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Murray Farm & Ranch
Приєднався 27 січ 2020
Christ Centered, Family, Do It Yourself, Homesteading, Farm, Ranch, Registered Texas Longhorns, Animals, Chickens, Gardening, Canning, Land Management
2024 Colorado High Country Muzzleloader Deer Hunt
This video is clips and excerpts from my 2024 Colorado High Country Mule Deer Hunt. We drew a coveted muzzleloader tag in an amazing unit with plenty of high country. The bucks were a plenty but we had to battle high altitudes and weather conditions. This was a Do It Yourself, non guided, public land, fair chase hunt. The final result were filled tags and freezers. Please enjoy watching as me and a couple of the best buddies a guy could ask for chase mulie bucks!
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1 Simple Step to Immediately Improve Muzzleloader Accuracy
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This video is about an added step when preparing your muzzleloader that can result in improved accuracy and consistency. I am talking about measuring your powder charges so that there is less variance in what you are loading and shooting. By using a powder scale you get consistent powder charges which results in tighter groupings on the range. The goal is that by improving accuracy and consiste...
Spring Longhorn Calves and Green Grass
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This video highlights some of our recent longhorn calves. I walk through the pasture with our animals detailing who their dams are. We have several new flashy heifer calves. Their sire is Point Bling which is a Darol Dickenson bred bull from Ohio
The Easiest Life I've Ever Saved
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This video details the importance of checking on your farm animals daily. This steer found himself in a precarious position. The fix was simple but had he not been found he would have certainly died in another day or so. Samuel helped film his release. The steer is doing well and is back to eating green grass and hay in the hay ring.
A Breath of Fresh Air, Longhorns, and a Pasture Walk
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This Video takes place on an early Saturday morning before I leave the ranch for an ER shift. I give some updates on the ranch and we talk a little about the effort it takes to operate a small farm and ranch. It's basically beautiful scenery and my ramblings.
2024 Longhorn Cattle Update: Sunday Morning Stroll in the Pasture
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This video is a pasture walk with some of my longhorn cattle. I explain some of their genealogy. We see a few new babies. The walk takes place early on a beautiful Sunday Morning.
How and Why to Turn Bull Calves into Steers
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This video demonstrates how we steer our bull calves. I talk about why we choose to steer our bull calves headed to our beef program. We discuss how to keep the steers healthy when steering them. In the video we use the EZ Bander and a Havalon Pirana with a 70A blade. Who we are: a family of five trying to create our own piece of paradise in rural Oklahoma. Nathan practices as a physician assis...
2023 First Rifle Elk Hunt, DIY on Public Land in South Central Colorado
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This video is about a 1st rifle season elk hunt in south central Colorado. The hunt is DIY on public land. Myself and my 3 best friends embark on a backcountry adventure chasing pressured elk. The hunt takes place during the 2023 1st rifle season during mid October. The weather was beautiful. After a couple close encounters we finally found the elk in a secluded series of ridges. 4 guys, 4 bull...
Can you name as many fish as a 2 year old? #shorts
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Some families work on ABCs and some work on fish identification. You can see where Noah's head is at! Pretty impressive for a 2 year old!
Hunt Elk This Year and Every Year
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This video discusses how I, a nonresident in Oklahoma, find a way to get an elk tag every year. I've hunted elk almost every year since 2008. I utilize public land and have never hunted through a guide service. Find out some information about how hunting out west works and how to improve your experience over time.
Planting Bacon Seeds w/Murray Farm & Ranch
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This video introduces a new chapter at Murray Farm & Ranch, feeder pigs. It has been a goal to add pork to the farm for a couple years and it finally has happened. The video details the setup we have for our pigs. We discuss some of the must haves for raising backyard pork. Who we are: a family of five trying to create our own piece of paradise in rural Oklahoma. Nathan practices as a physician...
Early Season Garden Tour
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This video was shot in our garden in May. I show some progress we have made in the garden area. We talk some about what we have planted and some of the struggles with the garden this year.
Garden Shed Build Part 1
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This video highlights a new project on the farm. I am starting construction on a garden shed. The building is being built mostly from reclaimed materials. The building, once complete, will be used for multiple purposes like storing seeds, tools and will even contain a sink for washing vegetables. I detail in the video some construction basics and some things to think about before starting your ...
Cow Emergency: Uterine Prolapse w/ Murray Farm & Ranch
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This video demonstrates what a uterine prolapse is and steps to correct it. This cow had recently given birth on our ranch. She was moved to working pens and a veterinarian was contacted to treat her. She was given a caudal epidural and the prolapse was reduced. Steps were taken to ensure the prolapse would not reoccur.
