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Alex.Y. said:
That's one of the best Swell Center Folding Huntets I've ever seen! I wish GEC could make a Winchester 97 like that. Or a Remington... ;)
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Thanks. I love the 97's, which led me to seek out one of the big boys. Glad I did -- this one really has a substantial feel, and I love the burnt orange covers (not to mention the rifle shield ;)).
 
Alex.Y. said:
Ouch...

So neutering is basically cutting off balls? And just like that, with no antiseptics applied?
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No it's a lot more refined than that. We want the calf to survive and thrive! He is our product that we produce to sell. There are hundreds of ways of doing it. The wife there has learned a technique from my son that had learned it from some other guys when helping on a different ranch. Now when he'd learned this method understand he'd been a working cowboy for all his life and had already cut thousands and thousands of calves. But he felt this technique was better, so learned it and passed it on to us. Notice there is very slight bleeding and yes there is an antiseptic used and the knife and her hands are washed in between calves. The best way I can explain it is a small hole is made in the sack and then things are stripped out. The knife is used for the small hole and a final separation of the stripped out parts. Misty is standing by with the antiseptic spray for when my wife is done and ready for it.

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You and others might find this thread very interesting:

Helping the Neighbors: Traditionals in Use

Last week, my wife and I were invited to help a neighboring ranch (couple of ranches down from ours) brand. A branding is the processing of young calves usually 2-3 months old. This work in our area is done traditionally and traditionals were used. Saddle up, kick back and see how traditional...
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We have experimented with other methods including banding, (which we quit because we felt it was comparatively cruel and not as effective), and this is the best we have come across. The thread above is from the ranch where this method came from. These are the guys that my son learned this method from. We are just a little neighboring outfit. We helped them do more calves that day then we do all year! Done correctly those new steer calves get up and scamper off like its no big deal. Honestly they object more to the restraint than to any of the processing.
 
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Horsewright said:
No it's a lot more refined than that. We want the calf to survive and thrive! He is our product that we produce to sell. There are hundreds of ways of doing it. The wife there has learned a technique from my son that had learned it from some other guys when helping on a different ranch. Now when he'd learned this method understand he'd been a working cowboy for all his life and had already cut thousands and thousands of calves. But he felt this technique was better, so learned it and passed it on to us. Notice there is very slight bleeding and yes there is an antiseptic used and the knife and her hands are washed in between calves. The best way I can explain it is a small hole is made in the sack and then things are stripped out. The knife is used for the small hole and a final separation of the stripped out parts. Misty is standing by with the antiseptic spray for when my wife is done and ready for it.

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You and others might find this thread very interesting:

Helping the Neighbors: Traditionals in Use

Last week, my wife and I were invited to help a neighboring ranch (couple of ranches down from ours) brand. A branding is the processing of young calves usually 2-3 months old. This work in our area is done traditionally and traditionals were used. Saddle up, kick back and see how traditional...
www.bladeforums.com www.bladeforums.com

We have experimented with other methods including banding, (which we quit because we felt it was comparatively cruel and not as effective), and this is the best we have come across. The thread above is from the ranch where this method came from. These are the guys that my son learned this method from. We are just a little neighboring outfit. We helped them do more calves that day then we do all year! Done correctly those new steer calves get up and scamper off like its no big deal. Honestly they object more to the restraint than to any of the processing.
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Thank you for the explanation and for the other thread! I never thought that there still are real cowboys and cowgirls in our days.
 
Horsewright said:
No it's a lot more refined than that. We want the calf to survive and thrive! He is our product that we produce to sell. There are hundreds of ways of doing it. The wife there has learned a technique from my son that had learned it from some other guys when helping on a different ranch. Now when he'd learned this method understand he'd been a working cowboy for all his life and had already cut thousands and thousands of calves. But he felt this technique was better, so learned it and passed it on to us. Notice there is very slight bleeding and yes there is an antiseptic used and the knife and her hands are washed in between calves. The best way I can explain it is a small hole is made in the sack and then things are stripped out. The knife is used for the small hole and a final separation of the stripped out parts. Misty is standing by with the antiseptic spray for when my wife is done and ready for it.

e4EIx6A.jpg


You and others might find this thread very interesting:

Helping the Neighbors: Traditionals in Use

Last week, my wife and I were invited to help a neighboring ranch (couple of ranches down from ours) brand. A branding is the processing of young calves usually 2-3 months old. This work in our area is done traditionally and traditionals were used. Saddle up, kick back and see how traditional...
www.bladeforums.com www.bladeforums.com

We have experimented with other methods including banding, (which we quit because we felt it was comparatively cruel and not as effective), and this is the best we have come across. The thread above is from the ranch where this method came from. These are the guys that my son learned this method from. We are just a little neighboring outfit. We helped them do more calves that day then we do all year! Done correctly those new steer calves get up and scamper off like its no big deal. Honestly they object more to the restraint than to any of the processing.
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🤔 you'd better be nice to your wife (and faithful...)
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Corto_Malt said:
🤔 you'd better be nice to your wife (and faithful...)
🙄
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Ya think?
Alex.Y. said:
Thank you for the explanation and for the other thread! I never thought that there still are real cowboys and cowgirls in our days.
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Oh yes sir. Lots just most of the time ya can't see us from the road. Looking towards Hwy 58:

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And north towards our corrals:

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We are who produce that steak or in this instance a couple of burgers:

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Yeah that other thread is pretty darn cool, hope ya enjoy it.
 
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