Red Hill Roundup: Wrangling Bulls and Unplanned Escapes!

Join us for the third day of mustering madness as we venture out to Red Hill. The day kicks off with unexpected excitement as a few adventurous cattle make a bid for freedom. Watch as the team springs into action to round them up and secure the yards. The adventure continues with insights into the camel industry and discussions on strategic cattle selection. It's a day of challenges, laughs, and valuable lessons in the heart of the Australian outback.

[@roberthocking9138]

Wow those cattle are in great nic Jack, for a southerner it’s hard to believe they do so well in such arid conditions. Great job

[@CathiVW]

There are talkers and doers. Until the talkers start doing, continue what you’re doing.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, I agree 100% when you not too many Australians are going to start eating camel in the infrastructure that you have to have to do it on a viable market would be incredible up here in Queensland and west that used to be a big trade on wild pig to Germany but unfortunately the government got involved too much and squashed it now no one makes a dollar out of it not too many people eat wild pig Germans make sausage out of it. It’s a bit like kangaroo make if you asked how many people would eat that I believe that would be a high percentage that would say no way the same like camel meat, even when it comes to goat, meat, , you’ve got enough on your hands keep the station going, Anyway keep up the good work love the videos Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺👨🏻‍🦽

[@pquodling]

Yup, as I think I mentioned elsewhere, there is a Camel Farm in HArrisville in the Scenic Rim, west of Brisbane , just down the road from my Brother's farm - They don't even bother trying to sell meat, and Camel Milk isn't all that popular - the cheese from it is passable.

[@marksherwin9110]

Nicely done Jasmin, Jack and the lads.. I like the discussion and debate about the viability of harvesting Camel. It's an interesting discussion and somewhat a unique issue that Australia has.. Of course it's not limited to Camel.. Across our great nation there are millions of feral and native animal which could be sensibly harvested and therefore utilised as a food or other resource.. Just think about some of these.. Pigs Horses Camel Goats Deer Rabbits Hares Foxes Cats Feral Cattle (particularly in the Cape) Water Buffalo etc.. Then we move to the Native animals. Kangaroo is a great example, often shot and seldom utilised.. Possum particularly in Tassie.. often shot and seldom utilised.. (thank you AUS government). etc. But how do we logistically dispatch / trap these animals and get them to a largely non existent market and make a dollar out of it.. Of course the best thing we can do for the planet/environment is utilise the resources in some way.. Shooting them is also utilising them, as in they become food for insects and other animals and when decomposed add nutrients back into the environment.. but of course this is a less effective utilisation of the resource than consumption or fur trade or something else.. It's a dilemma which could make a great deal of money or simply cost a great deal of money. I would think the most likely market for many of these animals would be the pet food market.. but of course dogs don't buy pet food. People by pet food. Therefore these meats need to be marketed to people for pets.. (and maybe Humans) I remember as a child living in the Western Suburbs of Sydney my mother (god bless her) would send me to the local pet shop to buy fresh Kangaroo mince.. It was cheap and the pets loved it.. but it was even then intended for pet consumption only.. although I suspect during the tougher years the family may have also shared it.. Thank you again for the excellent content

[@mcleod1960]

This channel, the content and the reality of making a productive lifestyle is absolutely amazing!! Real logic, hard work and dedication is refreshing. Please keep producing content that reflects your lives. Les from Eastern Oregon.

[@chrisstreeter71]

Really great content. Nice to see a vlog that's not glammed up to make it look something its not. Very enjoyable keep it up. Jack and the Crew😁👌👍

[@paullawlor8097]

Found you a week or so ago and love the videos. I have never worked on a farm or indeed know anyone that has but when I see some of the comments on camels and why you dont do this or that it drives me mad. Heavens knows how you dont completely lose it at some of the ridiculous comments.

[@jack_out_the_back]

I just don’t air my thoughts on some of the comments publicly 🤣

[@bw_merlin]

I appreciated the explanation of the how and why things are done.

[@kevinkatzke5350]

What a beautiful coupe you guys make love the banter and happiness ❤

[@pakjannat]

Awesome, keep the property safe for the money making animals, get rid of the destroyers! Love the channel, God Bless

[@v1rotait23]

Love the channel and content Jack & Jasmine. I'm learning more each day about you guys raising cattle and dealing with the machinery breaking down, "outback style". Cheers from Christchurch, NZL, David. It's getting cold here now...

[@yossarianbombardier6823]

Excellent episode Jack, great information about the tagging system. The conversation with Jasmine and your dad at 15:30 also very informative. Good stuff!

