Triggermortis
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Woman killed on Exmoor after cow attack while walking dog
Rebecca Jane Hitchings, 59, was airlifted to hospital in Plymouth, but doctors could not save her.
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A sad reminder to those who stalk with dogs to take care.
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jonnybotang24
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Bloody hell. Sad news.
billy_boyle_2010
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I had a narrow escape as a boy from a very aggressive herd of cows.
Triggermortis
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People walking family pets usually pick the dog up to protect it from the cows, they’ve also only taught the dog to come when called and are therefore unable to send the dog away up the field, get to a place of safety then call the dog back.
Rhodesianjess
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Judging by the behaviour of some of the dog walkers that we have grace this estate, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Suckler herd on the tenant dairy farm, people just don't know how to behave. Assuming the dog is not running around barking to draw the cattles attention, it's on a zippy lead with a human the other end.
Beef cattle likewise, they're curious and come thundering over for a look. That's when the fun starts.
I've given up explaining to people how to behave, I either get told to F- off or not to put such horrible beasts where people can walk.
Let them get on with it, but some people will come unstuck and pay the price for it.
Beef cattle likewise, they're curious and come thundering over for a look. That's when the fun starts.
I've given up explaining to people how to behave, I either get told to F- off or not to put such horrible beasts where people can walk.
Let them get on with it, but some people will come unstuck and pay the price for it.
If you don't know the nature of the heard in question .... then Don't mess with them with or without a dog in my book ,of experiences Big beasts with tiny brains
All of the above. I routinely see loose dogs on Dartmoor with oblivious owners near wild livestock that is clearly nervous and beginning to act defensively. When I asked a woman to be careful or risk an injured dog or worse she looked at me like I had two heads. People think they can do what they want in the national parks and ignore that other things make the parks their home.
The same also, ferreting on my own a fenced off ditch/scrub, called in to the farm on my way through asking if the cattle were going in that field?
No they are going in the back fields, (no one told the farm hand) spent some time setting my nets found a pop hole about 5/6 yds out in the field looked up with a black wall of cattle heading my way, scrambled under the 4 strands of barbed wire with 2 big bullocks pressing against the wire.
Cattle can jump very well and if these 2 got over me and my ferret would have been in big trouble.
So I did what I had to do and they gave up! When they all moved off so did I with all my kit less the one set on the pop hole. Never went back as a few rabbits were not worth the grief.
paulst
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I generally only have issues with curious bullocks and cattle with calves in the dark. In daylight generally no problem as long as you take notice of their behaviour but after dark it is a different story, even though they have seen me loads of times. They are just too big and unpredictable en masse.
After ww1 and 5 years in India Grandad came home to find his small farm had been lost to gambling so became a Stock man for cattle the rest of his life, my dad worked with him until he became a bricklayer. I spent most of my youth on a farm about 700 yds from here and took note of how strong and quick cattle can be. There would always be one who would want to kick you as I was washing her for the milking set to go on.
paulst
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Yep, agree with this. Slightly off topic but my uncle was nearly crushed to death by a bull that leant against him in a pen. As my father used to say the two most dangerous things on a farm are a quiet bull and an unloaded shotgun.
Because public footpaths often run through farmland. Simple as that.
What he said....
Near where I live, there are many country footpaths that cross farms, popular with locals and tourists.
These are accessed by metal gates, and there are notices warning dog walkers to keep the dogs on a short lead whenever grazing cattle are out.
Yet you still see the odd dog running free, even when there are calves about.
D.
Near where I live, there are many country footpaths that cross farms, popular with locals and tourists.
These are accessed by metal gates, and there are notices warning dog walkers to keep the dogs on a short lead whenever grazing cattle are out.
Yet you still see the odd dog running free, even when there are calves about.
D.
More off topic, when 2 farm brothers fall out but have to work together, dad heard of a tale when one run the other over when reversing onto a trailer claiming his foot slipped on the clutch
Loading pigs or sheep I have been up ended a couple of times as they are the right height to take you out lolThanks for that. I had to look that up. An odd concept.
Doesn't resolve that, just because they can, they should. I am fully entitled to jump in the sea with white pointers (and all their brethren), crocodiles, stingrays, box jellyfish, blue ring octopus, stone fish and all manner of other deadly critters, but I don't.
Add in the complete lack of commonsense, complacency, and entitled attitudes of some people and you can see why these incidents occur. Especially where suckling calves are involved.
Quite agree! Personally, if I see cows with calves in a field I stay the hell out of it. 'Right of way' or not.
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