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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: billythekidrock on September 23, 2010, 05:55:52 AM

Title: Black Bear vs Moo Cow.
Post by: billythekidrock on September 23, 2010, 05:55:52 AM: Anyone catch this on the news? They showed a few photos of a black bear approaching a herd of cattle and the cows head butted it to the ground. :chuckle:

I can't find anything online about it.
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Post by: Sawbuck on September 23, 2010, 06:53:28 AM: I got these in an email yesterday.
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Post by: Sawbuck on September 23, 2010, 06:55:32 AM: A couple more, looks like he got away o.k., probably gonna catch alot of crap from the other bears.
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Post by: runamuk on September 23, 2010, 06:57:47 AM: Cows are scary man....very scary stupid cows....cool picture sequence
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 23, 2010, 07:08:44 AM: that ol cow wasnt gonna take no crap, pretty cool
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Post by: h20hunter on September 23, 2010, 07:19:25 AM: little 'ol bear never had a chance!
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Post by: markts on September 23, 2010, 07:23:05 AM: Dont cry over spilled milk :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: Lowedog on September 23, 2010, 07:42:15 AM: Looks like he got an escort back into the trees! :chuckle: That last pic looks like the camera man was pretty close.
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Post by: BigD on September 23, 2010, 07:48:10 AM: Bet he will be eating cows in a couple years.
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Post by: bighorns2bushytails on September 23, 2010, 07:52:39 AM: thats awesome. no wonder nothing ever comes in calling when there are cows in the fields. whens cow season? :)

--bh2bt
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Post by: boneaddict on September 23, 2010, 07:53:27 AM: I got the email thanks to JDB, and thought it was awesome.
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Post by: Guy on September 23, 2010, 08:03:10 AM: Cows. America's new Dangerous Game!
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Post by: DBZona on September 23, 2010, 08:29:24 AM: Looks like he either lost a bet or had to prove something to the other bears. He might be thinking "Man, initiation SUCKS!". :)
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Post by: DoubleJ on September 23, 2010, 08:36:27 AM: Tenderized bear meat
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Post by: Machias on September 23, 2010, 08:39:02 AM: That is fricken awesome!!
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Post by: Machias on September 23, 2010, 08:41:32 AM: BEEF! It's NOT what's for dinner! :chuckle:
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Post by: Grizzly95 on September 23, 2010, 09:09:56 AM: Jump in....jump out. I had heard that the gangs were expanding.
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Post by: BlackRidge on September 23, 2010, 09:13:00 AM: Cow 1
Bear 0

Amazed? Kinda!! :P

Someone should put him/her out of its embarrassment/misery :hello:
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Post by: wapiti hunter2 on September 23, 2010, 09:17:01 AM: Pretty well guess the camera man didn't own the cattle or have a gun. That's a pretty cool sequence. Looked like a small bear.
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Post by: PolarBear on September 23, 2010, 09:20:15 AM: Don't have a cow man, just grin and "bear" it!
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Post by: Gutpile on September 23, 2010, 09:21:17 AM: Quote from: Machias on September 23, 2010, 08:41:32 AM
BEEF! It's NOT what's for dinner! :chuckle:

Clever.... :chuckle:
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Post by: JDNehl on September 23, 2010, 09:29:51 AM: Damn that's funny!!
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on September 23, 2010, 09:30:31 AM: Quote from: Guy on September 23, 2010, 08:03:10 AM
Cows. America's new Dangerous Game!

I hate free range cattle in the Okanogon. I've been riding my dual purpose bike on FS roads and come in close contact with them more than once. I give them a wide birth most of the time, but I've been charged by a mama with calves more than once. I've walked through them and generally just throw a big rock and bruise some meat and they all run. But not always. Some of the big ones will actually stand their ground.

That poor little blacky bit off a little more than he could chew.

