Letting cows out.

[JHH]

It has been one of those weeks. I got a call at work that my cows were out on the highway, I said I couldnt beleive they were mine but it has happened before so I would be right there. I got there and they were mine. I walked the fence and couldnt find any place they got out. It was raining so I put up a temp electric fence and went back to work. That night I got a call and the neighbor tells me he closed my gate next to the highway and didnt see anything so he assumed they were still in. He then tells me what had happened, I guess someone had been opening gates all down the highway. 1 neighbor had 2 cows hit and a calf, and 1 cow and calf died. The driver that hit them was ok but his truck was not. Then another neighbor had his out to. I sure hope they find who done this. It could be a very bad, very quick.

 

[Angus Cowman]

I live in a pretty isolated area only 3 neighbors on my road 1 before you get to my place and 2 at the other end of our place 2 1/2 miles away not much traffic on our roads on average I would say not more than 2 cars a day but I still have locks on all my gates

 

[Calman]

We had a gate openings that hapend here about 5 yrs ago.About 20 of us got it.
Dam shame to have to lock gates with a pad lock to keep your cattle in.
Would sure like to catch someone in the act.Trust me it wouldn't be purty.

Cal

 

[Jogeephus]

We had a gate openings that hapend here about 5 yrs ago.About 20 of us got it.
Dam shame to have to lock gates with a pad lock to keep your cattle in.
Would sure like to catch someone in the act.Trust me it wouldn't be purty.

Cal

A few years ago I had a problem with some yahoo pulling my gates down with a winch then tearing up the roads with his 4 wheel drive. I think he tore down 6 gates in less than two months. Totally destroyed them. One morning I had a feeling and I headed to a farm near where he had struck before and lo and behold the gate was torn down and I found his truck hung up on a big stump and signs of where he (they) had tried unsucessfully to pull it off. I believe I put three rounds through his radiator and engine before I called us even. By noon the truck was gone but I could tell by the oil on the road which way it was pulled. Never had any more problems.

edit - from where I was standing it was purty ;-)

 

[Calman]

I would call that sweet revenge,Joe. :clap: :clap:

Cal

 

[farmwriter]

Jo, you are well on your way to being my new hero!
:clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[MO_cows]

Good one, Jo! That was justifiable truckicide. :lol2:

 

[JHH]

We had a gate openings that hapend here about 5 yrs ago.About 20 of us got it.
Dam shame to have to lock gates with a pad lock to keep your cattle in.
Would sure like to catch someone in the act.Trust me it wouldn't be purty.

Cal

A few years ago I had a problem with some yahoo pulling my gates down with a winch then tearing up the roads with his 4 wheel drive. I think he tore down 6 gates in less than two months. Totally destroyed them. One morning I had a feeling and I headed to a farm near where he had struck before and lo and behold the gate was torn down and I found his truck hung up on a big stump and signs of where he (they) had tried unsucessfully to pull it off. I believe I put three rounds through his radiator and engine before I called us even. By noon the truck was gone but I could tell by the oil on the road which way it was pulled. Never had any more problems.

edit - from where I was standing it was purty ;-)

Had a similar thing happen here. Kept having guys rut up a field road so we put a couple of harrow sections in. found out who was doing it at the station getting 4 new tires.

Got everthing to put a lock on the gate tomorrow morning. Hasnt happened again for a couple days now so maybe they got bored with it.

 

[bigbull338]

since your on the hiway id keep my gates locked at all times.we had some1 do that to our gates a time or 2.an we put the word out that the gates was locked.an it didnt happen again.the goodthing is we live on an oil road.

 

[jkwilson]

A few years ago I had a problem with some yahoo pulling my gates down with a winch then tearing up the roads with his 4 wheel drive. I think he tore down 6 gates in less than two months. Totally destroyed them. One morning I had a feeling and I headed to a farm near where he had struck before and lo and behold the gate was torn down and I found his truck hung up on a big stump and signs of where he (they) had tried unsucessfully to pull it off. I believe I put three rounds through his radiator and engine before I called us even. By noon the truck was gone but I could tell by the oil on the road which way it was pulled. Never had any more problems.

I think I'd have tried to get it unstuck for him. I'd bet if you revved it up to about 5 or 6 grand and threw it in gear it would come lose after a few tries. Worth a try, anyway. :cowboy:

 

[BrownCow]

Well we don't have problems with people letting out cows YET but we did have a certain number of teens who shot up the sheds with paintball guns.
You see one night we caught them in the act and decided that it was needed to fire a few rounds off into this old 55 gallon drum by the woods. Never saw them kids since................. :cboy:

BC