Fencing My Life Away
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2017
- In this episode of Our Wyoming Life - With over 26 miles of barbed wire to maintain on the ranch, fencing can feel like a full time job itself.
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Join us on our journey as we leave a life in corporate america to come back to Wyoming and help on the family ranch.
Our Wyoming Life features our Wyoming ranch and our ranch family. Giving you a look into the workings of ranching from raising cattle to raising and harvesting crops. Erin will join you weekly out of the garden, showing you how she helps provide for our family through growing produce and selling at local farmers markets, and Mike will take you along as he tends to the animals and land of ranch, from calving to fencing to planting and harvesting hay.
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I could run fence for the rest of my life and be happy. Most peaceful work I’ve ever done. As long as I have a 4x4 gator!!!
The gator really helps thats for sure. Thanks - Mike
yep me too. I love building fences , ever since I started helping dad when I was 4 years old. 1960.
I just found your channel and you sure have taken me back into the past. I know exactly what you are talking about with the fencing and the antelope. I was raised in Carbon and Teton Countys. I am the 5th generation of Freighters who freighted from North Carolina to the Pacific Ocean. Now this was in the 50's through to 1985. We fed with teams, sleds and hay racks. We didn't have scooters, we had solid, well bred, foundation American Quarter horses. I helped feed, and after the cow was milked, eggs gathered and horses caught up, I rode fence and fixed it. We also helped friends and neighbors push cattle to the head of the Gros Ventre Range. Large herds of combined ranch cattle and together, into one large herd. There were also a few working dogs that helped us. We slept in tents on cots with sleeping bags and just let our horses go. Come morning the belled mare would come in bringing her horses into camp and the dogs would bring in the scraggler horses at day break. Dad liked to use border collies, then queensland Blue Heeler, then later on, he trained a couple of German Shepherds. It was good times back then. In the fall of 1968, the family moved to Wa State. Talk about shell shock! People didn't ranch there but they fad a few head of cattle but mainly, they raised horses there. So did we. We brought 6 head head of horses, 2 geldings and 3 mares. But that's another story.
I've shared that with you to lead up to a couple of questions. Why don't you use horses and where's your dogs? Do you have problems with bears, coyotes and wolves come calving time? Do you have a milk cow? Do you have a large indoor arena type building on your ranch that you could put your cows and calves in for a day or two, so the calves don't freeze in those wind blown, snowy blizzards? In southern WY, we always had big barns or steel arenas and when the calves started coming, we kept the cows close and had 2 big barns. But then back in the 50's and 60's, we always had log pole barns with dirt floors, detachable panels for stalls that we stacked in a corners to open the barn up come calving season. We also stayed up all night on horseback and the dogs. Once they were dried off and had a full belly they went back in another pasture. Hardly had any losses. Usually happened in the soltice. About that time of the year for bad storms. Didn't need big barns inWA State though. We didn't lose cattle. We had Herfors and n.hnhhhnh.bnnbnblilli blilililiiinhlimhnkimhkiknhmkn7k7k7o7k7o7o7k7k7k7ok7o7k7o
Looks like most of the old posts are either Junipers or Cedar trees. They will last forever. Our ranch had a Cedar patch and that is where all the original fence posts came from. It has been a long time but I still remember riding fence for days on end. No gator though just a very great saddle horse. He would just follow along when I would have a walk an area or fix a section.
Never wasted a staple. Always seemed to salvage them so I could spend hours in the shop straightening them in the winter. What a great way for a kid to grow up. Watching your videos brings back a flood of memories. Thank you so much.
Hey. Just saw this Video on reddit's Artisan Videos subreddit. If I didn't know any better I'd think this was something originally broadcasted on PBS! It's very well edited, evenly presented, and adds some character to the profession. Thanks for posting this and keep it up!
Hey there, and welcome. Thanks for checking us out. Reddit has been really good for us, in fact our first video got its start on r/videos and garnered us about 25000 views. Feel free to check out some older videos as well. - Mike
I know I'm kind of randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to stream newly released series online?
@Dalton Marcellus flixportal :P
@Maddux Donald thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I appreciate it !!