-Steve
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Post by: Kain on September 23, 2010, 10:57:14 AM: I had a moo cow almost trample my ecaller once. It was drooling and stomping and very pissed off over the rabbit distress I was playing. After I stood up it was bellowing and giving me the stink eye. I thought I was gonna have to run for it. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: dirty24d on September 23, 2010, 11:05:24 AM: Those are incredible photos. Thanks for sharing.. I bet that bear is gonna be mighty sore for a few days, probably has a concussion getting smashed by those cows like that. lol.. Nice to see the power of a herd..
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Post by: bowtech721 on September 23, 2010, 11:11:24 AM: pretty cool pics.... talk about wounded pride
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on September 23, 2010, 11:13:50 AM: Quote
Nice to see the power of a herd..

More like a gang.
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Post by: Dadbear on September 23, 2010, 11:27:30 AM: Wow, those cows are aggressive! Almost like predators. I guess pretty soon we'll have a ban against the use of dogs with cattle... maybe even no "baiting" of cows. Does that mean I'll no longer be allowed to feed my cows? I'm so confused. :P
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Post by: wsucowboy on September 23, 2010, 11:32:00 AM: ha. that's awesome! Those cows gave that bear a whooping!
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Post by: MikeWalking on September 23, 2010, 11:47:24 AM: gotta take his coffee black I guess... :chuckle:
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Post by: rasbo on September 23, 2010, 11:56:09 AM: that bear has a severe case of mad cow disease
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Post by: MikeWalking on September 23, 2010, 12:25:12 PM: Quote
I hate free range cattle in the Okanogon. I've been riding my dual purpose bike on FS roads and come in close contact with them more than once. I give them a wide birth most of the time, but I've been charged by a mama with calves more than once. I've walked through them and generally just throw a big rock and bruise some meat and they all run. But not always. Some of the big ones will actually stand their ground.

X2 I camped on a hilltop over Black Pine Lake..(?) bunches of'em crashing through woods all night mooing and bawling. When leaving time came I found the road out damn near paved wth cow pies for long sections...
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Post by: tlbradford on September 23, 2010, 12:32:09 PM: With cows just look big and move slow and you are good 99.99 percent of the time. I have had a run-in with a Percheron stud that I thought I was going to have to shoot. He was big and mean.

Those pictures are awesome.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 23, 2010, 12:33:22 PM: pretty sweet! i wonder if the bears jaw maybe got broke. it was sure hanging in the pics, after they got ahold of him. :dunno:
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Post by: grundy53 on September 23, 2010, 12:34:19 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on September 23, 2010, 12:33:22 PM
pretty sweet! i wonder if the bears jaw maybe got broke. it was sure hanging in the pics, after they got ahold of him. :dunno:

i was just thinking the same thing. if it did he won't make it.
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Post by: Special T on September 23, 2010, 02:44:36 PM: Where did this go down?
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Post by: Sawbuck on September 23, 2010, 04:12:22 PM: Here is the story that came with the email

Hi everyone:

A couple of evenings ago, Wayne went out to check the cows and saw a very strange sight and was able to photograph the event. A black bear approached our cow herd which turned out to be a very big mistake on his part.

The blonde and white Simmental cow we know as I-12. She is a very good cow, a very attentive mother and about 12 years old. She's in her prime and knows that bears are bad news. She went right for him and tried her best to mash him into the ground. A younger cow, R-55, an Angus-Cross cow, age 7, is helping her out as best she can. It is an incredible photo to see two cows at once trying to crush the bear. There are a couple of photos where the bear is biting I-12's leg and clawing her face but she is not giving up. Her stiff tail shows how agitated she is. Wayne said all the cows were bawling, the bear was squealing, the calves were running around with their tails in the air. Finally, the bear decided to vacate the area. We thought he'd be dead for sure, but there was no sign of him the next day. We'll have to keep an eye out for eagles in the trees or flocks of ravens flying up. We're sure he's got some broken ribs out of the deal at the very least.

I looked up the calving records of both cows who are so aggressive in these photos and they are both good, calm cows around us and have given us no troubles whatsoever. I'll have to add in my notes that they have a very distinct dislike of bears.

We'll be watching I-12 over the next few days to see if she needs treatment for infection. I don't know how willingly she'll come to the corrals for treatment, but she might not have a choice.

Wayne couldn't believe his eyes when he witnessed this ruckus. This is another once-in-a-lifetime photography event to add to all the others he managed to document this summer. It is amazing.

