Herd Check Turns Into a NEW Discovery! 

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I reported someone on Facebook that was impersonating Cross Timbers Bison. They didn't have the correct logo.

I have seen a couple crossings use prestressed concrete. You can cut them t length as needed and you do not need to stop the creek. They have 3 channels running through them so when the water is low it would run through and over when in a flood. Or you could put the crossways and just let the water go over. Either way you would most likely just have to flatten the creek bottom out. Saves routing the creek

Being a native american, I think you should trust your bison to reproduce when the time is right. Trust them to know how mild or not the coming winter will be. Seems like the last time you had late babies, the winter was mild. ✌✌

How about a precast concrete slab lowered onto the crossing area. That way there's no worry how you revert the creek.

You might consider using a flat deck or trailer from a semi truck. Take wheels off and place it across the creek. It is heavy enough not to float downstream and you won't need a culvert. Build an access and exit ramp. Can get them 40' plus

I think you should not disrupt the set ways of the herd and leave the bulls in year around. It hasn't hurt anything and by separating them you can stress them out plus lose potential red dogs given the cycles of your females is so diverse.

Love and enjoy your videos. May the lord bless and protect you and your family and the bison and other animals. Good to see Marissa and Brooke with you today.

Oh my my my. You’ve had some interesting surprises lately. Never underestimate your herd.

As a small rancher spreading out the red dog season means at the other end you have product ready for market throughout the year. It's usually healthier and easier to let nature take care of itself.

Don't put a slab, .make a bridge over the creek ❤

Dunbar approved of Redmond. Lip smacking Good!

22 lb turtle!! Big as a Thanksgiving turkey!!

We have beavers here in PA. They are great for building dams and increasing water supplies, greening up the surrounding soil, and developing tributaries. Then people build a bridge for their driveway over the creek if needed.

Dang I just wanna feed them cubes lol. But Virginia is a long ways away ❤ I enjoy all yall do to care for these majestic beast❤

Redman is an awesome Company. Always surprises at CTB. Red Dogs in the Fall. All the hard work is really showing, the Herd and place looks great.

My suggestion is to make you a form pour the slab near the creek, get some culvert steel pipes, place them in the creek, then with a crane, place the reinforced slab over the culvert pipes, and you make yourself a bridge. The problem with a slab placed in the water is concrete is it is porous and will start to deteriorate over time. The bridge, if anchored correctly, will prevent it from washing out during floods.

Hello Marisa and Brooke and Dusty

You had a lot of flow during the storm so I would say definitely no culvert. Just something for debris to get stuck in and prevent the water flow.

What is the new bulls name?

Well, I’m not a farmer. I’m not anything close to what you do, but in my opinion, I would not pull the bulls/sires reason being nobody ever pulled them in nature. These animals have been doing this for thousands of years. I think they have a handle on it let them be the bison that they are.

I say if it’s not broken don’t fix it because what works for you that’s all that counts 💜✝️💜

Just love watching the bison but really love the babies there so cute.❤❤❤

Congratulations on the new red dog! ❤

you can pour concert in the water...it will be displaced. You will need to frame it in. The concrete will dry...harden.

Can’t wait to see all of those calves get worked. Don’t even know how many males and females you got this year

Just leave the bulls in. I don't think it would hurt anything.

Hi Dusty & Marissa Congratulations on the arrival of a new Red Dog Can we have an update on Dunbar & Eleanor From Western Australia 🦘🇦🇺

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Thanks for sharing and informing us. Eleanor looks well🫶. Redmond is a delight to the herd. Blessings 🙏🫶🙏🫶

I got a small herd of galloway and i dont pull the bull away just because some cows dont go in heat when they normally do so this year my first calf was in march and the last 11 september. yes its a pain in the... but this way all cows get a calf..

❤ Oh love babies 🤩 😊

How about a culvert and a bridge. It was a simple solution for my dad

I would let nature do it's thing.. Keep the bulls with their girls..

Elenor is a beautiful bison Dusty

Concrete or wood slab, or bridge?

I love that you’re learning and working at care for the land in the most natural ways that you can. That’s awesome! Question: Can you tell us a little more about turtles? What do they do with the captured turtles? Are snapping turtles bad? How do they get in a pond that’s isolated (it looks like your pond is “in the middle of nowhere”)? Thanks, Dusty. You’re doing such a great job.🎚️🌿💚🌿🙏

Hello Baker family. Hello Big Joe family. Dusty, how many red dogs sired Big Joe? XXOO

Eleanor sweet girl ❤❤

That’s awesome picture I would buy. Mom and red dog

Dusty, how about installing pre-fab concrete slabs wide enough for vehicles to cross-over, allowing the steam to flow over the top, and also give the bison access to drink. I think this will keep the integrity of the stream. The width and thickness for durability will need consultation.

