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What's a buckaroo?

A buckaroo is a cowboy from northern Nevada who rides horses on the range and works with cattle. Read More
Although you could nickname this little fellow buckaroo, this is actually a picture of a fawn.  
 


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  TOP CREDIT: Marshall, Howard W., photographer. "Returning at the end of the afternoon's work; Gathering the Herd [35mm slide]" Date Recorded 78/10. Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982, Library of Congress.
BOTTOM CREDIT: "Twin fawns, natives of the North Dakota prairie." The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920: Photographs from the Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph Collections, Library of Congress.