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JimT
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Early Morning Visitors

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They woke me up this AM ... talking loudly in the yard ...
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There's about 15 more in the brush. Apparently someone's fence ain't working. When I went out to take pictures they came up to me wanting me to feed them.
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Thats Cool Jim!
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When I was a mid some of the dry cows got through a fence onto another’s pasture. Owner of that property was new and had a fit. He wanted to be paid for the damage. Previous owners had a verbal agreement that allowed both to use the others pasture. Neither dairy farmer had many dry cows at any given time. So allowing them to feed over a larger area was easier on the grass.

The new owners put up a fence but hadn’t maintained it. Finally ended up in court and the judge threw it out and told the new owners to maintain the fence.

In the end, two fences were in place. What caused the new owners to act like fools? Both dairies were family owned. The new owners turned out to be a large corporation. They wanted to buy both farms but were denied one so they were trying to make life difficult.

A few years later the remaining family farm bought land further out and moved their operation. They sold the land to a real estate developer who put up houses. The home owners forced the dairy out. The corporation did sell their land but for less than they paid for the dairy to begin with.

Moral of the story is keep your fences in good shape.
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Back in the day you might have had some explaining to do just to avoid a necktie party...... :o ..... :lol:
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Good fences make good neighbors.
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I have a big fat Tom turkey roosting about 100 yards from my bedroom window.
Let's just say, I could throw away my alarm clock!
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JOG wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:44 pm I have a big fat Tom turkey roosting about 100 yards from my bedroom window.
Let's just say, I could throw away my alarm clock!
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No "cow expert" here, that is for sure and for certain. I did have some very favorable relations with them in the past. When I was living in Penngrove, CA and attending Sonoma State University in the 90's, my departed landlord, Alan H., had two bulls on his property for grass control. When I was mowing the lawn on my side of the fence (property he also owned), they would start to salivate heavily. I enjoyed taking the basket off the lawn mower and running back and forth along the fence line with a full bag of freshly cut green grass. They would literally prance and dance along the fence line with me, until I finally dumped the basket out on their side of the fence for feeding. Good times. Alan told me later that they could always tell when the "reaper man" came calling to put them down to be made into steaks. They could just smell death on him.

Some neat motorcycle rides through open range areas along the coast west of Mendocino and Sonoma County over the years here in Mendo. They never troubled me along the way. I don't think they are as "dumb" as people like to think they are. Just for the most part, benign animals IMHO. Watch out for the big ones with horns however, they can skewer you big time. -Tutt
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No, they are not stupid. I only have a tiny amount of experience around them, and they know about what a 3 or 4 year old child knows in many cases. Have you ever tried to keep an active and bright 3 year old from getting into something which they want? Cows can figure it out, too.
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Jim, isn't there an old saying in cattle country.....never eat your own beef ....... :lol:
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gamekeeper wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:52 am Jim, isn't there an old saying in cattle country.....never eat your own beef ....... :lol:
I have heard that. Never had anyone tell me that. :D
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