You never say what you do with all newborns every year...what do you do with them????😮

While you build something for your rigs, in the areas where the creek is shallow, would it be possible to slow up the creek a little? That way more water would seep deeper into the ground. The grass roots would like that and grow better. My grandpa just dumped logs over his creeks. Then he nailed big cross ties. But his creeks were not as wide as yours. He had one your width. It was fun. When we got close, he gunned the pickup and flew over and up. Us kids were in the back of the pickup.

Hi Dusty, Marissa and Brooks Great video. Love watching yall working with the bison They love their menarals. Magnificent animals. Congrats on the new red dog. Build a dam and put a pipe into a water tank from the pipe in the dam God bless and love yall ❤❤

I really enjoyed this video. Beautiful pictures! Just lovely!

What about concrete pavers instead of pouring a slab? Or Pour some slabs on dry ground, then, when cured, use the skid steer to drop 'em in a row across the creek. Then, if you want to change the plan and move the crossing 2 feet upstream, you can move 'em. Once you get them the way you want them, you could divert the water for a few days and pour a more permanent slab over the pavers that you put down. Or even concrete blocks set on their sides so the water runs through them? You could dig into the sides a little bit to allow a more even decent and ascent into and out of the creek. It'd make a ready made culvert. And completely moveable until you get it the way you want it.

Love watching you guys and the bison. Thank you for sharing.

Love catching up with you and your lady. They are such majestic animals to watch .TY ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I don't know what the regulations are in Oklahoma but here the creek may run through your property but the water in it does not belong to the land owner, so in order to use the water like you want you may need to get a permit or an agreement to be able to use it. dIt would be great if l you could utilize it to help the bison.

Thanks, like the way you run your ranch. ✌🏻👊🏼

4:00 I loved the sound of big Joe licking his chops I think the cows did too.

You could make a damn and put a submersible water pump and pump water out onto the pastures

Yesterday I saw a short video on a Russian cattle feed solution for their snowy winters. They build a long grow room building and grow multilevel racks of 3x3 palates of what looks like wheat grass from seed in the palates, but might be some other protein rich grain or grass. When the grass gets maybe 6” or 8” tall they peel it out of the pallets. The roots keep it in a block and there is no dirt, so they must be just feeding it water with nutrients. They throw the grass blocks out in the feed troughs. And the cattle eat them roots and all. It looks healthy. And then they fill the shallow pallet up with seed again & water it. Sort of growing it like a Chia Pet. They probably get all the water from all that snow.

Try it this fall and and see the out come this spring

Name the new bull "Roscoe."

I say stay natural as your trying to do with everything else. Natures been working for a long time. You are keeping your herd small. They have space. I see bucks run on and off with doe herds . They know breeding season. Plus bulls help bring in breeding season. If you’re late reintroducing them, you could miss some covers . Make a short season . A thought 😂🙏🙏❤️💙

Slab less maintenance and no storm blockages .🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Pour one side allowing water to flow on the other side. first

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Couple of culverts covered by large rock (7-8) and then smaller rock (5-6) to fill the voids, then even smaller rock (3-4). Kind of like what Greg Judy does to feed. Water will feed thru the rock at low water times and run over the rock in high flood times. Slope so you can drive truck tractor across the bridge.

Do you keep track of the cows that have a late birthing? If so, then give them a shot of LUTALYSE at the appropriate time to change their cycle and they are not birthing so late. Maybe during the spring round up?

I'm in central Alberta. We don't have turtles in the wild except down south. Turtles are expensive to buy here.

I personally would do a covert. Or see how Daniel the wooden bridge constructed it. I would keep Midro and the new bowl with the herd. One primarily because you have to think of new land management for just two animals unless you decide to put them in with your two horse. Let bison be bison!!

Your program is working, and the animals are healthy. You could control the female heat cycle with a shot. Ask your vet if he thinks that would work for your late bloomers.😊

you can do a short term coffer damn, use a small flow though pipe, which you can then pour over that, then dis conect to get the water to come back to run over the slab. You will need to keep the slap wet anyhow so it will cure correctly! Sorry was married to a bridge engineer for 30 years!

If your bison was running wild they would have some babies born at this time of year so i would leave them as you are. I know a lot of ranchers pull their bulls so the calves are born only for a couple of months. Thing is they miss out on future livestock. If the cow does not calve they are shipped. I was on the understanding that bison were tough and could handle any temp. Am i wrong? I dont know. Do you have a place to raise a calve if the winter is to cold for them?

For your water flow use culvert pipes You will need 2 x 2feet dimeter pipes I use them here in New Zealand

You can make a concrete pad but laying down a tarp and making a form of 2 x 4s and reinforce it with regard, or call around to scrap yards to see if they have some steal grates cheap.weld them together if needed.

