I appreciate you showing the harsh realities of ranching. Below freezing temperatures, working in winds that take your breath away and calves born in the wrong season that don’t make it, take the romance out of ranching. It’s good to recall that ranching is a 24 hour, 365 days a year business first and foremost, that involves risks, hard work and small profit margins.
Trinity, my wife is from the Philippines and into fashion/modeling and cooking. After I introduced her to your channel she really has a appreciation for the hard work and the real life reality that a Montana rancher has to endure to bring food to our table. In our home our Steaks are called “Trinity steaks” in honor of all your hard work and dedication to teaching everyone what it takes to be a Montana Rancher/cowboy. My wife never seen snow until living in the U.S is cold just by watching this video! God Bless.
They make a tube feeder that we use for weak calves. You slide the tube down their throat and basically pour the milk down their throat. It works good to get milk and electrolytes in them quickly.
So sorry the calf passed away Bless his heart! And Bless you and your dad out there in freezing temps! I get cold just watching. I’m a 70 year old woman and really enjoy your channel It’s so interesting to see how you work as cowboys! I guess I’m an old cowgirl at heart🥰 Looking forward to each video you put out. Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us! Take care Stay warm as possible and stay safe! Kathy Washington State🇺🇸
Hi Kathy, I'm also 70. I've only been watching Trinity for a few weeks, but also enjoy the channel. My daughter runs a small farm in Texas, and what Trinity shows here has happened to her as well. There's risk trying to raise any animals - cats, dogs, up to the larger livestock. It helps me keep my life in perspective as well! May your days be full of joy.
@@Janer-52 Hello! Thank you for your reply! I’m enjoying Trinity just as much as you! What a nice man he is! I’m glad to see that I’m not the only 70yr old woman enjoying his videos! You daughter must be a very hard worker. There’s always something that needs to be done. I hope she enjoys what she does!! I’d love to go visit a farm just to see and pet all the critters 😃 Thank you again for your reply and enjoy the rest of your day! Kathy
Montana,I’m right there with you,here in Northern Europe we going on -20 soon and we ain’t done there lol Good clothes are the main things bout such weathers But I will rather take the cold than the excruciating heat The most annoying and awesome thing bout winter is firewood,I love the heat from my fireplace,but buying and chopping it ain’t so fun 😂 Let’s hang in there !
No apologies necessary ever. You put far more into sharing your life with us than we do to watch. I remember the difficulties in keeping my horses watered in below freezing temperatures. It takes a kind of love that requires a different level of commitment than to care for smaller animals who live inside your home. As does dealing with situations such as you and your dad did with this calf.
The understanding of the reality is in your face and you are SO right in all that you said. Sorry you lost that baby but it IS life and we need to know and see what is real about what you do and how you and your family live. Thank you…and STAY WARM Out there for heaven’s sake…. reminds me of Minnesota winters so long ago 🙂
I'm not a rancher, but had a few horses in my younger days. The closest I came to a cold winter was back in '69. It was 0 degrees and before & after school & before going to bed, I had to break the ice off the water trough and remove the icicles off the horses. Also, it was the first time girls were allowed to wear pants to school. Imagine waiting at your bus stop wearing a dress! Sorry for your loss, take care and stay as warm as possible❤
A great video sure enjoyed watching your videos. Sure sorry you lost the calf but that is rough having a small calf in those temperatures especially if the mom isn’t taking care of it
Hola señor Trinity!!! Today here in DFW we woke up with 29 Fahrenheit degrees outside and I almost saw penguins 🐧 outside too cold 🥶 for my texacan hispanic body I get cold 🥶 just watching you in the Montana weather!! Be safe and stay warm if possible 😊
Thank you for sharing this very real circle of life moment. Your channel has been very eye opening for this born and bred suburban girl. Intellectually, I knew the job of a cattle rancher entailed long hours and hard work; but the level of sacrifice and dedication that goes into my beloved grass-fed steak is more than I ever comprehended. I am truly humbled. Bless you and your Dad and bless the animals, all.
