Looking for information on Carter Airhart Cattle. I believe it is Airhart Show Cattle owned/run?, by Colton & Michelle Airhart of Wolfforth, Texas.
Is Colton the son of Carter? Now, the online sales read "Carter Airhart Cattle", but if you Google it online all I can find is Airhart Show Cattle.
But, I digress...
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of this breeding program. I was told that back in the early to middle 1990's, the Dad (Carter?), bought a bunch of moderate framed, deep bodied angus cows and leased approximately 50,000 acres in Texas. He then bred the cows to a "Draft Pick son" owned/promoted by Bobby May. Then later bred the resulting females to Charolais bulls. The program then rose from that. Colton has an online sale December 3rd. He is selling semen on bulls that he says built the herd. But they are not the bulls listed on his website. I do see the Airhart cattle pedigree in many bulls promoted today. i.e. Wade Roger's bull Extra Special is sired by Real Deal (Airhart) with KC Maine/angus dam. I heard that some of the Brandon Horn cattle also have Airhart in them.
Colton states that his sires are "HAIRY" and "MATERNAL", yet look "clubby". But have not modern day club calf genetics in them.
Please tell your thoughts and experiences.
Thanks!
Is Colton the son of Carter? Now, the online sales read "Carter Airhart Cattle", but if you Google it online all I can find is Airhart Show Cattle.
But, I digress...
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of this breeding program. I was told that back in the early to middle 1990's, the Dad (Carter?), bought a bunch of moderate framed, deep bodied angus cows and leased approximately 50,000 acres in Texas. He then bred the cows to a "Draft Pick son" owned/promoted by Bobby May. Then later bred the resulting females to Charolais bulls. The program then rose from that. Colton has an online sale December 3rd. He is selling semen on bulls that he says built the herd. But they are not the bulls listed on his website. I do see the Airhart cattle pedigree in many bulls promoted today. i.e. Wade Roger's bull Extra Special is sired by Real Deal (Airhart) with KC Maine/angus dam. I heard that some of the Brandon Horn cattle also have Airhart in them.
Colton states that his sires are "HAIRY" and "MATERNAL", yet look "clubby". But have not modern day club calf genetics in them.
Please tell your thoughts and experiences.
Thanks!