@Dalton Marcellus happy to help :)
Barbwire fencing is a True Way of Life for all the Life Long Cattle Ranchers, the Real Cowboys and their Families. THROUGH BLOOD , SWEAT AND TEARS, A TRADE Handed Down from Generation to Generation . . . . . . All Livestock OPERATERs Should Watch this Video and Learn and Understand , How Important it is to upkeep their Fence Line . . . . . GREAT VIDEO ! ! ! !
Very important. Thanks for watching - Mike
I am LOVING the inside view of life on a Wyoming ranch! Thanks mike.
Thank you very much for watching :) - Mike
I never thought fence repair was so interesting. Thank you!
Fixed many miles of fence in my day. It is a rewarding part of maintaining your ranch. Great job!!
I just found your sight by accident this weekend and I'm hooked. J was raised on a 100 acre farm where we raised cattle. We were Tennant farmers then the owner sold out to the local utility company to expand their f azad facilities. My parents bought their own 25 acre farmette and that was home until 2001 when they both died. I was the only one of us 4 kids who wanted to keep the farm. So now I watch other farmers/ranchers and their farm lives and dream of how much I loved being a farm girl. Praying for you and your young family to continue successfully to live your dream and keep your ranch for generations to come. I do not care for big conglomerate farms. They are not good for our country.
Excited to get to know you your family & your ranch.
Thank you very much, glad you found us! - Mike
Hi Mike & Erin, just like you I was born & raised in Houston Texas, with no knowledge of homesteading, I just hunted on my grandfathers 719 acres, m mother told me how she was born & raised on it, so now I'm learning a lot from both you & Erin"s experience, all of what you guys share educates me for my family's place, which by the way, is now mine, so here in Huntsville Texas, still learning, keep feeding us & thanks
Made me weap about the dying ranch. It's so true. I also hope our little farm will feed the next generation. It's the best life ever!
I couldn't agree more. Thanks -Mike
What a great way to live. We are doing it but only six acres in NorCal. Thank you for the tips, we will be using them. God Bless America.
Mike, I enjoyed this episode. I took a cross country road trip from Virginia to Utah and I believe Wyoming was my favorite state, with its beautiful wide open expanses I hope to visit again some day. Keep on fencing!
Learned to drive in a 57 chev pickup building fence with my Daddy. Was about 11yrs old the first time i drove. Bring back a lot of great memory's.
Ditto! 79 Chevy! My dad let me crawl it along just so he didn't have to go back and forth. Hed hop on the tailgate between spots
Why does Wyoming not have trees? I noticed that when i passed through. My Wyoming story was I drove from TN through TX, OK, NV to a Convention in Reno. On the way back I came through WY, and stayed the night there. It was great and I fell in love with WY. Called in and took leave for I could stay longer. Now found this channel yesterday and I am hooked. I have been watching videos since 4: 00 am this morning. It is a raining day and this is better than watching a movie. And light years better than watching TV. Thanks for what you do.
Hello. Glad you found us and thanks for watching. Your question is a good one and there are many theories. I can tell you for a tree to grow here you need water. Many trees that are growing were very much babied or were in the right place at the right time. Drought. Is a major factor as in this area we have around 15 inches of annual rainfall. Dry seasons tend to fun from Mid summer though winter. Wind can be a factor also as young trees get broken. I hope that helps answer your question :). Thanks. -Mike
@@OurWyomingLife Depends on what part of Wyo... the Mountains, Bighorns or Wind River Range... have lots of trees... the plains and the deserts not as much...Generally the rivers, aka water and W and Central will have more trees as Wyo is sort of an in between area with Mnts and deserts/plains areas... and the ever present wind...which is a lot worse in Central/Southern part of Wyo than Western parts... love this channel!!
Most of Wyoming has nutrient poor soils that percolate water away quickly.
