Cattle Drive (Texas Country Reporter)
Third-generation cattle rancher Weldon Wilson must moves his herd of longhorns across 16 miles of land the old fashioned way. What did you think of this story? Please tell us in the comment section below and remember to sign up for our free newsletter.
December 9, 2023 @ 1:34 pm
This trail drive reminds me of the many trail drives we have ridden. Moving purebred herfords from winter range to summer range in the Sawtooth mountains in Southern Idaho, 30 – 40 miles. So many wonderful memories. So sad to see this type of lifestyle going away. Keep up the great work as long as you are able.
May 9, 2019 @ 10:05 am
Ireally enjoyed this, for cattle ranchers had it rough sometimes, but this is wonderful
April 5, 2019 @ 3:55 am
Very heart warming story of a very caring gentleman. One who clearly loves his life.
May 21, 2017 @ 7:41 pm
My past husband and his extended family went to a ranch in Wyoming for over 30 years to take part in a cattle drive and roundup, branding etc. he loved so that when he died last month his family took his ashes and buried them under a Cairn they built on that ranch. It’s still happening for a lot of his family. Fun fun fun for them all.
May 20, 2017 @ 11:42 am
What a marvelous story. What a lost art that is. Cattle with horns don’t make me too comfortable. When I was a kid on the farm a cow didn’t like that I was where I was and I rode on her head for a bit and this one didn’t have horns, just a nasty disposition. We called her Dynamite.. Wasn’t a lot of fun………….
May 7, 2017 @ 6:46 pm
This cattle drive reminds me of when I was a teacher, principal, and bus driver for a one room school house in the Sierra foothills in California. Each year a lady cowboy from the central valley would drive her herd of cattle to the high country for the summer. We went out to recess after the herd had passed by. One boy hit a baseball which clobbered a steer when started a stampede. The big kids helped the smaller kids to get inside the building. The cowboys herded the cattle to take them further up the hills.
A few years later National Geographic did a feature story about this lady rancher.
May 7, 2017 @ 5:46 pm
So enjoyed it thank you for sharing May god bless him many more
May 7, 2017 @ 3:37 pm
MR.WILSON HAS INDEED MAINTAINED “THE GREAT TEXAS TRADITION” AND GIVEN ME AND OTHERS A PEEK INTO HIS AWESOME HERITAGE. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
May 7, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
Beautiful! It is indeed becoming a lost art seeing the cattle gathered and being herded that distance to new pastures. I have my grandparents mailbox, too, just like the one he showed. They made them bigger and sturdy. Not so much today.
May 7, 2017 @ 12:56 pm
Hello to all who want to play cowboy , that is not the “MODERN” way , even cowboys like to get paid , and this way
just does not pay any more , a trucker can do the job in one hour .
But I feel for the old gentleman , that was his life and he has many fond memories attached to it .
So why not ???? 70 years ago , one could start a farm ( or ranch ) this way , now
young guys would go on social assistance .
I hope they are happy !!!!!
SK.
May 7, 2017 @ 12:39 pm
This was just awesome. The love this man has for not only his cattle but for the love and respect he has for his family. He does his family proud. God Bless Mr. Wilson and thanks to Net Hugs for sharing this with us. Cried my eyes out just watching this.