15 Mile Cattle Drive Through the Black Hills
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- Our ranch is located in the Northern Black Hills on the South Dakota/ Wyoming border where my family settled and started ranching in 1883.
I work alongside my parents, Jeff and Jodi, our ranch hand, Jaques, and my wife, Damaris who also works as a nurse in town. We have friends and family who come along very frequently as well!
We run a cow/calf operation where we summer our cattle on the Black Hills National Forest and winter them in the foothills of the Black Hills. We also have a backgrounding feedlot, and grow alfalfa and grass hay.
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Well , I have to tell you that you are a lucky guy Carson. The scenery is fantastic. I have travelled to a lot of countries and I have never seen more scenery beautiful than this. Remember, every day when you look outside how lucky you are.
AWESOME video. Thanks for sharing.
So nice to see Grandpa holding the new baby!
Carson you can tell your Father has held a few kids and loves his grandkids. Beautiful scenery and nice looking group of cattle. Trump seems like a hard working horse. Glad Big D is well. Hope Damaris is doing well and you all stay safe and healthy.
Now this is what I call " God's Country" how beautiful.
Everything about this video was beautiful, the scenery, the cattle, the horses, the people, and even the weather!! Thank you
What a fantastic video on a Sunday Morning! Love that chuck wagon on wheels! Mike
Great viedo awsome day good to see ya all horse back cow's looking good thanks for all you guys do
Nothing better than seeing a new baby on the cattle drive. Your dad holding the baby was adorable. Beautiful country. I'm jealous. We were 98° yesterday so seeing you guys bundle up was wild. You are doing great with the drone. Awesome video Carson.
Nothing but respect! Y'all are living the dream!!
Carson another great video, there is something magic watching cattle moving through that beautiful countryside. Your Dad is a quite tough bloke but give him grandkids to hold and he melts. What a great family event, a lot of riding to get the cattle together. Trump surely likes a few solids in his water. Thanks again from Down Under.
That second stream was pretty and better for the horses to drink. Thank for another good video Carson.
Amazing scenery and video. Love to see you guys on horseback.Grandpa and Grandma having fun holding the grandkids.👍❤️🇨🇦
My goodness that’s beautiful country!!
Grew up in Deadwood, graduated from there, spent a lot of time in Spearfish Canyon hunting, met and married my wife in Lead/Deadwood. One of our family friends, with whom we hunted, lived in Hanna and were named Sleep (Bill and Millie). Many great memories.
Very cool! Bill and Millie would have been our relatives!
@@sleepranch Chatted with my brother Matthew, now also retired, who is currently one of the county commissioners in Harding County. He says he has chatted with you and was allowed to hunt elk on your property with one of his high school buddies. Small world.
Congratulations to the new parents! I notice Grandpa and Grandma were wonderful baby sitters. Loved the cattle drive the yellow trees were beautiful.
Love to listen to those cows making sure their babies are keeping up. There’s an old saying that I think applies to moving cattle as much as it does anything else. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
What beautiful scenery, landscape, cows, horses, cowboys, doesn't get any better!
So happy I found your channel! I'm so impressed with this whole drive. Everyone stayed so calm and eased those mamas and babies right along. Would give anything to be part of a family and friends network like yours. Really special! The comment you made about streets of gold when you went through the aspens was profound to me. The whole landscape is heavenly. Thank you for taking us along!
These video show a whole view of Farming / ranching that most people think has been lost Excellent
Love the view with the drone.. 👍.
Congrats on another great episode, Carson. Not only is your camera work and composition getting to be professional, your editing is wonderful-I really admire the genuine flavor and essence you portray. I loved to see your dad as the tender grandpa while in his natural setting and surrounded by friends and family; I'm sure many guys would have been talking with your helpers instead of cuddling babies and toddlers. You are a lucky guy.
I couldn't agree more ! What a great video . Carson , l hope you know how blessed you are to live the life you have . Thanks so much for sharing it .
Thank you very much Petty!
Thanks David!
I loved the drone video. Scenery is so beautiful and the cattle was pretty cooperative. You are so fortunate to live in such a gorgeous place that God created.
Great looking cattle Carson, that's about as beautiful country as anywhere in the world.
