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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 33555" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>I'll agree that herefords on the average are more docile than angus- you reminded me of back when I was a kid and herefords dominated this area up here. Many of the large ranchers never fed in the winter- it was definitely survival of the fittest and those cows only saw a man at branding time and fall roundup when the calves were sorted off. Sometimes a cow would hide out in a big coulee for a year or two and have a couple years calves following her.</p><p></p><p>Most of those herefords weighed under 1000 lbs, many had horns and were wilder than any deer. They would see a man on horseback coming from a mile away and be off and running- you'd just try to bunch them and head them in the right direction like herding horses.</p><p></p><p>The breed is important for docility- but environment plays a role too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 33555, member: 97"] I'll agree that herefords on the average are more docile than angus- you reminded me of back when I was a kid and herefords dominated this area up here. Many of the large ranchers never fed in the winter- it was definitely survival of the fittest and those cows only saw a man at branding time and fall roundup when the calves were sorted off. Sometimes a cow would hide out in a big coulee for a year or two and have a couple years calves following her. Most of those herefords weighed under 1000 lbs, many had horns and were wilder than any deer. They would see a man on horseback coming from a mile away and be off and running- you'd just try to bunch them and head them in the right direction like herding horses. The breed is important for docility- but environment plays a role too. [/QUOTE]
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