A Rancher's View

Snow and sleet keeps many Texans under the blankets on Sunday morning

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:12:53 PST

A chilly Sunday morning brought a lite snow and sleet to the Texas keeping many Texans under the warmth of the blankets. Wasn't the case for me. I had an exceptionally busy Sunday of cattle ranching and sleeping in wasn’t an option. This years winter feeding is coming to the end but I still a have a few weeks left. I am extremely happy about this since I have been feeding so long due to last

GRITS- Girls Raised In The South

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:12:36 PST

Have you ever had one of those nights when you’re just browsing around YouTube killing time and come across a video that you had completely forgot about but still enjoy. That happen to me last night with Brantley Gilbert’s song GRITS Girls Raised in the South. Source: cmt.com via Jim on Pinterest I can’t believe I had forgot about this song. Growing up in South Texas and traveling to some

Grass fed beef- all hype or truly a super food

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:48:26 PST

Nowadays you can't watch a cooking show or read a health magazine and not hear all the wonderful benefits of the new super food grass fed beef. Some people are even claiming that just by changing to grass fed beef over corn or grain fed beef, they are losing weight without effort. The omega 3 levels of grass fed beef is better then that of fish. Some diseases like diabetes are going into reverse

Don’t worry the drought in Texas is not gone

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:51:41 PST

Although last week’s rains have been beneficial to relieving the water and moisture woes in Texas, Texans can ease their concerns that the most damaging and harmful drought in the history of the state has left us. Being involved in Texas agriculture as cattle rancher this is not a subject I should be joking about. There was a sufficient amount of rainfall in parts of Texas causing some rivers

Goose hunting and drought things could be going better

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:22:21 PST

I called some of the farmers and ranchers in the Eagle Lake, Texas area to today to check the duck and goose hunting outlook. Eagle Lake, Texas has been referred to as the "Goose Hunting Capital of the World." The goose hunting in the area has been known for many years as some of the best in the world. A large part of this is due to the thousands of acres of crop land, mainly consisting of rice,

The time between blog post are getting further apart

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:19:34 PST

I can almost feel this blog getting away from me. I think I posted about 4 post in the last 90 days. I can’t find the time. There is so many stories I would like to tell but I just can’t find the time. I have all but been consumed with building the prefect hog trap. Well not prefect but on that works. The wild hogs have taken over one of the cattle ranching tracks. It’s no joke that the wild

A South Texas Cattle Ranch 2011 Review

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:20:21 PST

2011 is over. Looking back on the year one thing dominated: the drought. This was/is no normal drought but one of epic portions. Cattle ranchers selling out there herds after running out of water. Wildfires running rapid across the State of Texas. The drought is still having a effect on cattle ranching here. I have heard from several ranchers that have had to sellout due to not having enough hay

What is the Difference between a Flat Tire and a Blowout

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:20:55 PST

Flat tire is what I had Saturday, while a blowout is what happen Monday. There is so much I want to blog about like a 2011 year review, but this just happen to me yesterday and I wanted to share. I had a blowout on the passenger front wheel, a true blowout where the tire came off the rim. As I was putting on the spare, the thought came to me. “I bet most people wouldn’t know about this.” If you

Twelve Days of Christmas What Ranching Give To Me: Part Two

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:21:21 PST

On the third day of Christmas, Cattle ranching give to me more broken fence and my feeder steers roaming around. Luckily my steers where all in my pastures. They are so adjusted to feeding on a schedule that in the evening they all made their way over to the feed pen or close by. I had to do ways open the gate and they walked straight to the feed troughs and started eating. The only only

Twelve Days of Christmas What Ranching Give To Me: Part One

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:23:18 PST

The first day of Christmas, Cattle ranching give me 140 springing heifers out on the road at midnight. The phone rang at 12:00 during the middle of the night. It was one of my neighbors stating that some heifers were out on the road. He knew they were not his because of a yellow ear tag but was out of town for the night and couldn't go look. How he found out, I didn't ask. I didn't think they

Don’t close a pocket knife someone else opened

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:24:08 PST

Where in the world did all these superstitions about knifes start? A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end. A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor. If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken. It will cause a quarrel if knives are crossed at the table. It is bad luck to

Whitetail Deer in Texas 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:25:05 PST

My friends and family have been asking what I have been doing the last few weeks. Have you people forgot it is deer season? I have been sitting still waiting and looking spending a lot of time to myself enjoying the clam of the day observing nature. They ask how I could spend six to eight hours a day just watching whitetail deer day after day. I gives me a lot of time to think; anyway I take a

Texas outlook on crops and cattle looking grim

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:25:36 PST

A new outlook on state crops and cattle show grim numbers. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples spoke Thursday morning at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in downtown Austin. He spoke about the loss this year. Weather conditions took a toll on ranchers and farmers. Commissioner Staples says as of the end of November about 80 percent of Texas continued to remain in an extreme or

Whitetail Bucks with Locked Deer Horns

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:26:02 PST

Two whitetail bucks were found with their deer horns locked together in Weimer, Texas. Weimer is located along I10 about 100 miles west of Houston. With some help from local ranchers the whitetail bucks were freed from having their deer horns locked together. This was a very difficult challenge for the ranchers to under take. Freeing the locked horns of whitetail bucks can be dangerous.

