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<blockquote data-quote="Idaman" data-source="post: 766131" data-attributes="member: 14119"><p>These are pictures of the Churn Creek grasslands that are an integral part of Empire Valley Ranch. The main reason that I include these is that the government of BC has purchased Empire Valley and declared this grassland a Provincial grassland and has a website for information about it. They chose this site because of what they said were its' pristine qualities. I think that even though a grassland like this can be grazed annually for 150 years it still can be called pristine. We used this pasture for November and December grazing every year we were there. Two years we were able to stay out here until mid February.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0025.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is looking down Churn Creek from the eastern end of the pasture. The bridge crossing the creek on the entrance road to Empire that I pictured before is on down this canyon to where it meets the Frazer. To the right is what was called dry lakes and at the lower end of them was an area called Chickensh$t pass. I'll let you guess how that pass got its' name.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0021.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Looking off directly into the Churn Creek canyon from the same point as the upper picture. You can see why this canyon made an excellent border fence and why cattle almost never crossed. This canyon and the hills on both sides is the home to a fantastic band of bighorn sheep. Almost exactly on the spot where the cameraman is standing I saw five of the biggest rams ever. All were 1 ¼ to 1 ½ curl and absolutely beautiful. That was in late November and at that time they weren't too wild. The local guide said that they were only wild from late July through the middle of November. I know he was correct because he and I rode right in among a band of about 20 in May when we after the grizz. They were no wilder than cattle at that time. My wife went for a walk through this same area a few days later and walked right up on the same band. She and the boys watched them graze and the lambs play for a long time. She said that she even saw some of the lambs jump up and stand on their mothers' back.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0024.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Looking north across the junction of little Churn and big Churn. Where these two creeks come together is where the cabin is, that was the residence of the rubber Playboy bunny. Last we knew she was hanging in a tree along the trail. Probably put there by one of the wives of one of the miners when they discovered just who their husband was spending his summers with.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Looking up and west along Big Churn.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0022.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Looking across the grasslands toward Gang Ranch. It was down on this lower flat where I saw bighorn sheep digging up the grass out of the snow and then our steers taking it away from them to exist. Also down there I witnessed bighorn sheep and cattle licking the same salt block at the same time. We are standing on almost the exact spot where I saw my first wolf track in the snow.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0024.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>One more of the upper grasslands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaman, post: 766131, member: 14119"] These are pictures of the Churn Creek grasslands that are an integral part of Empire Valley Ranch. The main reason that I include these is that the government of BC has purchased Empire Valley and declared this grassland a Provincial grassland and has a website for information about it. They chose this site because of what they said were its’ pristine qualities. I think that even though a grassland like this can be grazed annually for 150 years it still can be called pristine. We used this pasture for November and December grazing every year we were there. Two years we were able to stay out here until mid February. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0025.jpg[/img] This is looking down Churn Creek from the eastern end of the pasture. The bridge crossing the creek on the entrance road to Empire that I pictured before is on down this canyon to where it meets the Frazer. To the right is what was called dry lakes and at the lower end of them was an area called Chickensh$t pass. I’ll let you guess how that pass got its’ name. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0021.jpg[/img] Looking off directly into the Churn Creek canyon from the same point as the upper picture. You can see why this canyon made an excellent border fence and why cattle almost never crossed. This canyon and the hills on both sides is the home to a fantastic band of bighorn sheep. Almost exactly on the spot where the cameraman is standing I saw five of the biggest rams ever. All were 1 ¼ to 1 ½ curl and absolutely beautiful. That was in late November and at that time they weren’t too wild. The local guide said that they were only wild from late July through the middle of November. I know he was correct because he and I rode right in among a band of about 20 in May when we after the grizz. They were no wilder than cattle at that time. My wife went for a walk through this same area a few days later and walked right up on the same band. She and the boys watched them graze and the lambs play for a long time. She said that she even saw some of the lambs jump up and stand on their mothers’ back. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0024.jpg[/img] Looking north across the junction of little Churn and big Churn. Where these two creeks come together is where the cabin is, that was the residence of the rubber Playboy bunny. Last we knew she was hanging in a tree along the trail. Probably put there by one of the wives of one of the miners when they discovered just who their husband was spending his summers with. Looking up and west along Big Churn. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0022.jpg[/img] Looking across the grasslands toward Gang Ranch. It was down on this lower flat where I saw bighorn sheep digging up the grass out of the snow and then our steers taking it away from them to exist. Also down there I witnessed bighorn sheep and cattle licking the same salt block at the same time. We are standing on almost the exact spot where I saw my first wolf track in the snow. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/501/medium/scan0024.jpg[/img] One more of the upper grasslands. [/QUOTE]
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