Cathy
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Post by: denali on September 23, 2010, 04:24:33 PM: Great story sawbuck those pics are one of a kind, that Simmental ROCKED his world. back to eating berries, berries are safe right?
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Post by: cwuwildcat on September 23, 2010, 04:57:36 PM: When cows are outlawed, only outlaws will have cows!
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Post by: saylean on September 23, 2010, 05:34:14 PM: That guy from bellevue who got attacked could learn a few things from that cow! I keed...of course I wish hiim a speedy recover.

What a cool sequence!
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Post by: MikeWalking on September 23, 2010, 05:58:14 PM: Quote
That guy from bellevue who got attacked could learn a few things from that cow! I keed...of course I wish hiim a speedy recover.

That attack actually stopped when the Bear got the taste of Eastside Bellevue Lib... :chuckle:
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Post by: cwuwildcat on September 23, 2010, 06:30:18 PM: Quote from: MikeWalking on September 23, 2010, 05:58:14 PM
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That guy from bellevue who got attacked could learn a few things from that cow! I keed...of course I wish hiim a speedy recover.

That attack actually stopped when the Bear got the taste of Eastside Bellevue Lib... :chuckle:

What the story didn't say was that after the attack, the bear stopped and licked its butt. Apparently it was trying to get the taste of councelman out of it's mouth!
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Post by: MikeWalking on September 23, 2010, 06:43:45 PM: With props to Tater salad :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: turkey buster on September 23, 2010, 06:49:43 PM: maybee this the bear in the post (Badly wounded bear between White Pass and Red Pass (Glacier Peak area) in Bear Hunting) :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: sisu on September 23, 2010, 06:54:28 PM: I have read good stories about old time cattle drives with Texas Long Horns tackling grizzly bears and not always losing. That blackie is lucky those cows did not have any head gear.
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Post by: cwuwildcat on September 23, 2010, 06:55:47 PM: Quote from: MikeWalking on September 23, 2010, 06:43:45 PM
With props to Tater salad :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Mad props! You caught me, ya caught tha tater!
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Post by: mulehunter on September 23, 2010, 06:57:33 PM: VERY COOL PICTURES for sure... I know a Guy that Bear got one His cow down about 10 or 15 years ago. Glad it wasnt Wolves. I wonder what would owner do if he saw 11 Wolves taking his Cow down. :yike: I hope he would be PREPARED to shoot before recording Camera! :chuckle:

Mulehunter :)
Title: Cow fights off bear in Eastern Oregon
Post by: Track-er on September 24, 2010, 09:33:31 PM: BURNS, Ore. – An Eastern Oregon rancher got an unusual battle on camera between a bear and some very brave cows.

The bear began to attack a cow and then the entire herd came to its aid. One cow in particular got especially aggressive and head-butted the bear right off its feet.

Then, two cows sandwiched the bear between their heads.

After that, the bear decided to flee and limped back into the woods.
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Post by: JCClement on September 24, 2010, 09:37:02 PM: Cows are cool, it is amazing what a herd animal will do.
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Post by: ratherhunt on September 24, 2010, 09:46:22 PM: Wow, cows really are interesting animals
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Post by: gasman on September 24, 2010, 09:48:22 PM: Gets me thinking about that song, "Cows With Guns" :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Cows with guns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMbXvn2RNI#)
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Post by: uncoolperson on September 24, 2010, 09:54:11 PM: Quote from: gasman on September 24, 2010, 09:48:22 PM
Gets me thinking about that song, "Cows With Guns" :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

he's a pretty cool guy (the one that wrote/sings that)... from bellingham of all places.
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Post by: MikeWalking on September 25, 2010, 09:13:34 AM: I love that song....but..ummm why does the "he" cow have an udder?? :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Cow attacks bear!!
Post by: Sorefeet on September 25, 2010, 04:27:49 PM: Check out the link

http://www.comcast.net/video/cows-attack-bear-on-the-range/1598182589/Comcast/949720224/ (http://www.comcast.net/video/cows-attack-bear-on-the-range/1598182589/Comcast/949720224/)
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Post by: sled on September 27, 2010, 07:48:18 PM: That is very cool!