Roundup Your Cowboy Knowledge For This Wild West QUIZ

What is a cattle drive?

Retry Correct Incorrect A cattle drive is when cowboys round up cattle and take them from one pasture to another. A single cattle drive can take several days, but the cowboy has to be careful to keep a cow at a marketable weight.

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What is a cattle drive?

• The process of herding cattle from one pasture to another
• Returning cattle to the ranch at the end of the day
• The route that takes cattle to water
• Training new cowboys to herd cattle