Gathering our Goose Lake pasture
He hadn't branded the calves from the first calf heifers yet, so thought today would be a nice cool day to accomplish the task.
Brady came back to help today.
My muddy mount and me
Pushing the herd into a stackyard no longer containing hay, where portable panels had been set up
The crew ready to brand calves
The calves ready for action
The calf trap wheels ready for action
Fairly hefty calves. About seventy of them were born before the first of March.
Plotting their strategies
Brady roping
The Kosmo Kid's turn with the twine
Three of the equine members of the crew enjoying a bit of R and R at noon
The crew and some afternoon guests, as photographed by my dad
My dad and JF Ranch's dad. They are first cousins, and both have much ranching experience.
The calves have been branded, and the cattle are headed back out to pasture.
Some of the calves were pretty big, but our five person branding crew won the match and we branded 198 head
during the course of the day. My question is, could five people using Nordforks have done the same?