The lowing of cows and their calves and the clatter of hooves on pavement have been a spring ritual in the Methow for more than 100 years. But this year the streets were silent at daybreak on the Sunday in early May when hundreds of cattle would normally have been herded through Twisp on their way to spring pasture.
Cattle drive
Mooo-ving day 2014
Saturday, April 19, was the date of the annual cattle drive through Twisp. With the help of several friends and the cooperation of motorists, the cattle moved through town and onto their spring grazing area.
On the hoof
The Methow Valley’s version of rush hour took place last Saturday (Nov. 2) when 300 head of cattle headed home to PMM Ranch on the Twisp-Winthrop Eastside Road after spending the summer grazing on national forest allotments. The cattle were being moved from fall pasture on the Big Buck Reserve Area via Highway 20 north […]
