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Thanks folks. Congrats to you Silver, glad things worked out for you too. And ya, when it comes to packing, the last time we bought a sea-can, and the trucker who moved it said we must have been jigsaw puzzle champions because he'd never seen one packed so tight, or as heavy on his truck. :lol:

Thanks for thinking of us. We sold that place after going through the wildfire in 2015. Had just gotten some fences rolled up and pastures reworked when a South African family come along and offered us a good price. Didn't have it listed but we sold it and moved on. Bought a place in the...

Makes sense. The lack of strong corrals was our problem back in the day. Once we went to weaning in a different area with stronger corrals it worked fine. Tried the nose flaps in calves last year but in 1 week the calves had bad sores worn in their nostrils so we had to pull the flaps.

So if I understand your right Soap, when the weaning began they were a mile and a half from the calves, correct? Did you ever have fence crawlers get back to their calves? We used to wean and haul the calves home, and still had cows crawl/jump fences, and they'd be in our yard by morning bawling...

Like that video, wish I had a horse that well trained at this point, although our cows are all calving on grass in spring so there's little need to put a rope on anything. As for sleds I've drilled holes down the sides and used tarp straps over the calf, or like Silver said, hog tie them with a...

Little valley we're in is only 75 miles out of Kelowna and a population of about 1 million people. I'd like to know how many of those citiots voted to ban the bear hunt, then show them pictures of all the bears and cougars that get shot right outside their city limits. Our neighbors shot a large...

Beautiful family Soap, congratulations to all of you!

Been lucky where we are thus far, about 600 miles southeast of Gcreek, but had a couple small fires this past week. One was a lightning strike 4 miles up the valley, local crew got it out real quick with the help of a helicopter from forestry. Second fire a couple nights back was a hay shed...

Early 90's Suzuki Samurais or Chevy Trackers. Usually found in good shape for $5-10,000. Heat, AC, stereo, comfort, and the same size footprint as a UTV. I'm trying to get approval to use one on my work sites as well because the damn UTV's have gotten so expensive.

Best wishes on your new ventures Jiggs. I admire your devotion to your true passions and loves. Life is too short for anything else.

He'll chime in sooner or later about his trait selection priorities: 1) Athleticism to outmaneuver wolves; 2) Webbed cariboo-like hooves for staying afloat in the swamps; 3) Hide like wear leather to resist horseflies and blackflies; 4) +257 EPD on weaning weight. ;-)

I think it depends what you're trying to accomplish Mike. For me I try to keep the cowherd low maintenance, low cost with enough milk to still ring the bell. Then breed those cows to higher performance bulls, maternal herd, terminal sires. Of course we breed some replacements out of a maternal...

It's a bunch of blind souls believing they're doing good, and have gotten this far because their agenda works hand in hand with the government one. Most of our provincial/state/national parks are resource rich, that's the only reason they're protected. Proof of that is whenever it's convenient...

Beautiful poem. Sorry for your loss H.

I agree Mike. I've had lots of small frame score heifers with big pelvic area push out 90 pound calves with ease, and large framed heifers with small pelvic area need assistance. Can go many ways, but I focus more on the structure than the birth weight of the sires.

Happy New Year to all. Hope you and yours are all healthy and happy.

I jumped into cows and taking over the ranch from my folks in my early 20's. All I can say to you is if I could go back and do it over, I would. I wouldn't buy cows. I'd rent the land instead of buying it in order to keep my overhead low, and I'd custom graze cattle for other people. Let the...

The annual conference is in Russell, Manitoba on February 14th-16th. Good line up of speakers this year. http://www.canadianfga.com/

Good morning folks, I apologize for the short notice but I just received these from HM Canada. It's a list of courses with spots still available for anyone interested in learning more about grazing and land management to improve profitability, land productivity and general farm family happiness...

The fastest moving, and closest to being deadly part of the Rock Creek fire, was the provincial park 1/4 mile North of our place. So much undergrowth and deadfall that was tinder dry, it went through there like burning a match box. 200+ campers didn't even have time to get to their vehicles. If...