September

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Across
  1. 2. Gathering cattle for sorting, shots, or shipping
  2. 4. The team that shows up with horses, ropes, and grit
  3. 7. Area used for vaccinating, branding, or sorting livestock
  4. 10. The number every rancher double-checks before heading home
  5. 11. Spot where most ranch plans (and coffee) start each morning
Down
  1. 1. What follows every rancher home during fall works
  2. 3. Vet process to determine if a cow is expecting
  3. 5. Separating calves from their mothers for the first time
  4. 6. The extra wire you swear you’ll use next weekend
  5. 8. What cowhands do before sunrise with fresh horses and full thermoses
  6. 9. What you do to your knife before a long day’s work
  7. 11. Keeps coffee hot through the longest mornings on the range