anny ▁Master son ▁as ▁James on ▁" Ro oster " ▁Ford ▁Ben nett ▁( se asons ▁ 1 – 3 ), ▁Col t ' s ▁older ▁brother . ▁He ▁has ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁ran ch ▁since ▁Col t ▁left ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁football ▁career , ▁at ▁times ▁showing ▁a ▁bitter ▁attitude ▁for ▁having ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁responsibility ▁while ▁Col t ▁purs ued ▁his ▁dream . ▁Despite ▁living ▁in ▁Col t ' s ▁shadow ▁he ▁is ▁far ▁more ▁compet ent ▁on ▁the ▁ran ch ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁more ▁level ▁head ed ▁think er . ▁He ▁has , ▁however , ▁been ▁just ▁as ▁ir respons ible ▁as ▁Col t , ▁drink ing ▁too ▁much ▁and ▁sleep ing ▁around . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁Season ▁ 3 , ▁Ro oster ▁gets ▁into ▁hot ▁water ▁with ▁Mary ' s ▁int im id ating ▁boy friend , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁episode ▁of ▁Part ▁ 6 , ▁it ▁is ▁discovered ▁that ▁Ro oster ' s ▁motor cycle ▁went ▁off ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁dangerous ▁road ; ▁he ▁is ▁missing ▁and ▁pres umed ▁dead . ▁ ▁Deb ra ▁W inger ▁as ▁Mag gie ▁Ben nett , ▁owner ▁of ▁Mag gie ' s ▁bar , ▁and ▁Col t ▁and ▁Ro oster ' s ▁mother . ▁Mag gie ▁is ▁at ▁first ▁separated ▁and ▁later ▁divor ced ▁from ▁Beau ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁tra iler ▁behind ▁the ▁bar ▁she ▁own s . ▁Much ▁more ▁light heart ed ▁and ▁car ing ▁than ▁Beau , ▁her ▁company ▁and ▁advice ▁are