William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: 2006

After the cattle are branded, and in some cases given ear tags, they are released from the corral and begin the journey back to their respective ranches.

In 2006 I witnessed a cattle branding for the first time. Cattle form six ranches were trailed to a corral, where cowboys sorted them out for branding. To a tenderfoot like me it looks like organized chaos, which I tried to portray in this image.

One of the ranchers involved in a community branding event near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, in 2006.

It appears the calf on the left is receiving two branding irons, while two ranchers on the right prepare another calf for branding. This image was taken at a community branding event near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, in 2006.

Found in a scrap yard near Val Marie, Saskatchewan in 2006. Taken with Fujifilm and a Minolta 6000 camera.