[@johnsebar7807]

I think the people wanting you to do something with the camels have never had a business to run. Let them show up and volunteer at their expense to deal with them. Love your chatter in the vehicle, couldn't stop laughing. Like how you always include Danny, he is pretty quiet. Oh maybe chuck your ball caps and stay with the wide brims your ears look pretty burnt.

[@kerriboon9789]

I find it all good what you do ....day in the life of a station that does what is needed to survive cheers

[@user-vy2xf3xg2h]

Hi Jack Your content is so enlightening. We love watching. Yes, we would love to see how and where you get your supplies. How often. Great to see how you are so multi talented. Can fix anything and improvise. So cool, calm and friendly. Thankyou. Marg and Ian George Victoria.

[@scottking1479]

Don't know much about cattle but they have got to be tough i don't see a lot of grass around. Thank yall for videos

[@Madsen__]

Hi From Denmark

[@turbolife5912]

You are offering. More than asked and alienating people who want the jist and not the emotion of a farmer who applies to much information love your work ❤️

[@josephrasberry3850]

Thanks for the videos and for explaining some of it to us.

[@stevebuttars96]

Good thing your wearing seat belts. Only truck for 50 miles is the one your in. That's great guys. And funny. It would be fun to come help you for a week.

[@tommywise1702]

Love the Jedi mind trick!.

[@stanleegora469]

How about making camel jerky ?? Sounds like a money maker for you , keep up the good work jack and family , from the usa

[@paullawlor8097]

I read the farm is a million acres and its a 15 hour drive (in a car) to nearest 'large' city (Perth - pop c2m). Imagine the cost of infrastructure to set something up $ms . The camels are being shot across such a large area and you can see the state of the roads. All sounds good but the reality is very different.

[@sprkmn]

you guys are doing a great job love the content.

[@edwardh1591]

Always enjoy your videos. I live on a large farm in the USA and I like seeing other ranching practices. Things happen when you least expect it. I’m surprised the cows can survive in that environment. What do your cows eat in that arid climate? How many acres does it take to feed one cow?

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

You are doing a great job! Get her a Mr. Ed.!…LOL 👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

[@salmonhunter7414]

Love the high horse comment.

[@macman231]

Rigby doesn't play around with none of that thin layer of sunscreen, he gets that thick protection done!! Good Man! Funny to hear Jack let loose a cuss like that, had me rolling though I know he was stressed at the time....keeping it real in the outback!!!

[@dalegunn9434]

I see you usually wearing orange hi-vis which attracts heat from the sun, good for winter Whereas the green hi-vis reflects the sun's heat and is much more comfortable for summer conditions

[@veridian79]

I enjoy the mustering , It was good that your Dad explained why certain cattle get cut out of the herd and sent south. Could you tell us if they go to your other farms to be fattened up a bit or straight to market?.

[@jack_out_the_back]

90% go to the farm for fattening. Very few are conditioned enough to go straight to market 👍🏻

[@leslewin2821]

Great content 👍🇦🇺

[@smellbag]

Muchly enjoyability - thanks for filming in the snow. 😀

[@deancooper7952]

Looks like any introduced speicies in australia need close monitoting and control or they overrun everything , great work never take your eyes off the ball.👍

[@austalien1]

love it thanks

[@lynjane9952]

Love what you are doing, its great to see what goes into raising assie beef in the middle of aus.i have a Couple of question, How many acres do you have? How far inland are you from the coast? how far and what town is the closest? I just found your channel and love you dont edit the s##t out of it this really shows what really happens in the middle of aus thank you from a fellow assie in Victoria.

[@peterbaylis2111]

Gd one Jack very Entertaining

[@YenZenBamboo]

I was seriously thinking that your lack of sunburn was like a Chuck Norris thing. The sun too scared to burn you. Lol

[@kelseywigg7908]

I asked a while back is there any market for camel. There isn't right now...but your channel is creating conversation and awareness, who is to say in the future something might happen. If you guys can get income from camels along with beef its a win win. I love eating all types of meat...have my own sheep for meat. Ill eat a roo or wallaby. Its all about mind set...I would give camel a go. Keep the conversation going...its only gunna help. Love ya work!!

[@williamsmith5514]

Jack I can see you better mentally prepared staff now ,it make your job easier . Good work fellows !

[@andyjones5413]

Hey Jack, love the channel. I'm in Canada and we are covered in snow, so watching you WA guys warms us up ;) Question: Do you have many close calls with snakes?

[@hi_im_ep1k187]

I’m in SEQ, our cattle die when the grass gets dry. Your cattle are bloody tough!