Thank you for all your hard work and to the ranchers that raise the beef, so I can have a Ribeye steak. I hope your family will have a blessed Thanksgiving. ❤️
Seeing your cattle outside in winter reminds me of the time 5 years ago when I drove across Montana from south to north (I live in Alberta) and saw cattle out in the valleys next to rivers and I saw mist rising off the rivers and wondered if there was a volcanic stream, but it was ice mist because that day it was minus 34° C! (-29 F). Point being that cattle were still out there along with horses in that terrific cold just grazing through the snow for grass, so they can stand it if they're well fed and watered (antifreeze for blood I guess)... That little calf probably would have survived had it found its mother with milk but newborn calves (an inusual thing in the winter) have it tough. Thank you. Stay safe.
I’m W. of the Divide where the wind isn’t quite as bad, but we still get arctic outbreaks, subzero temps, & ALOT of Snow. The answer for we gals that I’ve found is just two layers: thermals + down outer pants. It makes “attending to nature” much simpler! 😊 Luv your vids, Trinity! 🧤stay warm!
One of the realties of life is death. Whether its subzero temps or balmy temps of South Texas its the choices we make that can change our lives for the positive or the ultimate negative, death. Thanks for your insights to these life events! Stay warm!!
Excellent video. Please bring more, this video teaches more about life than a whole year - probably two yrs of schooling. Thank you sir, by all means please continue. Sincerely'N'TRUTH d'Anthony
I enjoy watching your videos. Yeah I know what it’s like losing calves in the winter. I grew up on a farm and know what it’s like to feed at -40c it’s COLD
I really appreciate your sharing your experience. In this day and age, those of us living in cities can be so far removed from our food and the process and people who work so hard to bring it to our tables. My grandparents were farmers in VA and I grew up learning so many life lessons from them and farming life.
We say that our old farmhouse outside of Belt is in the "blast zone!" But warm breeze or bitter cold, we have to take care of the animals. Thanks for showing the reality of life on the northern plains!
I milk cows on a 400 cow dairy here in Michigan. Cold weather is tough business. We don't get as bad as you guys by any means but it's not usual to have stretches of 0° weather. That will add a lot of time to the daily chores. Water hoses freeze, diesel engines don't want to start, manure equipment is frozen and as you imagine there is a lot of manure to get rid of everyday. The worst thing for dairy cows in this cold weather is the wind. Beef cows seem to be a bit more hardy. My horses fair pretty good in really cold weather especially my Morgan.
11:30 I know for sure it’s not an easy work to deal with catle and that’s why I don’t say stupid comments about it I know that the calf had an unfortunate end and you guys did everything possible for the calf and some people might comment something different but the reality is what happened calf was born before winter and those Montana winters are deadly we need to show respect to the ranchers who deal with those things every day and we don’t have any idea of how hard is to live on a farm You guys did a great job protecting the calf👋😊👋
I think what your doing is amazing! I just recently inherited 300 acres,150+ cattle, and 6 commercial chicken houses.I’m 32 and a female trying to do it and figure everything out on my own. You’re an inspiration!
You can do it!! You will get it all figured out and then some if your heart is in it! Be patient with yourself - it doesn't happen overnight, or even over a year. I'm in a similar situation with a horse farm I inherited from my grandpa. Now i wish I would have paid closer attention when he was telling me how to fix fence or tie knots as a kid. But every year I figure out better ways to do things to keep this place going all on my own. It's SO HARD sometimes!! But you definitely can do it!!
God I imagine the joy and stress you must've felt being told that was all yours now because that's a life time career and a family legacy you have to maintain
Yes!! Always the water is freezing!! It’s cold ! I hail from sw mn and grew up on a farm/ranch . Sitting down to a hot home cooked meal after a day in the cold takes on a whole new meaning!! Calves born in the wrong season is hard on them and everyone. I appreciate you explaining how it really is!
Love this fun and realistic way of ranching. We love the way you explain why and how life works in ranching. Love the content. We could have some more. Thank you again.
