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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16141"><p>> I agree that keeping good</p><p>> relations with neighbors is</p><p>> extremely important. It's up there</p><p>> with grass and water. If the</p><p>> neighbor's bull is as good or</p><p>> better than yours, no reason to</p><p>> worry about how long it takes them</p><p>> to come get him - unless you're</p><p>> getting low on grass or running</p><p>> purebreds.</p><p></p><p>> I wouldn't recommend an electric</p><p>> fence for an outside fence.</p><p>> Electricity will generally turn a</p><p>> bull from greener grass. But if</p><p>> they are both getting whiffs of a</p><p>> willing lady you had best not bank</p><p>> on a hot wire keeping them apart.</p><p>> They will fight through an</p><p>> electric fence and never look</p><p>> back. What they're doing to each</p><p>> other hurts a lot worse than a hot</p><p>> wire. They will fight through all</p><p>> but the best maintained barb wire</p><p>> fences. You want plenty of barb</p><p>> wire, plenty tight.</p><p></p><p>> Fetching bulls, having visitors,</p><p>> and fixing fence is all part of</p><p>> the drill. It's a royal pain, but</p><p>> it comes with the territory. The</p><p>> main thing is to get along with</p><p>> the neighbors.</p><p></p><p>> Craig-TX</p><p></p><p>I am in Texas also. I of course would never think of actually shooting my neighbor's bull, it was a response (made in jest) to an earlier poster. I raise mostly Beefmasters and Brafords (actually "tigerstripes") cows and I wanted to let them raise the black calves since that's what is in such demand --- and I don't live on my ranch so I didn't want to put a Charolais bull in there. My neighbor's Limi is certainly a very fine specimen, much more impressive looking at this point than my young Angus bull. That Limi has an ass-end that would make an elephant envious. Anyway I think he is likely to gone from the scene before too long, since he has also "visited" two of the other surrounding ranches and his owner is pretty exasperated trying to keep him in his own pasture. I agree that being neighborly, working together to repair common fence lines, etc. is of great importance. I think that sooner or later just about all bulls that have a decent libido will go on the prowl and hardly any fence will hold them if they really want to get out</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16141"] > I agree that keeping good > relations with neighbors is > extremely important. It’s up there > with grass and water. If the > neighbor’s bull is as good or > better than yours, no reason to > worry about how long it takes them > to come get him - unless you’re > getting low on grass or running > purebreds. > I wouldn’t recommend an electric > fence for an outside fence. > Electricity will generally turn a > bull from greener grass. But if > they are both getting whiffs of a > willing lady you had best not bank > on a hot wire keeping them apart. > They will fight through an > electric fence and never look > back. What they’re doing to each > other hurts a lot worse than a hot > wire. They will fight through all > but the best maintained barb wire > fences. You want plenty of barb > wire, plenty tight. > Fetching bulls, having visitors, > and fixing fence is all part of > the drill. It’s a royal pain, but > it comes with the territory. The > main thing is to get along with > the neighbors. > Craig-TX I am in Texas also. I of course would never think of actually shooting my neighbor's bull, it was a response (made in jest) to an earlier poster. I raise mostly Beefmasters and Brafords (actually "tigerstripes") cows and I wanted to let them raise the black calves since that's what is in such demand --- and I don't live on my ranch so I didn't want to put a Charolais bull in there. My neighbor's Limi is certainly a very fine specimen, much more impressive looking at this point than my young Angus bull. That Limi has an ass-end that would make an elephant envious. Anyway I think he is likely to gone from the scene before too long, since he has also "visited" two of the other surrounding ranches and his owner is pretty exasperated trying to keep him in his own pasture. I agree that being neighborly, working together to repair common fence lines, etc. is of great importance. I think that sooner or later just about all bulls that have a decent libido will go on the prowl and hardly any fence will hold them if they really want to get out [/QUOTE]
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