Colorado Experience: Sheep & Cattle Wars

[@theamaturepro]

I'm a 5th generation rancher in Garfield county. My grandpa grew up running sheep, got drafted for the Korean war and sold everything he could besides the land. When he returned he was starting from scratch and decided to raise cattle instead, and we're still doing that today. There's still tension between the two, but there's so much pressure on ranchers from regulations and taxes that has united us just fighting to not lose our land, 140+ years of family history.

[@marilynpomponio8335]

My dad grew up in Moab Utah. His Dad had both cattle and sheep on his ranch

[@nmelkhunter1]

Just for the record sheep do graze too close to the ground and without highly monitored rotational grazing, sheep are much more likely to cause irreparable damage to the land than cattle.

[@weiyuchen5601]

This is such an amazing story.

[@JessRenee91481]

now, I understand why my dad and grandpa always used "sheep herder" as a term of derision. Great-great-grandfather settled a cattle ranch on Beaver.

[@JessRenee91481]

@Default User It wasn't so much as they were "morons", but more like they were unsophisticated, uncultured riffraff.

[@carsonmax9703]

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[@silasrafael2594]

@Carson Max Instablaster =)

[@carsonmax9703]

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[@parisfrance6483]

My Great Grandpa Hates Cattle Herders an been involved in burning Cattle ranches near his land ...those were crazy times .

[@russelldofrane6614]

I'm going to put on a nice sweater and go get a steak.

[@nmelkhunter1]

I'll go for the steak.

[@anthonynicholson5523]

My great grandfather used to call sheep herders sheep fuggars.

[@bingeltube]

Very recommendable

[@millieatr]

Sounds like back in those days with the sheep slaughters there were probably some fat coyotes walking around

[@michaelswhitcomb]

Interesting, but kinda pro sheep.

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

I think Republicans who are rabid about "small government" need to watch this. A perfect moment of good government, cause people get crazy when their livelihoods are at stake.

[@nmelkhunter1]

Small government doesn't mean lawlessness, but nice try. It could easily be said that big government regulations on coal have made many people to get "crazy" in states like Wyoming or West Virginia. It's all about balance, not too much government and not too little.

[@awnzotheman]

Big gov Dems don't even care about the borders or high crime anymore what are you talking about? So much for that big gov.

[@vitabricksnailslime8273]

We shall not, we shall not be mooed We shall not, we shall not be mooed Cause we breed sheep Not stinking farting bo ovines We shall not be mooed

[@cmtat1976]

Baaa ram ewe, Baaa ram ewe

[@parisfrance6483]

The mixed Basque Herders are not Hispanic .