On big summer country, death loss shows up as an empty spot in the fall count. A hard count at turnout, steady…
Fire season in Montana runs on grass that cures brown by late June. A little work now — firebreaks, mowed defensible space,…
On big summer country, cattle graze the easy ground hard and leave the ridges standing. Salt and mineral placement, water, and a…
Bears and wolves follow their nose to easy meat. How you handle a dead cow on summer range in June sets up…
Summer range fence takes a beating from snow, elk, and runoff, and the weak spot you drive past in June is the…
June high water pulls apart the very fence you're counting on to hold pairs on summer grass. Ride it before you turn…
On big summer country, cattle camp on water and grind the bottoms to dirt while whole ridges go ungrazed. Salt placement, water…
Trailing cow-calf pairs to summer country in June is where mismothering and dust-borne pneumonia start. Move at the calf's pace, let pairs…
Cattle on summer range will hammer the water and the bottoms and leave the ridges untouched. Moving salt and mineral is the…
Prairie rattlers come off the dens and spread across summer range by mid-June. A bite on the muzzle rarely poisons a cow…
Spring runoff pulls out water gaps and drops wire while your cattle are already on grass. Mid-June is the window to walk…
On big summer country, cattle overuse the creek bottoms and swales while good grass on the ridges and back corners never gets…
Moving cow-calf pairs to summer pasture in June is where calves get separated, stressed, and sick. A little patience on the trail…
Winter snowload, elk, and spring runoff leave gaps in the summer fence that cattle find fast. A few days of riding wire…
Summer lightning kills more range cattle than most producers expect, and the losses come in bunches. Here's what raises the odds and…
On big summer country, cattle bunch in the bottoms and leave half the pasture standing. Salt placement, water, and a little riding…
Coyotes, wolves, and grizzlies all take calves on Montana summer range. A few management calls made in June do more to hold…
Cheatgrass is decent feed for a few weeks in June, then it heads out and the seed awns start working their way…
Turn pairs out on a big allotment and they'll pile into the creek bottoms and shade unless you set them up to…
How you handle pastures in the first few weeks after turnout decides how much grass you'll have in August. Grazing too hard,…
Bears and other predators follow easy food. A dead cow left in the corner of a pasture teaches them where the cattle…
Spring runoff and frost heave wreck more fence than cattle do. Ride it before turnout so you're not chasing pairs down the…
Prairie rattlesnakes get active as the ground warms, and a grazing cow or a curious colt usually takes the strike on the…
Cool-season grass on Montana range hits its hardest growth in June, and how you move cattle through it now sets up the…