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About this Art:
The state of Wyoming as well as other Western States employ range detectives to track down cattle rustlers and bring them to justice. This is a very dangerous job. Cattle rustlers are dangerous people. They're well-armed, and while most of the populace think that cattle rustling is a thing of the past from the 1800's, it is a big business in the world of the modern West today. I am personally acquainted with a range Detective of the state of Wyoming. Much of their work involves nighttime surveillance and most of it is done the old-fashioned way on horseback in large areas of rangeland on tens of thousands of acres. It's a lonely, dangerous job. The man I know has been left for dead twice by rustlers he had confrontations with. This scene depicts him watching these criminals in the act of stealing cattle in the middle of the night. He is using a good pair of binoculars to gather as much information on their identity as he can before he plans his next move. His good horse waits patiently while tied up ready for whatever he is called upon to do. This is an actual event he described to me - of one of the many encounters he had with cattle rustlers