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Getting a cow back to her calf on a hot day

Soapweed

Well-known member
This red cow evidently jumped a cattle guard, and got in the wrong pasture. Then she mistakenly got moved a couple miles, and has been away from her calf for three or four days. Discovered the problem last evening, but had to do some detective work and book lookin' to figure out where she really belonged. Our latest forty calves didn't ever get tagged, which helped to complicate the situation.

As the day was so hot, I hauled a horse to the pasture and hoped I could get her loaded onto the trailer. All my crew found other things to do for excitement this week-end, so it was a solo project. Guess all is well that ends well. Mommy and junior are back together. :)

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Riding upon the cows gathered at the windmill
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I'd be there, too, on a hot day like this
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Alert but staying put
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Found the cow
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Head for the pickup and trailer, old girl
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You are going right
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Getting closer
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Go on around the front
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Bear a bit more to the right
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Doing fine
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Just right
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Almost there
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Right where you belong
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Goose, my old buddy and helper
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Go find your baby
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Yep, that's him
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He'd be hungrier but he's been bumming from any other cow that would stand still
 

cowboyup

Well-known member
Great job of showing how to load a cow in a trailer without panels or dragging her in. Kind of a lost art seems like any more. Thanks for the pictures. Cowboyup
 

Faster horses

Well-known member
Good job, Soapweed. I love it when a plan comes together!! That ole red cow was sure tanked up on water when you started out.

You are mighty handy with that camera being horseback, doing a job alone and all.

Say, I met Saddle Tramp and Jinglebob at Medora this evening and got my book from Jinglebob. They didn't look too concerned that you were "home alone." :wink:

Jinglebobs book is really good. I read it most of the way home and had a lot of laughs.
 

Denny

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I say your a top hand not many people could get that job done and as you've show you've done it quite often good job.Around here first they would need to get a bucket of grain and a 4-wheeler and it would be all down hill from there.
 
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