[@cantwellron11]

See a lot Camels on R/T going through Pt Augusta from NT they going too meat works ,,,, Cheers yep your a long way from Pererbourer

[@jimp5492]

You fellas need to keep your ears and arms covered, att 66 and having spent most of my life in the Kimberly's and the N.T I have had skin cancers cut out of the top of both ears and have bad sun spots on both arms. Just my 2 cents worth

[@Bennie32831]

Considering 2 or 3 sheep can have the same amount of meat weight on them as one average camel it makes sense that it is not viable ✌️

[@RDCM1008]

I would love to help out with your camel problems. Many Americans would love to test ammunition and rifles at long range. My wife goes berzerker when you shoot but, as a former farm kid I understand this is a business and you need to preserve what you have. I live in the desert and understand. A delicate balancing act with the enviroment. I say carry on and stackem deep.

[@michaeldallimore8590]

I thought you said a while back that the language was going to be toned down.? Not that it bothers me. Great content.

[@neilmckechnie6638]

Better than Dallas or Dynasty.

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Hey Jack if mom is not Happy nobody is Happy! Just my opinion take it with a grain of salt! 👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

[@edwardhawkey5714]

The main thing Jack, according to my logic, yes all domesticated animals are not indigenous(cats/dogs/goats/cattle/sheep.chickens) but, even us as europeans are exotic, to many continents, however, we have settled all over the world and domesticated animals are farmed and controlled and managed, so if any animals that are not indigenous to a country/continent are allowed to become Feral, then they need to be controlled, removed, exterminated etc whatever term any Bunny Hugger wants to use. this is the main difference. If there is no market for Came/horse/goat/pig/rabbit/rat in Australia, then they need to be removed. It would be far easier to farm camels than cattle, however, beef is more acceptable to the muppets so you farm beef. End of story, you guys are doing a sterling job mate.

[@alleycat8483]

Hi Jack, been meaning to ask is Prenti Downs fully fenced?, if so how many KLM of fencing, i used to pig shoot on a 30,000 acre property in SW Qld and even that place had 80klm of fencing.

[@veridian79]

Another point on the camels being viable. what people don't realise in your environment , being a long way from market and there not being a lot of feed per acre , the cows both camels and cattle , especially older ones don't carry a lot of meat on a carcass, Therefore the abattoirs don't like to process them, with cattle in the Nor' West, we'd buy cows but only as a favour if the station owner would send us a lot of bulls and steers.,

[@kyleweatherhead1571]

Hey Jack and crew, loving the videos and content. Is there a reason Danny doesn't wear hi vis station shirts? 8:05

[@ML-yk9rx]

He has left them down on the farm…. 1000 kms away!

[@paulgw101]

Hey Jack. I'm a new subscriber, so sorry if this has been covered before. Do you guys have to do much in the way of hoof care? or does the terrain keep them in good order? 👍👍

[@jack_out_the_back]

We don’t have to do any, the terrain does it for us. Horses don’t need hoof care out here either 👍🏻

[@buckinthetree1233]

Since finding your channel a couple of weeks ago, I've been wondering if there's not a market for the camel hides. I did a real quick google search before commenting. It’s seems like they make for some decent leather and brings a decent price because theres not a large supply.

[@veridian79]

Possibly could be, but they have to be treated soon after skinning, salted in a large hopper, we used to use a concrete barrel off a truck. The leather industry does not want any hides that have "battle damage' scars on the hides. You also have to take the hides off without knocking/putting holes in them. it is a very labour intensive industry and you need to streamline the process, which involves a bit of machinery and metal structure. The blokes that in an earlier video that took those camels for pet food, were very quick and skilful in their work, There pet food industry is a bit more lenient on how food is processed as opposed to how meat is process for human consumption. Some animals carry disease so there is a need for inspection, At an abattoir the animals being processed are checked throughout, from arrival to going into a cardboard box to the fridge/freezer. which is a good thing as it stops a lot of unscrupulous practices that could occur and have done in years gone by.

[@buckinthetree1233]

@veridian79 I completely understand how labor-intensive leather production is. You're correct with everything you stated. There's no way that you would have time to do any of that. I was thinking more along the lines of having someone you could call, tell them where the camels are, and let them harvest and process themselves. Here in the States, one of the hands would probably start skinning a few out in their spare time just to make some extra beer money.

[@paullawlor8097]

@@buckinthetree1233 have a look at google maps and see the extent of the ranch and the roads / infrastructure.

[@jack_out_the_back]

The ideas are all the same that we have had before. Unfortunately we are even too far away for a constant pet meat program. We have tried! People can’t really just “pop” out and do a job as we are 700kms from our closest town that has facilities and labour! 300kms to a small mining town. It’s big distances for a very small market!

[@buckinthetree1233]

@jack_out_the_back that's understandable. I guess you just keep on doing what you're doing. It's not any different than the feral hog problems we have here in Texas. Nothing is done with those animals after they are exterminated, either. There has been a big increase in the number of people who trap them and then feed them for several months before selling them to a processor for human consumption. High prices in the grocery stores are the only reason for that, though. I enjoy your videos, keep'em coming.

