Headed to frigidly cold north Georgia in the morning!

[Warren Allison]

Pa in law called me today, from the bull test station sale up in Calhoun Georgia, He had went all the way up there to this sale, and did not pull a trailer, but he bought two! He regularly helps them with events at the Tifton station down here, and they had asked him about coming up there today. So he calls me and doesn't ask, but says I need you and Angie to hook to a trailer and come up here and get these 2 bulls I bought. What time can you get here tonight? I told him we had plans tonight, but if he can't find anyone from down here to haul them back for him. ( That would make too much sense and be so much easier, but he said he had asked around and there was no one. Which I doubt he did)) I could leave early in the morning and be there by 10 or so. It depends on traffic in Atlanta because of the Ga-Texas game tomorrow. He didn't much like it, but he said ok, just hurry, and me and Momma might ride up to Chattanooga to spend the night.

I knew this was very close to where Warren Allison lived, so I gave him a call. I wanted to see if I could stop by his place and look at a couple of horses he had told me about that he had for sale.
Warren said he had just left the sale about 10 minutes ago, but for me to call Dad and tell him he'd go back and get them, and I could pick them up at his place tomorrow. About 20 minutes closer for me, and about 3 minutes off of I-75. So, that's what we are going to do. He said we'd ride over to Mike's place, about 15 minutes from him, so I could meet him and check out the program he has going on there, too. I will let y'all know how it went and what I think about ole Warren when we get home tomorrow. He called while I was writing this just now, and he has the bulls in his roping arena at his barn, safe and sound.

 

[wbvs58]

Pa in law called me today, from the bull test station sale up in Calhoun Georgia, He had went all the way up there to this sale, and did not pull a trailer, but he bought two! He regularly helps them with events at the Tifton station down here, and they had asked him about coming up there today. So he calls me and doesn't ask, but says I need you and Angie to hook to a trailer and come up here and get these 2 bulls I bought. What time can you get here tonight? I told him we had plans tonight, but if he can't find anyone from down here to haul them back for him. ( That would make too much sense and be so much easier, but he said he had asked around and there was no one. Which I doubt he did)) I could leave early in the morning and be there by 10 or so. It depends on traffic in Atlanta because of the Ga-Texas game tomorrow. He didn't much like it, but he said ok, just hurry, and me and Momma might ride up to Chattanooga to spend the night.

I knew this was very close to where Warren Allison lived, so I gave him a call. I wanted to see if I could stop by his place and look at a couple of horses he had told me about that he had for sale.
Warren said he had just left the sale about 10 minutes ago, but for me to call Dad and tell him he'd go back and get them, and I could pick them up at his place tomorrow. About 20 minutes closer for me, and about 3 minutes off of I-75. So, that's what we are going to do. He said we'd ride over to Mike's place, about 15 minutes from him, so I could meet him and check out the program he has going on there, too. I will let y'all know how it went and what I think about ole Warren when we get home tomorrow. He called while I was writing this just now, and he has the bulls in his roping arena at his barn, safe and sound.

Some pictures will be good.

Ken

 

[Travlr]

Some pictures will be good.

Ken

LOL... I've never seen Warren post a pic.

 

[coachg]

What kind of bulls ?

 

[farmerjan]

I don't post pictures either... so ????????

 

[Warren Allison]

What kind of bulls ?

I think it was 2 of the 3 black Herefords they had for sale. At Thanksgiving he was talking about getting one. He has had purebred Santa Gertrudis cows for years, and always used Angus bulls. I think he has handful of red Brangus, too. I don't know for sure. We don't go as much as we should. He is over in SW Ga, Miller county, and we are all the way across in Pierce county. Someone told him a couple of years ago about how good the Santa Gertrudis/Hereford cows did, so he had bought 2 Hereford bulls. The heifer calves sold well, not much behind the Angus heifers, if at all. But he took a beating on those steer calves, 50 cents or more, and sold those Hereford bulls a few weeks ago. So he said he was thinking of trying a homozygous for black and homozygous for polled Black Hereford bull or two. I will know tomorrow when I get up there to Warren's place.

