Well I finally am back been out gathering the herd for a while. But this is something that I am so d--- mad about I might be in the big house before it is all said and done. We run our cow out on some BLM ground in sw Utah I was out there last week gathering cows and calves till it snow so hard that we could not get the bull wagon into the corral so I had to turn them out again. Went back last Thursday to finish up and to my amazement I had a whole bunch of cows running around with tight bags. I couldnt figure out what was going on till I came across a herd didnt have a calf one and four of the cows where in the corral the week before with calves. So I called the local law and brand inspector out there to tell them that I am have calves stolen and they tell me that I am not alone that all the cow calf producers that run out there are having the same problem. They then told me that the russlers are driving out on the premits and shoting the young calves and taking them back to their homes and butchering them. I lost 25 calves out of 146 on that premit. I just hope the law finds them before I do. By the way Leaning H this premit is down in your neck of the woods so watch out. 
