It used to be a common sight, when traveling the back roads of
southern Wisconsin, to see beef cattle out grazing in a pasture.
Now more and more beef farms are being replaced by houses, horses,
and hops (well, ok, its really corn and soybeans), and the old
barns stand empty. This series highlights six beef breeds you may
still see as you're traveling about hunting caches.
The Hereford
The Hereford is a British breed, origination in County of
Herefordshire, England. Its one of the most popular and easily
recognized breeds in Wisconsin, with a dark red body and white head
and neck stripe, as well as white on the underside. The original
breeders selected for a high yield of beef and efficiency of
production, but the size of the Hereford was gradually reduced as
breeders began selecting more for smoothness, quality and
efficiency. Herefords were first imported into the US in 1817, but
they were absorbed by the local cattle and didn't stay as a
distinct breed. The first imports that kept the breed distinct
occurred in 1840.
This is located on public hunting land. Please hunt this
cache after 2:00 pm during Pheasant season (Oct. 20 - Dec. 31,
2007), and its always safest to wear blaze orange.
Many thanks to Maureen Rowe, Badfish Creek Wildlife Area land
manager, for giving permission to place this cache.
To get the coordinates for the final Herd cache you must first
find the six breed caches. Underneath the top of the ammo can will
be letter and its corresponding number.
The caches in this series are:
he caches in this series vary in terrain and difficulty, but all
caches are .50 cal ammo cans. This wildlife area has some low,
swampy areas, so you may want to bring along an extra pair of socks
and shoes, just in case you step in the wrong spot.
