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Alyssa Schukar / Omaha World-Herald
Paul Kenner of Wood Lake isn't able to rope a calf as he and others corral and separate young calves from their mothers before participating in a branding at the Burdick Ranch south of Wood Lake, Neb., on Saturday, April 21.
Alyssa Schukar / OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
Trent Leichleiter, of Tekamah, Neb., at right, and Kolton Fleischman, also of Tekamah, hold down a calf as Terry Burdick, at left, injects a shot, at the Jim Morris Ranch south of Wood Lake, Neb., on April 22.
Omaha World-Herald photographer, Alyssa Schukar, was inspired by the work of National Geographic great Sam Abell when she decided to find and photograph one of the many annual branding days in Nebraska, she said in her blog post.
Like anything worth the effort, photographing branding is incredibly taxing, but it’s visually loaded and very rewarding when the right elements come together.
--Alyssa Schukar, photojournalist
At the Burdick Ranch in north-central Nebraska, the work started at sunrise and ended 12 minutes after midnight. When the day was over, some 900 calves were sorted, roped, immunized and branded. (read the complete story, “It takes a helping hand to brand” at Omaha.com).
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Aww man I'll never eat meat again....
Just kidding.
Searing Brand.
Good photo story. It's got some great shots. I especially like the top one with rope and calf, because it's got action. Nebraska normally does not come to my mind when I think of beef, unlike Montana, so this little bit of phrog work educated me a bit too.
D ddda dda dddda Rawhide! Ribbit.