Cowboy Josh stands with the Alderspring pack horses on the ridge between cow camps. The horses carry loads for the second of two trips to move cow camp to the new location. …
Photo of the Day: Number 411
The Alderspring beeves become very calm around people due to the low stress livestock handling methods we use on the ranch. Number 411 got within 20 feet of me when I was taking this picture and stood calmly while I searched for an angle. …
Photo of the Day: Learning the Ropes
Interns and cowboys listen as Caryl describes the finer points of rangeland monitoring, giving the hands valuable tools to improve herd management to benefit the health of the landscape. …
Photo of the Day: Gettin’ the Count
Cowboys Jeremiah and Josh make sure the herd is all accounted for before moving them to a new pasture on the home ranch. …
Mysteries in Beef Ranching
It was nearly midnight last night as I descended out of the Salmon River Mountains, leaving Camp 6, or the Iron Mountain Camp behind me. It took most of the afternoon to square away the new camp, only about 5 miles from the last one at Big Hat. I pounded the last tent pegs in the gathering darkness, …
Photo of the Day: The Good Kind of Tired
This fractious filly settled quite a bit after a long ride on the range. The rough country where we graze our beeves during the summer is a wonderful place to put meaningful miles on young horses. …
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