mandyjo62 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 just wondering, are any of you guys ranchers? if so what do you raise & how much land do you own? my parents lease a ranch that's about 14,000 acres. we run about 400 cows, angus gelbvieh crosses mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? I don't think you could really call it a ranch, but my parents own 25 acres with a couple horses and a few cattle. I find it funny about all the people that call a house in the country with a few acres a "farm." Griz, where you at?? Griz gets to play with cattle from time to time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? I wish I had a ranch, but we live on my in-laws place of 350 acres. Most of our livestock is for fun instead of profit. A few cattle, bunches of goats, chickens, ducks, guineas, and a growing number of miniature donkey's and horses (they're my sinster-in-laws pets), and we're working on getting some pleasure horses again for my wife and I. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? I forgot to mention my father-in-laws llamas. They're nasty little critters! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherneck Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? I grew up on the Fulton Quien Sabe ranch in Channing Tx. was one of the biggest ranches in the the Panhandle at the time. We had mainly herford and charolet, with 3 different mare pasture dropping all quarter horses. Had a longhorn pasture and about 80 buffalo that just went wherever they wanted. After high school and before the Marine Corps. I work for the Brainard Cattle Company up in Canadian Texas and then went to the bunkhouse at the Excell cattle company running Yearlings. Most of my family have worked for the 6666 in Guthrie at one point or another. My Great grandfather and Grandfather were the famouse Schweitzer Saddle makers for the Matador Ranch, in Matador Texas. So I have a pretty long background with ranching!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksbowhntr77 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? I used to work for a guy while I was in college. He had about 400 head of cattle and about 1500 acres of prime Flint Hills prairie and just lil' ol' me to take care of it all. I loved it, but the pay was a little low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Yeah, I grew up doing it too. Couldn't wait to leave when I turned 18. Moved to Fort Worth, got a college degree, then found a good job in the IT field. Now at 47, I really miss it. I deer hunt on a 7000 acre ranch and I find myself doing more and more ranching out there every year. I guess it's something you never really outgrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherneck Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Texan, I know what you mean. Its the romance of it all. If it were not for the low pay, I would be out there right now. But my wife has lived from ranch camp to ranch camp before and I dont believe she wants to do it again. But boy do I miss it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Leatherneck the Matador Ranch used to run yearling cattle all the way up here-in the big bend of the South Saskatchewan river. I've hunted mule deer there and it's still called the Matador pasture. Mandy Jo has more elkj than cows on her place but are they ever hard to hunt lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherneck Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Yup the Matador had land all over the place. Once was one of the largest cattle operations in history. I am 4th generation Matador, and still go back to the anual Matador days every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicks_hunt_to Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? well we hunt on one but i do go and help people with branding and sorting and ranch work i rope in rodeos and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Man! I'd love to do that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? I grew up on my families 1300 acre ranch and livestock mineral business. We ran and continue to run Limousine. We have ran several different breeds in the past but these have pretty much been the only ones we have stuck with. Currently we have about 10-12 horses running out there too. Theyre getting outdated though. Just about everything else is done on 4-wheelers. I moved out when I was about 17. I now have 12-acres near town. I dont run much myself. I just have 4-horses. I really dont miss moving, worming, tagging, etc. hundreds of cattle. I do still go help on occasion but only when I have to help! Btw, Ive hauled/ baled more square bales of hay then I care to remember. From the time I was old enough to buck a bale I was loading it on flatbed trucks, pulling a rake or baler, etc. Thats one thing I dang sure dont miss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Yeah we have a few... I live, work and run a 5000 acre ranch for Braums by myself. We are running close to 2000 head of cows here right now. We are a cow, calf operation. Mostly angus and some crosses. All beef cattle.... Those critters keep me going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Yup, I love ranch dressing on everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royk Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? To the left is a pickture of my 200 a farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksbowhntr77 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? [ QUOTE ] Yeah we have a few... I live, work and run a 5000 acre ranch for Braums by myself. We are running close to 2000 head of cows here right now. We are a cow, calf operation. Mostly angus and some crosses. All beef cattle.... Those critters keep me going... [/ QUOTE ] Gee whiz, Griz!! When do you sleep calvin' all those. I assume that some are fall calvers! But still!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksbowhntr77 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? You know what I miss is riding fence in the spring before we let the cattle out to grass. I always rode fence in the evenings, man were the sunsets beautiful. It was usually the perfect end to the perfect day unless the horse had a wild hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Sleep!!!! What's that... Yeah, I'm known to be a lite sleeper just ask Muff... I'm out the door by 5:30am. everyday and alot of times I won't get back in until 6pm. to when ever. Kinda depends on what's going on at the time. Don't take me wrong. I do get home early somedays... I have 1500 head right now that's dropping calf's. They really haven't started getting with the program until now... Out of all the one's that have calved some far (Knock on wood) I have had only had to pull 10 so far and in one group of 250 cows. There our newest group that we have. There 4 year old angus. For some reason they have been the worst calvers so far. All the other groups that are calving are older cows and so far everything has been going great with them. So far I have a 2% death lost out of 1500 head and all the cows should be done calving in about another 2 weeks. It keeps me runnin' that's for sure and there's days I fill like I'm getting burned out...Bad... But I just take a deep breath...Look straight ahead and get after it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? [ QUOTE ] You know what I miss is riding fence in the spring before we let the cattle out to grass. I always rode fence in the evenings, man were the sunsets beautiful. It was usually the perfect end to the perfect day unless the horse had a wild hair. [/ QUOTE ] I have a Z71 I ride fences with... I'm not a horse rider...To hard on the back side if you get my drift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? i got a massive 5 acre spread... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? Small time here, 60 acres, would sure love to have more. We have some cows and a horse. Our bull is black angus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? 500 cattle-15 horses-the odd big deer kicking around lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambuscher Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Re: any other ranchers on here? little over 60 acres We run reg. simmentals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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