Jerry I'm literally in the Doan Valley right now and I have to say thank you because if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here. I shed a tear for all those cowboys who rode this Trail and i got to visit the store and homesteads in the area. Thank you for providing us with this history.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter, enjoy your trip. Jerry
@vanditch54153 жыл бұрын
The LEGEND of story telling. You THE man.
@3trilogy3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Jerry Skinner is the best!
@tablature61213 жыл бұрын
The heyday of the cowboy -- the REAL cowboy, who worked the cattle and got them to market -- only lasted about 2 decades, but what a legacy they left. Great historical documentary, Jerry. Thanks.
@tablature61213 жыл бұрын
@@cvcoco Exactly. That's part of their legacy I was talking about.
@tablature61213 жыл бұрын
@@cvcoco It was a hard life, no doubt, but one that lent itself to a lot of romanticizing -- by historians, novelists, and the cowboy's themselves. Still, there were no doubt many that wouldn't want to do anything else. Like Lee Marvin's character said in the movie, Monty Walsh: "I ain't doin' nothin' I can't do from the back of a horse."
@thebeasters3 жыл бұрын
Such hard work. And I'm mad when my mouse batteries go out
@ronsherman83362 жыл бұрын
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@oifiismith3 жыл бұрын
Oh, how I used to daydream in class at a Oklahoma middle school, of being a cowboy or an outlaw in history class. Thank you for sharing this story. 🤙
@slackhackman91153 жыл бұрын
I'm from Washington State, however I had similar daydreams.👍🙂
@oifiismith3 жыл бұрын
@@slackhackman9115 Small world, I currently live in Washington 🤙👍
@slackhackman91153 жыл бұрын
@@oifiismith I'm in Federal Way. Lol. Where u ?
@GEOGKGK13 жыл бұрын
@@slackhackman9115 I'm in katoomba the land of the kangaroo YABA DABA DOO 😆
@slackhackman91153 жыл бұрын
@@GEOGKGK1 I hear Kangaroos have a nice right hook punch.
@nancywhitney11563 жыл бұрын
I just love hearing Jerry Skinners voice. The wonderful content of these videos is above any other. Thank you from Kentucky 💕
@PJHEATERMAN3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the broad range of subject matter you cover. I'm 57 years old and i need a good history lesson even at my age. Some of your content should be mandatory history in high school.
@nancywhitney11563 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree
@WhiteStone214753 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jerry. My late husband loved westerns, I used to read them to him. We had much fun doing that.
@bigglilwayne70508 ай бұрын
My condolences, ma'am
@markbirchette87403 жыл бұрын
Jerry, great one! The end of an Era of tried and true men. We could use more men like that today. Thanks again and we'll done my friend.
@donramsey61013 жыл бұрын
My mother was born late in my grand parents lives. I only say this to qualify the statement that my granddad made cattle drives from West Texas in the 1890s. I don't remember who he worked for or where he went, but I sure remember his stories to this day, and I'm 74. I'm sure glad to hear an accurate retelling of how it was.
@patriciaoreilly8907 Жыл бұрын
I listen to everything Jerry. His voice & tone & brilliant enjoyable way of telling a story. Beautiful.
@smokeyjoe19533 жыл бұрын
My grandfather went up the trail as a “Little Mary” as a youngster. He had a disagreement with his stepfather and left home when 12 years old. Later, he and one of his brothers homesteaded in Idaho but gramps came back to Texas married my grandmother and worked on several ranches before opening a cafe which he later traded for the land on which our family still lives. He died in 1959 but I can remember “helping” him work cattle as a young boy.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Mike, that is a real cowboy story. Thank you my friend. Jerry
@smokeyjoe19533 жыл бұрын
@@JerrySkinner1943 thanks, I will add that our family had the dubious distinction of having one my great great uncles being Wyatt Earp’s first victim in Dodge City. He was shot while riding out of town after shooting up the street. His name was George Hoy and I believe this is documented in one of the biographies of Wyatt Earp.
