ClinchValley
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Neighboring farm, few properties down the road, has a bung of hodge podge Longhorn cross cattle. Multiple bulls due to not selling anything for a few years. Low on grass. Low on fencing. Low on everything it would appear.
Anyways, the oldest and biggest Longhorn bull keeps jumping out of the pasture field they're kept in. Well, it would appear they are asked to stay in the fence. HAHA.
For about three weeks now, I have found him in the road, in my front yard, in a neighbor's yard. Its getting ridiculous. Stepped outside at 6 this morning to find him standing at my gate, poop piles all around, fussing with my bull. He had gotten my bull to jump the single strand of hot wire i keep them in with. Only one strand keeping them separate at this point. Got him home, yet again. On the way home, the bull jumped 4 more fences. Some of which were 7 stand barbed wire. Tore our line fence up again. Got in with the neighbor's registered angus herd. But finally got him home. He literally jumped in the fence where he belonged. I kid you not.
Left a note on the door, because I couldn't get the owner to wake up and answer his door. Got home from mowing and found he had finally hauled the bull off.
I hate involving the law on a neighbor. But I was almost to that point with this guy.
What do you all do in this situation? I've heard something around here about a 3 strike type of law. Three documented occasions of the bull getting out and onto my property and I can haul him off or shoot him. Something along those lines. Have had an officer tell me that I can do whatever i need to do to keep my property from being damaged or destroyed.
Any of y'all have wonderful neighbors like I've got?
Anyways, the oldest and biggest Longhorn bull keeps jumping out of the pasture field they're kept in. Well, it would appear they are asked to stay in the fence. HAHA.
For about three weeks now, I have found him in the road, in my front yard, in a neighbor's yard. Its getting ridiculous. Stepped outside at 6 this morning to find him standing at my gate, poop piles all around, fussing with my bull. He had gotten my bull to jump the single strand of hot wire i keep them in with. Only one strand keeping them separate at this point. Got him home, yet again. On the way home, the bull jumped 4 more fences. Some of which were 7 stand barbed wire. Tore our line fence up again. Got in with the neighbor's registered angus herd. But finally got him home. He literally jumped in the fence where he belonged. I kid you not.
Left a note on the door, because I couldn't get the owner to wake up and answer his door. Got home from mowing and found he had finally hauled the bull off.
I hate involving the law on a neighbor. But I was almost to that point with this guy.
What do you all do in this situation? I've heard something around here about a 3 strike type of law. Three documented occasions of the bull getting out and onto my property and I can haul him off or shoot him. Something along those lines. Have had an officer tell me that I can do whatever i need to do to keep my property from being damaged or destroyed.
Any of y'all have wonderful neighbors like I've got?