Pulling bulls from yearling heifers - August 5, 2014

[Soapweed]

Saddled and ready to pull bulls

Three horseback riders and a Polaris Ranger

I bee-lined up to the pasture and gathered the herd with the Ranger

Before the others arrived

Here they come.

Getting closer

Telephone pole gate

It even still has the brackets where the insulators screwed on.

One bull at a time

Finding another one

Out the gate

Slow and steady

Wins the race

The riders are doing well

Without much help from me

One at a time

Until they get all fourteen bulls

What happened to our boyfriends?

Got 'em all out

About ready to drive bulls towards home

Peach and Clavinova

Hope they bred up good

Off and rolling

And on the way

Cute youngsters at our next stop later in the day, to haul some bulls home

The hat shouldn't blow off

The flower smells good.

Riding the Ranger with their uncle

My 100 fluid ounce beverage count for a Monday solo road trip. It kept me awake.

 

[Faster horses]

Good job!!! :clap:

Who was the other rider on the paint horse?

Looks like Kosmo is keeping Yellowstone in shape for ya!

 

[Soapweed]

Good job!!! :clap:

Who was the other rider on the paint horse?

Looks like Kosmo is keeping Yellowstone in shape for ya!

Our hired hand. He does fine work, no matter what the task. He's a pretty darned good mechanic besides.

 

[Denny]

Heifers look good so whats your plan with the bulls? Sell them or retain them due to these high prices.

 

[Jake]

Your old trick of backing a trailer into a corner with some panels has sure been a useful idea on our outfit the past several years. Sure appreciate you sharing those pictures of how well that works

 

[Soapweed]

Heifers look good so whats your plan with the bulls? Sell them or retain them due to these high prices.

I think I'll hang on to the bulls this year. We have lots of grass and hay, and keeping them over might be more cost effective than trying to buy new bulls next spring. I did see my bull supplier a few days ago, and told him to give me a figure of what his bulls could be contracted for next spring. He said he would think about it and get back to me.

Your old trick of backing a trailer into a corner with some panels has sure been a useful idea on our outfit the past several years. Sure appreciate you sharing those pictures of how well that works

Glad it works for you, Jake. The trailer trick didn't apply for this particular project, as this pasture is in very rough and sandy country. It's too hilly of an area to get a pickup with trailer into.

 

[Shortgrass]

Your grass looks good. I was finally able to move to "spring" grass the 1st of August. Rain started late July and has been abundant. Grass is better than it has been in years. I might start being Tallgrass, if 10" is tall! I pulled bulls from heifers last week, and, like you, I hope they are bred. Will pull the rest of the bulls as close to the 20th as I can. I am riding a Ranger, too. Still haven't been horseback since the accident on March 5.