Originally posted by Worksalot
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Suggestions on caliber and type for mean cattle?
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You need to sell them. We had a wild bunch we bought off a huge ranch in the panhandle after the bad droughts in the mid 2000's. Those cows almost killed me and my gramps a few times. After that, we started selling them off pretty quick. Once they're wild, there's no taming them. Especially if you have more than a few that act that way. Don't put yourself in a situation where you have to shoot one. If you're in the middle of a pen trying to work them with people around, the last thing you need to is start blasting rounds off.
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Originally posted by Stuck View PostMight surprise you the conditions of the some of the pens I’ve worked cattle in. Last thing I would want is someone scared with a pistol in the pen with me. Might want to ask if there is an open spot on the squeeze chute. All the crazy crap posted on this site and this ranks right up there.
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Originally posted by Arrowthreat View PostYou need to sell them. We had a wild bunch we bought off a huge ranch in the panhandle after the bad droughts in the mid 2000's. Those cows almost killed me and my gramps a few times. After that, we started selling them off pretty quick. Once they're wild, there's no taming them. Especially if you have more than a few that act that way. Don't put yourself in a situation where you have to shoot one. If you're in the middle of a pen trying to work them with people around, the last thing you need to is start blasting rounds off.
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Lots of things to consider if you are planing on shooting a cow while sorting or if sorting goes wrong. Safety of you, horses, other cattle, other cowboys, etc. Just sell them, even if its at loss. Can't put a price on someones life or safety while working. If they are truly wild enough to the point you have to kill them to carry on about sorting the rest, just get rid of the darned things. Don't go all Wild Bill and pack iron into the sorting pen. That is just dangerous man.
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