Wayne Semler releases a day-old Angus calf back to its very worried mother on Saturday after placing a tag in its ear. Wayne and his wife Melody, longtime ranchers, have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wayne Semler releases a day-old Angus calf back to its very worried mother on Saturday after placing a tag in its ear. Wayne and his wife Melody, longtime ranchers, have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Wayne Semler gets ready to place a tag in the ear of a day-old Angus calf on Saturday. Wayne and his wife Melody have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wayne Semler gets ready to place a tag in the ear of a day-old Angus calf on Saturday. Wayne and his wife Melody have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Melody Semler assists her husband Wayne Semler as he places a tag in the ear of a day-old Angus calf on Saturday as its mother keeps an eye on its calf. The longtime ranchers have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Melody Semler assists her husband Wayne Semler as he places a tag in the ear of a day-old Angus calf on Saturday as its mother keeps an eye on its calf. The longtime ranchers have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Wayne Semler places a tag in the ear of a day-old Angus calf on Saturday as its mother keeps watch. Wayne and his wife Melody, longtime ranchers, have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wayne Semler places a tag in the ear of a day-old Angus calf on Saturday as its mother keeps watch. Wayne and his wife Melody, longtime ranchers, have just started calving this year at their ranch south of Bayfield with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
A day-old Angus calf makes its way through an irrigation ditch on Saturday at Wayne and Melody Semler’s ranch south of Bayfield. The couple have just started calving this year at their ranch with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A day-old Angus calf makes its way through an irrigation ditch on Saturday at Wayne and Melody Semler’s ranch south of Bayfield. The couple have just started calving this year at their ranch with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
A day-old Angus calf walks up to its mother on Saturday at Wayne and Melody Semler’s ranch south of Bayfield. The couple have just started calving this year at their ranch with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A day-old Angus calf walks up to its mother on Saturday at Wayne and Melody Semler’s ranch south of Bayfield. The couple have just started calving this year at their ranch with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Pregnant Angus cows at Wayne and Melody Semler’s ranch south of Bayfield could give birth any day now. The couple have just started calving this year at their ranch with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Pregnant Angus cows at Wayne and Melody Semler’s ranch south of Bayfield could give birth any day now. The couple have just started calving this year at their ranch with hopes of 80 newborns by the time it’s all over. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride