Some Good Longhorn Sites

Here are some good Pure Longhorn websites for you to go check out:

CTLR.org - Of Course, THE registry for Pure Texas Longhorn Cattle. Lots of information and history.

Texas Longhorns: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge - The sell some cattle every year too. If you joint the CTLR and get on their mailing list, you'll get alerts as to when the WR sales are.

DWD Longhorns - The smartest folks in the room when it comes to Pure Texas Longhorns. Some great information on Longhorns, and they would probably sell you some cattle too.

Jim McEachern's Triple M Ranch - Pure Longhorn Ranch near Midlothian, Texas

Santa Rita Ranch - I like this site because they have Pure Longhorns and a Handgun training class too.... two of my favorite things in one easy place.

Of course, right here I will try to update you on information about Pure Texas Longhorns, and you will even find some cattle for sale every once in awhile...

Stay tuned, because I still hope to have an article about my day in Inspection Class, and I might be offering another Longhorn for sale as well.

Michael Bunker

BBQ Article

Here is a good article that appeared on a Bar-B-Q site called bbqcrashcourse.com:

http://www.bbqcrashcourse.com/pages/texas_longhorns

It has some good and interesting comments in it. I still, after reading it, am amazed when I hear people claim that "there is no such thing as a pure longhorn", or "nobody can say what traits are longhorn traits", and worse, these comments are coming from Longhorn registries! Frankly, if I were new to Longhorns and I was interested in starting a Longhorn herd, I would stay away from a registry that claimed that "you can't know what a true longhorn is", or one that obviously and openly registers cattle that are mixed bloods with evident traits of other cattle. For example, many of the "registered" longhorns you see as you drive through Central Texas have obvious Watusi or other African cattle blood, but there are Longhorn registries that have no problem registering these animals as Longhorns.

That takes me a long way from the discussion about BBQ, but if one of the traits of a true and pure Longhorn is the superior quality of the beef (and it is), then keeping the Longhorns pure ought to be of great importance to those of us who want good Longhorns and good beef.

Michael Bunker

Bull For Sale

I have a wonderful CTLR "registerable" bull for sale. Chico will be two years old this summer, he is black and white with a mostly black head. He is very gentle and will eat range cubes from your hand. Chico is not currently registered as the CTLR is not currently registering bulls, but he is certainly "registerable" when the CTLR begins registering bulls again. His dam is Holga, a CTLR registered cow with nice horns, and his sire is Quitachon, a CTLR bull owned by Frank Sharp of the CTLR. We can get you copies of the paperwork on Holga, and Frank Sharp will have the paperwork on Quitachon.


Structurally Chico looks like a model traditional pure Longhorn bull. His horns, as you can see in the picture, come directly out and sweep straight forward, they are just beginning the proper upturn, and his horns are symmetrical. His tail-set is perfect and he has a great build and is really starting to get that classic pure Longhorn bull look. He really looks like he takes after his sire.


After my CTLR inspectors class this past weekend, I have learned more about what to look for in inspecting and examining pure Longhorn cattle. I am also far more pleased with Chico and I am very excited about him.


I am currently asking $800 for Chico, and that is with the buyer picking him up here at the ranch. It is possible that we could arrange delivery at the buyers expense if it isn't too far and if circumstances allow.

Michael Bunker
bunker2k (at) hotmail (dot) com