Finally some pictures

[Nicky]

Things have settled down and I finally have time to post some pictures. It's been a busy but good summer. Had some timely rains in May and June so had an excellent hay crop in spite of not great irrigating water.

Here are some 2nd cutting alfafa pictures. Ended up with 150 bales more than last year And may still get some 3rd.

A big part of our summer is training bird dogs. The kennel was full and kept us quite busy. After tomorrow we will only have 5 left in the kennel

It was a good grass year and the cattle are doing well, had green grass much longer than normal for here.

Have a couple colts coming along nicely (no pics of them...sorry). But here are few wildlife pictures I took while riding one of them the other day.

A young blue grouse who wouldn't get out of my way.

Can you see what is hiding in this picture?

It's a baby nighthawk

A herd of about 80 elk...they didn't knock that fence down, it was already like that. But we did have to fix a bunch of fence where they went across the road on their way out. :x

Sorry for posting so many at once...making up for lost time :wink:

 

[gcreekrch]

Well, not everything has gone to the dawgs in Oregon. :wink:

Good calves, good haycrop, good market, what more does a rancher need?

Thanks for posting.

 

[burnt]

Oh my goodness, Nicky, you live and work in some beautiful country! Everything looks really good.

 

[leanin' H]

Looking great up there! How long have ya'll been training pointers? I'll bet the chuckar hunting is better than fair up there too. Thanks!

 

[Soapweed]

Things are looking very good in your neck of the woods, Nicky. The cattle look great. At first glance I thought you had one cow sucking another one, but that is just a whoppin' big calf. :wink: Thanks for posting the pictures.

 

[Nicky]

Thanks all

'H Mike's dad was the top German Shorthair Pointer in the US, so Mike grew up doing it. I've been doing it since we got married. It's alot of work but it has enabled us to buy this place and grow into what we've got today. We only had 30 cows when we moved here, and put up maybe 100 ton of hay the first year here.

 

[leanin' H]

Thanks all

'H Mike's dad was the top German Shorthair Pointer in the US, so Mike grew up doing it. I've been doing it since we got married. It's alot of work but it has enabled us to buy this place and grow into what we've got today. We only had 30 cows when we moved here, and put up maybe 100 ton of hay the first year here.

Mike doesn't look like a German Shorthair but he must be if his daddy was! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: I know what ya mean and that is pretty cool.

 

[Nicky]

Thanks all

'H Mike's dad was the top German Shorthair Pointer in the US, so Mike grew up doing it. I've been doing it since we got married. It's alot of work but it has enabled us to buy this place and grow into what we've got today. We only had 30 cows when we moved here, and put up maybe 100 ton of hay the first year here.

Mike doesn't look like a German Shorthair but he must be if his daddy was! :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: I know what ya mean and that is pretty cool.

Guess that's why a person should proofread!! Yeah, I did mean "trainer"! And I forgot to say that yes we do have very good chukar and hun hunting here. Come on up for a horseback chukar hunt!

 

[Shortgrass]

No matter what breed of cattle people like to raise, Them Herfords are about the prettiest of all. Good lookin' cattle.

 

[Dylan Biggs]

The crop looks good!

Great photos of the birds, and good looking dogs intent on their job.

Thanks for posting.

 

[lazy ace]

Great Pictures Nicky I have to ask though is the reason your kennel is getting empty is because Mike keeps taking the untrainable dogs over the hill to shoot. :lol: :lol:

have a cold one

lazy ace

 

[KRob]

Were about from NE OR are you from, i grew up around Enterprise Joseph area...and i am returning back as soon as i can.

 

[Nicky]

Were about from NE OR are you from, i grew up around Enterprise Joseph area...and i am returning back as soon as i can.

Medical Springs...halfway between Union and Baker City. I've been going to ask you where you were from. None of my business...but what are you doing in Germany? Mikes son in the army stationed in Germany.

 

[Nicky]

Were about from NE OR are you from, i grew up around Enterprise Joseph area...and i am returning back as soon as i can.

Medical Springs...halfway between Union and Baker City. I've been going to ask you where you were from. None of my business...but what are you doing in Germany? Mikes son is in the army stationed in Germany.

Lazy Ace...you just never know

 

[Whitewing]

Outstanding pics!!!! Beautiful country, beautiful cattle, and beautiful dogs.

 

[KRob]

Same thing, Army, stationed in Kaiserslautern. I cant wait to get back home and go back to work, but i will have to wait and see until the time and my piggy bank is right.

New to this board so still trying to learn everyone, seems like its a pretty close nit group, nobody starting anything which is a real nice change.

 

[Bruce]

Great photo's!! My 9 year old son has a 4 month old chocolate lab and dream's of him becoming a hunting dog any tip's or link's for somebody just starting out with absolutely zero experience??
Thank's a bunch, take care.