My grandpa used to do stone work for a living and for one of my family members he built a little drive through with massive boulders from the area for a creek on their land and then for their animals they pumped water into a personal water tower maybe that could be a possibility without taking away from the natural beauty hope you guys are well! ❤

Dusty from my limited experience, the rancher had to fence the animals out of the creek and leave opening for them access the water. He only used a two wire fence in the tight brush with the creek trees as post whenever possible. The fence was not straight by any imagination. Of course that was both sides. You could obviously put a fence out further from the creek but that does not protect the flora.

C'mon, Dusty. We need a name for that new bull. Did I miss the announcement?

Hey Dusty you haven't done really much of an update on Dunbar and how he's doing over at the other farm and how he is doing and the females over there with him

measure and get a premade slab that you can dig out enough of the bed so the slab lays even with the creek bank this way you won't have to divert or wait for the concrete to dry

Could you put a bridge from the high points on each side?

What about DUNBAR!!! WHAT ABOUT ELEANOR!!!

Hi Dusty, how many red dogs have you gotten so far this year?

Yes, Get with Daniel and he can brainstorm on that creek.

No Dunbar :(

You need a new gate opener, i don't think she's working out too good LO. L

What’s the new bull’s name? Did I miss that?

What a great surprise, two new red dogs before winter.

Where is eleanor and Dunbar.?

Don't mess with their inbred reproduction cycle...you could end up with a whole separate heard that breeds later. Diversion pipeline during slab with culvert building. Could be a good time to get a water wheel power generated pumping system that could fill a small bison drinking water trough to aid in water shed reclamation as well as heard health.

I like the name NACHO for the new bull. Later when he grows into a big competive bull, you can change his name to MACHO ! LOL

Why does Eleanor stay to herself???? And Bullet reminds me of Arrow from Harry Neilsen's The Point.

Bury a large tank with a couple drain pipes buried in sand etc to supply tank to pump water from

I don't know how far in advance you film/edit, but I've worried about all of you during THE STORM.

You could probably get a windmill cheap . I use them in California.

Would think your conservation Dept. would have some ideas. How important is this water to your southern neighbor? Low water bridge? MO has lots of those.

I don't know anything about Bison other than what you have taught me. But I like the idea of keeping them together year round like they are in the wild. We continue to keep Emily and family in our prayers for her surgery tomorrow and for her recovery. With love, prayers, and gentle hugs for y'all and your critters too, from Donna Gulyas in Florida. God bless y'all.... p.s. My husband came back home today from his hospitalization from Covid. Thank you God! 🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

😅The Bison's tongue,and the sounds they make .Lickity Lous😛🦬💜 Yippee Yay another little one! She's so cinnamony 💜🦬 Hey Princess Eleanor 😘🦬💜 Keep Bison Ranchin!🙏🦬💜

Thank you for the Oklahoma history lessons and reestablishing native grass and flowers.

I think by leaving the Bison together doesn't disrupt the herd! Which is less stress on all the animals. Its your farm...Do what makes you and the animal's happy...You're doing an amazing job...

Beautiful new Red Dog. Good luck fixing a crossover for the creek.

Think about this... 1. Have the water run over the slab. Pipes will just fill with branches and silt especially when there are heavy rains. That would just be one more hassle cleaning out the culverts. 2. Pour your slab (or multiple slabs) away from the creek. Place large medal loops on the end of the slab(s) tied in with the rebar when pouring them so that a heavy chain can attach to the slab(s). Use a backhoe or dozer to dredge out the creek where you want the slab(s) to go. Stretch the chain across the creek and then drag the cured slabs into position using a pretty heavy-duty tractor or dozer. If you have problems with the slab(s) in the future, you can drag them out or if they settle a lot, just pour new slab(s) the same way as the old one(s) and drag them over the top of the old one(s). Best thing to do would be to dredge out the creek down to the bedrock, then measure how thick OR how many slabs you'll need. That would avoid a settling problem.

Dusty, look for the video of how the impact of the release of wolves in Yellowstone. Huge impact on the park especially its water sheds.

Arent you gonna be covered in chiggers? Yall are doing an amazing job of stewardship!

Hello 👋 Dusty, I like Boone’s pad at the creek crossing. I think that’s a great idea

a semi bed would work great. We have that in 3 of our pastures. Don't pull your bulls. Name of 22 Bull 'Duece'

What about just rip rap stone, for the crossing? Bison can cross, vehicle can cross! My late husband & late Mother & her family would have eaten those Snappers!😂

How about a 16"berm with 8"overflows you determine the size weather over or under ground it's a simple solution, great video 👍