Add low precipitation, high evapotranspiration, high ultraviolet and perpetual 20mph + winds and trees mostly grow in sheltered river valleys
The end of this video made me think about my families farm. My grandparents are in their final few years of their lives and nobody in my family is taking over the farm. It has been the one place in life i enjoy being at, even though we havent had cattle for 11 years now, mainly because nobody wants to fix the fence. we only have 200 acres so its not as much as you guys have to do but its still a lot. i still enjoy making hay and working with the tractors. Im only 18 years old and wish to own a ranch or farm of my own when im older but for now will be going to school to become an agricultural mechanic. Love your videos! keep up the great work, youve helped me understand a ton more about farming than i used to know.
Love your stuff. Good voice, vocab & lots of heart. Keep it up. Please
Very excellent video about day to day jobs on a cattle ranch , I also had a cow calf operation with many miles of fence. We started to change our fences as needed to at that time it was called Ausey wire which was a 14.5 gauge high tinsel wire, they had build in racket tighter so fixing was easier. And you are right the family farm is going away to fast.
Thank you very much, the racket sounds nice. I'm going to have to check that out. Thanks for watching! -Mike
This brings back a lot of great memories. Built fence throughout all of my 20s. I can't tell you how many t posts I've pounded, but I've get plenty of scars from the devils rope. Got to see the most beautiful parts of Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada. I almost miss that job
Its a nice way to spend time, I dont mind it too much - Mike
just stumbled on to you while looking at fencing videos. Allways wanting to learn new tricks. Only have 120 acres in 2 parcels but work. Liked and will be watching you more. Thanks
Fantastic!!!
I have a 1,000 acres ranch and I raise black angus cattle also doing ranch work it’s absolutely tough because rain or shine you still have to be outside working. Sometimes our neighbors bulls jump the fences when they are in heat, destroys the fence. I love watching your videos and your one hell of a hard working rancher keep it up bud! Good job!
Thank you very much, we have issues with neighbors bulls as well. Always fun. Thanks for watching - Mike
My parents grew up on a ranch in Sinaloa, Mexico and they left the ranching lifestyle behind. After earning my degree in natural resources, I wish to return this kind of career and lifestyle to my family. My extended family still has a dairy cows in Mexico (mainly Brahman "Bos Indicus" cattle) and your channel encourages me even more to follow this lifestyle. Thank you for what you do keep up the good work!!
hi mike been watching your vids for a while ,,, i enjoy watching i have also learnt that you job as a rancher is not a job it is a way of life,, keep it up ,, from a welsh shepherd working in scotland
Thanks for watching! -Mike
Love this guys voice!
Thank you Julie and thanks for watching -Mike
Thumbs up from the Dooleys of Michigan Enjoyed The Video
Wow you have beautiful land.
Thank you very much and thanks for hanging out with us - Mike
Mike you have a great radio voice
We only came to the ranch a few years ago, before that Erin and I worked in radio for almost 20 years. Thanks for watching ! - Mike
Reminds me a little bit of " And this is the rest of the story" by paul Harvey
appreciate how you script and edit your video
I would find an episode about the oil wells on your property very interesting. The history of them, how they work, what you earn with them etc.
Damn, how lucky one must be to inherit a ranch sooo vast 😲 love your videos Mike, keep it up!
We are very lucky thank you - Mike
Mike you do a good job with these videos!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
Great video and commentary. Just about as perfect or best that I"ve witnessed here on You tube to date and I see quite a lot of informational videos whether it be about something like this, that I'm going to be adventuring into very soon with our new ranch to rebuilding an old car of mine. Great video and now I'm subscribed to your page.
Thank you very much
Man, love that ol’ fire truck...she is an absolute beauty
an excellent movie. Fencing has always my favourite job on the farm,
Your farm will need a huge re-fencing replacement soon .
On our lease land we have to have are bottom wire 18" off the ground for the Antelope. I use a come along to stretch my fences and then I just tie the wire. We had a calf out in a neighbors potato field today and the farmer had chased the calf and got him hot so I showed my boys how it is easier to cut and fix a 4 wire fence in the corner where the calf is than to walk him away from the herd by himself. Cut the fence and he walked to mom.
oh yea been there done that. I've cut a lot of fence to get cows back in. Don't calves squeak out your 18" at the bottom?-Mike
On the high bottom wire the calves go for the summer and they are bigger then not like at calving but the government says we have to keep it up so we do. We will see this year being so dry if the calves bother it, never had problems but us cattlemen should never say never lol
I hear that. Thanks for explaining. -Mike
Our calving pastures used to house sheep before my family had the ranch so the bottom half of the fence line is sheep fencing which is great for calving cuz sheep fencing has the regular wires running sideways plus wiring running up and down creating small wire squares. On rare occasion, you might get a calf stuck in the fence with their foot in a square, but there was absolutely no way our calves could go through the fence itself. Also helped to keep coyotes out. Our heffer calve pasture was not so lucky. We had to 6 wire fence that fence.
