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By Andy Anderson
A few nights ago I was guiding a hunt. We were on a large property with improved roads. It was getting late, the sun was setting fast and temps were dropping with the sun. We were driving a Kawasaki Mule, specially outfitted for hunting. Smoothest ride, quiet and just all-around best UTV I have every driven. The guys at Freedom Power Sports set it up for a trial run to test it; this thing was outfitted well. Kind of. No GPS. You see, as we were headed out on the ranch, a nice sounder of hogs was spotted. We dismounted the UTV and gave chase. We were not successful returning to the UTV. It was good and dark now, hard to see anything past the reach of the headlamps. After a few minutes everything began to look the same. I made a few wrong turns and eventually came to the conclusion I didn’t know where I was. As much time as I’ve spent on this ranch during the day and night, there are still parts I’ve yet to explore. Well, I can check one area off that unexplored list.
I have an IPhone with maps as well as Google Earth. Between the two apps I was able to figure out where we were and make it back to familiar ground.
Devices and equipment are nice to have. Having a GPS unit in the UTV would have been nice to have as it works on satellite over cellular data, which is much more reliable. Something else I have come to appreciate about the UTV’s is the light footprint it leaves during travel. To read more pick up the March 2016 issue of NTFR.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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