85% of cattle in the state of Texas are on land in the Panhandle. Thousands died in the fires, and the situation will only get worse, agriculture experts say.
CANADIAN, Texas — For more than 20 years, Shane Pennington has managed a ranch near the town of Canadian, Texas.
When the Smokehouse Creek Fire approached the ranch, he and his wife rushed to safety before he could safely relocate more than 300 cattle he cared for.
It’s the loss of animals that has made the state’s largest wildfire on record so painful for Pennington. When he returned to the ranch, he found more than 50 dead cattle.
“It’s tough. We’ve raised a bunch of these from babies,” Pennington said. “It’s just all charred and burned.
Monday, Pennington was on horseback as he continued the search for surviving cattle.
“If their udders burned, they won’t be able to nurse. A lot …
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