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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2727"><p>> Years back, dad and I bought a</p><p>> small pen of feeders. They were</p><p>> Herefords off open range. There</p><p>> experience with man was brutal</p><p>> from a peaceful existence to being</p><p>> pushed through a sale with a hot</p><p>> shot. So when the door open on our</p><p>> property they came out like a</p><p>> bullet and didn't stop at the</p><p>> first fence. The property line</p><p>> fence turned all but one. We put</p><p>> out flyers and received lots of</p><p>> calls, but could never catch up</p><p>> with that one. One night months</p><p>> later a man called, said our steer</p><p>> was in a canyon and tracks</p><p>> indicated he had been there</p><p>> awhile. My friend at farm kill</p><p>> agreed to be on stand by. The next</p><p>> morning my brother with his cell</p><p>> phone (back when they looked like</p><p>> a small back pack) and I with my</p><p>> varmint rifle headed out. We made</p><p>> the kill and called farm kill, He</p><p>> would meet us on the hwy in 30</p><p>> minutes. It was all we could do to</p><p>> drag this guy down a steep canyon</p><p>> to the creek in the bottom. The</p><p>> hwy was 200 feet up the other</p><p>> side. We got a cable to him and</p><p>> winched him up with a block</p><p>> attached to a giant oak limb, on</p><p>> the side of the hwy. This guy must</p><p>> have gained 600 lb throughout the</p><p>> summer on creek grass. The kill</p><p>> truck was out in the hwy some and</p><p>> we had this 1100 lb Hereford steer</p><p>> hanging by one leg when the</p><p>> Sheriff pulled up. It was Sunday</p><p>> morning and he was out to set a</p><p>> trap to catch speeders as church</p><p>> emptied out. By the time I got my</p><p>> little truck backed under this</p><p>> steer we had a traffic problem,</p><p>> church had emptied. Church people</p><p>> spread rumors like wild fire. Even</p><p>> faster! I know because I go their.</p><p>> To some it may have appeared as if</p><p>> we had gotten caught rustling.</p><p>> Someone, a friend, hollered out,</p><p>> "RUSTLERS!" Next week in</p><p>> church the sermon was, how</p><p>> children of God can stray and</p><p>> become Rustlers. That was years</p><p>> ago and just last spring I was</p><p>> getting some barbed wire. I got to</p><p>> talking about cattle with the guy</p><p>> helping me, and he asked where my</p><p>> ranch was located. "Then to</p><p>> my surprise, he told me when he</p><p>> was a kid coming back from church</p><p>> with his family they had witnessed</p><p>> these two brothers caught rustling</p><p>> cattle. The last name he used was</p><p>> mine! (Rumors die hard") I</p><p>> might become famous some day!</p><p>> "Go-figure"</p><p></p><p>> Rod</p><p></p><p>Duh!! I Got it!!</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:beefalocindyo1@yahoo.com">beefalocindyo1@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2727"] > Years back, dad and I bought a > small pen of feeders. They were > Herefords off open range. There > experience with man was brutal > from a peaceful existence to being > pushed through a sale with a hot > shot. So when the door open on our > property they came out like a > bullet and didn't stop at the > first fence. The property line > fence turned all but one. We put > out flyers and received lots of > calls, but could never catch up > with that one. One night months > later a man called, said our steer > was in a canyon and tracks > indicated he had been there > awhile. My friend at farm kill > agreed to be on stand by. The next > morning my brother with his cell > phone (back when they looked like > a small back pack) and I with my > varmint rifle headed out. We made > the kill and called farm kill, He > would meet us on the hwy in 30 > minutes. It was all we could do to > drag this guy down a steep canyon > to the creek in the bottom. The > hwy was 200 feet up the other > side. We got a cable to him and > winched him up with a block > attached to a giant oak limb, on > the side of the hwy. This guy must > have gained 600 lb throughout the > summer on creek grass. The kill > truck was out in the hwy some and > we had this 1100 lb Hereford steer > hanging by one leg when the > Sheriff pulled up. It was Sunday > morning and he was out to set a > trap to catch speeders as church > emptied out. By the time I got my > little truck backed under this > steer we had a traffic problem, > church had emptied. Church people > spread rumors like wild fire. Even > faster! I know because I go their. > To some it may have appeared as if > we had gotten caught rustling. > Someone, a friend, hollered out, > "RUSTLERS!" Next week in > church the sermon was, how > children of God can stray and > become Rustlers. That was years > ago and just last spring I was > getting some barbed wire. I got to > talking about cattle with the guy > helping me, and he asked where my > ranch was located. "Then to > my surprise, he told me when he > was a kid coming back from church > with his family they had witnessed > these two brothers caught rustling > cattle. The last name he used was > mine! (Rumors die hard") I > might become famous some day! > "Go-figure" > Rod Duh!! I Got it!! [email=beefalocindyo1@yahoo.com]beefalocindyo1@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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