Bronc Bustin Blog

Trip to California.

2011-05-16T09:17:00.000-07:00

This is the view from the plane of the Great Divide.

You don't want to forget your baggage in the Sacramento, CA airport.

This is a couple of shots of the drive up to the ranch and the town that I used to work at, with a couple of shots of Donner Pass.

If you've been to Inn N Out, you would know why I took this picture. Now I can sit and dream about this.

Pictures from brandings out in Adin.

2010-05-08T17:26:00.000-07:00

Left to right: Me, Warren, and Thad.

Raw hide

This is a picture after our branding, at the Cinder Pit.

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scriprure,

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

James 2:8

Clint

2010-05-08T17:16:00.000-07:00

I'd like for you to meet my new 4 year old horse, "Clint".

Clint is a 4 year old black QH gelding, about 15 hands, that has not been worked with until now.

I'll be working him with a hackamore, and I've already done some ground work with him. And I've put the hackamore on him and played around with him on the ground. He already turns his head real nice and soft.

Here is somebody you might remember. Wrangler is doing well, but is bored to death at times since there aren't any cows for him to move here. So he has had to go from moving cows to staring down the cat "Bonnie". Bonnie has since passed on during the winter.

Wilson is still around as well, it's just the girls don't think Wilson is very photogenic.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,

where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Colossians 3:1-2

Don't Fence Me In

2010-05-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been awhile since I've updated my blog. As most of you know I'm back in Michigan for now. I was hired on full time at the place I work, with benefits and all. I hope to keep this updated some more, so I hope you'll come back again soon.

This is the archway entrance dad and I worked on for Mama and Daddy's 27 anniversary. Don't it look nice?

Then a couple of weeks later, dad and I got to work putting in some barbed wire fence.

Here is my heart... My wire heart for stays in a stretch wire gate.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:

thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.

Psalms 30:11

Arch Way Entrance

2009-09-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

This is the last project Warren and I worked on together. As some of you know I'm leaving the ranch for a new job in Michigan. I still hope to keep updating this every now and then, so please stop by again.

God Bless.

Another Drive.... Cattle Drive that is.

2009-08-24T20:03:00.000-07:00

Starting out, before the sun came up.

These miserable girls keep coming back about 8 miles. They just don't get the hint that we want them to stay away from here.

My 2 buddies.
Wilson and Wrangler.

Norm in the distance.

White House Flat.

2009-08-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

White House Flat.
Someone got offended a while ago about the White part of it. So now the Forest Service calls it Ambrose Vally. But we still call it White House.

Wilson getting them up.

Now Wrangler is getting them up.

Pushing the cows to the middle of the flat to the meeting point, to push them further up the mountain.

Wrangler getting a hold. You should see him work. Wrangler likes to fight the cows when they're facing him and bellering, and Little Wilson likes to bight the heels.

At the meeting point getting ready for the big push.

The other morning when there was just a little bit of smoke in the air. Now there's a lot of fires close to us, and a ton of smoke in the air. I can't see 2 mile away sometimes.

"Who in Samhill?"

2009-07-29T20:17:00.000-07:00

"Who in samhill was it said how the cowboy's life was so grand and glorious?"

"I don't know, but I think it was the same feller who said something about beautiful snow."

"Well, whoever it was has never pulled bog and never rode in wet snow."

This kind of talk was going on between 'em. One was on his horse at one end of the rope and the other, the loop end in his hand, was knee deep in sucking slushy black mud trying to find the horns of a cow that had bogged down.

He wanted to put his loop end of the rope around them horns. the cow had been fighting in trying to get our after having her drink, and the suckin mud had got her deeper as she fought, till only about half of her body showed. The cow being on the "prod" as they usually are when bogged down that was had fought with the result that she got on her side, throwed her head until, in her struggling, she'd throwed it back and there she layed breathing hard, both her horns stuck deep in the mud.

There wasn't a part of her showed where a loop could be throwed so it would catch a hold. So there was nothing to do but for one of the cowboys to was in the mud, get her horns and place the loop around 'em. Then as her head was straightened and she struggled some more to get at the cowboy who was near her, the other cowboy on the bank pulled with his horse, and all together she was soon brought to solid ground, there to show her gratitude only by trying to hook the men and horse that had saved her life.

But that's the nature of the range critter and the cowboys didn't pay much attention to that, there'd been such doings all day long.

Written by "Will James" in one of his books, "Home Ranch".

If your looking for a good book to read get his book "Smoky the Cow Horse", but make sure you ask for one of his books with his drawings in it.

Sod Bustin.

2009-07-29T20:06:00.001-07:00

Just sitting in the swather all day I start making faces at my self for entertainment.... That's just sad.
Can you tell the differences between the first and the....

...Second cutting?

Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 13:21

Home Ranch Pictures.

2009-07-29T19:37:00.000-07:00

Home ranch security and Fats and Stupid.... oops... "Black Jack" in the back, and our ranches brand up top.
Wrangler was having so much fun, and the horses could not quite figure how that was so entertaining.

Leroy's profile.

There new album is now out with songs like "Don't Fence me in", and "Hooked on an 8 Second Ride", and your favorite "Mary had a little Lamb".

Wrangler with a thunder storm heading our way.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him,and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.

Psalm 28:7

Taylor S's Visit, Part 2.

2009-06-08T20:03:00.000-07:00

Some people don't know what a rock jack is.... Now you know.

Taylor came for a visit, and we put him to work with us building a fence up on the side of the mountain. Taylor only got to do that one day, but that whole thing is about a mile and a half long.

The first day I was up there we got to see and big Military C141 plain fly right by us on the side of the hill just 100 yards off. I don't know how to tell you about it, but I'll NEVER forget that.

