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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 342194" data-attributes="member: 983">I get it, storm after storm just wears a family down.&nbsp; During that winter of 96-97, the snow came the third Sunday of October in our neck of the prairie.&nbsp; And it never stopped snowing or blowing for months it seemed.&nbsp; Hay couldn't be hauled, cattle couldn't be accessed to move them home or to safer winter pasture.&nbsp; The big blizzard right before Christmas was killer.&nbsp; Many cattle were shot where they stood buried after that storm as there was simply no way to get them out before they died.&nbsp; Add in the nut kicker storms of late spring like this one and my stomach turns thinking about it.&nbsp; Kitchens full of calves trying to get them warmed up and back to the cows like you say.&nbsp; I don't envy ranching at all in tough conditions.I haven't heard how everyone made out so far but where I'm at in W SD we had about a foot of snow a 65 mph winds for about 40 hours.&nbsp; Some pretty big drifts but grass showing in others.&nbsp; Needed the moisture but it was a tough few days for the critters I'm sure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 342194, member: 983"] I get it, storm after storm just wears a family down. During that winter of 96-97, the snow came the third Sunday of October in our neck of the prairie. And it never stopped snowing or blowing for months it seemed. Hay couldn't be hauled, cattle couldn't be accessed to move them home or to safer winter pasture. The big blizzard right before Christmas was killer. Many cattle were shot where they stood buried after that storm as there was simply no way to get them out before they died. Add in the nut kicker storms of late spring like this one and my stomach turns thinking about it. Kitchens full of calves trying to get them warmed up and back to the cows like you say. I don't envy ranching at all in tough conditions. I haven't heard how everyone made out so far but where I'm at in W SD we had about a foot of snow a 65 mph winds for about 40 hours. Some pretty big drifts but grass showing in others. Needed the moisture but it was a tough few days for the critters I'm sure. [/QUOTE]

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