I enjoyed that tremendously. Im 49 now probably a bit late but always felt like I should've lived a different life. No regrets though. Much respect to the farmers and ranchers in this great land.
I loved this video so much. Well done. My great grandfather was a rancher and I can tell it’s deeply in my DNA. But I was raised in the city, so the actual day to day life the Westons still live is just an idea in my head. And my whole being vibrated, seeing South Eden on this beautiful film - the land I love most on earth, and where my sister (bless her wild heart) was called back to live and raise a family 20 years ago. Thank you. 🙏🏼
I’m 28 used to work cattle farms and horse stables working horses this is still my dream life. Stuck in the city now can’t wait to go back to this simple yet robust way of life
Wow are you off base. Some are but most are not. It's hard work and then if the weather's good and and the market's on your side and imports from other countries don't flood the market, they just may make a profit. It takes a lot of things working your way. @@REPR100
And Canadians too. I had some friends from eastern Canada come out to my part of the country. How we ranch cattle and even slaughter them was a complete surprise to them. Their only image of farming were those cruel factory farms that don’t produce good quality meat or leather.
I'm not american-but it's somehow international … I take my hat off to those who work hard every day so that we can eat all the good things they produce for us. And we should be very careful not to choke them with to much laws and regulations.
Never been a rancher or a cowboy, however from a family a more than a few pro cooks and chefs we can attest that a cow raised properly on a big range beats the hell out of anything raised in a stall or a tiny plot its whole life. If there's a god I sure hope they bless and keep you fellas, your horses and your cows safe and healthy.
Love stuff like this! Nice film work and I love your brand. Well-filmed, practical, interesting. We do black Angus cattle also on my dad's ranch, a smaller outfit than yours, in Texas so not too cold usually, and we just use 4-wheelers instead of horses, bait the cows into the pens with range cubes, and only hire out cutting horses when we really need to work every single head. Plenty of rain, so just keep the coyotes off the newborns, de-worm and fly tag 'em, grate the thick mud from the edge of the tanks when it hasn't rained much (they'll get stuck there and die from exhaustion/drowning if the mud gets bad), and you're pretty much good. We take the calves to auction ourselves, the day before auction day so they don't lose much weight at the auction barn. My siblings and I all do different work in other areas of the state, so not sure it'll last another generation. Ironically, most of the beef I eat doesn't come from our own ranch. We mostly buy from the Scharbauer herds (a Wagyu hybrid) out here in west Texas oil country, a unique ranch-to-retail operation where the ranchers own the store - nothing's as good as a nice Wagyu beef burger in my opinion! And for anyone wondering, when you sell off the calves, the cows stop mooing for their calves after about 3 days, but dang it's an annoying few days haha! There's also a great raw milk dairy (the milk lobbyists haven't completely ruined our state legislature yet - milk is supposed to be an actual food, particularly now that we know how to check for diseases) retail operation in the Schulenburg area in Texas, operated by the Stryk Family if anyone from Houston or San Antonio is interested. Great products!
Great video guys. The editing and drone footage is awesome. I have a small cow calf operation down here in Price Ut. We are just ranching between the washes not like the good county you have. Thanks for sharing
My old man's dad worked and broke horses on a ranch, first time I went riding, made him super calm told this is what's going to happen kicked his ribs he bucked up and took off, no other feeling like that. This job is one I would wake up for. You working with animals all day not machines
I run a cattle station in australia, and we got a very similar way of doin things. Instead of it snowing and getting, it gets bloody hot here. Infact ive never seen snow haha. I run mainly droughtmasters, but also brahman, angus and hereford. Great video fellas and good to see some insight into your 'ranches'
@@klausewang7743 mate if your not on the coast, then entire land is dry. We cant run cattle stations on the coast cause thats were the cities are. the stations here get to 6,000,000 acres large (9375 sq miles). No room for that on the coast. They have to be inland which is dry with no rain and bloody hot. I run a cattle station in the outback too, and its tough life but i wouldnt have it any other way mate.
Beautiful film about a great way of life. You men are a real inspiration. Wish Id started earlier towards a similar lifestyle. Better late than never I guess. Thanks
This is one of those things that unless you’ve done it you would have zero clue how cattle gets moved from point to point! Wicked video! Have always been a little jealous of you men that are keeping things real!
You are so right. Here in Europe cattle are being blamed for all environmental woes. Governments are making beef inviable to suit agendas. Hard to fight it
Long live cowboys❤️in my experience in the cattle business everybody wants to be a cowboy till its time to do what a cowboy does 💀 it's a 24/7 job in the conditions are never in your favor when something goes wrong it's either windy as hell hot as hell or cold as hell or dark as hell or mosquitoie as hell or all of that pre mentioned hell all at once in my case because I'm in Central Florida you have to love it cuz most times it doesn't love you back 💀❤️💯🇺🇸
As long as the animals are treated humanely I can enjoy my beef. Watching those factory farming videos though have left me truly scarred. The way they boil pigs alive, put chickens in cages that are so small that they can't even turn around... If God came back and watched how his custodians of this planet are treating his creations he'd send another flood at us. Anyway - very enjoyable video. My grandfather was a rancher and when I was a kid I always wanted to be one too. As I got older I realized that the government hates ranchers and farmers and does everything in its power to make it into a miserable life experience. Kudos to you for keeping at it despite all the bs.
I live next to a beef farm. They don't use any horses. Only tractors full of food to move the cattle from one pen to another. I'm not from the states so maybe that's why.
Thank you! Made in China and got em on Amazon for $30! Not sure what you mean by rope a cow? This was our first time on horses. Leased the truck and the horses from Bear Bate Outfitting. Five stars.
Is there any jobs available with you guys? Under h2a visa? Im from México, i went to the Vet school but dont have my degree yet, Ive been working in hog farms since I graduate but would like to work in an operation like yours, in fact i worked in south Dakota with a J1 visa back in 2015 at mack farms
I recommend shepherding in western states. One person alone in a sheep wagon and a few dogs and a horse and 1000 ewes. It’s a great job for folks that don’t need people (like me). Historically cattlemen were sociable, they liked to go to town and see folks, have company, be a part of the community. The Sheepherders were out on their own.
