I always enjoyed seeing that picture of both of you, sorry for losing him. He was fortunate to have you looking out for him. Enjoy the mount when it's finished.
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Sorry for your loss. The mount will bring back fond memories.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” ISAIAH 41:10
This kid is the replacement I bought when he first started going downhill. Both his knees were as big as basketballs and he was always way behind everyone else. Last one to feed and water, but until now, he always made it. He was in poor flesh this winter and reminded me of the C.M. Russell drawing of the humped up, starving cow surrounded by wolves.....
Neat pics the steer alive and the skull. I had no idea they could live that long. Good luck on the coyotes that will feast on him. Hope to see some coyote pics, that you kill off of him.
No surprise on the head weight, used to hold the head with a hook while Dad Skinned it, cut the meat and tongue off. Got old fast for a skinny teanager!
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
The longhorns are just pets. Ranch showpieces.... The boss likes to bring guests out and go hand feed them cake for photo ops. I have 2 other big gentle ones and one hooky bastid. Dump a pile of cake off to the side to keep the mean one busy while they pet the other ones. The two new guys aren't gentle enuff for nimrods to deal with, so I keep them busy tossing cookies to 'em while the gentle ones are getting pics done.....