DIY Chicken Feed: The What, How, and Why
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This video demonstrates one way to mix chicken feed at home. This is the mix we use on our laying hens to ensure they receive quality feed and produce excellent eggs. Our hens consist of several different breeds of chicken. Our flock consists of about 20 hens. The mix includes: 1:1:1 ratio of Black oil Sunflower Feed Oats Corn Chops 1:4 ratio roasted Soybeans flaxseed Who we are: We are a famil...
John Deere Model B Grain Drill: what you need to know about them
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John Deere Model B Grain Drill: what you need to know about them
How the Rancher Cooks his Steak w/ Murray Farm and Ranch
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How the Rancher Cooks his Steak w/ Murray Farm and Ranch
Early Morning Grocery Haul and a Fancy Breakfast
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Early Morning Grocery Haul and a Fancy Breakfast
The Who, What, When, and How of Raising Beef
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The Who, What, When, and How of Raising Beef
2022 Destin, Florida Vacation w/ Murray Farm and Ranch
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2022 Destin, Florida Vacation w/ Murray Farm and Ranch
New Baby Heifer Just Born w/ Murray Farm & Ranch
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New Baby Heifer Just Born w/ Murray Farm & Ranch
Baby Chicks 101: Everything You Need To Know Before Getting Chicks
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Baby Chicks 101: Everything You Need To Know Before Getting Chicks
Smashing Smallmouth Bass right here in Oklahoma!
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Smashing Smallmouth Bass right here in Oklahoma!
Feeding Cattle During the Winter w/ Murray Farm & Ranch
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Feeding Cattle During the Winter w/ Murray Farm & Ranch
They'll be in the Chinnery Brush!
Love the Sage!
Buzzards gotta eat too! Circle of Life Moffosa! 😅😅
Put some florescent paint on them cross hairs!
How did you do? Don't lie! Did you fill out your Tag?
Love the overalls! Old school! Keep your Gallup's up!😊
Like the Kid! Making memories Dad!
😊 A Peep Sight! I like it!
Outstanding brother!
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed the video!
So when you stitch...you start from the bottom or top? And i think you have to leave small space for it to pee
Correct. Stitch from the bottom to the top. The stitch material was very large. Almost the size of a shoe string. The vet left an opening at was about the size of four fingers width. He told me to leave the stitches in over the weekend and then remove. I think I removed them on day 3. She has since gone on to have another calf with no problems.
Great job harvesting a beautiful buck! You've got a great group of guys to hunt with, you're living the dream. Way to get up there and immerse yourselves in God's alpine beauty, nothing compared to it!
Thank you! I couldn’t ask for a better group of hunting partners. We’ve been doing these hunts together for almost 20 years now. I know I can always count on them. They are a group of tough dudes. There is nowhere one will not go to chase down a buck or a bull. The cool thing is to see how our skills have evolved. In the beginning, it was almost dumb luck when we’d fill a tag. The last three hunts we’ve been on together all tags have been filled! God is good and he has given us some prime real estate to enjoy!
I am planning to buy a Bone saw for Whitetail deer, is the Havalon Bone blade too big for opening the Rib cage, I am afraid I might pierce the organs.
This is adorable. Live your little guy. Looking up game Recipes
Thank you! He is mess. I now have two others that are equally as mischievous. I hope one my recipes works for you. This one you commented on is definitely one of my favorites!
Heck YEA brother!!!! I'm counting down to our deer hunt at the end of the month!!!🦌💀👍
Thank you for watching! Man it was an awesome hunt. I wish I could have gotten more video. The conditions up there were superb this year. Good luck on your hunt!
You boys are the best. You don’t run from adversity and you have always embraced the challenge. This world needs more men like the three of you.
Thank you! I’m truly blessed with a group of buddies that will rival any group in toughness and never quit attitude. I hope to be able to go on these adventures for many years to come!
