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<blockquote data-quote="Dega Moo" data-source="post: 1066883" data-attributes="member: 19930"><p>It would seem to be several factors: it was a very early blizzard and caught many of the herds still on summer pasture meaning they were more exposed than usual; the cattle hadn't developed winter coats so lacked their natural protection; there were cold drenching rains initially followed by a wet snow and high winds causing drifting and driving the cattle to low spots, fences and breaks. The temps dropped and cattle froze to death, suffocated against each other while others drowned in high water caused by the heavy early rains.</p><p></p><p>Early estimates put the cattle loss at 75,000 head but the latest I've seen are estimating 20,000, still a big loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dega Moo, post: 1066883, member: 19930"] It would seem to be several factors: it was a very early blizzard and caught many of the herds still on summer pasture meaning they were more exposed than usual; the cattle hadn't developed winter coats so lacked their natural protection; there were cold drenching rains initially followed by a wet snow and high winds causing drifting and driving the cattle to low spots, fences and breaks. The temps dropped and cattle froze to death, suffocated against each other while others drowned in high water caused by the heavy early rains. Early estimates put the cattle loss at 75,000 head but the latest I've seen are estimating 20,000, still a big loss. [/QUOTE]
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