Isaac Greer, 9, wrestles with a lamb long enough to place a halter on the beast during the catch-it contest at the La Plata County Fair. The winners will raise the animals, documenting all aspects in the process. Then, after a year under their care, they will bring them back to next year’s county fair.

Kylee Pontine, 10, tries to catch a pig and put it in a gunny sack, as Shaylee Owen, 12, left, and Curtis White, 12, try to do the same during the catch-it contest at the La Plata County Fair.

Kaleb Lee, 14, holds on long enough to get a halter on a calf during the catch-it contest at the La Plata County Fair.