I like the way you present things. It is the way it is. Not for the touchy feely folks but then real life isn't for them either. Fantasy is there way to deal with things. Thanks for the content it is real. I fished off shore in the gulf and things are strange off shore also. Getting to old for that type of life now, but interesting to see the completely different types of dangers and work. Keep the videos coming.
Good to see you got rid of the cowboy hat….I noticed you don’t wear a silk scarf…My uncle a cowboy forever he is 90 years old swears by the silk scarf to keep the cold air going down his shirt…. Most ranchers in our Wyoming have bales up for wind blocks for the cows..
Hate seeing animals struggling to survive. So sorry he didn't make it. The wind, I believe is the hardest part of winter. Thanks for sharing how life really is on a ranch. Happy Thanksgiving.
What you have accomplished is to pretty much portray what the “average” day for a ranching family is like. Many tough professions in this world and ranching is one of them. But take heart, when you are having a bad day, just remember back when square bales were the technology, everything was horseback, or when tractors had no cabs or worse, hitching a team for hauling loose hay. I’ve not seen a channel that better depicts when ranching gets “western.” Of course the good facets outweigh the bad or you wouldn’t do it. Those might make a good video as well. Your video does portray the American Dream …which is not an outcome, but an opportunity to have a fulfilling livelihood and make a living. Great channel.
Not the ending I was anticipating. However, life is NOT a bed of roses. Do the best with what you have where you’re at. This is a reality check for everyone. Thanks for sharing.
Hard to watch episode. Thanks for sharing the harsher realities especially of winter. Freezing cold - winds. Not a “ Yellowstone episode” ( guessing here- never saw Yellowstone) God Bless you all. Good tutorial of ranch life.
I appreciate this video SO MUCH!!! Make me not feel so alone on my horse farm in Wisconsin. We're in the middle of a snow storm right now. It's good to see how others deal with similar struggles. I lost a colt early last spring, similar situation, born too early. That's the way it goes sometimes. I just found your channel today! Going to look for more videos from you! Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing. This is so educational. My husband grew up on a farm and after we watch you, he goes on and on about his past it’s been eye opening for me. We thank you!! 💜
sorry about the calf. It's obvious how hard you work to make things go right and sometimes it just goes wrong. Looking forward to the next video. thank you.
I hate breaking ice in the winter but its just what you have to do. We've been in the single digits but its suppose to be in the high 40s by Wednesday. 😄 I have bottled fed 4 calves, luckily they all made it. But its an added thing you have to do. We have also had calves and cows die. It not the what you want but its a fact you have to deal with.
I could feel that cold wind as you were running. There is no way to stay warm. The work needs to be done so you just plow through the day. Hopefully the livestock will be ok. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for posting.
The Yellowstone show came here to my little town in Texas to film and alot of their crew was from Montana, we had very cold to me weather and also rain and these Montana people were in shorts and short sleeve shirts while I was bundled up thick.
I like a little reality. That's where I live mostly but it's good to be reminded. The cold I can't handle anymore. I came in yesterday cause it was in the 40s. That's laughable I know. I'm sorry the calf died. Thanks Trinity for getting out there in that weather.
I love the way you dress I being looking for some clothes like yours specially your wool jackets and vest. Thank you 🙏🏽 for sharing your life in Montana. Hellos from Grand Rapids Michigan
-9 in Montana during the winter is a different type of cold... People who haven't felt their nose hairs freeze when you breath just cannot imagine how deep the cold is it will penetrate everything and if you add the wind it's just a task doing everyday things hell you could be going to Walmart and your car breaking down in the country could turn into a life and death situation.
Man !! How this reminds me of having to chop holes in the ice everyday to keep a water hole available for the cows. Of coarse those were windmill water tanks. No electricity around. Hope you took a "Hot & Spicy" wagbar w/ya 🇺🇸 I also appreciated you trying to save the little doagie. How many calves we had in the living room in front of the heater, & bottle fed. Hats Off to ya !
Im watching this in mid July, in Yuma, AZ where it’s 117 today. It’s easier to layer to stay warm than find a cool spot in yuma summers. Soon as my son is done with high school we are moving to the middle of nowhere in Ut, ID, MT, or WY. South Dakota is on the list since their governor is a badass.
