yet another bull attack..

[GMN]

We get our grain from this man who grinds it adds oats, and other things we then add to it. Last week I had heard that someone related to him, we thought had gotten pinned down by a bull, Turns out that someone was HIM. Yesterday I got a note from him saying he was quitting his grain business, because of his health. He got 10 broken ribs, a back injury that will require surgery next month. Last week he spent the whole week in ICU. He is home now, but can't do anything. He sounds beaten and defeated. His doctor told he and his wife, that he would never drive a semi again. Hard to take for someone who has done this his whole life, plus to have to quit his grain business. I feel bad for him, very upsetting for sure.

The bull that did it, wasn't his, it was a Limousin bull, from his neighbor, that the neighbor couldn't keep in, ended up at his place. that day they were trying to load him up, he flipped out in the trailer, flipped a cow inside the trailer upside down, then they put the bull back into the corral, where he then flipped out again, broke down the gates, where Gary was, and pinned him to the ground. Stories like these make me shudder! How many of us have had close calls with bulls? I say to everyone never trust a bull, and never think it can't happen to you because it can.

Thanks for listening

Gail

 

[backhoeboogie]

How many of us have had close calls with bulls? I say to everyone never trust a bull, and never think it can't happen to you because it can.

Thanks for listening

Gail

So true. But not only do I not trust bulls, I keep a warry eye on the cows too. They are not as powerful, but powerful enough to get you hurt just as bad or killed.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have shot one get him off me and a horse, I still think the pet cow is more dangerous.

 

[Joy in Texas]

I agree CB.Calm cows are one thing and pets are something else. I don't trust none of my cows or bulls. I know what they can do.

 

[Texas Gal]

Always remember they are very large, powerful animals & will act as such at the drop of hat - some will even drop the hat themselves.

 

[Gate Opener]

Hate to hear that. I wonder if someone could step in and take care of his grain business until he gets back on his feet(which sounds like it will be a while). I don't know if anyone would even do that nowdays.

I don't trust a bull. I'm careful around ours.

Do you think it is really true that you can have one that is calm and hasn't shown any agression just flip out one day? Has anyone on here had that happen?

 

[HAY MAKER]

Sorry to hear about the man getting pinned down by a bull,I learned my lesson the hard way about bulls,had one that balked in a trailer once,that was always dog gentle,I went in there to get him turned around and he pinned me to the side of the trailer,worked me over pretty good till I got loose............NEVER TRUST A BULL,ESPECIALLY A GENTLE ONE...........good luck

 

[sidney411]

That is very sad to hear. What will happen to the man that owned that bull, I would think he would be at least part responsible in some way?

It really make s aperson think twice about doing some things. You can have the most gentle cows but what your neighbor may have is killers. Just this weekend we had a heifer get in with our herd from several farms down the road. She was an absolute nut case! She put me and my brother out of the pen. Thank goodness our pens are 2 7/8 drillstem sunk 3 ft in the ground. She hit them full force after us and shook the whole thing. She was snorting blood by the time we actually got her loaded but one little slip up and one of us could have been in the same situation - and it wasn't even our animal.

 

[GMN]

Hate to hear that. I wonder if someone could step in and take care of his grain business until he gets back on his feet(which sounds like it will be a while). I don't know if anyone would even do that nowdays.

I don't trust a bull. I'm careful around ours.

Do you think it is really true that you can have one that is calm and hasn't shown any agression just flip out one day? Has anyone on here had that happen?

I think there are signs of a herd bull say when it is time to send him packing, been there done that, several times. I do think a bull can be fine one day and the next just lose it.

I wish there was someone who could take over his business, puts us in a bind, but I am glad he wasn't killed. He and his Dad, and a hired hand ran the business, he is in his 60's, the Dad is 83, and the hired hand is maybe 21, so even though it will hinder who he did business with, I think he made the right decision.

Thanks for your comments

Gail

 

[Saltydawg]

There was a 45 y/o farmer near me that was found dead recently in the pasture. (within the past week)

Bull got him.

He managed to drag himself to the fenceline but details are still sketchy as to exactly what happened cause he was alone and nobody witnessed the actual attack.

