Tucker Hatch: Dogs, Wild Country & Building a Life
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.
Topics
01:45 Meeting Kyle First Time
03:29 Making Friends Fast
05:42 Kelpie Power Talk
08:45 Favorite Dogs And Tools
12:08 Dogs On The Job
16:31 Using Dogs With Crews
19:34 Cowboy As Storyteller
22:19 Cow Boss At 22
23:49 Wild Arapaho Ranch
31:46 Culling Feral Bulls
34:45 Training Cattle Year Round
39:52 Better Handling Cattle
41:25 Range Roping Wreck Story
46:48 Horsemanship Life Focus
48:00 Making Money Riding
48:42 Saving and Self Reliance
52:32 Work Ethic and Growth
54:21 Animals Over Drama
56:40 Stay Green Stay Humble
01:00:24 Family Roots and Mom
01:06:50 Five Year Cowboy Plan
01:11:31 Favorite Horse Loss
01:14:46 Getting Horses to Tucker
01:16:56 Closing Reflections
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