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Overview. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Overview
The Arambel outfit sorted bucks Sunday in preparation for turning them out with ewe bands in mid-December.
Sorting bucks
by Cat Urbigkit
November 11, 2007

The Arambel family has raised domestic sheep in the area
from Rock Springs to Boulder for 100 years.

Based in the summer at the Midland Ranch in the Buckskin/Big Sandy area, the family migrates with the sheep to lower elevations in the winter, residing in Rock Springs while their bands of sheep winter on the Rock Springs Grazing Association.

With a mid-December date looming for turning the bucks in
with the ewes for breeding, Sunday was the day for sorting
and processing bucks near Farson.

Photos by Cat Urbigkit



Preliminary Look. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Preliminary Look
Pete Arambel takes a preliminary look through the pen of bucks.

Action. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Action
When the bucks are pressured to move, some rocket into movement.

Marking. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Marking
Each ram is marked with a wool paint marker, allowing sorting by wool length. That's David Revzin doing the marking.

Intent Pup. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Intent Pup
This youngster is begging to get to work.

Bunched. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Bunched
The bucks are bunched in preparation for entering the chute.

Crowded. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Crowded
The bucks are crowded for safety. With no room to maneuver, the bucks stay calm.

Horned Pen. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Horned Pen
These beautiful Rambouillet rams have impressive horns.

Rear view. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Rear view
The view from behind seems to be of a sea of horns.

Crowded Work. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Crowded Work
Pete Arambel checks teeth to age the rams.

Wrinkled Nose. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Wrinkled Nose
Dark eyes over big wrinkled noses peer out from the herd.

Nanda Surfs. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Nanda Surfs
Nepalese herder Nanda Bahadur Gurung gets a ride from the bucks as he pushes them toward the chute.

Horn tips. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Horn tips
Bucks with broad horns carefully tip their heads in order to slide through the chute. These bucks know exactly where their horn tips are located.

Pete and ram. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Pete and ram
Pete Arambel pushes a buck down the chute.

Sorting gate. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
Sorting gate
Pete Arambel runs the sorting gate at the end of the chute.

All Four. Photo by Cat Urbigkit.
All Four
It was a four-man crew that handled the buck sorting and processing. From left to right, that's David Revzin, Jim Urbigkit, Nanda Bahadur Gurung and Pete Arambel.
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