September/ October is Roundup Time on the Nelson Ranch. 614 Cow Pairs are Rounded Up from the National Forest. It takes lots of Riding every day to find all the cow pairs.
This year our Ranch and Forest permits were blessed with avoiding the massive distruction that wildfires created all around the Okanogan County.
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| Stephanie, Nick, Brian getting ready for a day of Riding |
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| Overlooking the Canadian Border |
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| Where are the cows? |
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| Magic Looking for Cow Pairs |
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| Buddy overlooking the Buckhorn Mine Site |
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| Brian and Frank at the Border Site |
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| Brian Checking In with Radio |
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| Bullet and Frank taking a Break |
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| Brian at the "Official Tree Phone" |
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| Lovely Fall Colors! |
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| Found a Pair! |
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| Brian, Buddy and Garrett going down the Road |
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| Cow Camp Corral |
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| Found 8 Pairs this Day at Cow Camp |
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| Bringing in Pairs to Corral |
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| One Pair Found at the 1 mile Corral by the Haul Road |
Cow pairs are found daily and Taken to various Corrals. They are then taken to the home pastures by Trailers.
It usually takes 2 months to find most of them. The Last 50 pairs another month depending on the weather.
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| Nick and Stephanie gathering 3 Pair at Pontiac Ridge Area Usually all the Pairs our found by the End of November and then the calves are Weaned and Sold or taken Para Livestock Feetlot by December. Then the Long Winter Feeding Process Begins. Cynthia Nelson, Nelson Ranch |
