Can’t take credit for this blog post. Render all applause to the rancher/cowboy Sprout #1. Seems he placed a few motion-sensor cameras around the ranch in Union County, New Mexico. This ranch is nestled in northern Union County, near where New Mexico meets the Oklahoma Panhandle and southern Colorado.
The southern portion of the ranch is rolling grassland. As one travels north, the country roughens into cedar breaks.
The northern apex of the ranch is regally crowned with a colorful, wind-swept canyon. It conjures Louis L’Amour, Zane Grey and Larry McMurtry novels for me. Fancy myself freely galloping horseback with my handsome cowboy sidekick (Robert Duvall) riding into the crimson sunset.
This portion of New Mexico is in severe drought. Worst we’ve ever seen. Therefore, the watering holes are popular hang-outs for wildlife. A veritable Studio 54. Watch closely….you might spot Bianca Jagger or Biebs. Will you have to bribe the bouncer to gain entry?
Is this the same animal? Who knows?
The elk shed antlers every year. Sprout #1 has picked up some huge antler sheds.
Sprout #1 spent plenty of hours this winter doggedly tracking the big cats-mountain lion. He saw a few, but never got a shot off.
We’re always hearing of ‘bear and rumors of bear’ around the ranch.
Makes me remember the time Sprout #2 and I bravely camped out with the cowboy crew during branding time. The ranch foreman told me they spotted a bear near the campground. We slept (uneasily) with a loaded 9mm in our flimsy, two-person pup tent.
We provide the wildlife with the most modern, convenient amenities.
Had the bear realized he was being filmed, he would’ve worn a swimsuit. Modesty demands it.
Hope your week is packed with surprises.
Untamed wild and beastly love to all.
