Breeding rough stock a part of life for Bomber Baillie at Blackall

Sally Gall
Updated October 7 2018 - 3:20pm, first published 3:00pm
While Bomber Baillie, pictured, says there's not a fortune in breeding rough stock for the bull riding circuit, it's taken him around Australia. Pictures - Sally Cripps.
While Bomber Baillie, pictured, says there's not a fortune in breeding rough stock for the bull riding circuit, it's taken him around Australia. Pictures - Sally Cripps.

Apart from the lack of dehorners and castrating knife, there’s not much difference between management techniques at Bomber Baillie’s Douglas Park property at Blackall and most other cattle operations in northern Australia.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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