Out With Rimfire......a Warning

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Forget the 4 min mile I did it in 2 lol

It pinned me with its body against gate post it had its head down but I moved to the side then it slammed me with its body........... I'm has black as new gates knocker down my side lol

[optelic2 48]

You were lucky mate! This thread gives me food for thought as ive a lot of cattle on one of my perms at the moment. Will be more careful after reading this..

[hily 379]

remember a coo can kick out sideways

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

I'm getting blacker by the hour lol

As been mentioned above if you have cattle on your ground just be wary :-)

[David Dey 2]

I'm getting blacker by the hour lol

As been mentioned above if you have cattle on your ground just be wary :-)

Hi.

An old boy I used to shoot with told me "never trust anything with bollocks on".

 

DD

[hunter1 63]

243 is the answer mr tea pot when out shooting .One dead bull .

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Don't think the farmer would be happy though lol

[Alsone 789]

243 is the answer mr tea pot when out shooting .One dead bull .

That would be one big insurance claim plus a loss of your shooting.

 

If it saved your life then its worth it, but for anything less....

[kenj 131]

I've got the same on one of my permissions, a bull and cows with calves. There are two fields and the farmer had switched them to the field I was in and they were blocking my exit, when I tried to leave. They got agitated when I tried to pass and the bull was pushing me with it's head. Managed to get to the gate and get over. Crapped myself. Didn't tell the wife. The trouble is that the fields go over the brow of a hill and you can't see what's in it.

[stroller 341]

We have a herd of cattle at work I give the buggers a wide birth all year round. The young bull seems placid enough but you can never tell

[paulus 26]

They can and do kill people every year, this i have seen with my own eyes http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/hoofed-and-dangerous-britains-killer-cows-1776775.html

[Alsone 789]

Further to my .243 comment, if I had to carry anything it would be a flash bang. The problem with bulls is aggression. The problem with cows is often curiosity wher they'll surround you and if you slip you then get trampled. Whereas I wouldn't start scaring cattle unless under immediate threat (most cows can be shooed away with the arms and a cry just as the farmer does), it is a useful non lethal option to consider. Never tested it against a bull, but I would expect if to probably stop a charge as most cattle don't like loud noises or bright flashes. You only need to stop it in its tracks and make it doubt its actions to get the chance to get away.

 

The gun for me would always be a last resort.

Edited June 28, 2013 by Alsone

[paulus 26]

Further to my .243 comment, if I had to carry anything it would be a flash bang. The problem with bulls is aggression. The problem with cows is often curiosity wher they'll surround you and if you slip you then get trampled. Whereas I wouldn't start scaring cattle unless under immediate threat (most cows can be shooed away with the arms and a cry just as the farmer does), it is a useful non lethal option to consider. Never tested it against a bull, but I would expect if to probably stop a charge as most cattle don't like loud noises or bright flashes. You only need to stop it in its tracks and make it doubt its actions to get the chance to get away.

 

The gun for me would always be a last resort.

the lady i witnessed get killed was by cows with calves, more people are killed by cows in the summer than bulls.

[Alsone 789]

 

Further to my .243 comment, if I had to carry anything it would be a flash bang. The problem with bulls is aggression. The problem with cows is often curiosity wher they'll surround you and if you slip you then get trampled. Whereas I wouldn't start scaring cattle unless under immediate threat (most cows can be shooed away with the arms and a cry just as the farmer does), it is a useful non lethal option to consider. Never tested it against a bull, but I would expect if to probably stop a charge as most cattle don't like loud noises or bright flashes. You only need to stop it in its tracks and make it doubt its actions to get the chance to get away.

 

The gun for me would always be a last resort.

the lady i witnessed get killed was by cows with calves, more people are killed by cows in the summer than bulls.

 

That wouldn't surprise me.

 

I have a field or two near me that has a public footpath across with no fencing and the farmer allows cows to roam in the fields. Even without calves, the curiosity means they sometimes try and herd around you. I'm always very cautious when walking across those fields and nervous. I generally find though if you mimik the farmer when herding the cows for milking, they move out of your way ie loud shout plus shooing action with the arms. I dare say its different during calving or when dealing with a bull.

Edited June 28, 2013 by Alsone

[paulus 26]

 

 

Further to my .243 comment, if I had to carry anything it would be a flash bang. The problem with bulls is aggression. The problem with cows is often curiosity wher they'll surround you and if you slip you then get trampled. Whereas I wouldn't start scaring cattle unless under immediate threat (most cows can be shooed away with the arms and a cry just as the farmer does), it is a useful non lethal option to consider. Never tested it against a bull, but I would expect if to probably stop a charge as most cattle don't like loud noises or bright flashes. You only need to stop it in its tracks and make it doubt its actions to get the chance to get away.

 

The gun for me would always be a last resort.

the lady i witnessed get killed was by cows with calves, more people are killed by cows in the summer than bulls.

 

That wouldn't surprise me.

 

I have a field or two near me that has a public footpath across with no fencing and the farmer allows cows to roam in the fields. Even without calves, the curiosity means they sometimes try and herd around you. I'm always very cautious when walking across those fields and nervous. I generally find though if you mimik the farmer when herding the cows for milking, they move out of your way ie loud shout plus shooing action with the arms. I dare say its different during calving or when dealing with a bull.

 

dairy cows are a bit more laid back as a general rule as the receive quite a bit of human contact, its beef cattle that are the cause of most deaths at this time of year, more so when there are calves about.

 

mind, be even more cautious of French men with cows