25* below, feeding in 5 feet of snow off a sled drawn by Belgians because we can't get to the herd any other way, EVERY WINTER in Western Colorado at 6 to 8000 feet.
That's the real deal Ranchin! Ain't no Yellowstone bullshit. It like Paul Harvey said in God made a farmer "God said, I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt, and watch it die, then dry his eyes and say, 'Maybe next year.' Thank you for sharing!
I understand it’s hard to keep calves in the winter. As you said the calf was born at the wrong time. You and your father did the best you could. I don’t know how you can stand being outside in that cold weather. I’m cold just watching. Here I guess it’s been maybe a few degrees below zero. But that doesn’t happen very often. Stay safe and warm.
This video brings to mind Chris LeDoux’s song You Just Can’t See Him From The Road. Ranchers certainly can’t be seen from the road and too few see what they go through to feed us. Sorry about the calf as I know that’s never easy.
Do not ask me why I subscribed this channel me being from sunny Italy because I do not know the answer. But the fun thing is that the only dog in this video is the perfect copy of our family dog which died aged 13 couple of years ago. So I would love to know if there is considered a breed, and if so, if it is peculiar of Montana. Here they call it Australian Shepard.
I feel sorry for you having to put up with all that global warming normally it should be 30 below according to those fools blessings to you and your family appreciate your videos pray for America America needs help we need good leader ship everywhere you do a great job showing us what happens out there in that big sky country enjoy your warm warm winter
When i had calves in that situation, i found it easier to tube the milk into them for the first one or two feeds before trying them on the bottle. but certainly if the cold is right through them they can be very hard to bring back.
Yes we start calving season here in mid February and sometimes it's a struggle with the damp and rainy weather with the just born . We have -10 here in February also
I grew up working on a ranch out in Stanford. Hated calving season for multiple reasons but least favorite helping deliver. Let me know if you'd ever consider a hired hand. I miss it
As I watched you race around in the truck trying to turn those cows I thought how wonderful it would be to have a dog , like sheep herders, to help gather them up. Later in the video I saw your dog in the barn looked like a shepherd dog is he and do you use him for that?
I appreciate you showing the harsh realities of ranching. Below freezing temperatures, working in winds that take your breath away and calves born in the wrong season that don’t make it, take the romance out of ranching. It’s good to recall that ranching is a 24 hour, 365 days a year business first and foremost, that involves risks, hard work and small profit margins.
Trinity, my wife is from the Philippines and into fashion/modeling and cooking. After I introduced her to your channel she really has a appreciation for the hard work and the real life reality that a Montana rancher has to endure to bring food to our table. In our home our Steaks are called “Trinity steaks” in honor of all your hard work and dedication to teaching everyone what it takes to be a Montana Rancher/cowboy. My wife never seen snow until living in the U.S is cold just by watching this video! God Bless.
I am very humbled. Thank you.
This was one of your best! Common occurrences like this gets lost in all the buzz of modern day.
Poor calf. I understand it. I raised cattle. Thank you for showing this segment. People need to see this so they can understand what really happens.
They make a tube feeder that we use for weak calves. You slide the tube down their throat and basically pour the milk down their throat. It works good to get milk and electrolytes in them quickly.
They make those for horses too, just got to be careful you don't get the lung instead of stomach.
So sorry the calf passed away Bless his heart! And Bless you and your dad out there in freezing temps! I get cold just watching.
I’m a 70 year old woman and really enjoy your channel
It’s so interesting to see how you work as cowboys! I guess I’m an old cowgirl at heart🥰
Looking forward to each video you put out.
Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us!
Take care
Stay warm as possible and stay safe!
Kathy
Washington State🇺🇸
Hi Kathy, I'm also 70. I've only been watching Trinity for a few weeks, but also enjoy the channel. My daughter runs a small farm in Texas, and what Trinity shows here has happened to her as well. There's risk trying to raise any animals - cats, dogs, up to the larger livestock. It helps me keep my life in perspective as well! May your days be full of joy.
