Caustic Burno":35qiw5rd said:
Lucky":35qiw5rd said:
I noticed a lot of post in the other forums about folks taking animals to vet. How many of y'all still have a Cowboy you can call to come catch a cow or doctor a sick animal without having to haul them to town? I have several that I can still get to come out but seems like fewer and fewer every year. I rarely hear or talk to any younger guys that are doing this which is kind of concerning to me.
I would rather have a dose of clap than a "cowboy" .I quit failing that IQ test.
If I can't call and catch them with a bucket of cubes I am getting a better cow.
The :bs: of catching, stressing a cow by snubbing up to a tree has gone the way of the dinosaurs.
That is what working pens are for.
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If you don't have a way, a plan to catch loose cattle your asking for trouble. I agree it's not the first or best option. But Its quite common to require men horses and dogs to gather a pasture. Capital livestock. The biggest stocker operation in the country doctor's cattle in the pasture with horses. Most of the cowboys live within a few miles. And I've hired them before.
Jordans cattle auction makes Crockett look like the Podunk outfit that it is.
Cattle are handled from unloading to loading by horseback.
A good many of the cowboys there are highschool kids on lunch break.