New Company Aims to Gather Feral Livestock

New Company Aims to Gather Feral Livestock

JY Livestock Gathering LLC finds and removes maverick cattle,

feral horses

Catching maverick cattle is a longstanding battle for ranchers and public lands managers, and a new company just joined their forces. JY Livestock Gathering LLC is the culmination of Owner/Operator Jim Young’s 22 years of experience in handling livestock and catching feral animals. He first caught wild burros in the Book Cliffs of Utah as a teenager and has since gathered feral horses and cattle in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and California. His company is based out of Fallon, Nevada and serves all Western states.

Successfully locating, gathering, and removing feral livestock requires a highly specialized skill set. A wild cow man must be able to track and find cattle in rough, brushy country where the cattle have all the advantages. Once he finds them, he must either gather or rope and lead them to a stock trailer or corrals. It’s not an undertaking for the faint of heart.

“The majority of big maverick bulls are the biggest thing in their part of the world and they’ve done whatever they want their whole lives. So, you have that to deal with that,” said Jim Young.

Even though it’s daunting, he enjoys the unique challenges presented by gathering mavericks for a living.

“I like figuring out what it’s gonna take to get them where you need them,” said Young.

Each situation is different depending on location, elevation, topography, etc.. Whether the livestock reside on public lands, state parks, or private ranches, the need for their removal is the same, though. Feral livestock damage natural resources, carry diseases, and need to be removed. JY Livestock Gathering LLC hopes to help both public land managers and private landowners meet their unwanted livestock removal goals.

For more information, visit http://www.JYlivestockGathering.com or call Jim Young at (775) 385-9354.