@@Janer-52 Hello! Thank you for your reply! I’m enjoying Trinity just as much as you! What a nice man he is!
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only 70yr old woman enjoying his videos! You daughter must be a very hard worker. There’s always something that needs to be done. I hope she enjoys what she does!!
I’d love to go visit a farm just to see and pet all the critters 😃
Thank you again for your reply and enjoy the rest of your day!
Kathy
@@kathybell7407 that makes 3 of us.
Montana,I’m right there with you,here in Northern Europe we going on -20 soon and we ain’t done there lol
Good clothes are the main things bout such weathers
But I will rather take the cold than the excruciating heat
The most annoying and awesome thing bout winter is firewood,I love the heat from my fireplace,but buying and chopping it ain’t so fun 😂
Let’s hang in there !
Yes, that's the hardest thing about raising animals. Thanks for your great videos about ranch life.
No apologies necessary ever. You put far more into sharing your life with us than we do to watch. I remember the difficulties in keeping my horses watered in below freezing temperatures. It takes a kind of love that requires a different level of commitment than to care for smaller animals who live inside your home. As does dealing with situations such as you and your dad did with this calf.
Thanks for showing the harsh reality of ranching. We appreciate your openness even when things go wrong.
The understanding of the reality is in your face and you are SO right in all that you said. Sorry you lost that baby but it IS life and we need to know and see what is real about what you do and how you and your family live. Thank you…and STAY WARM Out there for heaven’s sake…. reminds me of Minnesota winters so long ago 🙂
I live up in Great Falls, Montana and I can attest to how cold it gets up here. Thanks for your post Mr. Vandenacre. Your content is always on point.
I'm not a rancher, but had a few horses in my younger days. The closest I came to a cold winter was back in '69. It was 0 degrees and before & after school & before going to bed, I had to break the ice off the water trough and remove the icicles off the horses.
Also, it was the first time girls were allowed to wear pants to school. Imagine waiting at your bus stop wearing a dress!
Sorry for your loss, take care and stay as warm as possible❤
What part of the country were you in?
@@broomtailcountry Puget Sound-Washington
A great video sure enjoyed watching your videos. Sure sorry you lost the calf but that is rough having a small calf in those temperatures especially if the mom isn’t taking care of it
So is life whether ranching or just regular life. You make the best out if the circumstances. Thanks fir sharing the realities. .
Really appreciate you showing of this video. You did a great job showing harsh reality of raising cattle!
Hola señor Trinity!!! Today here in DFW we woke up with 29 Fahrenheit degrees outside and I almost saw penguins 🐧 outside too cold 🥶 for my texacan hispanic body I get cold 🥶 just watching you in the Montana weather!! Be safe and stay warm if possible 😊
Thank you for sharing this very real circle of life moment. Your channel has been very eye opening for this born and bred suburban girl. Intellectually, I knew the job of a cattle rancher entailed long hours and hard work; but the level of sacrifice and dedication that goes into my beloved grass-fed steak is more than I ever comprehended. I am truly humbled. Bless you and your Dad and bless the animals, all.
Life - it's so weird, wonderful, small and great, joy and sadness... complicated. Thanks Trinity - as always.
Thank you for sharing. You did reakky well.
Thank you for all your hard work and to the ranchers that raise the beef, so I can have a Ribeye steak. I hope your family will have a blessed Thanksgiving. ❤️
Seeing your cattle outside in winter reminds me of the time 5 years ago when I drove across Montana from south to north (I live in Alberta) and saw cattle out in the valleys next to rivers and I saw mist rising off the rivers and wondered if there was a volcanic stream, but it was ice mist because that day it was minus 34° C! (-29 F). Point being that cattle were still out there along with horses in that terrific cold just grazing through the snow for grass, so they can stand it if they're well fed and watered (antifreeze for blood I guess)...
That little calf probably would have survived had it found its mother with milk but newborn calves (an inusual thing in the winter) have it tough.
Thank you. Stay safe.
