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ACE'S VIGILANTE |
MAIN HERD SIRE FOR
LONGHORN CATTLE CO.
WE BEGAN RAISING TEXAS LONGHORNS IN 1993, IT STARTED WITH A VISIT WITH KASO KETY AT THE ACE CATTLE CO. WE LIKED THE STRAIGHT BUTLER CATTLE AND THEIR HISTORY, A TOTAL OF 12 HEIFERS AND OUR FIRST BULL WERE PURCHASED FROM THE ACE, FROM '93 TO '95. MOST ARE STILL IN THE HERD TODAY, PRODUCING OUR FOUNDATION COWS, THE BULL UNFORTUNATELY THREW MOSTLY BULLS, IT'S HARD TO BUILD A HERD WITH BULL CALVES.
AT THE 1995 LOUISIANA PURCHASE, I WAS FORTUNATE TO PURCHASE ACE'S VIGILANTE, HE IS AN ACE'S DAYTON DESPERADO SON OUT OF THE PARTLOW COW ELLA. HE CHANGED EVERYTHING IN OUR PROGRAM , BRINGING FLASHY COLOR AND HORNS. HIS DAUGHTERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR PROGRAM.
LITTLE ACE PALI RUSTLER WAS PURCHASED IN 1999, TO BREED TO THE ACE'S VIGILANTE DAUGHTERS. HE IS A CONQUISTARC X HATTIE BELL 7/3 SON, HE BRINGS BIG BASE AND TWIST TO OUR HERD. RUSS WORKS VERY WELL ON OUR VIGILANTE DAUGHTERS.