Stormin Norman; Good evening or near enough to it for us both, I hope the day went acceptably and you're well.
Regarding hunting feral cattle, somewhere in the back of my memory there was an article in a magazine I read about feral Herefords on an island in Alaska.
Apparently they went feral quite quickly, or at least that's how I'm remembering it.
When I used to move cattle for my rancher buddy, another chap had picked up a few cattle from up in the Cariboo Chilcotin that obviously weren't used to people, horses or for sure being herded.
That was an interesting and frustrating day to say the least and they were theoretically "tame" cattle.
Apparently there's a small herd of feral llamas somewhere in MT. Several years ago, it was all over the web about a NY hunter who shot one for an elk. He didn't do anything illegal but he wasted an expensive tag...and his dignity.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
If you find some feral cows, let me know The sheep are all yours.
Got a freezer full of black angus range beef right now. Toughest damn cow I ever have eaten. About gotta boil it to chew it.
900 lb feral fence busting heifer my buddy had to put down. Couldn't get it within a mile of a trailer to send off for dog food, so he shot it and called me. If I didn't want it he was gonna drag her off to the bone holler.
Actually it's not bad, tastes great, just a bit tough because it was never finished out. But if it wasn't free I'd have never fooled with it. Talk about LEAN beef. Got a bunch yet to grind up for burger and I had to buy fat to add to it. Feral cattle don't make juicy tender steaks.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine
Have some huge feral billy goats that roam thru our lease sometimes. Have never wanted to shoot one even though the land owner says to. Don't want to get caught up in a dispute with a neighbor who decides to claim them.
" It ain't dead.As long as there's one cowboy taking care of one cow,it ain't dead ! " Monte Walsh
If you find some feral cows, let me know The sheep are all yours.
Got a freezer full of black angus range beef right now. Toughest damn cow I ever have eaten. About gotta boil it to chew it.
900 lb feral fence busting heifer my buddy had to put down. Couldn't get it within a mile of a trailer to send off for dog food, so he shot it and called me. If I didn't want it he was gonna drag her off to the bone holler.
Actually it's not bad, tastes great, just a bit tough because it was never finished out. But if it wasn't free I'd have never fooled with it. Talk about LEAN beef. Got a bunch yet to grind up for burger and I had to buy fat to add to it. Feral cattle don't make juicy tender steaks.
Ever heard of stress and adrenaline? Run them for a while and the meat gets really tough. Chase an elk over a couple ridges and it'll be the same way. It takes a while for them to settle down and for the adrenaline and increased lactic acid to work it's way out of the meat.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
The sheep are all yours.