 He went on to make a fortune as a wildcatter in the oil industry.In 1941, Buddy Fogelson acquired the Forked Lightning Ranch along the Pecos River about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico on which he raised Santa Gertrudis cattle.Over time, he acquired adjacent parcels of land to swell the size of his ranch to 13,000 acres (53 km²).