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[Northern Rancher]

Moving cows out of bush today-they were scattered all through it so just gave a call and they started to string out.

 

[Northern Rancher]

Peek a boo!

 

[Northern Rancher]

Bush is full of these dirty little muskkegs alot of times you can't get through them on a horse-I know because I was up to my waist unsaddling a horse in this one a few years ago.

 

[Northern Rancher]

The two spruce trees on the right have some history-I trapped a fisher under the first one 32 years ago and the one a little furthur west has been a good treestand for deer hunting. I'll never forget catching that fisher-I was big man on campus for awhile after that-I got 80 bucks for it in the round.

 

[Faster horses]

Now that's really BRUSH! Neat country, NR.

Please tell me, what's a fisher?

 

[Northern Rancher]

Fishers are a member of the weasel family they are about three feet long-15 inches of that are tail-stand maybe a bit taller than a fox. I caught him in a #4 trap and of course he was alive and snarling when I checked. Gave him a whack and then had to kneel on the trapo springs to get him out-he came too and got ahold of my pant leg just above the knee-it got alittle north western there for awhile. Fishers are the only animal that can successfully hunt and kill porcupines and not get quilled-they flip them on their backs and are super quick. I actually caught a big dog mink in that area too come to think of it.

 

[Charlie]

Very pretty country. A muskkeg must be like a mud bog?? We had those on the ranch we were on in SW ND for a while. The owner always told everyone new not to force a horse to cross an area if it resisted. Most of the ranch horses knew where it was safe to go. Glad that fisher thing didn't get ya any worse than it did :wink:

 

[ranchwife]

Look at all that tall, green grass!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Downright pretty!!! :wink:

 

[Soapweed]

Nice pictures, Northern Rancher. There is a lot of diversity in ranching country, and it is interesting to see the different management techniques that are applied to fit the situations. Thanks for the tour.

 

[Northern Rancher]

Ranchwife that grass is pretty much done as far as keeping a cow going-the manure is starting to 'stack' so it's time to move to better ground. It's really a soft grass country up here for the most part. That pasture is pretty special to the family my Mom, Dad and brother all have their ashes scattered out there. My Dad's exact words were 'You might as well broiadcast me where I'll do some good' lol.

 

[katrina]

NR, That is way cool....Thanks for sharing..... I think I'm kinda like your family on the ashes deal....

 

[CattleArmy]

Neat pictures ty for sharing. Reminds me of Manitoba where some of my family ranches. Do you have to pick rocks there???

 

[Bob_Frapples]

Ok cool pics but,should the post not be named mooooooooooving instead.

 

[CattleArmy]