The New Group of Calves

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:26:27 PST

The winter is starting off with a new group of calves. There is a total of ten calves so far. You can read about the new group and I have posted several photos on the link below. Some of you may know that MSN is discontinuing the webhosting for live so I have started a new blog. A lot of work there. The MSN site didn’t have a feed or had the script to write to a feed so everything has to be

What Makes for Illegal Deer Hunting

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:06:18 PST

I came across something I found interesting about illegal deer hunting. Each state controls and regulates the deer hunting for their own area. Bag limits, length of deer hunting season, hunting methods, and other hunting rules differ from state to state. Everything is decided by individual state from the amount they charge for deer hunting licenses to type of hunter safety courses. I discovered

Building New Deer Feed Pen

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:26:55 PST

Technorati Tags: deer feed,deer hunting,hunting for deer,hunting M35MBJX7KS9S Some of the cows have been making hunting for deer at one of my deer feeder impossible to do. The cows are beating the deer to the feeder and gobbling up the deer corn before the whitetails have a chance to find it. They were adding an extra challenge to my deer hunting until I put up a feed pen around the feeder.

Are Feral Hogs Stopping Rattlesnakes Rattle

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:27:52 PST

I was talking to non outdoors-men about feral hog hunting today that stated that the feral hog in his area are stopping rattlesnakes rattle. I was taken back a bit. I have heard and seen some damaging effects feral hogs are having in Texas, but this seem far fetched. Why would feral hogs stop rattlesnakes from rattling? There is the obvious, feral hogs eat rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes rattle

Using The Timer on a Deer Feeder

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:28:27 PST

Since we’re in the heart of the deer hunting season, I thought I would share some of my tips for using the timer on deer feeders. The Timer is easy to operate, can feed up to 6 times a day and is fuse protected with easy 4 wire hook up to 6 volt or 12 volt battery. The timers for deer feeding are simple to use. No one likes to read instructions to learn how to work something and with The

Making $20 on Donkeys for Sale

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:29:19 PST

This weeks trip to my favorite livestock auction presented an opportunity that I have never had before. The livestock house had three donkeys for sale. This wasn't the first time this auction house had donkeys for sale, but this time was very different. They were paying the "buyer" to take the donkeys. When the auctioneer made the announcement, I was hoping it would be a mini donkey. I always

How to Find Land for Sale in Texas

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:30:00 PST

I didn’t think it would be that hard to find land for sale in Texas. How hard could it possibly be find farms and ranches for sale. It turns out acreage for sale in Texas is harder to come by than I was thinking. I have been on the search for the last 10 months with no luck. First, I should describe what type of ranches for sale I am interested in. It doesn’t have to be a ranch most farms and

Q&A with Krystal Campbell of American Hoggers

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:09:48 PST

I recently had the chance to do small Q&A with Krystal Campbell of American Hoggers. I sure would like to thank Krystal for taking the time to answer a few of my questions. As American Hoggers keeps on growing in popularity, I got the feeling time is becoming harder for her to find. Krystal Campbell- A&E American Hoggers Why hog hunting? What draws you to do this? Hog hunting has always

Day 9 for Whitetail Hunting Season of 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:30:43 PST

One foggy Sunday morning. As I made my way outside and was getting into the truck for my drive over to the deer stand I noticed the fog. I thought to myself "I should just get back in bed." As it turned out I was right the fog hung around all morning and concealed any whitetail deer from site. Well not completely I saw one buck under the feeder at daybreak. He was around for an hour eating corn

Day 8 of Texas Whitetail Deer Hunting Season

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:31:01 PST

Today I didn't go hunting. I made the the trip to San Antonio to celebrate my nieces fourth birthday. It was a interesting drive to I-10 to traveling in the city. There was a group carrying the body of a fallen solider right in front of me. I would have have to guess there was 20 to 30 motorcycles riders that lead the caravan. At almost every overpass a group of reserves form 15 to 20 men and

Day 7 of 2011 Texas Whitetail Deer Hunting Season

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Fisher) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:13:16 PST

The morning saw the return of colder weather. A fresh norther blow in yesterday during the day but the temperature did not start dropping until nine last night. It did col off quickly and stayed cold during the night. Just as fast as it cooled off once the sun came up this morning it starting heating back up. The sky stayed clear all morning with excellent visibly. The morning had a low of 32