what is surprising about this?cattle like any thing else like routine,i once walked through my cattle to retrieve combine the novelty of me on foot and no on quad got them so excited i was pondering do i run or turn and face them?i opted for the latter.There have been two people killed by cows fairly close to us in 2001 and 2009 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-14755592
Years ago in the late 1970's I was bringing the cows out of the field and down the road for milking, a usual afternoon, nothing out of the ordinary ... but as the cows ambled through the gate and turned left towards the yard one of the cows spotted a walker who was stopped, waiting patiently and doing nothing wrong .... blasted cow suddenly turned right for no reason and charged the walker and knocked him to the ground. To say I was shocked was an understatement .... all the cows were quiet and nothing like this had EVER happened before. Thank goodness this was pre-compensation-madness-days and so we didn't hear any more about it after dusting this chap down and apologising profusely. I have no explanation for the cows sudden change of behaviour because the walker was doing absolutely nothing wrong or drawing attention to himself. This was the only time something liked this ever happened .... but there again it only takes one incident. I still go all cold even thinking about it
‘I could have been killed’ - walker attacked
- Thread starter llamedos
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- Wales
Our milking cows have always been so quiet ... they certainly are more used to being about and seeing people than the general cattle are plus it's the only time in forty years it's ever happened to me and so yes .... I was very surprised
FonterraFarmer
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- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
Some parts of London are like that after dark, but then when they figure out your a Kiwi, they back off
NZDan
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- Broomfield, New Zealand
Aye that sounds suspect, "After he was fit..." so there is no evidence of lack of injuries."After he was fit enough to return to work, Mr De’ath contacted Norfolk County Council to voice his concerns."
Surely you would report it straight away.......if you were that roughed up
Some parts of London are like that after dark, but then when they figure out your a Kiwi, they back off
that aint a knife this is a knife
- Location
- Ceredigion
Something needs to be done but can't see what can be done, it's unsolvable, fields need to be grazed, walkers won't give up their paths, what needs to be made clear is any beef cow with a calf can be a problem, but by stating that you may also shoot yourself in your foot, no win situation
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
A lot of common sense has been lost by some (non) country folk.
Would you walk amongs a large group of cows and calves with a dog on lead?
Would you walk amongs a large group of cows and calves with a dog on lead?
We regularly walk our own cattle with dog. Always stay close to a fence (and therefore escape route) and always carry a stick. I would never walk through a strange field of cattle.
llamedos
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- Welshpool Powys
I had done some fencing for a well known limousin breeder (sarkley) and went to measure the fences with a measuring wheel.
The cows and calves went berserk when I started wheeling the fence line for some reason.i soon realised I was in big trouble and made a pretty sharp exit!!!
they only picked sugar cane in the sun
FonterraFarmer
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- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
That sounds like something Paul Hogan would say
Notquiteretired
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- West Lothian
Please say you family surname is Cheatin and she's going double barrelmy sisters fiancée is called P Death!!!
my sister is seriously worried whether to take his name or not, she did say she'd compromise if he changed it to "De'ath" but he won't do it!
Biggest problem with that is the bloody things seem to go diagonally across the fields
If they done it hopefully they would let us root them more sensibly but most likely the walkers wouldnt like that
Or Wish