Dairy farmer and they are pretty sure it was his holstein bull from what I hear.
His wife shipped all the animals the very next day, she's understandably traumatized by the entire event and haven't heard any public comment yet.

 

[jt]

man that's tough. backhoeboogie is right about the cows too. i had a charlois cow once that i bought. loaded fine and hauled fine until i backed her up to my coral. i could see it in her that something had slipped.. she had that look, and i couldnt get her out of the trailer fast enough for me. it wasnt my trailer and she was proceeding to try to climb over the gates. scared she was going to tear it up.

anyway.. she never got out of my coral. i sold her at another sale 2 days later. she bent several pipes/gates during her stay, and we couldnt go near the coral without her coming to the side we were on to get us. she was a big cow and i am just thankful she didnt succeed in going over the top of my coral.

i have owned lots of tigerstripes, but they didnt have anything on this old girl. this is the only cow i have ever owned that i didnt turn out, she was that bad. she would weave thru the coral from the other side to try and get you if you walked even close to that coral. i told all my family to stay away from the coral while she was there.

jt

 

[hurleyjd]

There have been several livestock accidents in my area. My uncle found out that a bull could come around a tree as fast as he could. My close it encounter with a bull happened several years ago. I had a crazy little red angus that I was breeding to some holstien heifers. I was loading in a trailer to move to another pasture. I was intending to load the bull first and shut the middle gate in the trailer. He was faster than I was and came after me. Our miniture snauzer that was the house dog always rode with me every where I went. She weighed about twenty pounds. She came under the fence and latched on to the bulls nose. The bull tried to shake her off and could not. If you ever had a snauzer you know they can ratchet the jaws down tighter and tighter. She held on and the bull finally bowed his head to the ground and she turned loose and the bull went in the trailer and stayed. I was sure glad the dog was along. I was by myself and if the bull had injured me I would had to wait until the wife returned from work. This was before the invention of the cell phone.

 

[Gate Opener]

What a good dog! I'll bet you were proud of her, I sure would be.

 

[Alice]

30+ years ago my grandfather was almost killed by a holstein bull. While my Daddy was at the hospital with him, my brother, who was about 20 at the time, and thinking he was 10 feet tall and bullet proof, went to teach the bull a lesson. While Daddy was waiting for my grandfather to come out of surgery, he looked up and saw my brother being wheeled in on a wheel chair.

Daddy hired Whit Keeney, the best real cowboy I've ever known, to load the bull with his dogs and horse. Whit was always real sure of himself, but he told Daddy that bull even had him a mite nervous. The bull went straight to the packers.

That alone makes me real leary and super aware when I'm out and about amongst the animals.

Alice

 

[peg4x4]

Everybody keep your eyes and ears open,and be careful out there! Farm and ranch work is really a two person job,just so as to have sombody to run for help!

 

[john250]

My Vet got a leg broken by a wild cow, and he's no rookie and no fool. He told me she wasn't looking crazy, but when he got in an alley with her she lowered her head and gave him that "your a** is mine look". He's still quick enough to dodge, but it could have easily been a lot worse than a broken leg.
Be careful out there.

 

[ollie']

Bulls don't bother me, horses, horses scare me to death. You never know what they are thinking.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Hate to hear that. I wonder if someone could step in and take care of his grain business until he gets back on his feet(which sounds like it will be a while). I don't know if anyone would even do that nowdays.

I don't trust a bull. I'm careful around ours.

Do you think it is really true that you can have one that is calm and hasn't shown any agression just flip out one day? Has anyone on here had that happen?

I have seen quite a few throw a fan belt, seems to hit the worse in that 4 to 5 year old range. Worst I ever dealt with was a Brangus the one I shot, was helping a cousin and his Char flipped out and broke his leg. Had a four year old Hereford flip out and get after the grandkids which was a fatal mistake on his part.

 

[Victoria]

Bulls don't bother me, horses, horses scare me to death. You never know what they are thinking.

I hear you on that Ollie. I have far more stories of horses hurting me than cows. I watch when I am around both but I will trust a bull before I will trust a stallion.

 

[Wewild]

Had a red angus bull we used on heifers get crazy. The "snot blowing in my back pocket" comes to mind. I was lucky and he wasn't. He was eaten a while back by alot of folks.

You can never be to careful.