@raymondmarolt40363 жыл бұрын
Enjoy it Jerry I love story about the old west
@gerardjohnson21063 жыл бұрын
Most historically correct short documentary and explanation of the cattle drive ever produced. You hit all the marks. Unless you've spent time on ranches working cattle you've no idea of the life of a cowboy. It sure ain't romantic. Thanks for sharing
@nyclady273 жыл бұрын
My uncle's heard leader was a billy goat the kids called Billy, and the cowboys knew as Judas! No bunk for my uncle, he walked home, but he did have to use the outhouse! 😷😱🤠
@martinschulz938111 ай бұрын
It' has sure been romanticized, but it must have been tough and filthy.
@noslackadventures85033 жыл бұрын
So here in Wyoming our family still drives our cows into the Wind river range on horse back every sprig, it’s the longest and oldest cattle drive (drift) left in the US, 60 minutes came with us this year to do a story on it. Green river drift. Thank you for this cool history lesson. We are a culture and lifestyle slowly disappearing.
@TheRealDrJoey3 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed many of your videos, but perhaps none as much as this one, Jerry. What everyone was paid, why cowboys on drives couldn't use their own horses, why the trails kept getting pushed west, the tic problem with longhorns...This is some of your best work yet. Thank you for doing this, I greatly enjoyed and appreciated it.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dr Joey for taking the time to watch. Jerry
@barbarakujawa3203 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing voice Mr. Skinner. Easy on the ears and mind. Thank you for the very interesting history behind Lonesome Dove and Mr. Goodknight.
@victorhughes51393 жыл бұрын
Sir, I have worked as a wrangler and cowboy in Texas, Montana, and Wyoming. I've rode for the triple R the Padlock ranch and the PK ranch. I've lived like the cowboys you describe in your videos in some of the remote places in America. Thank you for keeping our stories alive.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Victor for your kind words. Jerry
@doowael3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jerry! I raised my family in Wichita, KS along Chisolm Creek. Our neighbor, who grew up in Wichita, was the absolute spitting image of Wyatt Earp - mustache and all.
@rainicascadia55143 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Skinner! This video from you highlights my day!♥
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Raini. Jerry
@MG-si8fw3 жыл бұрын
Grew up playing in the Red River back in the 1970's north of Burkburnett. Always live hearing your voice and learning.
@estherlong8073 жыл бұрын
This story of the way it was back them was a real treat, Mr. Skinner, thank you. I live in Weatherford, TX, where two of the "Goodnight & Loving" characters are buried. Bose Ikard and Charles Goodnight;
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Yes Ester, i went to the cemetery when i did "the true story of Lonesome dove". Larry Hagman's mother Mary Martin is also buried there. Thank you Ester. Jerry
@estherlong8073 жыл бұрын
@@JerrySkinner1943 Yes, I have seen her home, and the library has a statue of her and a room dedicated to her.
@marceau4253 жыл бұрын
Best way to end my day, a Jerry Skinner video!
@scooterb91623 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah
@lorrieknapp66563 жыл бұрын
Cattle drives and Longhorns!! Both have always fascinating me. Thank you for sharing!
@vesterchampify3 жыл бұрын
My brother and I as most folks born in the fifties know these stories/facts like their backyard in the dark. Thanks for this. Our pops worked the Wyoming cattle scene back in the late 20s early30s. Best story ever when they got the cook fired. The hands all acted sick one morning because the cook ratted them out about foregoing dinner. They found a litter of pigs for dinner and didn't eat cook's food. Oh the cowboy stories he shared, what a way to grow up. Boy can these guys spin a yarn/reata!
@herdingcats38503 жыл бұрын
O.R. McKinney, my grandad, rode the Chisolm Trail as a young man. He then settled down in Stephens County, OK to ranch and buy a bank in Marlow. He's in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in OK City. Wonderful documentary of Western history. Thanks.
