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| Cynthia and Magic " RancHer" |
Branding and Turnout Time at the Nelson Ranch
Welcome Back to the Nelson Ranch Blog site. May and June Flew by after a long and wet Spring season. 614 Cow pairs were branded and turned out in a US forest permit for Summer grazing. Again lots of hard work involved in the last 2 months. The cows are gathered from the Spring pastures and the calves are given their second set of vaccinations to ensure healthy lives.
Why brand? They are branded so they can be identified throughout their life process. Nelson Ranch brand was originated by a neighbor and the earliest recorded registration by the Washington Dept. of Agriculture was on 1941 by Frank S. Nelson, Brian's Grandfather. It is a Sixshooter Pistol on the Right Hip facing the Head. The cow pairs are turned out to the Forest Summer Pasture until Sept. They have a important job, they graze all summer long to help manage the underbush in the forest to reduce and prevent wildfire issues.
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| Sixshooter Pistol Brand |
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| On the Right Hip |
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| Averie 6th Generation Cowgirl Supervising |
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| Nick vaccinating cows, Averie and Matt manning gate. |
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| Grandpa Brian, Averie and Cynthia taking a Break |
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| Averie and Brian "Kicking Back" |
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| "My Earring Tag" |
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| Getting ready to gather cow pairs |
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| Can I Ride? |
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| Nick and Jessie |
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| Katie riding Frank |
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| Next up!! |
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| All Done! |
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| Averie and Matt getting calves in chute |
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| Going to check for more |
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| Almost done for the day! |
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| Averie Helping Grandpa Brian to go sort calves |
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| Calves to brand at Teas Corral |
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| Wendy and Wylie pushing calves down the Lane |
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| John, Wendy and Nick:Awesome Branding Crew this day |
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| Billie pushing calves down chute |
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| John Billie,and Wylie Getting ready to gather more cow pairs |
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| Let's go to the corral! |
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| Awesome Cowboy! |
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| John, Billie, and Nick at Teas Corral |
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| Sorting calves from cows to brand |
After Branding the calves, cows are paired up with their calves and taken to the Forest to be turned out for summer grazing.
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| Camping Out for Turnout |
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| Campsite at Squaw camp Corral |
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| Unloading cow pairs in corral. |
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| Pairing up calves and cows before turning out in forest. |
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| Jessie taking a "Break" |
Gathering more cow pairs from the Spring pastures by home.
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| Putting more pairs in corral from trailers. |
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| Go Cowgirls! Katie and Averie |
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| Averie getting a Drink, Awesome chaps! |
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| Turnout horse crew. |
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| Away we go into the forest! |
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| At the old Maria's Creek Corral |
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| Almost there! |
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| Finally ready to go out! |
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Out into the forest, paradise at last!
Turning out cow pairs into the Forest permits helps manage the land in many ways. Ranchers maintain the fences and water sources not only to benefit the cattle but also the numerous wildlife species in the area.
Be sure to visit wsbc@wabeef.org to get many important facts about our beef industy today.
Cynthia Nelson "RancHer"
Nelson Ranch
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