We got all the wheel lines up and running.

Taylor got to help drag our fields while he was here. That's such a drag.

Mt. Shasta. in the morning.

Don't just look at the sunrise, look at ME. Number one oh my me my.

Taylor would take pictures sometimes without me knowing....

He did a good job sometimes...

But not on this one.

Our replacement heifers

Wide open spaces, I could do with out the fence tho.

Riding in to the West.

Taylor S's Visit, and Branding Pictures.

2009-06-08T19:39:00.000-07:00

Doing our ear mark.

Taylor and Drew, gittin it done.

Taylor and me...I...him...

The branding fire.

Taylor and Tom, just after they wrestled one of the biggest one in the group.

My horse Leroy, got to see what it was like to have a calf on the end of the rope for the first time. This picture was taken just after his hardest buck ever.

Got him.

Here are some more pictures of our branding, from a lady who is a little trigger happy. Enjoy.

http://buckaroocountry.smugmug.com/gallery/8010800_iSQNU#521340504_opTLi

http://buckaroocountry.smugmug.com/gallery/8003674_Vq7Xq#520851119_ev5WB

I'm still here..... somewhat.

2009-04-21T18:04:00.000-07:00

I hope people keep coming back to this blog. I've been really busy, and haven't had time to post anything. I have a lot of pictures to put on, and to add to that Taylor S, is down here at the moment.

Please come back soon. I need to get some more stuff up quick.

Braiding and Such.

2009-02-02T20:18:00.000-08:00

A little 1/8 inch string of Kangaroo 4 string round braid.

It's amazing how clean my chaps look in this picture.

This was done with the same leather my chaps were made out of.

My new belt made with Latago leather, done with the "Trick Braid"

You'll notice that both the ends is solid leather

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strenthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

Psalm 27:14

Cowboy Vegetarian Cookbook.

2009-01-27T16:42:00.000-08:00

It should come as no surprise that I can't cook. Furthermore, I'm not a very discriminating diner. Matter of fact, the fajitas in this piece actually sound good. When beef gets short a lot of cowboys are forced to do without. The cook must come up with meatless meals. The following recipes are from the Cowboy Vegetarian Cookbook.

TENNIS SHOE TONGUE.
Select an old one. The price is better, and it may have picked up some natural flavor depending on where it has been worn. Boiling is suggested, but it may also be fried to a crisp and served on a bed of marinated sweatshirt. Garnish with pickled shoestring.

SEED CORN CAP PIZZA
Carefully clean with a fish-scaling knife. Remove all metal buttons, rivets, and any plastic tabs. Flatten the cap by soaking in linseed oil, then placing it underneath a doormat that gets heavy use. Once pliable, cover it with lots of cheese and ketchup. Dry kibbles or dust motes may be sprinkled as a topping for variety.

FAN BELT FAJITAS.
The most succulent fan belts can be found on old farm equipment moldering in your bone yard. It should be sliced into bite-sized chunks. Tenderize before cooking by soaking in fingernail polish remover. Fry in lard along with half a hatful of three-quarter-inch, black plastic hose and shredded playing cards. Serve with beer and jalapenos. It tastes a lot like abalone.

RAWHIDE STEW
Ever wondered what to do with those old reins, quirts, or saddle tree bark? This recipe has been tried and tested from ancient Mongolians right up through Donner Pass. Place the strips of rawhide in a pot, and boil for as many weeks as the firewood holds out. What you add to the stew depends on what's available_i.e., pine cones, hoof trimmings, iron pyrite, or old hat brims. It's filling, but don't expect much more.

ROASTED KAK
Ever eat a saddle? Some parts are edible. Dig a hole big enough to bury a small mule. Burn elm, cottonwood, and old tires to get a bed of coals. Wrap the saddle in a plastic tarp (blue), place it on the coals, and cover with dirt. Cook for hours on end. dig up and serve with baked faucet washers. Feeds up to two truckloads of hungry cowboys.

That should give you an idea of what you can do when you run out of beef at the ranch. there are many other cowboy vegetarian recipes, like Latigo Jerky, Gunstock pate, and Smokin' Joe's Copenhagen Torte, but this should get you started.

Written by Baxter Black.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither , if we eat , are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.

1 Corinthians 8:8-9

How Great Thou Art.

2009-01-08T15:47:00.000-08:00

Warren sorting our cow calf pairs, with a storm starting to build up.

Fall colors.

Raking hay, early morning.

Mt. Shasta with an egg on top.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Proverbs 24:27

When I consider Thy heavens.

2008-12-29T20:14:00.000-08:00

The Heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork.

Psalms 19:1

How do you describe such beauty from God?

A close up shot

Fats came over and thought he could make the picture a little better.

Or so he thought.

When I consider Thy heavens the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained. What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou vistest him?

Psalms 8 : 3-4

Fall Round Up

2008-10-02T17:27:00.000-07:00

September 30, 2008

Here are the rest of my pictures of our Fall Round Up.

I was finally able to get the rest of my pictures up.

Enjoy.

Here is my horses ears and our cows crossing "Ash Creek".

Afternoon. It's starting to get hot.

The ranch pickup.

Morning in the dust

We started riding before the sun even started to show any sign of light.

We got done about a little after 6:00 PM that night.

We never stopped or slowed down for anything.

We had somewhere around 400 of our cows that day.

We still have a lot of sorting and moving things around here coming up.

I hope you all enjoyed the update.

Getting Started

2008-10-02T15:40:00.000-07:00

This is my very first and only blog I have ever done. Please come back as I plan to put up more picture of my life on the ranch and other things.

Pictures of the ranch in the past.

Feeding six ton of hay
Corrals in the snow.