock, heavy barrel, widened forend, blah, blah, blah. But, they say it's made to shoot out over 500yds, so I'm looking forward to putting one to the test. Anybody fired a few rounds through one? Their chambered for .300 mag.
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    Curious to See Everyone's Opinions...

    We cut and baled 200 acres of wheat that got hailed real hard. It's our land, but the crop was the renter's. It's been regrowing now for almost a month, and it's anywhere from 8-30" high in places. What I'm wondering is, what would you guys do? Spray it out, till it in, or heavy harrow it? I...
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    Almost forgot...

    ....did I forget to mention the good news? The wife and I are gonna have another little one early in 2007!!!! Couldn't keep it to myself any longer!! YEEEEEHAAAAAWWWW!
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    E.Coli and Acidosis

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, I was going to post this some time ago, but I thought I'd wait till we had a handle on things and a firm count on the death toll. We lost 7 calves in total to a strain of E.Coli scours that we finally...
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    Rare Hog Breeds

    Posted this in 'Everything Else', but it's not gettin' much response, so I thought I'd give it a go here: A friend in our Grazing Club is looking for some Tamworth or Old Gloucestershire Spot breeding stock hogs for his organic free-range operation. So I told him I'd ask on a forum full of the...
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    Rare Hog Breeds

    A friend in our Grazing Club is looking for some Tamworth or Old Gloucestershire Spot breeding stock for his organic free-range operation. So I told him I'd ask on a forum full of the most knowledgeable producers from across the globe. When I find that forum, I'll ask there too, but in the mean...
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    Strippin' or Squeezin'?

    Not sure how many of you have done alotta hand-milking, but what's your personal preference - do you squeeze the teat, or strip it down with your fingers? I've found it alot easier to squeeze. Less mess, no milk gettin' your hands all sticky, because then you have hair and everything sticking to...
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    Dead Cow and Calf - VERY Strange

    A local guy found a cow and calf dead the other morning, and not in ANY usual manner any of us have ever seen before. They were both laid out as if they'd been placed, on their sides, and for lack of a better word, mutilated. The cows head had been removed, and a fair bit of flesh had been...
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    Good Ol' Cream

    Been hand milking the Brown Swiss now for 2 weeks, twice a day, and the kids are lovin' that cream on their cereal. Cold on Shreddies or on hot porridge, goooooooodd stuff. Herein lies the problem though - everyone wants some. Friends, neighbours, some townfolks, so do we try and sell a little...
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    Landscape's a'changin'!

    Edmonton Journal front page this morning said," 250 Million Dollar Oil Facility Planned for Hardisty ". We already have 40 some tanks belonging to 6 different companies that cover 1000 acres of the Battle River Valley. I guess now there'll be a few more breakin' up the scenery. I don't like...
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    New Babies(no pic yet)

    Had our first purebred Galloway yesterday morning....bouncing baby girl, 75lbs, 5am, 30F. A little chilly, but she was up and goin'. Fuzzy li'l spud of a thing. I'll post some pics hopefully tonight.
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    Upcoming Events

    Just wanted to let you folks know that Temple Grandin is coming to Alberta in June. She'll be speaking to the Grey Wooded Forage Assoc on the 13th, then at Forestburg on the 14th, hosted by the Battle River Research Group. Then on the 23rd of June we're hosting a Pasture Walk at our place with...
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    Canadian Bull Congress

    Friday and Saturday was the 20th Anniversary of the Canadian Bull Congress in Camrose, Alberta. We took our 3yr old Galloway bull and had alotta fun and great interest. Hundreds of people there, and the committee did a great job - AGAIN. I'll try and post some pics if I pass Computers for...
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    Beef Alliances/Networks/Value Chains

    I've said before that we're in a beef alliance for a niche market, but I'm always looking for ways to improve and learn from what others are doing. So I'm wondering, do any of you know anything about some of the bigger groups in the US? I've heard of Rancher's Rennaissance, Lacey Ranches and a...
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    Divorce

    Sad thing. Some good friends of ours are probably going to split the sheets soon. I've known the husband all my life. We grew up together, school, hockey, did everything together. When he first met the girl - a Prince Alberta, Saskatchewan product - a few of us thought they were just partying...
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    Good folk

    I just wanted to toss out somethin' for everyone to think about. Feelin' philosophical I guess. I've noticed in the 'entertainment' industry in the last few years, there's always references to 'Southern born', 'the South's gonna rise again...', and then Alan Jackson singing that old Alabama song...
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    Hunting season

    In our area, there are only 2 Wardens covering an area about 120 miles square. And Battle River country is known for world-class deer hunting. There's guides and outfitters everywhere. But, Fish and Feathers won't hire any more help for these 2, who are real good guys, just overworked and...
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    How to catch an elephant

    My Pappy used to tell this one, To catch an elephant, first you have to dig a biiiiiiiggggggg hole in the ground. Then you fill it with ashes, and sprinkle peas on the ground all the way around the hole. When the elephant goes to take a pea, you kick him in the ash-hole. :roll: :D :roll:
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    Pictures

    Nobody's pictures show up on my computer in their posts. Is there a specific software you need for it?
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