I'm surprised it ever happens when you think of what a pain-the-azz it would be to catch, move, hide, and take care of 50 head of cattle would be at least in the cattle country I'm familiar with. To make it all work, you'd think it might have to be an inside job.

Having the means to transport, the help in doing so, plus a buyer for stolen livestock, makes me wonder why anybody would want to mess with it.

I can see a single or two animal getting shot for meat or some thrill-killing going on, but I'd think being a cattle rustler would make most think drug trafficking, making meth, or easily hidden and sold stolen goods would be far easier.

Last edited by Lonny; 12/14/18.