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Dec 5, Part two

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gcreekrch

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JD 7200 armed with ice axe, 300 Win Mag and Pedigreed Heater Hound who hates cameras. :roll:
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Not much snow on the Itchas yet.
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Looking east towards the home place that is 4 miles away.
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Lineup, it was -30 c here this morning and about -15 when I was feeding.
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Cool (not so clear) water.
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Sulin Creek, anyone want to come for a skating party? The rink is like this for about two miles.
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Swamp hay doesn't look too bad on the snow.
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We still have more to rustle across the creek if the snow stays away.
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Mostly heifers.
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Second calver
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See you girls tommorow
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A little bunch at the corrals that consists of bulls, a few new heifers and about 25 Democrats that need 100% support.
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A bipartisan rancher, encouraging the right and enabling the left. You have a servants heart, gcreek. Cattle look ready to take on winter, how about the people? Deb doing OK?
 
per said:
A bipartisan rancher, encouraging the right and enabling the left. You have a servants heart, gcreek. Cattle look ready to take on winter, how about the people? Deb doing OK?
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:lol:

Don't be too concerned, the Left have their SIN's recorded and as long as the Right can keep going on what we give them we're happy with that. Our rustle is likely less than 4% protein this year as there is very little green in it so we are feeding about half feed to keep some condition on them and strong enough to clean up the old grass. We have enough to make nearly the first of the year in this fashion as long as the snow doesn't cover it up. This early cold sure wasn't needed.

PS. The humans here are doing fine. The usual aches and pains but otherwise we are good.
 
Was reading post on a farm page years ago. A farmer was telling how he used a electric fence, PVC pipe and some wire around his tractor to keep the cows from rubbing on it while he was cutting bale strings. There was post about how to make it work how to ground it the post kept going on till I posted one day I just took a dog to sit in the stack yard gate, or under the tractor to keep the cows away
 
leanin' H said:
That ol' 300 win mag will dent your shoulder if you are not careful! They are a kickin' son of a gun. Thanks for the photo tour. Stay warm!
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Kind of like riding bulls, it has a lot to do with how you set your chin before the gate cracks. :wink:

Debbie has had it knock her down a time or two when she hasn't got a good enough strangle hold on it. The last time was two weeks ago when a wolf was occupied with a lamb it was eating alive. She missed it at 20 yards.
There was some discussion about the wolf thinking that that woman just shot herself as it was loping off. :D
 
gcreekrch said:
leanin' H said:
That ol' 300 win mag will dent your shoulder if you are not careful! They are a kickin' son of a gun. Thanks for the photo tour. Stay warm!
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Kind of like riding bulls, it has a lot to do with how you set your chin before the gate cracks. :wink:

Debbie has had it knock her down a time or two when she hasn't got a good enough strangle hold on it. The last time was two weeks ago when a wolf was occupied with a lamb it was eating alive. She missed it at 20 yards.
There was some discussion about the wolf thinking that that woman just shot herself as it was loping off. :D
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Trade that sucker off and get you a .223 ranch rifle. They dont kick at all and what you don't have in knock down power you can make up for in mass quanities of lead at a high rate of speed. Although while it may work well on your oversized coyotes, you might not want to tackle any grizz when your packing it.
 
Things are looking good down south gcreek! Looks like you've got just the right feeding / rustling programme figured out by the look of those cows.
 
you don't need that ice ax while you are carrying that 300........just shoot a hole in the ice.......don't even have to get outa the tractor!
you can send your snow this way.......got a dandy snowblower this fall :)
 
That's one clean tractor, impressive :D . As for the dog, is that "Thomas"? You've got one camera shy, and I've got one who refuses to drink out of the water bowl since it sloshed on the floor and spooked her. She now sneaks up to it, then retreats back... good thing she's got plenty of snow and ice to chew on this winter :wink: :P .

Your cattle look great, as usual :D . It looks like they've have already had a skating party or two.
 
Thanks WR.

That dog is Tito, he is the most camera friendly of the crew. Thomas would have been trying to crawl under the seat or running down the road if I had pointed the "gun" at him. :roll:

Keeper got a shock from the water bowl some time ago and now stalks it for a while before taking a drink. :lol:
 
gcreekrch said:
Thanks WR.

That dog is Tito, he is the most camera friendly of the crew. Thomas would have been trying to crawl under the seat or running down the road if I had pointed the "gun" at him. :roll:

Keeper got a shock from the water bowl some time ago and now stalks it for a while before taking a drink. :lol:
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At least Keeper will take a drink... this dog has refused since 2008, so it's a good thing the drought broke. She'll drink if the bowl is placed outside :roll: , but I'm not weakening, and neither is she. I hope it keeps snowing for her sake.
 
leanin' H said:
gcreekrch said:
leanin' H said:
That ol' 300 win mag will dent your shoulder if you are not careful! They are a kickin' son of a gun. Thanks for the photo tour. Stay warm!
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Kind of like riding bulls, it has a lot to do with how you set your chin before the gate cracks. :wink:

Debbie has had it knock her down a time or two when she hasn't got a good enough strangle hold on it. The last time was two weeks ago when a wolf was occupied with a lamb it was eating alive. She missed it at 20 yards.
There was some discussion about the wolf thinking that that woman just shot herself as it was loping off. :D
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Trade that sucker off and get you a .223 ranch rifle. They dont kick at all and what you don't have in knock down power you can make up for in mass quanities of lead at a high rate of speed. Although while it may work well on your oversized coyotes, you might not want to tackle any grizz when your packing it.
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At 20 yards a 20 gauge shot gun with slugs would probably take a wolf.
Debbie will probably have trouble hitting anything with the 300 just from anticipating the kick. :shock:
 
gcreekrch,

That's some mighty beautiful country, excellent forage, good looking cattle and correct politics. Congratulations, you obviously are doing a great job.

My first thought concerning the firepower was, what are you expecting to shoot with that? Bears would be my guess.

I used a 300 win mag on my elk. It did a great job then but it is too much gun for me otherwise. Mine was ported and aside from the recoil, the sound would deafen a guy in short order. I could not shoot it without ear protection.

I admire your bride for shouldering a cannon like that. A more moderate weapon is required for mine.
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
leanin' H said:
gcreekrch said:
Kind of like riding bulls, it has a lot to do with how you set your chin before the gate cracks. :wink:

Debbie has had it knock her down a time or two when she hasn't got a good enough strangle hold on it. The last time was two weeks ago when a wolf was occupied with a lamb it was eating alive. She missed it at 20 yards.
There was some discussion about the wolf thinking that that woman just shot herself as it was loping off. :D
Click to expand...

Trade that sucker off and get you a .223 ranch rifle. They dont kick at all and what you don't have in knock down power you can make up for in mass quanities of lead at a high rate of speed. Although while it may work well on your oversized coyotes, you might not want to tackle any grizz when your packing it.
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At 20 yards a 20 gauge shot gun with slugs would probably take a wolf.
Debbie will probably have trouble hitting anything with the 300 just from anticipating the kick. :shock:
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Debbie probably wouldn't be the only one. :oops: :shock:
 
I'd vote to keep the 300 in the tractor. I expect most wolves you see are at the far end of the meadow and moving out fast. Nice to be able to 'reach out and touch some one'.
The .22 in the porch will kill a barn yard wolf......eventually.
Maybe a .243 under the tree for Debbie this X-mas?
 

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