neighbor's bull does damage

[cowboy43]

The neighbor's bull gets onto your property and injures your bull, the bull is hurt in the hindquarters and it is hard for him to walk,he has lost a lot of weight, don't know if he will recover, he is a $3000 bull, is their a legal recourse that can be taken on the neighbor to pay damages?

 

[Caustic Burno]

The neighbor's bull gets onto your property and injures your bull, the bull is hurt in the hindquarters and it is hard for him to walk,he has lost a lot of weight, don't know if he will recover, he is a $3000 bull, is their a legal recourse that can be taken on the neighbor to pay damages?

Do you have proof or is this he said you said?

 

[cowboy43]

That is how I figured it would be my word with no proof, it was dark when I saw them fighting and the next morning he was cripple, like you said no proof.

 

[GMN]

if you saw them fighting, why didn't you go out there and stop it?

 

[highgrit]

HOW, that would be interresting.

 

[Caustic Burno]

That is how I figured it would be my word with no proof, it was dark when I saw them fighting and the next morning he was cripple, like you said no proof.

First what if it was the other way around.
Most importantly bulls dig holes, beller, fight and fornicate. If you and your neighbors bull can get together and touch noses and blow snot on each other across a fence your both at fault on this one.
If you have cattle and your neighbor has cattle they are going to get together over time.
This is one of the reason's I don't share fence's and mine are hotter than the hinges on the gates of he!!, it minimizes problems. Still you can have problems. The bull is not worth good realtions with the neighbor IMO.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

What Caustic said. Could be yours across the fence the next time.

 

[bigbull338]

sorry that your bull got busted up in a fight.with it being dark there was no way you could stop the fight.so i dont know if there much you can do.if you had penned neighbors bull then you wouldve had the proof.

 

[GMN]

HOW, that would be interresting.

How about going out there with a gun, shooting it off,bulls usually don't like loud noises, driving a truck out there, dogs can be useful, just saying if you saw it happening, maybe you should have contacted the neighbor then-

 

[john250]

The legal system could care less about this, I think.
Real world, bulls fight and injure each other. Ya' takes your chances on this stuff.

 

[cowboy43]

I started the discussion to get others opinons and how they would handle the situation. Most opinons I agree with , I will help him load the bull and probably will not even mention my bull, he has already stated he will sell the bull when he loads it because it is always getting on his other neighbors places. "Let sleeping dogs lie" for this is just part of the cattle business and I will try to nurse my back ti health.

 

[ChrisB]

You might want to at least mention it to him. Otherwise if your bull ever returns the favor he might expect you to pay for damages.

 

[bigbull338]

I started the discussion to get others opinons and how they would handle the situation. Most opinons I agree with , I will help him load the bull and probably will not even mention my bull, he has already stated he will sell the bull when he loads it because it is always getting on his other neighbors places. "Let sleeping dogs lie" for this is just part of the cattle business and I will try to nurse my back ti health.

your right in letting sleeping dogs lie as far as the bull issue goes.we just foundout that texas laws allow for stray cattle to stay on your place for 3 days.and are having to deal with that prob now.an hoping itll be taken care of by sun evening.

 

[cow pollinater]

Is your bull hardened off and ready to defend his girls? If not then I'd say it's your fault. :nod:
Either way, bull problems come with the territory and you can bet that every ranching neighbor that you have will be out for blood if you try to pursue it any further. ;-)

 

[cowboy43]

The owner came today and told my son he would send someone with a horse and dogs and catch the bull Monday, my son told him no way, we would pen him. He then said he was going to put a nose ring in the bull's nose with a long chain hanging down so he will not get out anymore. :dunce: :dunce:

 

[GMN]

We have a chain and ring on our bull, it does slow them down, but I also have had them fall out as well, or they get stuck on something and pull the ring out, then they can't be put back on if they rip the cartilage between the nostrils.
If this bull wants to get out, he will even with a chain on and ring.

 

[bigbull338]

We have a chain and ring on our bull, it does slow them down, but I also have had them fall out as well, or they get stuck on something and pull the ring out, then they can't be put back on if they rip the cartilage between the nostrils.
If this bull wants to get out, he will even with a chain on and ring.

when you have a bull you think still will get out you put the ring an 6ft log chain in nose an he aint going no where.the bull cant jump an lift a heavy chain at the sametime.

 

[GMN]

they don't need to jump to get out though either, our neighbors bull walked straight thru 5 strands of barb wire like it wasn't there, to get in with my herd bull and cows

I don't think I would want to put a log chain on herd bull, as they have to be able to breed and move around some.

 

[peg4x4]

when you have a bull you think still will get out you put the ring an 6ft log chain in nose an he aint going no where.the bull cant jump an lift a heavy chain at the sametime.[/quote]
I gotta ask - how good a calf crop do you get with this rig on your bull.

 

[Limomike]

Good thought there Peg... I was kinda wonderin the same thing.