Nice looking cows and calves
It's great to see the family side of the drive. Too many people think raising cattle is an industrial/corporate operation from start to finish and don't realize the families behind it. It makes me wonder what the true percentage is for all cattle started on family ranches without including feedlot and other down the line businesses.
Watching 👀 from Anaheim California.
Life always becomes simple and priorities are easy when surrounded by nature ✨️.
Shelter, food, family, friends, love ❤️.
I enjoyed the Ride along . I'm glad everything went well 👍
Nice day, nice place and a united family doing a good job. May God bless you and allow you to continue doing this for many more years.
Cows look great, you're really getting the hang of that drone!
Tried your wife's roast recipe awsome
Pretty COOL!!! I like your cattle DRIVE better than the Buffalo herd in Custer !!!! Your all GREAT people!!!!
damn this is a NICE ass ranch... I'd love to tag along for a day herding them cattles in such a beautiful place with great weather..
Moving Cow, Good medicine.
Thanks for sharing.
You all are living a dream!! Tons of hard work but a real American dream!! Thank you!
Drone vid is outstanding. 👍🏼
Beautiful country, perfect place for a lunch break with friends and family. Making memories for the little ones. Next year Carson you'll have a little there
Love the family unity. Gorgeous Country.
Loved the cattle drive and beautiful scenery!!
What a great time of the year to spend moving cattle with family and friends. Thanks for taking us along on your cattle drive and meeting the little ones. I almost felt like I was there. That part of God’s country sure is beautiful.
Congratulations. Such a glorious day for the entire family.
Another great episode
Thank you for sharing some of your life with us it is beautiful where y’all live. Stay Safe and God Bless
Wow!!!!! That drone shots is absolutely gorgeous!!!! What a beautiful day …cold but a great day to move a incredible bunch of cows!!! Walking the walk…..15 miles…now that’s a long walk….They’ll be hungry when they get their final destination!!!! Great video….Thanks Carson….have a fantastic day!!!
Awesome drone footage Carson
Multiple use of our National Forests in action!
Beautiful scenery on your ride chasing your cows and calves Carson
Thanks Kevin!
What a beautiful place to live and ranch, and raise a family.
Beautiful Beautiful thank you for sharing this with us 😊
Thank you for the video! The drone shots were amazing! Do you ever get vehicles being disrespectful on the highway?
Thanks! Yeah we do get some crazy people on the road now and then!
Good morning, every time I see you rounding up cattle it reminds me of my younger days except moving cattle in the Texas Brush Country is not as fun!!! I sure am glad the people in your area slow down on the roads!!! Have a great day friend and Blessings to you and the family.
good to see the support, we have to have two flaggers and on a paved roadway the sheriff has to show up and use flashing lights, we run them down the mountain from Summer graze about 53 miles, 10 of it is on pavement, remember the current administration IS NOT Agricultures friend, many around us are going under
Another excellent production.
Always interesting, and looking forward to the next one.
Thank you 🙂🌼🍻
Great video Carson! Sure takes me back but we don't have the scenery your drive does. Just open Sandhills with few roads. About the same # of miles and like you, a family affair. Cattle look like they summered well and you should have some nice weaning weights.
Beautiful drone shots!
Great video Carson
Fantastic video Carson. I loved it. The cattle look great. The landscape is beautiful. I will tell you again you are so blessed.
Thank you Dwight!
Every once in a while TH-cam nails a suggested video.
Great video. Years ago on another of my cross country drives, in Wyoming on route 28, I think. A lonely road until we came behind about 300 head of cattle. The cowboys told me keep moving at about 5mph and I’d be fine, which I was but one pooped on my car!
My grandfather had a forest service permit from 1938 up until his death in the early 2000s , he ran his cattle in the area below Nemo
Link to video he talks about in this video. th-cam.com/video/NZ2Qesp3s88/w-d-xo.html
here is last years round up in the snow. th-cam.com/video/wfGfywWjhLQ/w-d-xo.html
Awesome video. Love the cattle drives. Glad the horse with the cut will be okay.
I think this round up video is more interesting than the buffalo video. Great experience!
Thanks Dick!
Thanks for sharing Carson really enjoyed it!