[@sloth_e]

What happened to old mate? Antony?

[@veridian79]

He went on holidays overseas for Xmas

[@coleBlap]

Do you guys take the camel hide? Is it any good for selling? I know it’s be another level of work but maybe it could turn you guys a profit

[@pquodling]

I am reminded of when I lived in the USA - was in COlorado, and popped into a Cowtown Boots store - there was a section for exotics - sharkskin, even elephant hide (ex circus/zoo animals that die of disease or old age) the owner picked I was Australian, and said he would love to get Kangaroo Leather. Again, it comes down to the Logistics of getting things to Market, coupled with Government regulation.

[@SusanHughes-po1ds]

how long does it take to fill the yard with that many head?

[@flwforce1]

how do you guys round the cows in? do you deworm them?

[@keithpadbury9818]

You said there was a market for bulls and that the market had changed to favour steers., Were the bulls going for the meat market in other countries? I recall seeing a butcher shop in Czechia advertising specifically "Australian bull" and it made me wonder if bulls were favoured over steers in some countries.

[@bobrussell2091]

How many hectares have you got, and do you own the station

[@colinwientjens1871]

Would a chin bar on your crush help speed the tagging and marking job?

[@jonlau5635]

What breed are your cattle?

[@rd4660]

The aboriginal lads are probably chuckling every time they see a white lads putting on sunscreen and a hat.

[@MrPlumberguy23]

4 am in America how yall doing

[@MrThang33]

It's 2am in WA state!

[@MrPlumberguy23]

@@MrThang33 it cold and rainy MS

[@kendalls.358]

4:56 am in wisconsin @@MrPlumberguy23

[@MacPoop]

5am in TX, just went from hot rainy & still to freezing dry & windy in the span of about 2hrs 🤬 Just in time to watch this video and not go outside 😂

[@alleycat8483]

9.30pm in Brisbane Queensland and still 26 degrees Celsius.

[@buckinthetree1233]

Have y'all ever knife cut bulls, or do y'all just band?

[@homey3051]

[@FromLandVegemiteSamich]

How cute does an animal need to be before it’s sad for the commenters to complain about it happening rather than creating a solution for the problem feral horses and camels 😂😂😂

[@leonardlcollett1907]

Some of the welds look like what is called duck shit.Be nice to turn up and do some welding for you.Cheers.

[@sexeychicken8957]

So with the Camel problem could you just selk them for dog food like horse in America

[@cantwellron11]

Bloody oath Jack i,ll eat Camel have turtles wombats Roos Emu not tryed horse or donkey but yeah I'm game ,,,, favorite is Goat Yo

[@Wyrm1701]

You know, I reckon the biggest problem you have there is educating ignorant Europeans like me in just how big Australia actually is. I'm used to the idea of being able to go from the northernmost point of the UK to the southernmost in about 12 hours on roads. Roads that are ALL tarmac, safe, have bridges and not fords and generally don't have wildlife on them. Try going east-west across Australia and that's an easy 65 hours non-stop. Australia is BIG. Shifting loads in Australia is only worth while if the value of the cargo less the shipping costs, catching costs and whatnot leaves some profit in the deal. Catching camels likely doesn't because pet food is the very bottom end of the market, and at least one obligate carnivore pet in Australia is heavily frowned upon now: domestic cats. Frankly you'd likely do a lot better putting in an effort into domesticating a species of fairly omnivorous possum that is already common in Australia.

[@stephenjeacocke1530]

Just pet food camel and horses sell them of as standing animals in yard shirly a pet food business would grab them

[@davidmontgomery6170]

Distance is too far from the markets to be economical checkout where Prentie is long way from anywhere

[@abrahamjventer]

Sinners swear

[@brumbyrider54]

round them up? you must be american? we muster cattle in australia not round them up.

[@jack_out_the_back]

Not American, just use many different terms! We are working in round yards 😉

[@brumbyrider54]

@@jack_out_the_back regardless of which shape yards you are working in the ''australian '' term is still ''muster'' anyone who uses the term ''round up'' has either been watching too many american tv shows or is american and not a true ''australian'' and a true stockman.

[@butchphillips873]

@@brumbyrider54 Mate , My Grandfather who was born in the 1880s would take me out to round up the stock when I was a kid. we didnt have a TV until the mid 70s.

[@brumbyrider54]

@@butchphillips873 ok so what is your point

[@abrahamjventer]

Why do you people have to swear so much? Isn’t this a family friendly program!

[@changing-the-world]

Australian swear, and farmers swear. Imagine an Australian farmer. His channel is actually pretty clean