Who needs a good laugh tonight???

[Butch L]

That had me chuckling something fierce. Thank you for sharing the tale. Is this a new meaning for "Mad Cow"?

Butch L

[Mick]

Imagine the funny story the cows are tellin' each other.....  

[Looper]

I can relate.  We raised black angus when I was young, and they made crossing our pasture at night an adventure.  However, even our bull was a big teddy bear compared to my neighbor's bison, when I lived in Washington.  One time, I had to save a couple of kids from being ground into paste by them.  The cows had overturned a fourwheeler and had chased the kids up a wispy little apple tree.  Those buffalo were literally foaming at the mouth and pawing the ground.  It was a terrifying scene.  I chased them off with a couple of shots of my .45, but they didn't go far. Somehow, I made it back to the fence with a couple of 11 year olds clinging to me like grim death. The buffalo charged at us several times and the big male bent up the gate.  I was puckered up real good for a while.

[Andrew Downs]

Hehehe...

I've had a few run in's -  one particularly mean bull with tag B-52 - had all of us kids who used to holiday on the farm terrified.  We still cut through his paddock though as it was a huge shortcut  - brave or lazy?

[Elkchaser]

Great job on the visualization through words.
Caused me to openly chuckle.
Thanks for sharing.

[Elkchaser]

Grapes,
I read this post and then just saw your " Ever had the feeling" post a few threads down.
........ This must have been the feeling.

[GingivitisKahn]

Outstanding.  As Patrick McManus says, there are only two types of cows, fast mean cows and slow mean cows.  You apparently ran into the fast mean ones.

[Milk River Stickman]

That's a great story.  You made me laugh too.  They sound like a bunch of yearling heifers the way they were acting.

[Mike Vines]

Originally posted by Milk River Stickman:
That's a great story.  You made me laugh too.  They sound like a bunch of yearling heifers the way they were acting.

No, I stopped and talked to the owner tonight.  She told me they are all pregnant cows in the pasture and one bull.  Tonight was uneventful, and it was a good night to walk around the pasture this time.  I just know that when they were staring me down tonight on my way in, they were doing that little cow laugh they do everytime my limp, from yesterday, showed.

[Keefer]

Grapes,
   I thought I was the only one this has ever happened to...I felt as if I was in Africa and the cape Buffalo herd was cirleling me...I made it to the lane in time as well and learned to stay very close to the fence when going back...It's very hard to see Black Angus in the black of night and even harder to determine which one is the Bull...Next time just tell the cows you eat chicken...  

[L51]

Great story! Made me laugh.

[greyghost]

:D  That was a good one.I am sure a few sweat beads appeared on your forhead also.

Great job of exiting stage right. We used to have a few black angus cattle for the kids for 4-H and our own consumption. Although a fairly timid animal a cow with calf you had to watch your back.

[beetlebailey1977]

Been there before...I have cleared a lot of fences with one leap.  I grew up on a farm with cows so I know how they can be.