On Monday, April 11, Papa helped Colter, Colter's Dad, Granddad, and Uncle, move 135 cows from the west end of our ranch to the pasture nearest our house. They drove the cows about six to seven miles, gathering cattle as they rode across the ranch. All the cows are pregnant. They came across several new mother cows with their calves and left those behind for another day. I happened to look up the hill behind our house as they were almost "home." I took a series of photos as they moved down the fence to the gate. Once they neared the gate, there was a succession of "cuts." They cut one group of cows and then another, so they could get a good count, and also to pull a group of first time mother cows aside to put into a pasture by themselves. One of the first cows through the gate was Frosty, the first cow born on Winchester Ranch after we bought our first herd six years ago. Fascinating to watch! We love this life and are so grateful to have Colter managing the ranch.
