A maverick.
"Maverick" usually refers to an unbranded calf or yearling.
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A stray calf with no identifying symbol is typically referred to as a "maverick." This term is often used in the context of cattle that are unbranded or without any clear ownership markings.
A maverick cow. Any unbranded animal is referred to as "slick". Maverick is a term mostly used on steers or bulls that have quit the bunch or are wily and hard to capture (how they remain slick!). Rarely a cow will behave this way, mostly she'll stay within eyesight or earshot of her herd. Maverick cows teach their habits to their calves and become problematic when its time to gather them.
Originating in the southwestern USA, the word would be Maverick. Named after Samuel Maverick who was notorious for not branding his cattle
It is called a "maverick".
A stray calf is commonly referred to as a "lost calf" or a "wandered calf."
The phrase Texas ranchers calf is the same thing as maverick
Not in the sense you are thinking, like an Arab or Palomino. A maverick is an unbranded range animal.
Originally referred to an unbranded cattle. This originated with an American cattleman who left his calves unbranded. His name was Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870).
No. The word "maverick" was used for an unbranded cow, which could be claimed by any rancher.