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Cowboy Corner
with Marc Bradberry

Good Dreams Come True at the Dreamcatcher

As a boy growing up in Acuff, Texas, Don Meador had a dream. A member of the State 4-H champion Livestock Judging Team proved it. Don loved cattle, good cattle, and had an eye to pick out good ones. He also showed his own good cattle at the local and state livestock shows. (Reseverve Champion Steer at El Paso.)

Don went off to college after high school to get an Ag degree, right? No, a degree in industrial engineering. You see Don loves to use his brain. He knew that he needed a good career start that would help him realize his dream and maybe find a good partner. A good partner indeed came along. Don met Karen while attending college. Then came Kim and Brad (Kim by the way, came up with name Dreamcatcher, she wished for only good dreams at the ranch.) Kim and Brad now have successful careers of their own and inherited their mother’s musical talent. They both play the piano, compose music, write and sing songs. I’ve heard that Brad is very talented with a guitar and a violin.

Don’s lifelong partner and wife, Karen, has become quite the ranch woman. She loves good Angus cattle as much as Don does and takes active interest in daily planning.

Don found a good starting point to work his goal of ranch ownership. It was with Proctor and Gamble as an industrial engineer. This led Don Meador and family to a wonderful career in several states building and managing operations for Proctor and Gamble. When it came time for Don to retire, Don decided that San Marcos, Texas would be a good place to start a ranch and the rest is history. Don started the ranch with a philosophy that he learned from his Dad, no matter what he does he should do the best job possible. Don also believes that breeding good cattle is based on continuous improvement. “You must always seek to improve the product and services that you offer,” Don says. With this philosophy in mind Don found some of the best Angus cattle in the world at Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland, Kansas. With help from Mark Gardiner, Don has started a herd of registered Angus bulls and females second to none. With the use of embryo transfer program Don and Karen Meador have built a herd quickly that are members of the Gardiner Guaranteed Genetics (G3) Identification Program. This was no small task. It takes and incredible amount of skill, capital, hard work and brains to accomplish this feat.

Don and Karen Meador and the Dreamcatcher Ranch are now currently working on their 4th Annual Registered Angus Bull and Female Sale. The annual sale occurs in late October at the Dreamcatcher Ranch in San Marcos, Texas. At their last sale there were 95 range ready bulls and 73 elite females offered by the ranch. To tell you how valuable some of Don and Karen’s top females are, one cow out of a Precision bull brought $108,000.00 at the 2006 production sale last year. Don and Karen are interested in only total quality Angus cattle. The genetics they offer are the result of data-based selection. To put it simply, if the cattle don’t turn out absolute top quality, they are not used in their program. They also offer a fertitlity guarantee for the first 12 months. If a new owner buys an animal and has any fertility problems Dreamcatcher Ranch will replace them. Don and Karen meador are focused mainly on customer values. Their goal is to provide top Angus cattle to registered breeders or the commercial producer. Don or Karen can be reached anytime at the Dreamcatcher Ranch, 1100 Lime Kiln Rd., San Marcos, Texas 78666.

www.dreamcatcherranch.net
(512) 757- 2714 Cell
(512) 396- 8424 Residence

Questions or Comments?
Please e-mail me at mlbradberry@centurytel.net