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Cattle Drives and Trails
The activity of moving cattle as a herd, either for a short distance or over several hundred miles is referred to as a cattle drive. Drives were of major importance before cattle trailers and liners were invented, and these movements created major trails that were used by other herds that were moved to be sold for beef or to make their home on a newly found ranch. Questions on cattle drives and trails, both historic and current, can be found here.
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What is the name of the women who drove her own cattle on the trails?
Ranchers, cowgirls, cowpunches, same name that would be used for the men who did the same thing.
What herds posed the greatest threat to cowhands on cattle drives?
The cattle herd they were herding. The reason for this was because all of these cattle were feral animals, always prone to panicking if something unfamiliar, be it a sight, sound or smell, crosses their path or gets in their line of vision. When one animal starts panicking, it causes a chain reaction causing all the animals to panic and get into an uncontrollable stampede.
However, large buffalo (or rather, American bison) herds were also huge threats to cowhands on cattle drives because they were not only easy to stampede--a little easier than the feral cattle they were herding to the stockyards--but also they would charge at a fraction of a second's notice and attempt to kill both horse and rider. Such dangerous herds would also drive off the cattle themselves, sending them into many different herds in many different directions, which would take days or even weeks for cowboys to round up and get back together again.
How do you use cattle drive in a sentence?
The farmer used the cattle drive method to move his herd from one field to another that had better grazing for his cattle.
Answer 2:Since the phrase "cattle drive" is a subject, the sentence would have to use this phrase in a way that it becomes the main subject of that sentence, as such:"The local ranchers sponsored a cattle drive in downtown Calgary on the opening day of the Calgary Stampede."
Or:
"A cattle drive is an activity where cowboys herd cattle from one pasture or range to another, be it only across the fence or 50 miles away."
The most common name was 'cattle drive'.
Where did cattle drives began?
They began where the cattle were bred and raised and were moved to the nearest town on the rail lines. Many cattlemen lived in the states of Texas and Oklahoma and for a time the nearest rail stop was Abeliene, Kansas.
What would a cowboy carry in a wagon during a cattle drive?
On cattle drives the cowboys usually did not have a wagon but rode their horses.
Was there another purpose for the Chisholm Trail besides driving cattle?
It was a trail for wagons from the east to follow to come to the West into the gold rush of California.
Why does a herd of cattle follow one cow in a cattle drive?
Because a herd cannot coexist without a leader of some sort. There is a pecking order or order of dominance in a herd just like in a pack of wolves or a herd of wild horses. Usually the oldest and/or the strongest and most dominant cow (often not the bull!) in the herd is the leader, and the one that all the other animals, including the bull, will follow in a cattle drive or on a trip to the watering whole or to the best grazing areas.
What danger did the cattle face on goodnight loving trail face?
There are many dangers that cattle faced on the Goodnight Loving Trail Face. One of these dangers was the wildlife.
What color to wear on a cattle drive?
So long as you don't wear anything bright and silly that'll make the cowhands there think you're completely loco (or crazy), wear something that is functional and tough, like blue jeans, a shirt, jean jacket, etc. Don't bother wearing anything that you'll regret getting torn or dirty.
Why was Chicago so important to the Cattle Drive?
Because Chicago had the stockyards, the slaughter houses and the transportation hub to convert beef on the hoof to steak in the store to the anxious eastern customers. Rarely mentioned as a part of this commerce is the ice supply which was in itself was a major industry in the Great Lakes area.
What is tyler's special job on the cattle drive?
To keep the cattle together in a herd, and prevent any strays from wondering away.
How long does a cattle drive last?
That all depends on where you have to drive the cattle to. It may range from mere minutes to days or even months.
Why did cowboys drive their cattle north from Texas to the Chisholm Trail?
Because that's where they needed to sell their cattle.
Did disease spread on cattle trails?
Absolutely. Cattle and horse born diseases spread all along the trail. Of course with any travel some human illnesses would travel too. Look at how smallpox spread to the Indians as explorers and traders moved west. Cattle would also carry seeds for noxious (unwanted/hard to kill) weeds and vermin. For many years cattle coming from Mexico had to be dipped in pesticides to kill the lice and tics before they could be brought to the US.