@scottsmith20453 жыл бұрын
What a documentary! A true American story. These men helped build America
@allendiaz90313 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a clear explanation of the cattle drives with all its pitfalls, hazards and adventure. What a wonderful slice of true grit.
@lillypad99603 жыл бұрын
I love your stories about our country and heritage. Be blessed.
@DrDaveShows3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Skinner, it’s wonderful to hear your voice. And the first ten seconds made my skin crawl. It filled me with a beautiful melancholy. Thank you sir!
@lindalue45043 жыл бұрын
You are the best Jerry for all these story’s love hearing about them I am from U.K. but love to hear about them very interesting Thanks 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Linda. Jerry
@Gitarzan663 жыл бұрын
Right on Mr. Skinner. This is one of the best ever. So much I never knew. Thank you!
@carvinlambert68993 жыл бұрын
My Best to you Jerry, thank you so much for all you do .
@stanthrasher48153 жыл бұрын
Simply the best!
@conniecrawford52313 жыл бұрын
Another Jerry Springer classic!
@ryanpatrick65823 жыл бұрын
@@conniecrawford5231 haha
@stanthrasher48153 жыл бұрын
Some times wished that time would reverse. So cool.
@pattiking7253 жыл бұрын
Always makes my heart happy to see a new post from you. So refreshing to have in this world of negativity. Thank you!
@kaycox55553 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Thank you once again for an outstanding video, Mr. Skinner!!
@aaronlopez35853 жыл бұрын
One the best old west cattle drive documentaries I've ever seen. Thank you so much.
@jimreed68753 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating. I've seen so many Hollywood movies and TV shows portraying cattle drives and I never realized what a tough and demanding job that was. Thank you.
@festus513 жыл бұрын
thanks for your no nonsense videos of the old west. I guess I'm a modern day cowboy of sorts , I still long for the old days. Thanks for the videos
@jmsiii47513 жыл бұрын
Great video. My grandfather had one of the biggest cattle ranches in the country, he has passed but the ranch is still going strong. When I graduated high school, he offered me a job. I stayed in CA, but have always wished I would have gone there to work, if even for a few years.
@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 Жыл бұрын
There are so many of us who have regrets of not going back home and working the land that is now truthfully gone. Don't worry at least your family's Ranch is still around so the memory is still there.
@bigglilwayne70508 ай бұрын
How are you going to claim it was one of the biggest cattle ranches in the country and fail to mention a name?? Sounds a lot like the world famous, Make Believe Phantom ranch😂😂😂😂
@westtnskirmishlog68203 жыл бұрын
Man just one awesome video after another. And from one of west Tns proudest sons. We are real proud of you Mr. Skinner
@robertboggs52863 жыл бұрын
Keep them coming Jerry Skinner I have never missed a single documentary film of yours!
@Chrish-wz3oy3 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was on several of these cattle drives, he ended up settling down on a farm near Sedalia where one of the drives ended. He lived between Sedalia and Versailles. He gave me the saddle bags he carried on the drives, he told me many stories of the experiences, the drovers were ruthless then, they had to be to get through that rough country and all the outlaws. I was 8 when he started telling me these, He always walked with a limp from his rough life, he was really bowlegged too from all the years riding horses. He also watched the series Rawhide because that was the most realistic show about cattle drives.
@upsanddownsthatshowitgoes93952 жыл бұрын
So your grandfather lived somewhere in the mid 1800s?
@martinschulz938111 ай бұрын
Very interesting . Funny you should mention, I just recently started watching 'Rawhide' reruns so here I am suddenly interested in cattle drives.
@vahneb72603 жыл бұрын
Thanks for always having the best videos.
@waverly24683 жыл бұрын
I just watched "Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier" which has a beautiful high-definition transfer on Disney Plus. The retelling of the Alamo legend accomplishes in 45 min. what it took John Wayne 3 hrs to do in his movie. Thank you for giving me more Texas history in this video.