 

[Warren Allison]

Just got back! Man, Warren was NOTHING like I expected. He didn't look like any cowboy I have ever seen, and dang sure not like an insurance consultant! If you watch Deadliest Catch, and know who Captain Wild Bill is, Warren could be his identical twin! I found him to be a quiet but cordial man. He made is feel welcome, and treated us like we had been friends for a long time. He had fed these bulls some of his horse hay. Man, I thought we raised the best Bermuda hay in the world down here in south GA, but I have never seen any as fine as his. The man know how to make hay! We talked a lot about what all he does to get this, and I have earned some things today. More on this later.

He had a 7 yr old gelding that he said was ready to haul come next season, head or heel side, that I had mainly come to see. We ran about 7, and he let me head a few and heel a few on this horse. More about this later, but the price was where it needed to be, and I don't think I could sell him for more than he wanted. But, he showed us this 32 month old colt he had has been starting, and Angie fell in love. 15.3 hd sorrel with the right amount of chrome. Easy Jet, On The Money Red, Dash For Cash, and Bugs Alive In 75 right there on his papers. This colt is bred to run. But he stood there quiet as an Amish plow horse while he was saddled. Warren had a little granddaughter there, who rode him around in a bosal, as laid-back as a Western Pleasure horse, and she rode him over a trail obstacle course he had set up outside his arena. Angie fell in love, but she asked him if the horse could run. Warren told his granddaughter to ride him out to the hayfield, then stand the horse there til he told her to go, then run him to the far end, slide him to a stop, 180 him, and walk him back on a slack rein. And the horse did it! I may have seen one as fast as this colt, but I have never seen one faster, for sure.

We left with the bulls and followed him over to Mikes place. On the way Angie was saying that she HAD to get that horse. I told her to sell that dang nurse cow and calf, and she'd have nearly half of the money right there!

Mike is a very jovial outgoing man. Taller than Warren, thin as a rail, Short hair, no facial hair, he looks and dresses like a cowboy. And I met Clay, Warren's friend, who works for Mike at the feeding operation Mike has. I saw those Simmental x ChiAngus heifers he had bought, and Warren had posted about. They were calved last January, and been at Mike's on the growth feed since July. I am guessing they are all at 1200 lbs or better. Saw several lots with the half Corrientes Warren sells Mike. One lot had 6 month olds, just weaned. Another with 7 months old, and lots with 8, 9 and 10 months olds. Mike sends them to Oklahoma to be fed for 4 months on corn right now when they are 10 months old, but this coming year he has planted 250 acres in corn in what used to be his cow pasture before Warren bought them all. Starting next fall, he will keep them all and feed them out there. These half Corriente calves were every bit as big and fleshy as the ones I get from my Brangus herd using the Simmental and Charolais bulls at weaning.

I accomplished what I wanted to on this trip, which was to talk with Mike about trying out my calves to see if they would fit with what he is doing. He and Warren, and I think Clay, were going down to Warren's place tomorrow to hunt, and they said they would come down to my place and check it all out out first.

I will tell y'all more about Mike's operation, and how he feeds later, but right now it is kick-off time!

 

[wbvs58]

Just got back! Man, Warren was NOTHING like I expected. He didn't look like any cowboy I have ever seen, and dang sure not like an insurance consultant! If you watch Deadliest Catch, and know who Captain Wild Bill is, Warren could be his identical twin! I found him to be a quiet but cordial man. He made is feel welcome, and treated us like we had been friends for a long time. He had fed these bulls some of his horse hay. Man, I thought we raised the best Bermuda hay in the world down here in south GA, but I have never seen any as fine as his. The man know how to make hay! We talked a lot about what all he does to get this, and I have earned some things today. More on this later.

