Yes, him am. My ol' buddy Swoop Doggy Dogg kicked the bucket last night. He was the ranch Rap Star. I named him Swoop Doggy after the rapper snoop. His horns swooped down and forward and he wasn't afraid to rap the [bleep] outta you with them. I was the only one who could hand feed him without getting swatted. He knew right where the points were, as he could see them at all times. Most have to lower their head to swat ya, but he could keep you in his sights the whole time. Even so, I liked the ol' bastid. He didn't show up on the feedyard this morning so I had to go looking for him. Appears he laid down and couldn't get up. Dug some pretty good divits with his head and legs trying to get up. Dead when I found him, so I chopped his head off and drug him to the dead pile for the coyotes. Will get his head euro'ed like Captain Jack and hang him in the barn. The other big steer is in poor flesh also, and I really expected he would be the first to go...... Sad day, as I sure get attached to my critters.....






Here he is in his prime, 14 years ago when he was 7.

Sorry to hear

Sorry for your loss. Sad news.

Sorry you lost a pet, Don.
'Bout like losing a horse! Or a good dog!
Best wishes.

Bummer Don.

Godspeed Swoop Dog

Are you gonna get some more?

That is one heck of a set of horns….

He looks like he had a good long life with you! Few cattle get that chance. Thanks for sharing!

Looks like he'd been a gentle giant in his day.
Sorry for your loss.

Hate to see that. He was sure fighting to get back up. Quite a stud in his day.

Tremendous animal. RIP

Dam RIP Snoop! Are you down to the one longhorn now ? Plans to get anymore?

Down to four. Butch and Sundance (the Wild Bunch) named because they are so gentle/halter-broke that anyone can feed/pet them for pics, and a pair of 4 year-olds that are kinda wild/hooky and no one is allowed to get close to.

I am sorry. You have had a bit of a rough stretch lately. He was a spectacular animal.

Had a good run, I’m sure.

He was a handsome beast!

I'm sure he was a great pal.

Huntsman22: Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.
Thanks for sharing.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Sorry to hear, Don. RIP, Swoop Dog.

Damn Don, hate to hear this.

That’s sad, but you gave home a life that extremely few cattle experience.

RIP Swoop! Don, you have a cool job buddy!

Ron

Sorry Huntsman, but you made me feel a little better.
Neighbor came over last month, his 'almost family member' favorite mule died in his barn and he wanted me to come over with the backhoe and bury the poor mule. Without further thought I asked him if he had cut up the mule yet? Well the poor guy just blew up. I tried to explain that a fully intact mule is just not practical...even a 680 Case with a big bucket...too much mule, not enough bucket...and with the legs stiff and poking out, it takes a huge hole in our rocky boulder strewn ground to get the one piece mule covered up.
He glared at me and said, 'what the hell's the matter with you?' jumped in his pickup and drove off.
That ax in the loader bucket made me feel a little better.

Family dying sucks ass.
I'm so sorry.

Tough to lose an old friend.

It's also a reminder we are all on borrowed time.

Sad to see any animal we care for go...

I lost a bull a couple years ago that broke my heart.

Swoop sported a great pair of "Clown Stickers" as I've heard them called.

Sorry for your loss. We do get attached to them critters.

LHS

Sorry for your loss Don. It's a sad day when one of your pets finally give it up.

Here's the thread for the last one that died.....

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/18189913/all

Yes you can get attached…..sorry to see, but the European will help keep his memory alive! memtb

Thanks for the story, Don - good that you wrote about Swoop. Sorry your buddy left - but it must have been a very good run with you.

Sorry for your loss. He was probably a good listener.

Bummer to hear Don. Sounds like he had a good run

sorry for your loss

Nothing says I miss my buddy quite like riding around with his head in a front end loader bucket!

Looks like he got his head down hill.

I remember him from our visit a few years back. A fine animal.

Sorry to hear this, I am still missing your pack pony. TR

Sorry for your loss!

Jim, he was on level ground on the creek bottom

How else do you get the skull to hang and do that animal justice? Gonna be a fine set of horns to remember him by.

How old was that steer Don?

Sorry for your loss.

Sorry you lost your Pal Hunts.

Good Boy Swoop Doggy, good boy.

Good looking animal, sorry for your loss.

birdy, he was 21.

Gotcha.

Sorry for your loss of your steer. 21 years is a good long run.

Nothing lasts forever in this realm, you have his impressive horns to remember him by. All good.

Hauled the bonehead to the beetle dude today.....