Ranching Feature: Rustlers remain … so does brand inspector

MEEKER I Ed Coryell has served this area for 35 years as brand inspector. He says cattle and horse rustlers, with the easy-to-load stock trailers, can load cattle and within four to six hours be in an area that doesn’t inspect brands. Brand control, like is present in Colorado, does not exist everywhere. Colorado cattlemen have recognized the importance of protecting the livestock producer and his product for more than 100 years.
Early in our…