He had a 7 yr old gelding that he said was ready to haul come next season, head or heel side, that I had mainly come to see. We ran about 7, and he let me head a few and heel a few on this horse. More about this later, but the price was where it needed to be, and I don't think I could sell him for more than he wanted. But, he showed us this 32 month old colt he had has been starting, and Angie fell in love. 15.3 hd sorrel with the right amount of chrome. Easy Jet, On The Money Red, Dash For Cash, and Bugs Alive In 75 right there on his papers. This colt is bred to run. But he stood there quiet as an Amish plow horse while he was saddled. Warren had a little granddaughter there, who rode him around in a bosal, as laid-back as a Western Pleasure horse, and she rode him over a trail obstacle course he had set up outside his arena. Angie fell in love, but she asked him if the horse could run. Warren told his granddaughter to ride him out to the hayfield, then stand the horse there til he told her to go, then run him to the far end, slide him to a stop, 180 him, and walk him back on a slack rein. And the horse did it! I may have seen one as fast as this colt, but I have never seen one faster, for sure.

We left with the bulls and followed him over to Mikes place. On the way Angie was saying that she HAD to get that horse. I told her to sell that dang nurse cow and calf, and she'd have nearly half of the money right there!

Mike is a very jovial outgoing man. Taller than Warren, thin as a rail, Short hair, no facial hair, he looks and dresses like a cowboy. And I met Clay, Warren's friend, who works for Mike at the feeding operation Mike has. I saw those Simmental x ChiAngus heifers he had bought, and Warren had posted about. They were calved last January, and been at Mike's on the growth feed since July. I am guessing they are all at 1200 lbs or better. Saw several lots with the half Corrientes Warren sells Mike. One lot had 6 month olds, just weaned. Another with 7 months old, and lots with 8, 9 and 10 months olds. Mike sends them to Oklahoma to be fed for 4 months on corn right now when they are 10 months old, but this coming year he has planted 250 acres in corn in what used to be his cow pasture before Warren bought them all. Starting next fall, he will keep them all and feed them out there. These half Corriente calves were every bit as big and fleshy as the ones I get from my Brangus herd using the Simmental and Charolais bulls at weaning.

I accomplished what I wanted to on this trip, which was to talk with Mike about trying out my calves to see if they would fit with what he is doing. He and Warren, and I think Clay, were going down to Warren's place tomorrow to hunt, and they said they would come down to my place and check it all out out first.

I will tell y'all more about Mike's operation, and how he feeds later, but right now it is kick-off time!

A good story, is this a Ga thing. Warren and the other Southerncowboy we had on here, Clay who used to want to pay people a visit and give them a bit of a hiding if they offended the boss all told good stories as well.

Ken

 

[Travlr]

A good story, is this a Ga thing. Warren and the other Southerncowboy we had on here, Clay who used to want to pay people a visit and give them a bit of a hiding if they offended the boss all told good stories as well.

Ken

LOL... maybe they're very closely related. Why, it's almost like they could be quadruplets.

 

[puzzled in oregon]

Did you ID Warren ?

 

[Warren Allison]

Did you ID Warren ?

What do you mean by that? I spent a good couple of hours with him today. But, I never checked his ID, for God's sakes. I wasn't trying to sell him alcohol, but he is way past old enough to drink! I guess I don't understand what you are asking?

 

[puzzled in oregon]

Sorry it was meant in a fun way. Good Lo..

 

[gcreekrch]

A good story, is this a Ga thing. Warren and the other Southerncowboy we had on here, Clay who used to want to pay people a visit and give them a bit of a hiding if they offended the boss all told good stories as well.

Ken

This fella will revert to type yet.

 

[wbvs58]

LOL... maybe they're very closely related. Why, it's almost like they could be quadruplets.

I did a search the other day and came upon a nice story by Southern cowboy about Warren and old Smoke, how Warren gave the horse mouth to mouth and resussetated him, it brought tears to my eyes. I thought that story was worthy of an episode or two on Yellowstone.
Surely the Warren believers are getting a bit thin on the ground now.

Ken

 

[Travlr]

I did a search the other day and came upon a nice story by Southern cowboy about Warren and old Smoke, how Warren gave the horse mouth to mouth and resussetated him, it brought tears to my eyes. I thought that story was worthy of an episode or two on Yellowstone.
Surely the Warren believers are getting a bit thin on the ground now.

Ken

I don't see a lot of "benefit of the doubt" being thrown around today, but Warren (and all his iterations) seems to charm a lot of people where they give it much more freely than I would consider good for anyone. I wouldn't say that if I thought he was really absent from the forum, but I don't expect him to break character and admit it.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Can someone tell me if Warren is OK? I'd like to visit him sometime.

