Trade the cows for diamonds?
Yes, the entire property is fenced and subdivided with fencing. I could theoretically keep them in a 30 acre area as long as the water hole can sustain in the summer. I can pump water to it, and since I'm down there weekly, it shouldn't be a problem. I'd love to keep them. I don't think they bother the deer, as we have plenty that move right through where the cows are. The feral pigs do more to keep deer scarce.
I use cattle for habitat management quite a bit. Very useful if you can control when and where they go.
How are you using them?
Sometimes I mob graze a plot to digest stemy vegetation and quickly convert it to fertilizer. Often times it's as simple as throwing out a pound of seed around a bale of hay or a salt block before a rain. The cattle stomp the seed in and remove competition, plus fertilize. Zero inputs needed; no tractor, no mower, no anything. Sometimes they are used to stomp thatch and residue into the top layer of dirt or mud to speed up adding organic matter. Put them on then take them off. Regrowth is usually outstanding.
