Plane Taking off From the Double Circle Airstrip
I have most of the longhorn steers gathered and together – all but 3 are accounted for. Those last 3 are doing a darn good job of hiding out – somewhere. I rode again today for about 5 hours and never found a fresh track, much less a longhorn.
We have a friend Tommy who flew his plane in to the airstrip at the historic Double Circle headquarters. He buzzed Doug’s shop, so Doug went down to visit. Tommy asked where I was and Doug said riding and hunting remnant cattle. Tommy offered to give Doug a flight and hunt for the steers from the plane. Now Doug never turns down a chance to take a flight, so off they went. They made a few circles and had just as much luck at steer spotting as I had – which was nada.
They had fun and got some good aerial photos of the Double Circle. But unless steers are in the open where you can spot them from a plane, a good horse and a good dog combined with lots of wet saddle blankets seems to be the most effective way to locate missing cattle. But it was certainly worth a try – thanks Tommy!
Looking for Stray Cattle from the Air
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