Just wanted to say that I enjoy this channel a lot. You are an inspiration, hard working people with great attitude. Thank you for making these videos, they are a pleasure to watch when I come from work or when I'm about to doze off :) Coming from a central Europe countryside with plenty of hills & forests I'm quite sure I'd miss it but damn.. there's something to that open scenery that attracts me. Quite sure it will be hard for the kids once they'll be teenagers, no other folk around just their parents. That's gonna be tough, good luck :)
Thanks for watching! The open scenery really is something, you can sometimes see for miles. The kids do go to school in the closest town of about 30,000 people so its not to bad. Plus kids get there drivers licenses here at about 16 so the hard time might be trying to keep them on the ranch. Thanks again. -Mike
For some reason I imagined it being worse. That's a big enough town for sure. Haha, there is certainly a lot of vehicles to drive away in, although it might not be exactly flashy to sneak out for a date in the gator.. no, that would actually be a cool story!
hahah, Erin and I have talked about having to put lights on motion detectors just to keep them in, or the boys out!
by the way, Erin loves your user name!
I live in ranching country here in New Mexico, so watching some of these videos helps me too better understand what some of these people are doing everyday, and maybe actually gives me a little bit to engage the ranchers about at churches around here.
I find your videos very entertaining but I really like your soothing voice. Puts me to 😴 sleep.
Amen Brother!
Thanks! And thanks for watching too - Mike
We had a nice little ranch here in town and last year it got sold. They're making it into a housing addition. It kinda sucks not seeing that big field full of cows anymore.
I hear ya, town is moving out here too. Lots of ranches are now subdivisions with nice little 5 acre plots. Its rough thats for sure. Thanks for watching. -Mike
Great production. Subbed immediately. You try to sound like "Poor me" but your love and passion are hard to hide. First time I've ever herd of the wire tighteners. I think they are just what I'm looking for. Our little spread is old and in need of some repairs. These just might do the trick. Thank you. Oh, and I agree with PlasmaWisp, PBS quality. Just one more small criticism, looks like Blue Tote could use a run through the dishwasher. LOL
Maybe I'm crazy but i would love to go from project to project on the range. You do a great job explaining the lifestyle.
Mike, when fixing/installing barbed fencing, a long sleeved chambray shirt and gloves kept me from various cuts on my farm. Be careful.
Thats a good idea, thanks - Mike
I love your videos
Thank you Faith - Mike
never ending project
Exactly! -Mike
here in North Carolina we have Locust wood post in the dirt over 100 years
That is so cool. Thanks for sharing - Mike
We enjoy your Chanel.
Take a pair of vice scrips to do the fence clips
I always see those miles of fiencing here in texas while I drive on the freeways. I always wondered how those were maintained. Thanks for the info
Okay Mike, Im sorry I even mentioned or thought you might get a little R and R after haying. Silly me!! Have a great week!
Haha. Its always something! -Mike
LOT'S OF EXPERIENCE FIXING AND BUILDING FENCE WHEN I GREW UP. I STILL WORK ON FENCE SINCE I MOVED TO TEXAS; . IT'S THERAPY.
I LEARNED THE HARD WAY AND DIDNT TAKE ENOUGH WATER, DOOM, HAD HEAT STROKE; DIDNT REPEAT THAT MISTAKE.
We cut alot of cedar posts here in the Ozarks which go west maybe some landed out there.....
