Serious Beef !!!!

[Crayons]

I went for the mooing approach hoping they'd mistake me for an old bull with an invalid carriage – and Guybe, yes. As soon as I was passed I really got the hammer down to the next gate. Didn't look back either. Had visions of those films where the hero is just inches in front of the monster – just keeping ahead whilst the claws (or horns) brush past his (camel) back.

They weren't normal cows – I'm sure one of them was frothin' at the mouth and several seemed to be holding a conversation.

Not sure even Mick Dundee would've sent those steaks to sleep

 

[stevek]

Bike looks great!

Your story reminds me of when I used to do a local ride when pushed for time. I used to have to ride through a field of very inquisitive cows. The thing was they used to crowd around the first gate and follow me to the other. The faster I went across the field (not nervous at all btw.... :roll: ) the faster they followed - until the sound (to my ears at any rate) was like thunder behind me! I'd reach the gate and it would turn ghostly quiet again, with just the sound and feel of very heavy breathing down my neck. Turn and look and there they used to be, gathered in a semi circle around me. :shock:

I swear those buggers used to watch out for me y'know. If they were at the other end of the field and saw me approaching it was a mad gallop to reach me before I got across to 'my' other end - I'd be sprinting as hard as I could! Good training I guess, certainly got the blood pumping!

 

[Dipsy]

Nice pics, and nice bike.... The secret with cattle is not to move too fast as you go through them and talk to them as you approach farmers always call to their cattle so they are used to the human voice.

They are big buggers though so you should be a little wary, we have a bull that is with his cows most of the year and I can walk up and stroke him.

 

[yo-eddy]

.... POTM autumn :roll: :!: Nice pics, the rest is Bullsh#t

 

[neilll]

If they are just cows then slap one hard, they will soon scatter
Bulls you normally only get one - Take care

 

[velomaniac]

Dealing with cattle :

Remember we have domesticated them for thousands of years and as a consequence they are usually quite docile.

Check their sex and if male do they still have their testicles. An entire male is something to be wary of but usually only exists for breeding puposes, most male beef cattle will have been castrated :shock:

Provided no fully equipped males are present then move steadily toward them telling them to shift themselves, they will usually retreat at a similar pace to your advance. Most cattle are quite timid but do not try to make friends by offering them food etc, they can crush you accidentally as they are also interested in anything new that shows no sign of being a threat.

Be confident and do not rush quickly about, not wise to excite them as they can get quite boisterous !

Oh and by the way, nice bike

 

[dyna-ti]

simple ,dont go near them ,they are a nosey lot and will come to you for a closer look,clapping your hands sometimes will shoo them forward ,then again this may be the farmers signal to bring them towards you
If they have calves the mother may kill you[i kid you not]
If its large and uncastrated DO NOT enter its field,your in their territory then, and they WILL kill you
Cows look docile ,but they weigh close to 1/2 ton, mating bulls ,considerably more
Another thing to watch out for is ,at certain times of the year there may be a v large male in there amongst them for mating,unless you know about this, you may think its safe to enter but its prob the worst thing you can do in your soon to be shortened lifespan
Before furniture, i spent 15 years working in the meat trade as a T/S butcher
Believe me these buggers can be as dangerous as it gets ,specially the horned or 'fractious'.
Little known fact about coos,they can become so addicted to sweet chestnuts and will trample down fences to get at them,farmers cut down any that are in fields that cattle will be grazing in

 

[velomaniac]

Okaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy,

Thats 2 wildly opposite veiws on coos from Scotland.

I to work with the beasts, currently a herd of 34 uncastrated bullocks who do not all want to kill me but I am wary and repectful of them.

Practical upshot, do as you see fit but remember your umpteen times more likely to be crushed to death by a car than a coo

 

[Dr S]

I go through a field on my Sunday morning ride that has a big nasty looking bull in it- he just stares at me, so I just keep cool and peddle my little socks off with one eye on him ands another on a possible exit.
I grew up on Farms and have never been bothered by animals until about 8 years ago when me and few mates did the bull run in Pamplona- we thought it would be good laddish fun- we even roled up newspapers like the local young bucks to hit the bull with to wind it up. 10 minutes later i was sat shaking and puking up everywhere after seeing a bloke have his lower intestines ripped out of him by a bull the size of a Land Rover. His screams will stay with me for ever. There were 2 fatalities that year- those creatures are serious when pissed, be very wary!