I very highly doubt the rancher was killed "over a wounded bull".
More likely than not, a person pointed a rifle at the Deputies.
What led up to the altercation is what is the question.
Understandably a livestock owner does not want to lose a large investment.
Also understandably, a Deputy does not want to have another collision, or someone get gored, or trampled by an injured/mad bull, and views public safety issues as more important than property loss.
Neither view point is wrong, but sometimes (especially when in the heat of the moment) people cannot come to an agreement, and bad things occur.
Remember,this happened in rural Idaho.
99% of the rural deputies I know don't even raise an eyebrow when a rancher shows up with a hunting rifle to put a vehicle struck animal down.
Heck, I have witnessed a couple times where a cattleman has asked an LEO to borrow their rifle to put the animal down.
While it was a HUGE policy violation, the cattleman was handed a rifle, the animal was dispatched, and the gun went back in the rack.
Condolences for all involved.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.
The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.
