smilincowranch
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Backstory: Years ago I leased 100 acres from my uncle. Nice grazing, good country, lots of water. 5 years ago I sold out, and moved about 150 miles away. Everything got sold or moved with the exception of one bull, about 2 years old at the time that I had sold to my parents. They were going to have the butcher come out and and get him. Butcher got hurt, was out for a while, (not by bull) Bull got older, got leery of people. Now is wild as a march hair.
He is a Brahma/holstein/angus/somthing cross and Im guessing now 1900-2100lbs, he is huge.
For the last 5 years hes been by himself. I have tried several times to talk my parents into doing somehting with him. I think I finnally have them convinced he needs to go before he gets out on the highway, (fences are pretty bad now) or he dies of old age.
So we have 2 options. Shooting him with a hunting rifle, if we can get near him, and hauling him up with the tractor, gutting him out, and taking him Taylors to have burger, and jerky sticks made, or somehow catching him. Market price is great right now, and he would bring good money.
There lies the problem, you cant get at all close, and he goes right over or through the fences if you do. I dont know anyone good enough with horses and Id be afraid if upset he would get loonier, and go after someone.
My only thought on catching him was to wait till spring/summer when ground dries more, and take my to nurse cows out, (who are getting halter broke, and already very tame) Parking the stock trailer and truck in the field for a few days, with my round pen (heavy duty thick steel panes, not cheap light weight crap) Attached to my trailer, and the cows in the pen, or tied, so he could go in, and then we could herd him and the cows in. Maybe calm cows woudl help him keep calm?
Ideas?
He is a Brahma/holstein/angus/somthing cross and Im guessing now 1900-2100lbs, he is huge.
For the last 5 years hes been by himself. I have tried several times to talk my parents into doing somehting with him. I think I finnally have them convinced he needs to go before he gets out on the highway, (fences are pretty bad now) or he dies of old age.
So we have 2 options. Shooting him with a hunting rifle, if we can get near him, and hauling him up with the tractor, gutting him out, and taking him Taylors to have burger, and jerky sticks made, or somehow catching him. Market price is great right now, and he would bring good money.
There lies the problem, you cant get at all close, and he goes right over or through the fences if you do. I dont know anyone good enough with horses and Id be afraid if upset he would get loonier, and go after someone.
My only thought on catching him was to wait till spring/summer when ground dries more, and take my to nurse cows out, (who are getting halter broke, and already very tame) Parking the stock trailer and truck in the field for a few days, with my round pen (heavy duty thick steel panes, not cheap light weight crap) Attached to my trailer, and the cows in the pen, or tied, so he could go in, and then we could herd him and the cows in. Maybe calm cows woudl help him keep calm?
Ideas?