 

[Travlr]

Can someone tell me if Warren is OK? I'd like to visit him sometime.

Ask @SeGaSthrncwboy. He knows everything there is to know about Warren.

 

[gcreekrch]

I did a search the other day and came upon a nice story by Southern cowboy about Warren and old Smoke, how Warren gave the horse mouth to mouth and resussetated him, it brought tears to my eyes. I thought that story was worthy of an episode or two on Yellowstone.
Surely the Warren believers are getting a bit thin on the ground now.

Ken

Ya, Old Warren, the truest horseman that ever walked. Ran his favourite old horse until he wind broke and almost killed him. All to gather in one of those southern cows "the cowboy way".
I wonder why Ol' Clay hasn't been giving daily updates?

 

[Travlr]

Just got back! Man, Warren was NOTHING like I expected. He didn't look like any cowboy I have ever seen, and dang sure not like an insurance consultant! If you watch Deadliest Catch, and know who Captain Wild Bill is, Warren could be his identical twin! I found him to be a quiet but cordial man. He made is feel welcome, and treated us like we had been friends for a long time. He had fed these bulls some of his horse hay. Man, I thought we raised the best Bermuda hay in the world down here in south GA, but I have never seen any as fine as his. The man know how to make hay! We talked a lot about what all he does to get this, and I have earned some things today. More on this later.

He had a 7 yr old gelding that he said was ready to haul come next season, head or heel side, that I had mainly come to see. We ran about 7, and he let me head a few and heel a few on this horse. More about this later, but the price was where it needed to be, and I don't think I could sell him for more than he wanted. But, he showed us this 32 month old colt he had has been starting, and Angie fell in love. 15.3 hd sorrel with the right amount of chrome. Easy Jet, On The Money Red, Dash For Cash, and Bugs Alive In 75 right there on his papers. This colt is bred to run. But he stood there quiet as an Amish plow horse while he was saddled. Warren had a little granddaughter there, who rode him around in a bosal, as laid-back as a Western Pleasure horse, and she rode him over a trail obstacle course he had set up outside his arena. Angie fell in love, but she asked him if the horse could run. Warren told his granddaughter to ride him out to the hayfield, then stand the horse there til he told her to go, then run him to the far end, slide him to a stop, 180 him, and walk him back on a slack rein. And the horse did it! I may have seen one as fast as this colt, but I have never seen one faster, for sure.

We left with the bulls and followed him over to Mikes place. On the way Angie was saying that she HAD to get that horse. I told her to sell that dang nurse cow and calf, and she'd have nearly half of the money right there!

Mike is a very jovial outgoing man. Taller than Warren, thin as a rail, Short hair, no facial hair, he looks and dresses like a cowboy. And I met Clay, Warren's friend, who works for Mike at the feeding operation Mike has. I saw those Simmental x ChiAngus heifers he had bought, and Warren had posted about. They were calved last January, and been at Mike's on the growth feed since July. I am guessing they are all at 1200 lbs or better. Saw several lots with the half Corrientes Warren sells Mike. One lot had 6 month olds, just weaned. Another with 7 months old, and lots with 8, 9 and 10 months olds. Mike sends them to Oklahoma to be fed for 4 months on corn right now when they are 10 months old, but this coming year he has planted 250 acres in corn in what used to be his cow pasture before Warren bought them all. Starting next fall, he will keep them all and feed them out there. These half Corriente calves were every bit as big and fleshy as the ones I get from my Brangus herd using the Simmental and Charolais bulls at weaning.

I accomplished what I wanted to on this trip, which was to talk with Mike about trying out my calves to see if they would fit with what he is doing. He and Warren, and I think Clay, were going down to Warren's place tomorrow to hunt, and they said they would come down to my place and check it all out out first.

I will tell y'all more about Mike's operation, and how he feeds later, but right now it is kick-off time!

It's hard to control myself. I've laughed so much in the past couple of hours that I actually feel guilty.

 

[EasTex]

It's hard to control myself. I've laughed so much in the past couple of hours that I actually feel guilty.