Great vid!!! I have a quick question. Did you do anything behand to sight it in? I have a TC 50cal Bone Collector, that shot great with a scope but i cant seem to dial it in with this sight. Any tips would be appciated brother!## Subbed!!👍👍👍
Thank you for watching! Man I didn’t do anything outside of just trying to eyeball the rear adjustment to try and get as close to midline as possible. I also tried to position the rear sight so that when I am looking through the peep the outline of the peep is matching perfectly with the outline of the front sight. I think consistency with the sight comes from building in cues prior to taking the shot. Once I got my gun shooting basically in the middle of the target a few inches high at 50 yards, I started slowly moving back and micro adjusting the rear peep until I was consistently on target at 100. My cues that I check for prior to the shot include making sure my cheek is positioned correctly and in the same place on the stock, checking my cantering, making sure my peep outline is matching my front globe outline. I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. Continue to shoot, shoot, shoot. Repetitively setting up and getting into position and just learning the holdover and so forth will get you as consistent as you are going to get with open sites. To me it’s like shooting a BB gun as a kid. If you shoot enough it’ll start becoming second nature on holdover. I hope this helps! Good luck bud!
@@murrayfarmranch8447 You are the man, thanks for the reply. I will try some of your tips. 👍👍👍
I think that is my issue. I have the rear peep mounted to far back. I will move it forward and give it a go!!!
@jdsrcs8061 any luck with getting your sight setup dialed in? Once you get that dude shooting well at 100 yards I’d recommend doing a little shooting from angles. You probably aren’t going to be able to practice shooting upwards due to safety issues but shooting angled down is helpful and relates to conditions in the field. I have a barn with a peak height of about 30 feet. I get up there and practice making some shots at extreme angles.
@@murrayfarmranch8447 Thanks for checking in!!! Im finally getting a chance to head out this morning. I plan on staying out for a good while and take lots of shots. I will let you know!!!!👍👍👍
You can mixs chicken feed with different grains. Or buy store feed. But another thing everyone needs to tink about is . As fall comes and the days starts getting shorter the chickens will start slowing down laying eggs. And by winter they will stop lay. So feeding the protein in the winter is not going Manor. So here is the trick to help your chickens to lay eggs in the fall as the days gets shorter and in the winter. Tip one put a light up and go out and turn it on around 5 or 6 AM. Or you can put the light on a timer. Ether way turn the light off as soon as the sun is shining. And as it get dark in the evening then turn or set the timer to turn the light on and turn off at 8 PM. In the winter give your chickens warm water to drink or you can use a heated bucket that will keep the water warm. And throughout the winter mixs oe just add black fly larvae to your chicken feed because throughout the winter your chickens is not getting the bugs that they like and by adding black slide larvae to your chicken feed gives them what they want and they loved it and it will make your chickens happy and a Happy Chicken will give you eggs through the winter.
If you wanted to space your rows further apart is there a way to block off some of the gates? For instance, if I wanted rows 30” apart as opposed to 7-8”.
There is not a built in way to do it. The gates and disk spacing is not adjustable as far as my understanding of the machine goes. I suppose you could block the opening to the gate off from the inside. The disc is still going to be cutting but if the gate is blocked then no seed would be coming out.
Great video. Thanks
Thank you for watching! Good luck this fall. I’m headed out to Colorado in September for a muzzy deer hunt.
Keep him a bull and no sale. You have already sold too many beautiful heifers. ❤
He’s been favorite of the two that group of calves. He seems to have a favorable attitude. We have sold a lot over the last couple years but that’s a good thing! We love to see our ladies as the foundation of other herds
A beautiful farm
Thank you!
I bought a 209-50 Magnum Encore in 1999 and just never shot it. So I unboxed it a month ago, scoped it and loaded 84 grains (by weight) of 2F Triple 7 under that 340 grain Hornady ELD-X Bore Drive. 3 5 shot strings gave me 1738 FPS and .8” to 1.3” center to center groups at 104 yards. I measure all my charges for the Encore and Omega I hunted with before. My flintlock builds, I use a custom deer horn for 110 grains of 2F Swiss in my .54 and .62 caliber rifled flintlocks and round ball. Good luck on your hunts… I want to go back home to Wyoming next year for Mulies
Thank you for the info! I’m shooting 92 grains of the Blackhorn. It’s starting to get dialed in. I just need more range time. Should be ready to go by September!
@@murrayfarmranch8447 if you are igniting 92 grains on BH209 by weight, that is a “more than hefty” charge. I stopped with the BH209 because of cost and frankly “IMHO… price gouging”. I have been shooting muzzleloaders since I was 16 (64 now) and I still have my first TC Seneca in .36 caliber o bought when I was 16 (you could back then)… I used Goex for years. Now Swiss… but I do shoot Triple 7 2F and 3F in my percussion rifles, pistols and revolvers. I can get a follow up shot easily in my inline and side hammer rifles… so it works plenty good for me at $40 a pound (today’s cost) vs. $80 for a half pound.
