Comments by Dick Richardson Doak and his family have a spring now flowing once again. When it quit a few decades ago, it became a trash pit. Now he has cleaned it out, and the creek promises to flow year 'round. This is a direct result of his improved ground cover, and the higher infiltration rate of rainfall. The density per acre may be the same, but the impact is different because of grazing choices, and, very importantly, their behavioral differences.
Cows tend to be calm and move carefully in the low areas.
Yearling steers are more active and inquisitive. They will move to the high points, often sandy knolls where vegetation is sparse or absent. These bare hilltops had been that way for many decades, and now are undergoing a changing community toward more perennial native grasses with deep roots. Most of his pastures are grazed only 7-10 days a year, and that usually in two sessions. He avoids animals being in the same place in subsequent years to avoid unintentional bias for or against any particular species of plants or animals.