charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

Cattle drive. Been on one? If not learn stuff. If you have and info is wrong, teach us. LOL



No one eats until Cookie calls.

When Cookie calls, everyone comes a runnin’.

Hungry cowboys wait for no man.

They fill their plates, fill their bellies, and then move on so stragglers can fill their plates.

Cowboys eat first, talk later.

It’s okay to eat with your fingers.
The food is clean.

If you’re refilling the coffee cup and someone yells “Man at the pot,” You’re Obliged to serve refills.

Don’t take the last serving unless you’re sure you’re the last man.

Food left on the plate is an insult to the cook.

No running or saddling a horse near the wagon.

And when you ride off, always ride downwind from the wagon.

If you come across any decent firewood, bring it back to the wagon.

Strangers are always welcome at the wagon.
Did you know?

When Cookie was finished with his, work for the day and before hitting the sack, he would always place the tongue of the chuck wagon facing north.

When the trail master started in the morning he would look at the tongue and then knew what direction he would be moving the herd.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Some are right 👍

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

So teach us.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

You've almost got to be born a cowboy it's a little hard to learn unless you ready want to work hard and long hours with little pay.
My brother is what you would call a cowboy he's up before daylight feeds and saddle his horse and the dogs and off to a job rounding up the ranchers cattle that he can't get into the cowpens or just don't have enough help and then the day starts separating the yearlings from the cows cutting the bull calves putting tags in the young heifers that you going to keep for replacements, vaccination, pregnancy checks and spray the cattle before letting them back out. Then back to the Calf's you got to separate the heifer from the steers and put them in their own pasture. Put the steers that you just cut in the feedlot. Maybe by then you can take a break for lunch ( should I go on)

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Well if you do get a bite to eat then you get back to work resets all the gates that you've opened and closed to where they normally are left then you load your dogs and horse up and go on the long drive back home,
unload them feed and water the dogs then wash out their pens, brush down your horse feed and water him put your saddle and blanket up. That makes a long day for the average cowboy....

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

I meant if some were right. Tell what parts were wrong?

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

The part about the firewood is wrong the trailmaster would always appoint someone for that duty.
And the part about the tongue of the wagon, they were not always going north, besides the trailmaster better know which way they were headed that's why he was hired for the job..
For the rest of it is pretty much the way things went. 👍

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

Interesting! Thank you

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

I don't think placing the tongue pointed to north meant that was the direction they were headed, it was used determine there course the next day when no stars and knowing where north was.

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

That makes sense 👍

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

I agree with Kerry. If the trail boss cannot figure out which way they are going, he is not likely to be a top hand! If you know N, you should be able to figure the rest out. Just Sayin...RJS

BeachDrummer Loc: Eastern NC

Like a compass