9 ranchers and fans, leaving a line for a man they've never met. Warm only. Real names encouraged. Stan, if you're reading: start here.
“My granddad ran cattle on ground you own now. Glad it stayed whole. That matters more than folks say.”
“Watched the new fences go up out here. Whoever runs that land next, run it kind. Stan, that means you.”
“High desert humbles everybody eventually, even billionaires. Respect for keeping it cattle country.”
“Never met a man with a million acres who deserved a good night's sleep more. Let the machine watch the herd.”
“Rode fence on the Waggoner as a kid. Biggest sky I ever saw. Take care of it and it takes care of you.”
“If the cattle could vote, they'd want the machine that listens. Smart play, Stan.”
“Three generations on this land. We'd have given anything for a tool that hears a sick calf early.”
“Met you once at a sale barn. You actually looked at the stock. That stuck with me.”
“Keep it cattle country. That's all any of us out here are asking.”