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The History of Remount Ranch and the Texas Longhorn Herd PG. 2 |
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1999 saw another series of milestones for the Remount program, including the acquisition of another top-line herd sire. “Martee Searle called with a tip on a bull over at Teton Valley Ranch at Kelly, Wyoming near Jackson. I went over to check him out, and found a 65”-horned brindle Cowcatcher grandson called TVR Comanche that just knocked me out. We added him to the program, and with a young Gunman son named Trail Dust that we’ll try with a few heifers this summer, I think we’re where we want to be in terms of bulls. Our cow herd is about 80% there, and we’re working hard to bring that number up this year. My goal for our herd, long-term, is to be recognized as one of the top 25 herds in the industry, and we’re doing what it takes to get there—breeding great cows to great bulls, and only retaining the very best products of these matings.”
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| All those sires need cows to keep them home, which led to another major lick for Remount Ranch at the ’99 Midwest Invitational Sale in Kansas. Bangert’s purchase of 14 head made him the sale’s Volume Buyer, and added depth and overall quality to the Remount cow herd. “We picked up some cattle there that I was glad to add to the herd: Royal Jewell, Crossover Belle, JK Wide Harriett and 2B Bandit’s Song are a few of the females that I’m very excited to see calves from by our bulls.” Remount Ranch was also the Volume Buyer at the Second Annual Rocky Mountain Select Sale, held in June of ’99. Bangert’s purchases there included some excellent stock from the Assad Cattle Co. herd, including the big-horned young females Jennifer and Heidi. “A real benefit to getting out to some sales in person, in addition to improving our herd, is getting to meet a lot of our fellow breeders. Meeting and talking with these people, most of whom have been in this business for quite a few years, has been very beneficial to our continuing Longhorn education.”
Bangert’s future plans for the Longhorn program, which he intends to maintain at about 120 breeding females, includes developing a local market for his cattle. “Getting out to the sales over the past couple of years has helped me get a perspective on the business end of raising Longhorns,” he explains. “It takes a lot of effort, but I think we need to be able to promote and market our cattle to people in our region. We’ve got plenty of breeders in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Montana and Utah, and there’s a lot of potential for cultivating customers and friends from among them. A sale like the Rocky Mountain Select is a good basis for developing a market, and we plan on using it as a showcase for some of our top cattle beginning in 2001. By then, we’ll have enough products of our own breeding to replace a lot of the goodcows we’ve bought, which is the name of the game to me.” |
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If you have Longhorn-related travels planned for this summer or fall, we hope you’ll include Wyoming and the Remount Ranch on your itinerary. One look and you’ll agree that we’ve got as good a combination of scenery, outstanding tourist destinations and world-class Texas Longhorns as anywhere in the country. Call and let us know you’re coming. Contact Us anytime. (courtesy, Searle Pub, c.2001) |
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