@@adlucemproductionsnot to steal a neighbor's thunder but we in Texas have been driving cattle to the coast for 180+ years to fatten on the "salt grass" in winter. Early settlers drove herds of semi feral cattle to the coast in the fall. They fattened on the grass and then slaughtered them. The hides were packed on salt for delivery to Europe for processing into drive belts on steam powered looms and other equipment. The flesh was salted (salt from the Gulf water), packed in hogshead barrels and sent to Cuba for the slaves on sugar plantations. The bones were crushed and sent off as makings for carbon black and fertilizer. The gut sack was fed to hogs, then they were driven up the coast to Houston markets. They ate pecans & hickory nuts on all the river bottoms along the drive. Made for an excellent tasting meat. The existence of the salt grass trail lives on in the oldest of the dozen trail rides from all points that converge on Houston every February for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. There's even a trail ride that comes out of NW Louisiana (DeSoto Parish) the Old Spanish Trail trailride.
@ The part of the basin I’m referring to about truly wild cows is boat access only…. This heard was near Hog Island/Grand Lake/Lake Chicot area of the basin…. Aprox 17 miles due east of Loureauville…
@@jaysonsanchez4009I have a camp not far from hog island and they still have cows everywhere around us I saw a small heard yesterday while hunting wood ducks
I love cows, I own 4 brahmans just because i want to. I'm also known for randomly pulling off the side of the road to take photos of other people's cows. I really enjoyed your doco. I live in Australia so I'll never get to visit, but I love the idea of an island called Cow Island.
Was on Vacation in Florida and took the family on a Airboat ride that the lady at the motel recommended. The airboat owner/ Captain was a very interesting guy who raised cattle ( which I do too in Michigan ) They raise them in the Everglades and check on them with airboats. They try to catch them to tag them (brand them) but apparently they don’t catch all of them. He said there’s a couple families that still raise them like this so you have to scout them looking for the brand. Otherwise you could be accused of cattle rustling if you take the wrong calves. He showed me a picture of his air boat that had cattle paneling to haul them. I found it very interesting as I did your video. Thank you for sharing your experience.
You should have caught a boat ride from Venice and went south in the river. They typically have cows all down the river banks and even chutes they leave on the bank to load the cows onto barges.
I’m from vermilion parish and I can assure you that you are about almost 100% right in the marshes to the south they would put their cows in the marsh in the winter time and in the spring they load horses on the barge and work them and turn them back out for the winter
This was so interesting, you did an amazing job Oscar!! Can’t wait to see your future projects!
Stay tuned for the next one! Sea turtles in Louisiana?? 👀👀
@@adlucemproductionsnot to steal a neighbor's thunder but we in Texas have been driving cattle to the coast for 180+ years to fatten on the "salt grass" in winter.
Early settlers drove herds of semi feral cattle to the coast in the fall. They fattened on the grass and then slaughtered them. The hides were packed on salt for delivery to Europe for processing into drive belts on steam powered looms and other equipment. The flesh was salted (salt from the Gulf water), packed in hogshead barrels and sent to Cuba for the slaves on sugar plantations. The bones were crushed and sent off as makings for carbon black and fertilizer.
The gut sack was fed to hogs, then they were driven up the coast to Houston markets. They ate pecans & hickory nuts on all the river bottoms along the drive. Made for an excellent tasting meat.
The existence of the salt grass trail lives on in the oldest of the dozen trail rides from all points that converge on Houston every February for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
There's even a trail ride that comes out of NW Louisiana (DeSoto Parish) the Old Spanish Trail trailride.
Love it! So proud to have been able to participate in the production.
I lived in Louisiana and graduated from high school there. There were cattle everywhere in the Atchafalaya basin at that time.
They no longer have any wild cows in the Atchafalaya basin that I’m aware of….
I haven’t seen sign of the heard since the flood in 2011…
I actually saw a herd of them on my way to Sulphur for Christmas!
@ The part of the basin I’m referring to about truly wild cows is boat access only….
This heard was near Hog Island/Grand Lake/Lake Chicot area of the basin…. Aprox 17 miles due east of Loureauville…
@@jaysonsanchez4009I have a camp not far from hog island and they still have cows everywhere around us I saw a small heard yesterday while hunting wood ducks
I love cows, I own 4 brahmans just because i want to. I'm also known for randomly pulling off the side of the road to take photos of other people's cows. I really enjoyed your doco. I live in Australia so I'll never get to visit, but I love the idea of an island called Cow Island.
I’m loving the fact that you’re the second Aussie to comment! Crazy that the video is making it over there.
Cool story. Thanks for sharing, cheers from Australia.
Was on Vacation in Florida and took the family on a Airboat ride that the lady at the motel recommended. The airboat owner/ Captain was a very interesting guy who raised cattle ( which I do too in Michigan ) They raise them in the Everglades and check on them with airboats. They try to catch them to tag them (brand them) but apparently they don’t catch all of them. He said there’s a couple families that still raise them like this so you have to scout them looking for the brand. Otherwise you could be accused of cattle rustling if you take the wrong calves. He showed me a picture of his air boat that had cattle paneling to haul them. I found it very interesting as I did your video. Thank you for sharing your experience.
My grandpa used to round up swamp cattle in Florida way back in the early 1900’s.
Original Florida cowboy are called " Crackers "
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Any Farm Animal can go Feral if unattended long enough.
You should have caught a boat ride from Venice and went south in the river. They typically have cows all down the river banks and even chutes they leave on the bank to load the cows onto barges.
The weather wasn’t exactly working out for us to do that. We tried trust me 😂
I’m from vermilion parish and I can assure you that you are about almost 100% right in the marshes to the south they would put their cows in the marsh in the winter time and in the spring they load horses on the barge and work them and turn them back out for the winter
I love how you mentioned eating burgers at 37:45 before going back to see the cows 😂😂😂 you saw two kinds of beef that day 😂
It was a really nice documentary. I enjoyed watching it a lot.
Had to subscribe bc of this vid
I have herds that spend their summers walking on top of beaver dams and grazing on reed canary grass 8 feet tall.
Reminding me where I came from.
I’m from Chalmette, I’ve seen cattle in the marsh down around Braithwaite.
Oh never mind you found em!!!!
That my daddy and his brother that how and the only places we had to raise cattle
You dad is def has the accent brah cool video
Try Johnston bayou holly beach area, there are lots of em
Heat signature optics?