I’m W. of the Divide where the wind isn’t quite as bad, but we still get arctic outbreaks, subzero temps, & ALOT of Snow. The answer for we gals that I’ve found is just two layers: thermals + down outer pants. It makes “attending to nature” much simpler! 😊 Luv your vids, Trinity! 🧤stay warm!
That makes me appreciate the steak on my plate even more.
Brings back so many memories! Thank you !
One of the realties of life is death. Whether its subzero temps or balmy temps of South Texas its the choices we make that can change our lives for the positive or the ultimate negative, death. Thanks for your insights to these life events! Stay warm!!
Excellent video. Please bring more, this video teaches more about life than a whole year - probably two yrs of schooling.
Thank you sir, by all means please continue.
Sincerely'N'TRUTH
d'Anthony
I enjoy watching your videos. Yeah I know what it’s like losing calves in the winter. I grew up on a farm and know what it’s like to feed at -40c it’s COLD
Enjoying your videos, we have cows as well, I'm 70 and never known a day without cows, grandkids love the bottle babies
Good video on life on the ranch in winter.
I really appreciate your sharing your experience. In this day and age, those of us living in cities can be so far removed from our food and the process and people who work so hard to bring it to our tables. My grandparents were farmers in VA and I grew up learning so many life lessons from them and farming life.
Your videos bring me so much Joy. They soothe me and they are packed with so
Much knowledge ! Thank you so much for starting this channel !
We say that our old farmhouse outside of Belt is in the "blast zone!" But warm breeze or bitter cold, we have to take care of the animals. Thanks for showing the reality of life on the northern plains!
I milk cows on a 400 cow dairy here in Michigan. Cold weather is tough business. We don't get as bad as you guys by any means but it's not usual to have stretches of 0° weather. That will add a lot of time to the daily chores. Water hoses freeze, diesel engines don't want to start, manure equipment is frozen and as you imagine there is a lot of manure to get rid of everyday. The worst thing for dairy cows in this cold weather is the wind. Beef cows seem to be a bit more hardy. My horses fair pretty good in really cold weather especially my Morgan.
Looking forward to your next production…!
Enjoyed immensely, that life is truly ‘real’.
Great production….!
I enjoy your videos, the good and the bad, the circle of life is sad at times.
❤ thank you
11:30 I know for sure it’s not an easy work to deal with catle and that’s why I don’t say stupid comments about it I know that the calf had an unfortunate end and you guys did everything possible for the calf and some people might comment something different but the reality is what happened calf was born before winter and those Montana winters are deadly we need to show respect to the ranchers who deal with those things every day and we don’t have any idea of how hard is to live on a farm You guys did a great job protecting the calf👋😊👋
Well the cat found a new friend out of the deal. Lol😊
I think what your doing is amazing! I just recently inherited 300 acres,150+ cattle, and 6 commercial chicken houses.I’m 32 and a female trying to do it and figure everything out on my own. You’re an inspiration!
You can do it!! You will get it all figured out and then some if your heart is in it! Be patient with yourself - it doesn't happen overnight, or even over a year. I'm in a similar situation with a horse farm I inherited from my grandpa. Now i wish I would have paid closer attention when he was telling me how to fix fence or tie knots as a kid. But every year I figure out better ways to do things to keep this place going all on my own. It's SO HARD sometimes!! But you definitely can do it!!
God I imagine the joy and stress you must've felt being told that was all yours now because that's a life time career and a family legacy you have to maintain
@@michaelf.2449 Yea exactly 🤣 And I’ve always worked in a kitchen so it’s definitely an adjustment!
I enjoyed your video very much.
Yes!! Always the water is freezing!! It’s cold ! I hail from sw mn and grew up on a farm/ranch . Sitting down to a hot home cooked meal after a day in the cold takes on a whole new meaning!! Calves born in the wrong season is hard on them and everyone. I appreciate you explaining how it really is!
So sorry for your loss. Montana is beautiful country but you couldn’t pay me to live there! I’ll stay in Georgia! Lol
Always sad but it's life. I've fed calves and they are so fierce to get that milk. Poor little guy.
Love this fun and realistic way of ranching. We love the way you explain why and how life works in ranching. Love the content. We could have some more. Thank you again.
