Bulls are far less dangerous than cows in my experience, bulls like to show their the boss and leave it at that, When a cow comes for you she usually means it and its gonna hurt, All of my Bovine related wounds came from cows.
That's interesting, Tired & Terry. My uncle's cows weren't aggressive. The herd-boss (AKA "Butterballs") would sometimes come to look a stranger over. She was a Guernsey/Jersey cross, the only cow in the bunch who still had her horns.Mine too.
3. A boy scout with a gun.
Your are probably maligning Barney. Seems like he was brave enough; his failures were mostly in judgement. That's why Andy issued him only one bullet, to be carried in his shirt pocket. Andy hoped that would give him time to figure it out.Half are like Andy; half are like Barney Fife.
When the real heat is on, the paper tiger hunting Barneys piss themselves like Pearcy Wetmore because all of their courage is wrapped up in the uniform, gun and badge.
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When I was growing up we raised nothing but Santa Gertrudis cattle.A DEA officer stops at a ranch in Texas , and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs." The rancher says, "Okay, but do not go in that field over there," as he points out the location.
The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, "Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me." Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly displays it to the rancher. "See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish.... On any land. No questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand? "
The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores.
A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by the rancher's big Santa Gertrudis bull......
With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that he'll get gored before he reaches safety. The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs.....
"Your badge. Show him your BADGE!"
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Yep!Bulls are far less dangerous than cows in my experience, bulls like to show their the boss and leave it at that, When a cow comes for you she usually means it and its gonna hurt, All of my Bovine related wounds came from cows.
When I was growing up we raised nothing but Santa Gertrudis cattle.
They were chosen because they were 'predator-proof', those bulls could become 2,000 pounds of anger if something/someone invaded their territory and turn it into nothing but a blood stain on the turf . Far worse than any breed, except Brahman.
Those bulls will look at you and say: "Do you really think that fence can keep you safe from me? Watch THIS!" I watched one total a veterinarian's pickup once.
Guess why you always see cowboys on horseback?
They like to stay alive, and they don't have a badge.
A "not-safe" bull, and likely the last thing some people saw... while they were still alive:
...This is what pure evil looks like.
Your are probably maligning Barney. Seems like he was brave enough; his failures were mostly in judgement. That's why Andy issued him only one bullet, to be carried in his shirt pocket. Andy hoped that would give him time to figure it out.
I Used to watch that show whenever work allowed it; probably learned some things.
The only safe bull is in a semen can.
I'll agree with that! We raised Charolais, gentle? Usually. I tried to put this one in a trailer. He put me in the hospital. The day I got out a cousin came over with is tranq gun an several guys. Even partially sedated it took all of them and a tractor to get the bull in the trailer.
I don't trust any bull, ever! I used that walking stick for 6 months.
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Glad I grew up in dairy country. Been chased by Holstein cows, but I think they weren't really trying to catch me.
Hah. And once by a herd of Jersey heifers, but they were after sugar cubes.
The bull I posted was a special case... I've never seen an animal slowly lose its mind like this one. It happened over the course of a year. As each month passed he got more deranged, nuts, insane, pick your adjective. He had some kind of medical issue, a brain tumor, a brain infection of some type, I don't know. But... he also got more dangerous as each month passed, more erratic. Toward the end I don't think he even recognized where he was, didn't know me or dad, the cows...
I had trouble convincing my dad, he couldn't see what I was seeing. He'd say, "oh, he just spooked" or "he's just feeling frisky". NO dad! the bull is losing his mind! I wanted to sell him 6 months sooner. I knew there was something very wrong with that animal. When my cousin got him to his barn he stopped eating. He was down to 1100lbs the day he sold, still managed to wreck parts of the sale barn.
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He, he! You had it good! Those were pets.Glad I grew up in dairy country. Been chased by Holstein cows, but I think they weren't really trying to catch me.
Hah. And once by a herd of Jersey heifers, but they were after sugar cubes.
He, he! You had it good! Those were pets.
Funny short story:
I still remember when we were growing up and whenever we had to go after a yearling that got out, we looked like the crew in "Hatari!".
2 guys in the back of the truck with a lasso. When we roped it we would go down the rope and fight it to the ground tooth-and-nail for at least 15 minutes until we had it's feet tied up.
One of us teens usually bleeding when it was over.
One year, a neighbor's hereford yearling broke in on our side of the fence.
We went into the above 'standard-formation' to catch it.
We raced down the rope and slammed it to the ground.
It's eyes rolled back in it's head and it remaining motionless.
We looked at each other and said: "Dam, did we kill it?"
No, and we didn't even have to tie it up. No fight.
We just got a quick look at why everybody else raised normal cattle, instead of 'those red Satan cows'. (what the neighbors called them)
Catching one of ours be like:
If I remember right they kill unarmed women & children.That particular DEA guy is only technically an officer. In the Real World he is an ossifer.
Ossifer - definitions:
- A fool with a badge
- A badge-empowered *******
Only if you now know how to butcher & preserve 900 pounds of hot bloody meat!
I done deer,hogs,chickens,rabbits.Been there, done that.
What about slaughtering cattle do you wish to know?
Ain't none of it rocket surgery.
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