Tucker Hatch: Dogs, Wild Country & Building a Life

<p>Neil and co-host Kyle Johnson interview Tucker Hatch, a young cowboy and friend of Kyle's, about his background, mindset, and experience in big country. Tucker recounts first meeting Kyle in Nevada and discusses overcoming nerves by being proud of who he is and willing to approach strangers. The conversation focuses heavily on working cow dogs—Border Collies and Kelpies—contrasting practical ranch dogs with trial dogs, and explaining how dogs extend a crew's effectiveness when gathering and trailing cattle. Tucker describes leading a crew at age 22 on the 450,000-acre, unfenced Arapaho Ranch, dealing with extremely wild, feral cattle and dangerous bulls, sorting and shipping slick bulls and old steers, and the challenges of management from the office. He explains how cattle are "trained" through regular handling and trailing, then shares his approach to making money riding outside horses while saving, staying debt-free, and aiming to eventually own land.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Topics</p> <p dir="ltr">01:45 Meeting Kyle First Time</p> <p dir="ltr">03:29 Making Friends Fast</p> <p dir="ltr">05:42 Kelpie Power Talk</p> <p dir="ltr">08:45 Favorite Dogs And Tools</p> <p dir="ltr">12:08 Dogs On The Job</p> <p dir="ltr">16:31 Using Dogs With Crews</p> <p dir="ltr">19:34 Cowboy As Storyteller</p> <p dir="ltr">22:19 Cow Boss At 22</p> <p dir="ltr">23:49 Wild Arapaho Ranch</p> <p dir="ltr">31:46 Culling Feral Bulls</p> <p dir="ltr">34:45 Training Cattle Year Round</p> <p dir="ltr">39:52 Better Handling Cattle</p> <p dir="ltr">41:25 Range Roping Wreck Story</p> <p dir="ltr">46:48 Horsemanship Life Focus</p> <p dir="ltr">48:00 Making Money Riding</p> <p dir="ltr">48:42 Saving and Self Reliance</p> <p dir="ltr">52:32 Work Ethic and Growth</p> <p dir="ltr">54:21 Animals Over Drama</p> <p dir="ltr">56:40 Stay Green Stay Humble</p> <p dir="ltr">01:00:24 Family Roots and Mom</p> <p dir="ltr">01:06:50 Five Year Cowboy Plan</p> <p dir="ltr">01:11:31 Favorite Horse Loss</p> <p dir="ltr">01:14:46 Getting Horses to Tucker</p> <p dir="ltr">01:16:56 Closing Reflections</p> <p> </p>