@raytribble8075 it’s right close to 75 grains by weight which looks to be close to 92 grains by their volumetric tubes. Sorry I wasn’t talking apples to apples earlier. The price of Blackhorn has gotten outrageous. I may experiment with some other powders but it’ll be a while because I have enough Blackhorn to last several seasons.
@@murrayfarmranch8447 you are a fortunate man as I just received a Powder Valley update about BH209 back in stock for $88 for 8oz. Good hunting!
lol. When I hesrd Oklahoma I was like oooh hey my state haha haven’t made elk burgers since I was 10 and needed a good country person to give me the good cookins haha
Where you from bud? We live close to Marlow. You can’t beat a good elk burger. How did yours turn out?
Your living in Heaven
Amen to that! We’ve been blessed. Operating a place such as ours is a lot of work but when you love it it doesn’t feel like work so much!
If I could only watch one hunting advice video, this would be it. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to film this and for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thank you for such kind words! I hope that you have a tag in your pocket for this fall. I have drawn mule deer tags in Colorado and Utah both with muzzy. The deer will be doing different things during the hunts so it will be very interesting to see how it plays out. I’m training daily and feeling well! Good luck!
Man THANK YOU for uploading this. CPW just has to word stuff in the most confusing way.
Thank you for watching! Yes the regs can be super confusing. Things can change from year to year and they are always different from state to state. I hope you have a tag in your pocket for the fall. I have drawn two mule deer tags. One in Colorado and the other in Utah so I should be in for some excellent hunt this fall with my muzzleloader! Good luck!
@@murrayfarmranch8447 Yes! I drew a muzzleloader elk tag for 18. Looking forward to it! Good luck to you as well.
@@AustinIsOutdoors I hunted 18 a few years ago before the big burn went through there. It was some nice country but it was gnarly with downed timber. I think a lot of that is cleared out now. You should be in for a great hunt!
Seriously, I just want to know how it goes fitting them horns in a trailer?
They know exactly where the tips of their horns are. They’ll turn their heads and move with an uncanny instinct. I’ve seen them run through timber and never touch a branch!
@@murrayfarmranch8447 that's good to know, thanks for getting back to me on that
Any idea how well it would work in a scabbard? I do a lot of horseback hunting and I'm concerned it would get stuck in the scabbard
I do think there would be some risk putting it in and pulling it out. The sight is pretty sturdy and covered with the globe but the internals are pretty thin and I do think would break without a ton of pressure applied.
your pastures look good. i always say most people have mudlots and not pastures
I’m not American, I didn’t realise longhorns still existed, I had some vague idea they were just an “olden days” breed. They look amazing!! Those HORNS!!!! I know they are being very calm and placid in this video, but if I were a hungry coyote who saw a calf I wouldn’t like my chances if an adult was nearby, lol. Speaking of which, at about 27:00 when you showed us Rosie and her calf, it kind of looked like Rosie and the other cows were almost triangulating around the little group of calves. Do you think this was conscious? Are longhorns similar to other herd breeds in that the herd collectively watches out for everyone’s calves not just their own?
I 💕😘 love u know those baby's each one by name 🤭👄 I love ur voice. 😮😊❤ Ur 🔥
Just had my brother call me couple days ago asking if I wanted the drill my grandfather left on a piece of ground he inherited. I told him I did, not knowing what I would ever use it for. Didn't realize all the different seeds they were capable of putting in the ground until your video. I was a kid when I helped grandpa on the farm. When it came to the drill I was pretty much the kid at the truck there to fill the boxes with soy beans in a hurry when he started waving his arm. Ripping strings and dumping bags fast so he could get back in the dirt. Always thought it was only good for soy beans. Thanks for good information. You gave me a good reason to fix it back up, and put it back to work.
Thank you watching! Good luck getting it back in order and planting! I know that when I use a piece of equipment inherited from generations past it brings back a lot of memories and keeps those memories fresh on the mind. I bet your grandfather would be proud.
Mighty fine video!
Thank you for watching! Hopefully we’ll be back after it this fall.
Great work and explanation. I’ve watched a lot of these videos and the one thing you did that I really liked was putting a brick under the bottom of the hydrant for support. Very important and easy fix . Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching! I put in 6 of these a couple of years ago. So far all are working flawlessly.
Pretty calves
Thank you!
My chickens scratch out the sunflower seeds
Mine have a preference for the sunflower seeds also but I find that they will go back and eat the rest. I’m going to see if I can find something to replace the roasted soybeans. They eat them but I notice that mine have a preference for the sunflowers and oats. The soy beans are super high protein so it won’t be an easy exchange.
Wow that was so smart to use that knife!! It was so cute how your son said “can I see daddy” he’s always going to remember the things his daddy taught him!!!
Great video! Where you located at? I’m out here in Tulsa. My boys love watching your videos.
Thank you guys for watching! We are in located between Marlow and Elmore City in a small community known as Foster. Duncan is the closet large town to us.
Without an anaesthesia it is nearly Impossible to return the prolaps. In this case it is a very small uterus and not to difficult to return. I returned some of the double size. But i had people who helped me and i am a vet.
Forgive my ignorance, but how does this farm operate? Is this a cow calf operation?
We operate as a cow/calf operation for the most part. The majority of our heifers are sold to other farms as replacement heifers. Our specialty is producing flashy colored females. We love specked and brindle patterns. We have a farm to table beef operation. 90 percent of the bulls born on the ranch are filtered into the beef operation. We occasionally retain a bull to sell as a herd sire but they are few and far between.
Wow! You have some beautiful calves and cows. I especially like the calves at 4:05 and 5:30. Thank you for showing us some of your herd.
Thank you and thank you for watching! We’ve had two more beauties since I made this video! I’ll do an update soon!
I love it. Longhorns are so beautiful ❤️
Thank you for watching and I agree! They are awesome animals!
All the way!!
What brand is your chute? Great video !
We have a P&C Cattle Pen. I have a video detailing the chute in more detail if interested! Thank you for watching!
Does the seeder box agitator need to be lubricated? It looks like the gear box at the end of them has a cover that can be slide to the side for lubrication.
I noticed you said they also get organic table scraps. However it doesn't look like the feed is organic. Is that something that is important to you? Just wondering. I see so many vidoes or post like this but never ever yet have I heard any content creator talk about organic feed.
He said organic meaning material containing carbon, aka was alive. Not organic in the growing sense like gmo or whatever.
Your animals are fascinating. I just discovered your channel today, so you may have discussed this before, but, are they aware of the span of their own horns, and how do they avoid injuring each other?
Thank you for watching! They know exactly where their horns are. Watching them walk through timber or around our working pens and gates is evidence. They’ll tilt their heads just right so they don’t hit the tips. They’ll turn their heads to load in a trailer. It’s pretty amazing considering some of them had a 7ft span.
great video, thanks! At what age can you introduce this feed to chicks? is this feed good for broilers?
Thank you! I start by mixing it in with their starter between 4-6 months of age. The birds love it and my egg production has been awesome. I have not used this on broilers. Broilers on new pasture daily I would think could utilize this but I am not an expert in that area and don’t want to give you bad advice. For laying hens it has been great for us.
Awesome, thanks! There are alot of diy for laying hens, and none that I could find for broilers. The search continues!
@jennifermisquith5606 I think the main thing with broilers is they require a higher protein mix. You could use some of the ideas I have for my hen mix and tweak it so that the protein mixture is closer to 20-25%. Broilers on pasture in chicken tractors are eating all sorts of insects and so forth helping with the protein goals.
how old are your boys at the end there? and im curious About what age do you castrate them? Is that just done with an elastic ring/ band or do you open them up and remove the teste too? You mentioned that if you let them grow out as a bull calf then steer them later they grow a stronger frame and make a beefier steer, What sort of overall carcass gain is achievable doing it that way?? Im in New Zealand and generally most are steered very young so as not to 'check' their growth so im curious about your out come, i guess to factor in the cost to castrate older because here we have to call the vet out, Do you castate your own? interesting video, thank you for sharing.
We raise our beef to about 2 years of age. They will typically be very close to 1000lbs at butcher. On the rail they will weigh 500-600lbs and that will yield 350-400lbs of retail cuts. We castrate our own. I band them. Most often I do it either at weaning or shortly after. I have a video on my channel detailing how I do it.
We modified my grandpa's seeder to plant field corn, since we didn't have a true corn planter. After modifying it, we then called it our corn planter since we used it for planting only corn. I'll be buying one once I find property.
We use ours for so many different things. Every fall we use ours for wheat/rye over seeding. It does a good job on mixed seed also. We have been buying a regenerative mix that is sorghum, beans, okra and a couple other species. Lays it down nicely!
@@murrayfarmranch8447 That makes a true farmer. We had another seeder that the hopper rusted out and converted into a road grader. Best of luck with your farm and farming.
Howdy Murray farm
Howdy! Thank you for watching!