This year seems to be a tough year for working cattle, or maybe I should say moving cattle. Lisa and I spent all day helping a neighbor sort out 180 pair to move to different pastures. The neighbor is 75 years old, and for the last 40 or so years, he has just shoved his cattle into a pasture corner, had 2 people hold them, and he has sorted pairs out. This year with 3 of us hold them, on GOOD horses, we couldn't do it. The cows just would not work that way. Then we tried to get them into the corral. NOT!!!!! After playing out a couple horses, we finally got them in and after a WHOLE day got them sorted.
The cattle we take in here on the river have been the same way. Friday we drove them a mile down the highway. Normally, Lisa and I do it, by ourselves. NOT FRIDAY!!!! With the help of the guys that own the cows, and 1 extra hand, we got them moved. The cows tried rolling over the top of 3 times in a mile. NEVER had that happen before.
So far this year, other then Soapweeds cows, everyone I have helped has had issues working cattle. And no, it isn't just my help that is causing it, because I never got out of the pickup on Saturday, until the calves were sorted off.
The cattle we take in here on the river have been the same way. Friday we drove them a mile down the highway. Normally, Lisa and I do it, by ourselves. NOT FRIDAY!!!! With the help of the guys that own the cows, and 1 extra hand, we got them moved. The cows tried rolling over the top of 3 times in a mile. NEVER had that happen before.
So far this year, other then Soapweeds cows, everyone I have helped has had issues working cattle. And no, it isn't just my help that is causing it, because I never got out of the pickup on Saturday, until the calves were sorted off.