Great group of of horses and trail hands. Awesome drive
Incredible! Thanks for taking us along… I keep saying someday… but really someday I’m coming to help! Just the best work environment ever 😉
Was always my dream. Great video.👍💕
Loved the drone shots that was awesome Carson. I think I saw two brown cows in the mix still....lol Thanks for sharing another drive, it was exciting..
Thanks for sharing the cattle drive! Love to see the cattle moving through the beautiful countryside.
I know it’s supposed to be work but what a way to spend a nice fall day. Made for a nice calming video to watch this morning.
You have such a neat family.
My most favorite trees I think birch yellow leaf's so beautiful white bark
Great Job and Great Video Mr Sleep, thank you from Australia
Exceptional video. The drone shots make the video. Watched last year's vid big difference in the weather. Thank you so much for taking the time to bring us along.
That looked like fun. I’d use my vacation days to come help with that rather then for the Buffalo roundup!
Nice channel. I’ve been watching a guy in Oklahoma who has bison. Living in Minnesota I envy you young guys keeping the tradition going, bison & cattle. Awesome scenery. ❤
What a wonderful video!! We are like you in that we dont have any snow yet either. That part has been super nice! I sure hope you guys didnt have any nasty motorists to deal with on the main road. We get ridiculous neighbors that throw hissy fits if they have to wait on our private dirt road for even a few minutes during cattle drives. I just dont understand that kind of mindset. If you cant appreciate a cattle drive in progress and feel like you are part of it all? There must be something wrong with you. LOL!
Great video and drone footage. Such beautiful country. I love South Dakota so much! Would give almost anything to visit there again.
Amazing footage Carson!
Beautiful country! Wow! Loved the spectacular drone view! I'd sign up for short distance round ups! 18 miles would be a bit much for my out of shape body. Thanks for a great video! 😊😁
Looks like a far amount of grass still, nice video!
Nice viewing!
Gods Country, my heart aches for its wide open spaces. No visible Electric Lines and High Power Stations, No Cell Towers at every corner, the way our Creator made it in Purity as is the taste of Honey.
Hard work but it's got to feel amazing, just love the life you all have. You need to let me build a cabin there
It is crown land where the pasture is located
Thanks!
Great video, my wife and I are in your neck of the woods right now and it's so beautiful with the aspens changing color. Would have loved to come across a cattle drive in our travels through the Black Hills.
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Carson, spectacular video! Every week your videos keeps getting better and better. Beautiful drone shots. Also, just got 2 Sleep Ranch ball caps in the mail a couple of days ago. They are my new favorites.
Thanks Dowell, we really appreciate that!
Dude, was that your Grandpa 4:51? so cool
It was!
Don’t ya just love it when the cattle spot you they all start bawling at you. I always loved that greeting.
Carson, how many head did you trail? So love to see the scenery up there in the high country. Soon the snow comes . Was a very cool weekend here In Parker County TX( Horse country) also. Not as cool as there.
Soon hopefully I will have a scooter from VA so I can get around easier on our place Hoping to also get up to the 4-6’s Ranch .
You will be holding your little one soon. It is a great feeling. Y’all have a blessed week
Thanks Dale! That sounds like fun! And we had 169 in the group
Carson I really like watching ur videos, was wondering how many head of cattle u guys have. I'm from eastern SD so I am about 400 miles from the black hills. Keep up the good work
Bonito video 👍
Great video.
Another great video Sleep Ranch! Grew up on a ranch in S.E. Kansas. Brought back some good memories!
A red router baby gun works really well moving big bunches of cattle long distance
U got down to a t- shirt but no shorts not hot enough. Great round-up
Carson, you have a load whistle - lol
...lookin' good, great vid, keep safe...
Looks like your cattle faired pretty good with the drought and all they look good
Hi Carson, great video of moving your cows out of the Black Hills. It is a bummer about Mr. D. Hopefully he will heal up quickly. Good you didn't have anymore problems along the way. This is the first time moving cattle that you had the drone. Great drone footage of the drive along with the music. Is Nick your sister's husband? Thank Nick for the story of working with cattle without proper constraints, that had to be challenging. Even though the weather started out cold, you sure ended up with a beautiful day with the sun and colorful fall foliage. Can't imagine how stiff and sore you all were with being on and off horses and riding for 9 1/2 hours. Sorry for the long comment, but really enjoyed this video.
Thanks Ben, he’s actually just a family friend!