forageconverter":56bb4914 said:Weaver":56bb4914 said:Sticks are for cows that want to stop just like locks are for honest people. A stick isn't going to stop a cow that really wants to charge. Seen it and just happy to make it out of that situation still kicking and screaming. Aggressive cows toward people aren't worth the grass and water they consume because maybe 99% of the time you manage to get by without being hurt, but once is all it takes. One little slip up. It is also much worse if there is others involed, especially kids. Raising cattle should be enjoyed and there is no enjoyment from always watching over your shoulder.
Well said.
It's one thing to bluff a cow in to thinking you can control her with a stick; it's quite another to bluff yourself into thinking you actually can control her with a stick.
Most situations come down to your bluff verses the cow's bluff. The difference between your bluff and her bluff is that she can back up her bluff. Anyone who fails to appreciate this fact should seriously consider another line of work.
And as for a cow that charges and actually hits a person, of all the tough culling decisions to be made in raising cattle, this is by far and away the easiest no-brainer cull decision any cattle producer could ever have. There's barely enough profit in the cattle business to keep any cow around; there's sure not enough profit to keep a cow that poses a likelihood of killing you or a family member.
The last line says it all .
The last agressive cow I had put my wife in the hospital for 5 days and cost me $10,000.