Late October 2015

[Soapweed]

A neighbor and a couple of his relatives from Missouri

They are very nice gentlemen, and we had a good visit.

Peach and a friend

We climbed a high hill to see the countryside.

A neighbor who helped us with a lot of cattle work this fall

Two good cowboys

Who helped us gather our yearling heifers

Loading bred heifers

Which were sold at Valentine Livestock on November 2nd

Gathering salt and mineral tubs

The proprietor of the pasture. A great guy to do business with.

A couple vital members of the crew

Minding their own business but staying nearby in case they are needed again

For a minute there it looked like they might be. One heifer seems more active than the others.

Another day beginning on the Spearhead

Geese flying over

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

What is sticking up on/in front of that Ford truck? The pic with the two good cowboys.

 

[Soapweed]

What is sticking up on/in front of that Ford truck? The pic with the two good cowboys.

It's the arms of a Hydra-bed sticking up in the air. By doing this, a slight gap was covered to prevent cattle from wanting to exit our "wing" to the corral. We took four vehicles to this pasture to gather heifers, as we needed to pull a trailer with corral panels, a portable crowding tub, a portable loading chute, and a 24' trailer with two horses and my trusty Polaris Ranger. Everything went very well, and the weather cooperated nicely.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Looks like you had a Convoy.