Mike McLaughlin - Part 1

Cowboy Stories

Part 1 of my interview with Mike McLaughlin. Speaking of his time at the Lida Ranch he talked about two of the best guys he’s ever rode with, “The biggest thing I learned from those guys is how to read cattle….If I was going to say one place educated me to the point of understanding cattle, it would have been that place. How to handle cattle, how to trail cattle someplace when they don’t want to go.” Mike has working on the following ranches (just to name a few) Lida Ranch, Diamond A, Russell Ranches (89)-48,000 mother cows, Diamond A-Rosewell Camp (Ed Ashurst wagon boss) 10,000 mother cows at the time, Rafter Diamond Ranch-Deeth, NV Sierra Bonita Ranch-Southern AZ Willow Springs Ranch-AZ Babbitt Ranch- S P Camp O R O Ranch 76 Ranch-AZ