by Darol Dickinson

Three famous sires have done more to create financial benefit for Dickinson Cattle Co (DCC) than any others. They are the well known Drag Iron, Cowboy Tuff Chex, and the lesser known, but more consistent, Clear Point. By hundreds of test matings, the banding of these three bulls have created amazing results with not just a few, but numerous of the breed's leading horn, conformation and gain-ability genetics. Clear Point is a leading sire of over 100" T2T steers who have won tough contests. Not only do they consistently shoot over 100, but the special value is to do it during their forth or fifth year. He also sires many sons and daughters with superior data to himself.

Clear Point was easily defined as a "forward bounce." He was larger in weight (2245 lbs) and horn (91.13") than any ancestors. He had that magic ability to breed to average cows and sire elite progeny -- that is of great value. He was *extreme. His ancestry are well known and many are still in the better herds today. Check his pedigree on Arrow Head at http://www.arrowheadcattlecompany.com/Default.aspx?AnimalID=55869&Name=CLEARPOINT  Over the last 50 years more than half his sire lineage were DNA of record or blood typed prior to that.

From Arrow Head Cattle Co data, Clear Point has 27.91% of his calves measure over 80" T2T and 9.30% measure 90" or more. Both calculations are the highest in the industry. For full data https://www.texaslonghorn.com/longhorn_info/mating_strategies/index.cfm?con=Calculating_the_Mystery_of_Bounce

That is not chicken feed!

To become familiar with Clear Point's family, here are some of his young progeny.