Hi love your video love your property its beautiful country. I have a suggestion for you guys that may be of use with your Antelope wreaking your fences I realise you have a large property but I have you thought of building in shoots under barb fences were the Antelopes can freely pass I know there may be a problem for calfs there but I recon it warrants investigation and with ingenuity it could be a goer those Antelope wouldn't must room to slip under what you think ,kind regards
This is a GREAT VIDEO; 99 percent of America wouldn't have a clue. Thank you
that view behind you at 8:10. Wow!
The views out here are amazing, I agree. Thanks - Mike
Well I’m back for another look... keep on fencing my friend. Btw. I can get romanticized thinking about those old fences sitting in them pastors, day in and day out... most folks never even notice that them post are really just branch’s. Keep on Ranchin!
The fact that they go underneath the fence blow me away lol
We started updating our fencing on the farm in SD with electric. Much easier to maintain but a bit costly upfront. We dont have anywhere near the fencline you do tho.
We had to electric fence the bull pastor after the older one taught all of em how to tare fence up. Yea it's expensive and kind of time consuming putting it together.
You should be able to twist the t post clips using the fencing plyers. They have teeth that come together to do the job. You should also be pinching the end of the clip together on both sides or it can slip and fly right off when an animal hits that wire. Just fyi
I made concrete fence posts 4"x4"x7' that holds 3 strands of hot wire (white tape, very scenic ). They're planted 3' deep, been in the ground for 25 years now and they look like I put them in yesterday. I have steel forms that make 20 post per pour. At the time, I could make them for less then the cost of a tee post. I also made 8"x8"x15' concrete gate posts too that are planted 5' deep. Lol, very heavy duty 🤠
I should say correction; 4"x4"x71/2' to allow for a 4' high wire when planted 3' deep. They really go/look good around the farm yard. It mimics a white rail fence. As far as running great distances, I wouldn't recommend it, their too heavy @ 110# each!
Oh wow, great idea. I would love to see a picture if you could send us one. Thanks for watching Rich - Mike
Our Wyoming Life. Hi Mike; I need help to sent a pic to this thread. Do you have any suggestions?
Rich Peterson
That’s a good idea,
How much rebar did you use??
I know the feeling Mike. We have 22 miles of fence.
Yup. It's one of those things you should never figure out haha. Thanks for watching -Mike
I have a technique, I fly the drone by the fence, then check the video and look for anomalies then I can drive specifically where the fence needs to be maintained
Nice, sounds like some fun too. Thanks for watching - Mike
Our Wyoming Life Thanks for the vids, I'm an agronomy student but I also have my ranch but cattle is second to agriculture
Got to get some of those wire thing a ma bobs.
At least that barb wire isn't the new green wire. It's just like razor blades!! I've gone through a couple pairs of leather gloves. Great vids as well.
Yeah, i've never messed with the green stuff. Thanks - Mike
Our Wyoming Life it's deadly my friend had all the skin ripped off his hand cause of it snapping.
From experience, I'd highly refrain from using a wire tightner. Simply twisting the wire like that causes weak points. The stretcher is the way to go. It pulls both wires closer so you can loop them.
I work on a ranch we have about 30,000 Acres that I have to fence pretty much by myself and it's in the Rough Country between Gillette and Sheridan only I don't get a ride in a mule I have to walk so basically turns a one mile fence line into 3 miles
Oh wow, yea that doesnt sound like much fun at all. Glad you got it done though. Thanks Harold! - Mike
Real happy for you. What a great place. Do you buy hay or do you put up your own. A lot of poor quality hay here in Oklahoma. There’s good hay but people bale anything nowadays,,
I’m going to work on my grandmas farm when I’m older
Very cool, good luck to you! :) - Mike
Fixing fences without gloves - brave!
I like to have finger dexterity when doing stuff like fencing, especially when dealing with staples and such. If I were rolling out longer runs or something I would probably get some leather gloves on. Thanks for watching - Mike
Have you thought about welding fence staples together so they don’t come off?
Will you consider making a video on pastors, why you move cattle around, and stuff like that?
