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 In 2004, we purchased a weanling bull calf from Owen McGill and Johnny Wilson that we named Trail Dust. We used him for three years on our line bred herd of cattle that we had developed. He turned out to be perhaps the largest horned bull in the registry, with a pedigree holding the top names in the breed, including such bulls as Roundup, Chuckwagon and Bold Ruler; and cows such as Tari Graves. We have kept two young Trail Dust sons, Rattler out of Candy and Scorpion out of Duchess, and are very pleased to keep Trail Dust very much alive in our herd through our long term line breeding program.
- 2008 Longhorn World Championship - Champion.
- 2009 Longhorn World Championship - Champion. Longest horned bull.
- 2009 Horn Showcase Champion with an official measurement of 102 7/8".
Sire: Hunts Command Respect, 6-time winner of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association Horn Showcase, the official horn measurement competition in Fort Worth, TX. He won his class with an official horn length of 76” tip to tip.
Dam: Saw Dust 23, sired by Chuckwagon. As a three year old, she came in third in her class at the 2005 Horn Showcase competition in Fort Worth, TX, with an official horn measurement of 66 3/4" tip to tip. As a 6 year old she now measures 74”.
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Rattler
Sire: Trail Dust / Dam: Candy
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Scorpion
Sire: Trail Dust / Dam: Duchess
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All of our cattle are bred to Scorpion or Rattler in 2009. Both are sons of Trail Dust, from either of our 2 lines of cattle, and were each bred to the cows we thought would be their best compliment. Scorpion's horns measured 61" tip to tip on his 2nd birthday on 5/10/2008. |
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| Texas Longhorns For Sale At The Hodges Ranch |
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Bulls For Sale
We have 4 sons of Trail Dust available at this time. All 4 are out of big horned cows. Candy, dam of Rattler, is the dam of Darla. Darla, dam of Bull #83 is the dam of both LadyBug and Calmity, who are full sisters, mothers of #87 and #8.
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2008 Bull #83:
- D.O.B. 5/9/08
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Darla
- Horns: 47" tt on 11/1/08
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2008 Bull #87: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/13/08
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Lady Bug
- Horns: 60" tt on 4/13/10
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2008 Bull #8: SOLD
- D.O.B. 8/12/08
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Calamity
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2008 Bull #812 - Rattler: SOLD
- D.O.B. 3/31/08
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Hatch's Candy
Comments: We are confident enough in this bull's genetics that we used him on one line of our cattle last summer.
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2009 Bull Calves For Sale
At this time, we have only 3 yearling bulls left here in Montana and 2 in Texas. Call for details or other photos. Most are sons of Image Maker, a son of Shawdowizm out of S & L Tammy Faye, a Johnny Hoffman cow. The remainder are sons of Hickock, a son of Trail Dust by Snorty.
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2009 Bull Calf #94:
- D.O.B. 4/21/09
- Sire: Image Maker
- Dam: Cedar
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2009 Bull Calf #95: SOLD
- D.O.B. 3/26/09
- Sire: Image Maker
- Dam: Paintbrush
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2009 Bull Calf #914 - Cortez
(Currently in Texas and for sale.
Call us for information.)
- D.O.B. 4/5/09
- Sire: Image Maker
- Dam: Sweetgrass
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2009 Bull Calf #917 - Custer
(Currently in Texas and for sale.
Call us for information.)
- D.O.B. 3/31/09
- Sire: Image Maker
- Dam: Tumbleweed
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2009 Bull Calf #918:
- D.O.B. 4/9/09
- Sire: Hickock
- Dam: Choke Cherry
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2009 Bull Calf #93: SOLD
- D.O.B. 3/27/09
- Sire: Hickock
- Dam: Candy
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2009 Bull Calf #97
- D.O.B. 3/23/09
- Sire: Hickock
- Dam: Lady Bug
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2009 Bull Calf #912: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/6/09
- Sire: Image Maker
- Dam: Awwekas
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Cattle For Sale
We have 11 young bred cows for sale, most are daughters of Trail Dust.
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Milkweed #80: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/4/08
- Sire: Hickock by Trail Dust out of Snorty
- Dam: Tumbleweed by Trail Dust out of Cactus
- Bred to Rattler
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Spotted Robe #82:
- D.O.B. 3/26/08
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Sourdough
- Bred to Scorpion
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Buckwheat #85: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/2/08
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Cactus
- Bred to Rattler
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Parsnip #72: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/20/07
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Thistle
- Bred to Scorpion
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Flapjack #73: SOLD
- D.O.B. 3/27/07
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Sourdough
- Bred to Scorpion
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Sumac #76: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/2/07
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Cactus
- Bred to Rattler
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Tumbleweed #61:
- D.O.B. 4/24/06
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Cactus
- Bred to Rattler
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Meadowlark #63:
- D.O.B. 3/27/06
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Lady Red Fox
- Bred to Rattler
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Cedar #67: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/25/06
- Sire: Trail Dust
- Dam: Gingerbread
- Bred to Scorpion
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Crackers #50:
- D.O.B. 4/5/05
- Sire: Hornet
- Dam: Gingerbread
- Bred to Scorpion
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Choke Cherry #43: SOLD
- D.O.B. 4/10/04
- Sire: Hornet
- Dam: Tar Baby
- 65" tip to tip
- Had she been entered at 18 months, this cow would have won her class at the Horned Show Case by 8”. She throws great horn! Bred to Rattler
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For details
and
pricing information,
contact
Dave Hodges |
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Hatch’s Candy
Candy, DOB 6/12/91, is one great senior cow! She is 18 years young and just had her 17th calf for us, bull #93, another winner. She is a granddaughter of Bold Ruler on the top, Colorado Cowboy on the bottom. Candy has over 62” horns, even after breaking off a 3-4" tip a few years back. Our herd currently holds 5 generations of her descendants and all are top producers. Her progeny have always had huge horns, no matter what bull was their sire, and they all out-crossed exceptionally well with Trail Dust.
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| Meet some of our Dams At The Hodges Ranch |
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"Willow"
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"Chokecherry"
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"Hatch's Candy With Her 16th Calf"
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"Duchess"
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"Sahneto" at 3 years
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"Calamity" at 3 years
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"Elderberry" at 3 years
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"Juniper" coming 3 years
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"Chinook" at 2 years
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"Wampum" coming 3 years
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"Blue Bell" coming 4 years
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If you would like to own a future trophy steer,
contact Dave Hodges. |
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1992. We don’t want to raise bulls that throw a mixed lot of calves. On average, our cows are good sized cows at 1100 lbs. with great horns. We have kept every daughter of Trail Dust for the past 3 years, out of related cows, so that every cow is a half or full sister. There are very few herds that you can find where all cows are so closely related.
This is a hardy herd, gentle, and well mannered. They are not pets, however. We have a zero tolerance policy for fence crawlers, mean cows, or non-breeders. They are a healthy herd, without a lot of unnecessary medications and vaccinations. The heifer calves are all Bangs vaccinated. Our first priority is a maintenance free cow that raises a good calf every year. Horn size next, with color in the back seat.