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Bringing them home for calving.

Tap

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Here is my picture story of gathering the cows yesterday, and bringing them closer to home for calving. We have already had a few calve, and they should kick into gear soon.

Up on top, figuring out where to start.

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Now I got around to the bottom of the divide, but how to get across the draw? Notice the pinnacle sticking up in the center?

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Got across, now to get them moving.

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Get across there!

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Took time to notice another interesting work of nature. See the small brush growing on the small knob to the right?

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In a bunch now.


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Sorta wet. The cows are crossing on a fill.

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Most years they run to the gate, but with the green feed coming so early, they were very stubborn about leaving once we got closer to the gate. But we got them moved just in time for one to have a calf this morning in the 16 degree temps. Brrrr.
 

Jerry H

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great pic's tap
that''s intersting country for shure
hope they all calve out easy and are healthy
until later
jerry
 

Canadian_Cowgirl

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Good thing you have horses, you wouldnt beable to drive over that terrain very easily! Love the pics! thanks!! Good thing you didnt leave! that was still an evil joke! :(
Hope you have a good calving and they are all healthy!


Katy
 

Mrs.Greg

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Jigger Boss said:
Great pics! Looks like the Alberta badlands. :)
Good luck calving! :D
I've mentioned that too Jigger,I don't know if you know this but we have quite a few badlands along the Battle River too.

As always love your pics Tap,and uhhh we have WAY more snow then that and yup its still snowing,four straight days now...sigh
 

Jassy

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Awesome pictures! I'm thinking that it would be kind of hard to gather up cattle in that country. A critter could be in a little hole and you could ride right by and never see her...Hopefully you got a good count the first time , so you won't have to go back and look...of course that's when a plane would come in handy....We usually try to fly after a move the next day, just to see if we missed any, then the guys can head right to the spot to get the strays instead of covering the whole pasture again. I would like to ride your country sometime though, just for fun...There'd be so much to see and take pictures of, that I would defintly miss the cattle! lol :wink:
 

Tap

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Canadian_Cowgirl said:
Good thing you have horses, you wouldnt beable to drive over that terrain very easily! Love the pics! thanks!! Good thing you didnt leave! that was still an evil joke! :(
Hope you have a good calving and they are all healthy!


Katy

I am sorry about the joke Katy, but by the time it took to figure me out, it most not have been as good as I had hoped for. Oh well, like most people, I probably laugh the most at my own jokes. :? :p

You can drive over most of our country fairly easily, but there are areas where it is impossible.
 

Tap

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Jassy said:
Awesome pictures! I'm thinking that it would be kind of hard to gather up cattle in that country. A critter could be in a little hole and you could ride right by and never see her...Hopefully you got a good count the first time , so you won't have to go back and look...of course that's when a plane would come in handy....We usually try to fly after a move the next day, just to see if we missed any, then the guys can head right to the spot to get the strays instead of covering the whole pasture again. I would like to ride your country sometime though, just for fun...There'd be so much to see and take pictures of, that I would defintly miss the cattle! lol :wink:

Yes, Jassy, there are spots where you could sure miss a cow in that area, but I got up on the top of the divide, and the drainages run away from it, so I could see most areas. You know, one of the toughest places around here I have seen for trying to locate lost stock, is a 6000 acre sandhill pasture that we used to join. There were so many blowouts and dunes, that you pretty well had to ride it all to find any wayward cattle. And the neighbors left lots of old grass, and that contributed too. It is an interesting pasture, and I am sure you have experience dealing with that sort of country. The neighbors who owned that pasture, also fly a lot. In fact, that is how they check their calving cows. :!: They give them lots of country, and let the cows do the job. Cows probably know more about calving than we do anyway. lol.
 

Cal

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Good pictures Tap! I'm still patiently waiting for you to say "bring some 4wheelers and come on up and we'll go 'sploring." :D :wink:
 

Cal

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Canadian_Cowgirl said:
Good thing you have horses, you wouldnt beable to drive over that terrain very easily! :(
Hope you have a good calving and they are all healthy!


Katy
Come on, have a little faith here! :x :wink:
 

Soapweed

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I enjoyed your photos, Tap. You live in a big wide open picturesque country, perfect for raising cattle and kids. You are a lucky man. :)
 

Tap

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Cal said:
Good pictures Tap! I'm still patiently waiting for you to say "bring some 4wheelers and come on up and we'll go 'sploring." :D :wink:

Someday Cal. 8) :p

I will admit that I had some fun 4 wheeling (in my youth) up in the timbered hills nearby.
 
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