I always say this but you have a great channel Trinity I enjoy watching.
Sorry for your loss. I know the feeling as well. Spent most of my life on a farm
I like the way you present things. It is the way it is. Not for the touchy feely folks but then real life isn't for them either. Fantasy is there way to deal with things. Thanks for the content it is real. I fished off shore in the gulf and things are strange off shore also. Getting to old for that type of life now, but interesting to see the completely different types of dangers and work. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for showing the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Good to see you got rid of the cowboy hat….I noticed you don’t wear a silk scarf…My uncle a cowboy forever he is 90 years old swears by the silk scarf to keep the cold air going down his shirt…. Most ranchers in our Wyoming have bales up for wind blocks for the cows..
Hate seeing animals struggling to survive. So sorry he didn't make it.
The wind, I believe is the hardest part of winter.
Thanks for sharing how life really is on a ranch.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for sharing the reality of what it's like to do what you do!
What you have accomplished is to pretty much portray what the “average” day for a ranching family is like. Many tough professions in this world and ranching is one of them. But take heart, when you are having a bad day, just remember back when square bales were the technology, everything was horseback, or when tractors had no cabs or worse, hitching a team for hauling loose hay. I’ve not seen a channel that better depicts when ranching gets “western.” Of course the good facets outweigh the bad or you wouldn’t do it. Those might make a good video as well. Your video does portray the American Dream …which is not an outcome, but an opportunity to have a fulfilling livelihood and make a living. Great channel.
Not the ending I was anticipating. However, life is NOT a bed of roses. Do the best with what you have where you’re at. This is a reality check for everyone. Thanks for sharing.
Hard to watch episode. Thanks for sharing the harsher realities especially of winter. Freezing cold - winds. Not a “ Yellowstone episode” ( guessing here- never saw Yellowstone) God Bless you all. Good tutorial of ranch life.
It got down really cold early this year. This storm hit hard.
-15 in the black hills as well. Now its nice! Stay safe out therre
I appreciate this video SO MUCH!!! Make me not feel so alone on my horse farm in Wisconsin. We're in the middle of a snow storm right now. It's good to see how others deal with similar struggles. I lost a colt early last spring, similar situation, born too early. That's the way it goes sometimes. I just found your channel today! Going to look for more videos from you! Thanks!
Trinity that is so beautiful there
Thank you so much for sharing. This is so educational. My husband grew up on a farm and after we watch you, he goes on and on about his past it’s been eye opening for me. We thank you!! 💜
Love all your content keep up the good work and God bless you and your family!
Thank you for you conversations about ranching and animsls
sorry about the calf. It's obvious how hard you work to make things go right and sometimes it just goes wrong. Looking forward to the next video. thank you.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for keeping it real, sir!
We truly enjoy watching you! Lots of great information. Stay warm!
I hate breaking ice in the winter but its just what you have to do. We've been in the single digits but its suppose to be in the high 40s by Wednesday. 😄
I have bottled fed 4 calves, luckily they all made it. But its an added thing you have to do. We have also had calves and cows die. It not the what you want but its a fact you have to deal with.
And that's why I don't live in Montana. OMG 💨❄️. Thank you for sharing Trent.
Awe that poor little calf. Great life lessons. Thank you for sharing and being honest. Take care from "a very cold" Canada eh!
I could feel that cold wind as you were running. There is no way to stay warm. The work needs to be done so you just plow through the day. Hopefully the livestock will be ok. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for posting.
The Yellowstone show came here to my little town in Texas to film and alot of their crew was from Montana, we had very cold to me weather and also rain and these Montana people were in shorts and short sleeve shirts while I was bundled up thick.
I like a little reality. That's where I live mostly but it's good to be reminded. The cold I can't handle anymore. I came in yesterday cause it was in the 40s. That's laughable I know. I'm sorry the calf died. Thanks Trinity for getting out there in that weather.
