Is This The End Of Mustering? Self-Trapping Cattle Yards!

Can you really muster cattle without even being there?
At Idracowra Station near Alice Springs, Angus McKay shows us how fencing water with self-trapping yards makes mustering faster, easier, and less stressful—for both cattle and people.

By controlling access to water, Angus uses inward and outward traps to condition his cattle to enter yards on their own. The result? A full mob mustered in just 2–3 days with no stress.

We break down:

How these smart yard traps work

Training cattle to enter and exit with confidence

Reducing labour, cost, and stress in remote country

👀 If you manage stock in dry, remote regions, this system could save you thousands.

📍 Filmed at Idracowra Station, NT, Australia
🎙 Featuring: Angus McKay
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00:00 Intro: Self-trapping yards at Idracowra Station
00:22 How self-trapping cattle yards work
00:50 Adjusting traps: training vs trapping
01:30 The one-way system explained
02:00 How to catch 95% of cattle in 2–3 nights
02:40 Low stress = high success
03:15 Small paddock setup for easy mustering
03:55 Benefits: labour-saving, cost-effective, low stress
04:25 Final thoughts & subscribe