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Ross Hecox

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Flaky Cows

January 11, 2017

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Palo Duro Puncher

January 6, 2017

Larry Godsey heads off a group of cows on the Deseret Ranch in central Florida. Gathering cattle in the swampy, tree-laden landscape is a challenge for local cowboys. I spent a couple of days on the large ranch outside of Orlando, working on a story that appeared in the June 2008 issue. Cowboys deal with unbearable heat and humidity, deep water crossings, thick forests, alligators, snakes and plenty of other creepy critters. Godsey told me about the large banana spiders. One day, riding through thick threes, he noticed a couple of long, skinny legs curling down from above his hat brim. He didn't hesitate to solve the problem. "My hat was on the ground in no time," he recalled with a laugh.

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Ranching in the Swamps

December 21, 2016

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Snow Roper

December 8, 2016

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Cow Connection

November 23, 2016

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Eye of the Beholder

November 17, 2016

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Young Puncher

November 10, 2016

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Snubbing Post

October 26, 2016

We were shooting photos

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T for Treeless

October 20, 2016

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