Jake":2xh292u0 said:
Wow Bill I'm glad I'm not your neighbor. Cattle can be expected to get out everyonce in a while. If cows/ heifers are cycling and there is no guarding bull it is pretty naive to think that a functioning bull will not check it out and try to get at her. I've never believed in charging neighbors no matter how poor they are for boarding, damages, or other such matters. Someday one of your own animals may go on a rampage and cause some damage that will be made up for by your understanding of past happenings. Also both sides usually could have done something to prevent it so whom ever's cattle acted first shouldn't be the owner who must pay for it, it should be something mutual that is worked out in helping hands or such over time.
Jake...I don't think YOU would be an idiot neighbor!

Like I said, we have a secure area and 3 bulls to guard our area IF a neighbor put a bull in his/her pasture. When you're raising quality stock, producing calves potentially selling for $2,000 + and higher $$ cows, heifers, you try to protect your own interests and don't cut any possible AH neighbor leasing pasture to another AH. Same holds true for our registered horses--when our foals are valued several thou $$ each when they hit the ground; well, even less tolerance for an uninvited Stallion on the loose.
I would think any pureblood foundation stock breeder would have similar INtolerance for an outsider contaminating his/her herd.
Off my soapbox now... 8)