@hell0hkitty3 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful American story. god bless those cowboys! thank you Jerry
@duffysullivan27943 жыл бұрын
I have heard much of the story of cattle drives in bits and pieces over the years. But this is the first time hearing this much history of cattle drives from beginning to end.
@wendymudkins68703 жыл бұрын
Great video mister jerry I'm from the UK and I really enjoy american history and you never disappoint thank you for all your hard work
@DrVonChilla3 жыл бұрын
Howdy, Jerry. Keep up the great work, buddy...!!
@tomperkins4620 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful documentary of how cattle were moved around the West and the people that lived that life. On the other side of the world in Australia the exact same story of cattle and people was and is being lived by the outback stockmen on the big remote cattle stations, it’s amazing how similar these stories are.
@liedenier3 жыл бұрын
Fencing. The end of drives. Great vid. Thank You.😎
@dstout91763 жыл бұрын
Jerry you always do a good job thanks
@WildBillCox133 жыл бұрын
Interesting and informative. Thanks, Jerry. Liked and shared.
@Ch5ActionNews3 жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary once again, Jerry!
@goodolzimm58273 жыл бұрын
Just out of high school, I was a cowboy wannabe so I got a job on a ranch. I'd worked on ranches during summer vacations so had an idea of what to expect. But my dad talked me into goin to work in the body shop where he worked......hated that and for some reason never quite made it back to ranching. Thanks again Jerry. This one was more personal.
@PeterStawicki3 жыл бұрын
I have to tell you Jerry I learned more from that video that I ever did a single cowboy movie or a Time Life Book thank you so much for so much insight and I'll be out on the road within the next month just looking for all of those spots. Your videos are incredible.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter. Jerry
@benritchsmith3 жыл бұрын
I do love the work you do on this KZfaq channel. Thank you for what you do.
@junebrilly53027 ай бұрын
Excellent! I really enjoyed watching and learning. Thankyou! And a big Salute to the Cowboys
@deerhoda75743 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Thank you Jerry.
@tomcaldwell57503 жыл бұрын
10 to15 miles per day! It is a wonder that any of the cattle survived. Thank you, Jerry, another great historical video! Hat off to the black cowboys. Here in Medina county (Castorville), Atascosa county (Pleasanton), & Kerr county Kerrville inthe 1870's, Native Americans were attaching settlers. So, the Indians were a real threat if they did not get what they needed.
@richardgodwin29673 жыл бұрын
A relative of mind used to drive cattle a short distance to the Trinity River sometime around 1910-1916. He said that the town of Dallas Texas was just a little place in the distance. Later, he was drafted into the infantry at the beginning of WW 1.
@wyldeman3 жыл бұрын
Jerry you are a great story teller. I could listen to your vids all day. Matter of fact I have a few times... Thank You
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wylderman for taking the time to watch. Jerry
@shirleyharrison25803 жыл бұрын
I always like your videos but this one is absolutely one of my favorites. I read a lot of books about this era, (1800's) & wagon trains ect. I love your channel & you're the BEST story teller. Thank you for bringing them to us.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Shirley. Jerry
@outofhere4963 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jerry. This channel is a real treat.
@cynthiabradley-graziadei96932 жыл бұрын
Excellent Jerry!!
@waynemiracle89283 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite of all your videos! Very informative! I’ll watch it again. Thanks for sharing!
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wayne. Jerry
@capt.c.r.thomppsonret.42243 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining and well done. I enjoy listening to your narration and history. Thank you for doing these videos.
@bryco323 жыл бұрын
I am Anxiously awaiting Jerry Skinner's Tribute to Hank Worden... One of my Fathers Favorite characters! Good ole Moses..
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Yap, you see John Wayne you see Moses. Jerry
@sosintheselastdayz74483 жыл бұрын
Man ...that was real good Jerry. Thank you ..feel like it should of been longer or could last forever ..I don't know but thank you .
