6 min.
WINTER is COMING
Here in November, we're many solid weeks into fall, and winter, as they say, is coming, For much of the roping milieu, that means escaping, even temporarily, to the sunny roping haven of Wickenburg. In reality, though, most must weather the brunt of winter, whatever that looks like across the continent, This year, especially, the burden is exponential, considering the price of hay, grain, gas and more.
Wintering cattle is hard work in any year and, by all counts, November is quite late to start planning for it—even more so in a year when, in many parts of the country, drought is leading to hay shortages and stories are being told of people mortgaging their properties to cover the high costs and get enough to make it through whatever winter has…
