What Is A Nord Fork? Page 1 of 2

To use a Nord Fork a mounted rider ropes a calf by the heels then drags the calf past the ground crew. As the calf goes by, one of the ground crew members slips the Nord Fork behind the calf's head. As the heeler continues to drag the calf a rope and inner tube tied to the Nord Fork and staked into the ground tighten. When the rope and inner tube are tight, the heeler quits dragging. The heeler continues to hold the heel rope as the calf is worked, and the Nord Fork holds the front end. 

Photo of a Nord Fork. The part of the Nord Fork in the man's right hand goes
 behind the calf's head. The part in the man's left hand goes in front of the calf's head.

Photo of a Nord Fork tied to about 8 feet of rope that is
then tied to an inner tube that is staked into the ground.

The man on the left side of the photo is holding a Nord Fork
and waiting for the heeler on the bay horse to bring the calf by him.