Many people come to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the beaches and casinos. While these are great reasons to visit or move here, there is more. Today, I was invited to one of the many ranches located about 20 miles north of the beach. The experience was memorable.While I was there, I watched a cow give birth to a calf. What a sight. I drove around with my friend on their side-by-side going from one pasture to another. It seems that almost every cow has a calf following mama around. This time of year Angus cows gives birth to a single calf.The setting was beautiful. Tallgrass with stands of trees here and there. The property is a few thousand acres of grassland, forest, and lakes. The lakes are full of fish which provides food for the many birds and geese who frequent the area.The photo above shows cattle including adults and calves. I was told that a cow will have their first calf at just two years old. Every year each cow can have one calf. This ranch sells the calves every year a few months after they are born. The calves go to a feedlot where they are raised to adults.During my visit, I watched as two cows (steers are males) chase each other around. One cow had a large branch twisted up in its tail. That swinging tail with branch was enough to annoy another cow so they were in a pushing match.The ranch raises longhorn cattle as well. The photo below shows how different these cows are from each other. Longhorns have to guess what? Longhorns. The owners don't raise the longhorns to sell, they are pets. Each has a name including the newborn calves. This ranch is one of many located in one of the three counties that form the Mississippi Gulf Coast. You can go from the beautiful beach and in a few minutes hanging out with cattle. The property that this ranch is located on was once a thick mostly pine forest. The trees were harvested for lumber and the stumps removed.Ranches here tend to be small by Western standards. Most of the feed comes from the ranch. They allow the cows to feed on the lush grass during most of the year. They will close off some pastures and grow hay for the winter when the grass is dormant.While this ranch does not have a "certified" organic certificate for the cattle they sell, the cows are raised as mentioned almost entirely from the grass here. Cattle are given minerals and other supplements to help keep them healthy. When you plan to visit the Mississippi Gulf Coast or even if you live here and did not know this beauty exists, just head north on any of the state's highways or rural roads. You will drive by some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. It's great to visit the beaches and enjoy the sun but when you are sunburned and need a break, take a drive.Visit our blog site again. Listen to our podcasts that accompany some of our blog articles. You can listen to us as Gulf Life Now on any popular podcast platform or click below to listen to this companion podcast. Thanks for visiting Logan-Anderson, Gulf Coastal Realtors. Please sign in on our website to view properties and save them. 

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