Florida legislators try to moooove cattle into state parks and forests

By: Craig Pittman

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 2,055

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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There wouldn’t be any Westerns if it weren’t for us Floridians. The Spanish brought the first cattle to America, so the first cowboys were vaqueros tending herds around St. Augustine in the late 1500s.

Instead of the clean-cut, laconic Western heroes we see in the movies, such as Gary Cooper and John Wayne, picture a bunch of bearded guys riding and roping while they habla some Español.

The cattle industry still has a strong presence …

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