Rounding up strays

[Grassfarmer]

Had a bit of excitement today helping round up some strays. Buffalo not cows. About 30 head escaped from a local ranch six miles from me and went through quite a bunch of fences before ending up in a barley field just east of me. Well that's where one group ended up - they split into three groups all together and headed different directions.
I spy the escapees.

Following way behind as we trailed them gently up the road towards a neighbors corrals - using a tame buffalo as bait.

One group mostly captured and corralled - heading out to find a few that took off - the owner leading the bait buffalo to attract them.

All's well that ends well - they got them all corralled. I won't complain about cattle being difficult to work with for a while - man these things are spooky, it would take way more patience than I have to work with buffalo.

 

[Lonecowboy]

Interesting pictures!
does that guy have that buffalo tied off solid to his 4-wheelie??

 

[per]

Had a friend that roped a cow off his quad and dallied the handle bars. That 4 wheeler never lived to be rode again.

 

[Grassfarmer]

I guess he was tied on pretty good at that point - sometimes he just holds the rope. This is a very tame animal - he was an orphan steer and has been in countless parades, advertising promos, kids riding on him etc so he is very quiet and trustworthy.

 

[Blkbuckaroo]

Exciting!!!!

 

[Cal]

Had a friend that roped a cow off his quad and dallied the handle bars. That 4 wheeler never lived to be rode again.

Not good....hitch or rear axle much better.....keep pointed in opposite direction critter is facing.

 

[RSL]

That is pretty cool. I went with a vet one time to help semen test 100 or so buffalo bulls and it was one of the most exciting days I have ever had. They are way faster/smarter/stronger than a regular bovine.
I never understood bison guys who ride four wheelers though. Your guts are exactly the same height as a full speed ahead buffalo horn.