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.
Scottish Highland
The Scottish Highland is a British breed, originating in the
remote rugged areas of the Scottish Highlands where they were bred
to produce tender and flavorful beef on poor grazing conditions and
cold weather. They can be black, red, yellow, silver-white, or dun
(brown). They are a very distinctive breed with very long hair and
long curving horns. The long, coarse outer hair sheds wind and
rain, keeping the Highland warm in the winter. In the summer the
longer outer coat provides extra protection from biting flies and
other insects.
First imported into the US around 1884, the Scottish Highland has
been gaining in popularity as more and more small farmers are
turning to rotational grazing rather than heavily graining their
beef. Highlands will utilize coarse grasses and brush frequently
shunned by other breeds and are able to produce a high quality beef
product directly from grazing.
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 Maureen Rowe, Badfish Creek Wildlife Area land
manager, for giving permission to place this cache.
To get the coordinates for the final Herd cache you must first
find the six breed caches. Underneath the top of the ammo can will
be letter and its corresponding number.
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.