I love the way you dress I being looking for some clothes like yours specially your wool jackets and vest. Thank you 🙏🏽 for sharing your life in Montana. Hellos from Grand Rapids Michigan
“HOW ABOUT THE CATS? ARE THEY OK? I AM SURE YES”!!! BEAUTIFUL MONTANA,I LOVE THE COLD WEATHER AND I LOVE THE SNOW.BE SAFE. 11-20-2022
You real love what you’re doing it’s shows in everything you do.
God Bless Trinity!!
i remember feeding calves in the kitchen when momma cow didn't have enough milk. A Missouri memory.
I am sorry for your family, loosing an of the critters is a sad thing. Very hard to deal with, worse when they young.
Love all your content! Keep it up
-9 in Montana during the winter is a different type of cold... People who haven't felt their nose hairs freeze when you breath just cannot imagine how deep the cold is it will penetrate everything and if you add the wind it's just a task doing everyday things hell you could be going to Walmart and your car breaking down in the country could turn into a life and death situation.
Man !! How this reminds me of having to chop holes in the ice everyday to keep a water hole available for the cows. Of coarse those were windmill water tanks. No electricity around. Hope you took a "Hot & Spicy" wagbar w/ya 🇺🇸 I also appreciated you trying to save the little doagie. How many calves we had in the living room in front of the heater, & bottle fed. Hats Off to ya !
Awesome video. 👍
Im watching this in mid July, in Yuma, AZ where it’s 117 today. It’s easier to layer to stay warm than find a cool spot in yuma summers. Soon as my son is done with high school we are moving to the middle of nowhere in Ut, ID, MT, or WY. South Dakota is on the list since their governor is a badass.
25* below, feeding in 5 feet of snow off a sled drawn by Belgians because we can't get to the herd any other way, EVERY WINTER in Western Colorado at 6 to 8000 feet.
That's the real deal Ranchin! Ain't no Yellowstone bullshit. It like Paul Harvey said in God made a farmer "God said, I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt, and watch it die, then dry his eyes and say, 'Maybe next year.' Thank you for sharing!
You are absolutely right on the money what you just said towards the end of your video
I understand it’s hard to keep calves in the winter. As you said the calf was born at the wrong time. You and your father did the best you could. I don’t know how you can stand being outside in that cold weather. I’m cold just watching. Here I guess it’s been maybe a few degrees below zero. But that doesn’t happen very often. Stay safe and warm.
This video brings to mind Chris LeDoux’s song You Just Can’t See Him From The Road. Ranchers certainly can’t be seen from the road and too few see what they go through to feed us. Sorry about the calf as I know that’s never easy.
It cracks me up how they never show this side of Montana on Yellowstone 😂. Guess it wouldn’t be as romantic as the mid-summer views.
Do not ask me why I subscribed this channel me being from sunny Italy because I do not know the answer. But the fun thing is that the only dog in this video is the perfect copy of our family dog which died aged 13 couple of years ago. So I would love to know if there is considered a breed, and if so, if it is peculiar of Montana. Here they call it Australian Shepard.
I feel sorry for you having to put up with all that global warming normally it should be 30 below according to those fools blessings to you and your family appreciate your videos pray for America America needs help we need good leader ship everywhere you do a great job showing us what happens out there in that big sky country enjoy your warm warm winter
When i had calves in that situation, i found it easier to tube the milk into them for the first one or two feeds before trying them on the bottle. but certainly if the cold is right through them they can be very hard to bring back.
Tough Conditions.
Yes we start calving season here in mid February and sometimes it's a struggle with the damp and rainy weather with the just born .
We have -10 here in February also
Do a reality tv series..since I scan watch this all day
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I grew up working on a ranch out in Stanford. Hated calving season for multiple reasons but least favorite helping deliver. Let me know if you'd ever consider a hired hand. I miss it
As I watched you race around in the truck trying to turn those cows I thought how wonderful it would be to have a dog , like sheep herders, to help gather them up. Later in the video I saw your dog in the barn looked like a shepherd dog is he and do you use him for that?
What kind of pocket knife do you carry while your ranchin Trinity?
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Sorry about the little calf dying. The reality of ranching was shown to your audience. I can see that you treat your animals very well.