The Bluff used to be used as grazing land for livestock since the 1800’s and grazing was only stopped a few years ago due to the environmental movement claiming the grazing harmed the environment. The ranchers that herded the cattle up the mountain were from the Mansfield area. They would slowly work the cattle up the mountain to first Sheepyard Flat to graze before ultimately reaching the top of the Bluff. As fall hit the ranchers would then drive the cattle back from the high country and back to the Mansfield area for the winter. These cattlemen are what inspired Banjo Patterson to write