@jeannejett22993 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Jerry! I enjoyed this so much. Many thanks 🙂
@newatthis503 жыл бұрын
My grandfather homesteaded in So Dakota. In the early days outriders from the herds came through in front of the herd, telling people to gather clothes off the line , children, dogs, chickens, geese as the cattle were very spooky and would stampede easily. There was a crossing on the White River just south of their place on the way to the railhead at Reliance, So Dak. Even though those prairie towns were small the streets were extra wide to accommodate the cattle.
@63DW89A Жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary on the "Cattle Drive" era of the Western Frontier. Better than others I've seen on the History Channel, A&E, etc. Hollywood has really dramatized the "Cowboy / Cattle Drive" era, even though "Cowboys" are just a small short story of the Western Frontier. The characters on the Frontier who were really responsible for blazing the trails and spreading into uncharted areas were first the Fur Trappers / Mountain men, and then the gold/silver prospectors following the gold/silver strikes that continually erupted in the years after the California Gold Rush started it all. Cattle towns like Dodge City & Abilene were not nearly as dangerous or violent as the mining camps and towns such as Virginia City, Deadwood or Tombstone! The era of the "Pistoleer" on the Western Frontier started long before the Cowboy era, around late 1850, when Colt introduced the "1851 Colt Navy .36". Young Sam Clemens went West on the Overland Stage in 1861, ending up in Virginia City, NT (Nevada Territory), where he became "Mark Twain" writing for the "Territorial Enterprise" newspaper. Twain published an outstanding book in 1871, ROUGHING IT, detailing his time in NT, and around Virginia City. In a couple of chapters in ROUGHING IT, Twain describes activity among the "pistoleers" in NT, referring to them as the "long tailed heroes of the revolver", due to the "Pistoleer" custom of wearing long frock coats. According to Twain the "Pistoleers" rarely bothered average people instead preying on each other, as the "pistoleer" who had "killed his man" and was "keeping a private graveyard" was the man with a reputation that another "pistoleer" wanted to knock off. Maybe one day Hollywood will discover the Western Frontier was a vast territory, far larger than just cattle drives, with literally tens of thousands of other stories about times and places that made the cowboy era look tame in comparison!
@Worthrhetime3 жыл бұрын
Well done , as always. Thank you
@patricialenaburg65533 жыл бұрын
While there are some fantastic documentaries out there, none that I have seen gives you the details that you do. It is most interesting to know how the drivers were positioned during the cattle drive, and what their jobs were. It makes more sense when knowing all this, and they were not just out there chasing cattle around without purpose. The details on the jobs of cooks, Little Mary's, and the black drovers, was most interesting, things you would never know. Thanks Jerry, you always come through for us.
@cifey Жыл бұрын
I wonder if they ever used sheep dogs?
@kellyeveritt34983 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your videos so much! Thank you 🙏
@InfamousGUNN3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jerry this was one of your best amazing story😎
@mlackey9812 Жыл бұрын
Jerry,.....GREAT STUFF.....ALL OF IT! THANKS
@kirbymarchbarcena3 жыл бұрын
Life as a cowboy in that era seems difficult than we thought.
@butchsilk31453 жыл бұрын
Excellent educational video as usual!
@michele28553 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned so much about the cattle drive. Thank you Jerry. You make this interesting
@metablue44543 жыл бұрын
Excellent, as usual. I'm still waiting for someone to do the biography of storyteller, historian, biographer and, of course, private investigator... Jerry Skinner.
@tiredlawdog3 жыл бұрын
Jerry, that town you mentioned about 65 miles of San Antonia is pronounced Kerr Ville. All one word. I was born in 1945 and spent many a day up there. I had no idea it was on a cattle trail. Great video, thanks.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Jerry
@KTHKUHNKK3 жыл бұрын
Right off the bat Jerry I love the opening music It could not have been better. Now I want to get back and watch the video. Your pal Keith Kuhn
@alvankarpas62452 жыл бұрын
Having lived in Wichita and Newton, KS your story had special meaning. You told it well. In fact, we've been following your channel for over four years now and I believe this to be your best work to date. Mountain Tom Clark excepted of course...
