That's exactly what it means. Matter of fact....in some area's the vehicle's owner is actually liable for damages. When I worked on some company housing for the copper mine in BagDad AZ back in the 70's all the local's joked that the area "ranchers" made ten times the value of a scraggly old range cow when one got hit by a truck belonging to the contractor that hauled the concentrate than they ever could have at auction. Seems every cow they owned was a prize breeder....including the steers.
open range means exactly that, you hit one, you pay for it. you don't want to be hitting one of those cows, they do leave dents. And i am muy familar with those windy roads leading into and out of bagdad, and the concentrate trucks. Open range is open range, even in this day not everything is fenced, God bless.
