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It’s never the bull it’s the high headed cow that’s decided to be super mom.
That’s what I’ve heard. Friend who kept 30 or so had a wife learn the hard way and got a busted leg. They always run from me in the field. So far..
It’s never the bull it’s the high headed cow that’s decided to be super mom.
that's a fact.Not to "steer" the thread away...
But IMO the most dangerous animal on public lands are humans.
Cows won't shoot at you.
It’s never the bull it’s the high headed cow that’s decided to be super mom.
I was hunting antelope in a walk in area in Wyoming with a buddy. We had spotted a group of lopes in an opening near a fence line. As we planned our stalk we found a washed out gully that would keep us out of sight until we got to 400 ish yards. A perfect situation. As we slipped along this gully we spitted a group of cows above the gully on our right side. Well.. we thought they were all cows. Anyways, we made eye contact with the cows and everything seemed fine, they stared at us bug eyed as cows do, but unlike all the other cows we had encountered this trip they did not move away. We did not pay much attention to them until we were about 25 yards beside them. Then I hear my buddy, in a loud somewhat panicked whisper, say "hey man, those cows are coming towards us", I responded with some choice expletives and said "that one in front is a bull". As most of you know, Angus bulls do not have horns it is another part of their anatomy that tipped me off. Their pace quickened to a trot as they came into the gully we were exiting on the other side. We backpedaled out of the gully, across a flat, toward a hill. Shouting and waving our hands did nothing to stop their advances. The bull in front was now 15 yards away. Instinctively I fired a .308 round just a few feet in front of the lead bull's hooves. He stopped for a second bewildered before continuing his approach somewhat more cautiously. We turned our quick walking pace into a full run and beelined it to the nearest fence. After we reached the safety of the other side of the fence we looked back to see the bull cresting the hill with the rest of the herd several yards behind.
Once in the truck, a quick google search revealed that cows kill abut 22 people a year. A sobering statistic about an animal we regard as somewhat innocuous compared to all the other hazards we face in the woods.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? Do you think we overreacted?
Cattle are curious. I imagine the rancher would have gotten a good laugh out of you guys running from them. Minus the part where you almost shot his bull! Like most animals, it’s pretty easy to tell their intent based on the way they’re acting and holding their heads.
what’s really annoying is the public cattle on USFS land. They see you about 1/4 mile away and like the idiots they are they take off running. Then every cow they run past starts running and pretty soon those stupid bastards have a stampede that Helen Keller could hear. I’ll take 100 elk barks over a herd of stampeding dumbass cattle!
I was hunting antelope in a walk in area in Wyoming with a buddy. We had spotted a group of lopes in an opening near a fence line. As we planned our stalk we found a washed out gully that would keep us out of sight until we got to 400 ish yards. A perfect situation. As we slipped along this gully we spitted a group of cows above the gully on our right side. Well.. we thought they were all cows. Anyways, we made eye contact with the cows and everything seemed fine, they stared at us bug eyed as cows do, but unlike all the other cows we had encountered this trip they did not move away. We did not pay much attention to them until we were about 25 yards beside them. Then I hear my buddy, in a loud somewhat panicked whisper, say "hey man, those cows are coming towards us", I responded with some choice expletives and said "that one in front is a bull". As most of you know, Angus bulls do not have horns it is another part of their anatomy that tipped me off. Their pace quickened to a trot as they came into the gully we were exiting on the other side. We backpedaled out of the gully, across a flat, toward a hill. Shouting and waving our hands did nothing to stop their advances. The bull in front was now 15 yards away. Instinctively I fired a .308 round just a few feet in front of the lead bull's hooves. He stopped for a second bewildered before continuing his approach somewhat more cautiously. We turned our quick walking pace into a full run and beelined it to the nearest fence. After we reached the safety of the other side of the fence we looked back to see the bull cresting the hill with the rest of the herd several yards behind.
Once in the truck, a quick google search revealed that cows kill abut 22 people a year. A sobering statistic about an animal we regard as somewhat innocuous compared to all the other hazards we face in the woods.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? Do you think we overreacted?
I've had many bulls chase me over fences as a kid. Not so much with the steer and cows/heifers thus far...they tend to walk your way for food as I saw someone else post....but that doesn't mean they won't turn on ya. I always make sure I have a solid escape plan. Biggest danger this far for me in CO has been great pyrenees sheep dogs.I was hunting antelope in a walk in area in Wyoming with a buddy. We had spotted a group of lopes in an opening near a fence line. As we planned our stalk we found a washed out gully that would keep us out of sight until we got to 400 ish yards. A perfect situation. As we slipped along this gully we spitted a group of cows above the gully on our right side. Well.. we thought they were all cows. Anyways, we made eye contact with the cows and everything seemed fine, they stared at us bug eyed as cows do, but unlike all the other cows we had encountered this trip they did not move away. We did not pay much attention to them until we were about 25 yards beside them. Then I hear my buddy, in a loud somewhat panicked whisper, say "hey man, those cows are coming towards us", I responded with some choice expletives and said "that one in front is a bull". As most of you know, Angus bulls do not have horns it is another part of their anatomy that tipped me off. Their pace quickened to a trot as they came into the gully we were exiting on the other side. We backpedaled out of the gully, across a flat, toward a hill. Shouting and waving our hands did nothing to stop their advances. The bull in front was now 15 yards away. Instinctively I fired a .308 round just a few feet in front of the lead bull's hooves. He stopped for a second bewildered before continuing his approach somewhat more cautiously. We turned our quick walking pace into a full run and beelined it to the nearest fence. After we reached the safety of the other side of the fence we looked back to see the bull cresting the hill with the rest of the herd several yards behind.
Once in the truck, a quick google search revealed that cows kill abut 22 people a year. A sobering statistic about an animal we regard as somewhat innocuous compared to all the other hazards we face in the woods.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? Do you think we overreacted?
The only situation that cows out west need to be worried about. They will make a mess out of a camp and tear shit up.Wow. I thought the raccoons here in east were bad. I can’t imagine having to cow-proof my camp!
Lived around cattle my whole life and I agree with this assessment. Working cattle in a pen is another matter, but out in the pasture I've never had a dangerous situation. I've had them cluster around me out of curiosity and be totally annoying, but have never felt endangered.Pretty normal reaction for cows in a pasture. If they spot you they most often will come over for a look. Generally running to get there. Would be very rare, even with a bull, for one to actually harm you in a pasture.
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