@upsanddownsthatshowitgoes93952 жыл бұрын
I love the Wild West western life cowboys, Indians, cattle drives, horses, spurs, guns, beautiful mountains and nature, branding cattle, the smell of the cows and country. It’s a most beautiful way of living. All these things has a strong relation with my spirit soul damnn but unfortunately I live in Europe wish I lived in USA . I mostly watch westerns almost every day and every week. Great account sir nice documentary.
@JerrySkinner19432 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ups and Downs, i see you are a westerner at heart. Welcome to the club my friend. Jerry
@daved70243 жыл бұрын
We are very grateful for all of the documentary you bring us. God Bless🙏😊
@shur73183 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation ty !
@gmatwotimes3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative Jerry. I love hearing about stuff like this. I swear you found your calling in doing these videos!! Nice job!!!👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆🏆
@alfredocox46243 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks Jerry...Regards from Chile, South America
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alfredo, how is the covit virus going down there? Stay safe. Jerry
@mangot5893 жыл бұрын
Excellent, Jerry! I love all your videos, this one was really interesting!
@dorotheawalker79853 жыл бұрын
Love learning something new thank you Jerry God bless you. Going to finish watching in the morning it's 12:00 am here need sleep.
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Dorothea, you get up and out of that bed and go watch my video. Thank you sweet heart, that was precious. Jerry
@williamgunnarsson3 жыл бұрын
Every time someone went to court over barbed wire the court would say that a land owner had the right to fence off his property. An individual's property rights would win out every time.
@steveshoemaker63473 жыл бұрын
Excellent and the pictures are outstanding....Thanks Jerry.....My dad said he learned to play the Frencharp on horse back while riding herd on cattle drives back in 1911...l think he said he worked for the rancher Cloud Pepper in Arizona.....An but had a fight with a Mexican and killed him....After that he left Arizona in a hurry so he said.....!
@doughill33963 жыл бұрын
Now that was good Thanks Jerry Skinner! A+
@stans65822 жыл бұрын
always good.............THANKS Jerry
@dr.hotpants30353 жыл бұрын
Another great video Mr. Skinner
@jimomalley15183 жыл бұрын
Well done Jerry.
@likearockcm3 жыл бұрын
So barbed wire caused the end of the cattle drives. I would of thought it was the advent of trains. Very interesting ,Jerry !
@jameshickok23493 жыл бұрын
Same here. The railroads were branching out fast across the central states into the prairie regions. Even as far north as northwest Iowa multiple railroads were crossing into Dakota Territory around 1870-73. My GG-grandparents homesteaded in 1870 just ahead of the railroads, about ten miles into DT from the Iowa border (Big Sioux River). So they were in more civilized land although they got a major scare when a band of 400 armed Sioux riders showed up. Luckily it was hunting party not a war party. The local paper reported this party killed a single bison 6 miles north of Canton, So.Dak. Always wondered if it was the last wild bison in that area. The RR tracks made transporting barbed wire and posts faster and large loads. As a kid in the 60s and 70s I'd frequently come across old style barbed wire. I'd say the RR and the barbed wire fencing came almost simultaneously to the frontier. Maybe further west towards the Missouri River the two things were more separated in time.
@likearockcm3 жыл бұрын
@@jameshickok2349 Very interesting James
@veraciouspatriot42973 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, as always. Thank you!
@kellymartin80903 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your documentaries, Jerry. Very informative and entertaining. Thanks!
@JerrySkinner19433 жыл бұрын
Thanks' Kelly. Jerry
@typower9 Жыл бұрын
And the cherry on the top. His lovely voice and accent.
@JJosephS13 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, the historical photos and paintings are great.