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Ok I read all the replies and was shocked that not a single "ring" him was mentioned. We raised many hand fed friendly bulls, (one would take walks with my Dad like a huge dog). All of them liked being scratched, rubbed etc. When they were young they would bob their heads and give little play butts and we scratched them and pushed their heads around etc. The point is that as they get older and bigger their play can really hurt you, maybe kill and even the nicest person and bull will at some point get a bit angry. And a bull only has to get angry with you once!!! ("geez and he was always a calm bull...." ever heard that before?) Taking all of this into consideration all our bulls were ringed with a chain. A good quality large ring with a length of chain that drags at least a foot on the ground when his head is normal heigth and just touches the ground with one link when his head is raised all the way up is what you need. As far as reaching through a gate or coral, I do not like it. won't get killed but some crushed fingers or a broken arm will ruin your day (always reach over the top). In short ring and chain him, then continue to pet, scratch spend time with him and never ever, even for a second let your guard down. Stay to his sides, do not place yourself between him and something else (always have air and room to your back and never him to it). Total fear and total trust are equally bad choices. Or and as far as the kick him in the nose, run at him yelling and waving and other "show him who is dominate" ideas, the first step in that plan is making sure that your health and life insurance is paid up to date. I have played with full grown bulls, pushing their heads, bumping, scratching etc. all of them were ringed with a chain and I always remembered the back rule. I had a neighbor who would put his daughter on his bull's back and lead the bull around the pasture by his halter. Nothing ever happend, but I never went near that bull. No ring, no chain, no me. good luck, Rick
> I have a black angus bull 16
> months old that sometimes when you
> get in front of him he starts
> bobbing his head up and down. He
> does not seam to be aggressive. He
> has knocked grain bucket out of my
> hand once and kind of pushed me up
> against barn once. Whats he
> telling me? Don't get to close? Or
> just rough playing. He eats right
> out of your hand. Any ideas?
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> I have a black angus bull 16
> months old that sometimes when you
> get in front of him he starts
> bobbing his head up and down. He
> does not seam to be aggressive. He
> has knocked grain bucket out of my
> hand once and kind of pushed me up
> against barn once. Whats he
> telling me? Don't get to close? Or
> just rough playing. He eats right
> out of your hand. Any ideas?
[email protected]