middlefork
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How come this doesn't seem to apply to feral horses? I know SS will be proud.
What does this have to do with feral cattle?I hate cattle on public lands beyond the dates specified on their grazing permits. Freeloaders think they can do just whatever they want because they paid to be there. The entitlement is unreal.
I had always wanted to kill a cow. In November of 2017 I got my wish. It was at the expense of a smashed front end of my truck, but at least I got that desire out of the way.
Well, I didn’t hit the damn thing on an open range. Seemed pretty feral to me at the time and location it got smokedWhat does this have to do with feral cattle?
The beef I shot took us 2 weekends in January knee deep snow to get a shot opportunity. She was wild as littlebull suggest. She lived in the nastiest river bottom cover too that was nearly impossible to put any sort of stalk on. Ended up doing a slow 3 man drive to gently bump her out of the cover keeping our distance. She'd typically stay 200-300 yds in front not leaving cover. I ended up finding a spot where there was about a 50 yard opening she would have to cross in order to get to the next batch of river bottom willows. I held up there and sure enough she came to the edge on a trail without noticing me at 30 yards ish. Shot her between the eyes with my 12 gauge slug gun folding her knees up where she stood. Then the real work started carving and dragging out a 1200# steer in knee deep snow. Hung it up for a couple weeks before cutting and packaging. First roast we had was the stringiest beef with the wildest river bottom flavor. Definitely not a grass or corn fed critter. Took some learning to cook. Still a fun experience hunting a bovine Betty that got the better of us for several days. Who new a feral cow would be so smart.
Guess I'm ignorant on he/she/steer/heifer/nutted on beef critters. No worries...It was a female that was not bred escaping from a feed lot, living several years wild along the Lower Big Sioux River in NW Iowa .
I’m wondering how a feral beef can be a steer?Hey Tail?
You Said 'She' a few Times!
And Then You Said 'Steer' !