I believe we will have that one on the way Thanks Jacob - Mike
Pastures😂😂. Basically cows are like lawn mowers, if left in one pasture long enough (which would have to have brand new, insane fences to keep them in😂) they will turn a pasture into dirt. Cattle can survive on dirt and even pulling up grass by it roots if they have too, 😔 as proven in the 2008 drought. But the point is you have to move them from one pasture to another or free range them if you are lucky enough to be close to government land (huge acres). In order to give the grass a chance to come back.
Antelope goes under, deer and elk go over. Bulls go thru. Fencing is always a job. Floods down the creeks wipes out the rain gaps causing more fencing jobs. Riding fence is a common job.
Yes it is. Thanks Frank - Mike
Your property is so amazing and beautiful, have you considered raising a different grazing animal that your hay can sustain.
This is cattle country, thanks John - Mike
Just like farming family farms go by the way side and and bigger farmers buy it up luckily I'm 4th generation of the family farm my mom was born and raised here and her mom and her dad was the start of it
That is awesome! - Mike
Was that an oil derrick at 4:03? How many of those do you have? You should talk about those in on of your videos, who owns it where it goes, etc.
Awesome idea, yes there are 4 of them on the ranch and they have been here since the 80's. They dont make alot of oil and they only run a few hours per day. Thanks! -Mike
Hi Mike. Do you get paid to have those on your property? In the last few years here in Central Illinois, many farmers have made some money by allowing wind turbines or cell phone towers to be leased on their places.
You mentioned putting the cattle out to summer pasture. Do you utilize pasture rotation to maximize grass output? I’ve heard good things about it.
Damn Mike you mentioned the F word 45 miles of fence on this ranch half the wire should be cut into lengths and put into museums. A lot of posts are crooked like a dog leg and you cannot drive a staple into it to save your life........millions of years for wood to become petrified?????? ya right
haha, I hear ya Thanks Matt - Mike
WY is a big wild state some parts no trees and some with it really depends what part you live in. What area is the Ranch in ? I lived in the Gillette area for a few years close to the Big Horn.
you should try listening to audiobooks while fencing. it'll give you something to do
I think I was seven when I was given a post hole digger as a joke good stuff Bud!
oh nice!! hope it got some use lol Thanks - Mike
Our Wyoming Life Oh it did when I tell the kids about going out with a bailer bailing then coming back with a rack stacking it by myself then having to come back next day and put it all up by hand in a long barn they think I’m crazy!
Haha fencing your life away??? I know the feeling... 40 yrs in Florida doing commercial chain link for the most part, with a bunch of agricultural applications mixed in with it. Enjoy it my friend.... I wouldn't want to do anything else.
Btw! New sub here
Wow, i have done some chainlink, not sure its my favorite to do :) Thanks and we are glad you found us - Mike
Mike would a fincer help keep the Antelope brake them
I bought a 60 acres of land and read that there is going to be a food crisis in the future. The average of a baby boomer farmer is 63 years old and ready to retire. The problem is, they are trying to sell a multi-million dollar farm to people to make $20, 000 to $ 100,00 a year income depending on the size of the farm. Who's going to do that when you could make that in the city with no debt.I think smaller farms are the wave of the future which people could afford a farm. What's your opinion? I am curious, Great videos by the way
I agree with you, smaller hobby farms are probably going to be the future of farming. The problem being they will be competing with large corporate farms. Thats why we are strong supporter of buying local and direct from the producer. Thanks for watching - Mike
You do something totally different to weigh us Australians do fencing we use a tool called wire strainers you may have heard of them you just gotta make sure both ends estranged and then if you got a break in the middle you destroy it together and just tired wire in the middle the way you do fencing is very interesting I do like the way you do it looks easier
That sounds interesting, I'm going to see if I can find a video of that. Thanks a bunch Jayden! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life if you can't find a video Mike I could make a video for you how to use wire strainers if you would like.
+Our Wyoming Life I think its really sad that all the Ranches And Farms for that matter are turning Corperate. Its driving down costs for the consumers but in turn its killing the west's heritage and the centrals corn fields. I remeber when I was a kid and my grandparents died. I wish every day I could have taken over the farm. I think about it all the time. I live in town now! I hate it here. My grandparents made a damn good living farming 202 Acres today you would starve to death with that kinda land! Its sad and I think that our goverment and the corperations are ruining or heritage! I could go on forever but you have no idea how lucky you are! I think you know that! As a farm boy who moved to the city I sure miss being on the farm!
