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 Angus
The angus is the most common breed of beef cattle that you see in
southern Wisconsin. They're a British breed, originating in the
Angus and Aberdeen areas of Scotland. Angus are always a solid
color, never have horns, and are usually black, but occasionally
there will be a red one or a whole herd of red angus. Because the
British breeders selected for carcass quality, rather than size or
strength, the angus is a smaller animal than Continental breeds.
However the meat is more tender and flavorful, brining premium
price at market. The first angus imported into the United States
were four bulls brought to Kansas in 1873. Twelve hundred cattle
were imported, mostly to the Midwest, in a period of explosive
growth between 1878 and 1883.
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 Mike Foy, Brooklyn Wildlife Area land manager, for
giving permission to place this cache.
To get the coordinates for the final you must first find the six
breed caches. Underneath the top of the ammo can will be letter and
its corresponding number. The number will replace the corresponding
letter in the coordinates for Beefies - The Herd .
The caches in this series are:
The 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.