Thank you very much, we are extremely lucky and I think thats one of the main reasons we choose to share so much. Being this lucky and not sharing is very selfish. Thanks for watching - Mike
Hello friend what kind of wood species are the post? here in the east locust last the longest in the ground
Based on the wood available in the area (the black hills and big horn mountians) I would say more than likely most of them are pine or cedar. Thanks for watching - Mike
Lincoln in 45 years; D... it old man, why did you put so much old barbed wire in?
Mike my wife Adel and my daughter Kimberly told me about you , and they are right , you're a very interesting Man and very Smart ! Love your Wyoming Life !
Thanks Thomas, looks like my family deal has become your family deal as well. That is awesome. Thanks for watching! -Mike
Your kids sounded like they'll be after you and your wife fencing and doing whatever there's needed and chances are they keep this Ranch as is, or bigger for peaceful generations to come. You, with all the respects I have for you,just do your very best and big chances are, they won't disappoint!
I really enjoy your videos. Very well done. Something that may help with the pronghorn is using a smooth bottom wire about 18 inches off the ground. I work in range management with the USFS and that is the protocol we use to keep our fences wildlife friendly. Anyhow you do a great job thanks for all your videos!
wildlife.org/wsb-which-wildlife-friendly-fences-work-for-pronghorn/
Have you consider converting to a living fence?
What a sisyphean task. It would make me go crazy having to stress about those fences all the time. I feel like there has to be a better, more permanent way to do it! Isnt there?
You're right, it never can be completed but you cant let it drive you crazy. The big worry of course is fences that border roads and highways. That would be a mess if a cows or 50 got through, it has happened and that makes for a rough day. As for a more permanent solution? Not sure there is one that isnt cost prohibitive. A moat? Chain link fence? Any solution would still mean maintenance. I think its just one of those things that has to be done. Thanks! - Mike
It's like painting the Golden Gate bridge. Or doing dishes. Take your pick :)
That reminds me, I have to do the dishes! -Mike
It's like feeding children! Someone is always hungry and thirsty at our house!! And then come the dishes! -Erin
If you own cattle you got to love it
I know the feeling here in Australia kangaroos and wombats are hard on our fences .
I bet they are, is there anything you can do about them? - Mike
So, out of curiosity....why bother with the bottom strand? Coyotes can go under/thru, and the antelope keep tearing it up. At $1.50 per linear foot, what benefit do you get from having that bottom strand. (I bought 35 outside of Cheyenne I need to fence and am genuinely curious)
Hey Mike interesting video, I wanted to reach out to you and get some advice about moving to Wyoming I wanted to do so for a while now but I’m trying to get a roadmap together in order to make a smooth transition over there. What are some common good paying jobs that a young man like myself could get involved in and what other things should I know before moving there. Thanks for your help!
Really depends on what part of the state you are planning to move to, there are plenty of of jobs in the energy sector. Thanks - Mike
Somebody mentioned that deer only go over a fence and that is false. I have the same trails going under the fence and have seen deer crawling under the bottom wire. Deer are our number one culprit of fence wire breaking here. Although, I have had all the wires cut and pulled back when poachers have made their way through. Ranching hopefully will prevail in the future and hopefully more like yourself will continue to educate the public on the importance of us.
Thank you very much. I've never seen a deer go under that would be interesting to see. I try not to put them in a box. I've seen antelope jump fence too and people have said I'm crazy lol. :) -Mike
I've seen a white tail jump the fence and her fawn crawl under. I think the 2 biggest fence enemy's here in Northwestern Washington are the roosevelt elk and poachers. A herd of tired / scared elk will wipe out a section of any kind of fencing . Poachers cut fencing, cut locks on gates, and will even take the whole gate off at the hinges. We'll forgive the wildlife, but disrespectful asses is a whole other type of hunting season here.
Any idea what tree those fence posts came from?
Good question. Those old posts probably came from the black hills of south dakota or nearby, there are also a few forests to the north of us. thank you - Mike