Aggressive Cows

Joe Bloggs wrote on Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:52:06 GMT....

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Sheep can be just as 'bad'. I was sitting eating my lunch on Kinder,
minding my own business, when a sheep appeared out of the mist and gave me
what can only be described as a 'hard stare'. It came closer and stuck its
nose right into my lunch. I pushed it away, and it came right back. Gave
it a punch on the nose (which was not the brightest thing to do to an animal
whose head is designed for butting other sheep!!), and the damn thing
stamped its foot and flared its nostrils. I had to resort to throwing small
rocks at the bloody thing to make it go away!!

Some years ago there used to be a sheep on Pen-y-Fan that had learned
how to get into your rucksack to search for your sandwiches while you
were looking the other way. Someone here said she was called Doris.

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Any advise on crossing a field of cows and action to take when they start
getting aggressive - it's usually Friesians, I suspect it too much
inter-breeding

Neil..

Walk in sheep country.

Sheep can be just as 'bad'. I was sitting eating my lunch on Kinder,
minding my own business, when a sheep appeared out of the mist and gave me
what can only be described as a 'hard stare'. It came closer and stuck its
nose right into my lunch. I pushed it away, and it came right back. Gave
it a punch on the nose (which was not the brightest thing to do to an animal
whose head is designed for butting other sheep!!), and the damn thing
stamped its foot and flared its nostrils. I had to resort to throwing small
rocks at the bloody thing to make it go away!!

Dave

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In message <[email hidden]>, Neil Allen
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Any advise on crossing a field of cows and action to take when they start
getting aggressive - it's usually Friesians, I suspect it too much
inter-breeding

Neil..

Walk in sheep country.

Been there done that - got harassed by a ram with no horns :-)

The swine was in disguise as an ewe :-)
--
Bill Grey
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Some years ago there used to be a sheep on Pen-y-Fan that had learned
how to get into your rucksack to search for your sandwiches while you
were looking the other way. Someone here said she was called Doris.

Couldn't have been Fran - she hasn't been up Pen-y-Fan yet :-)

(Ducks and Runs)
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Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

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Walk in sheep country.

Rams have been known to kill.

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Repeats - 17( Marilyns 6, Sweats 12, Wainwrights 11)
Knackered knee - 4 times

Joe Bloggs said:

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In message <[email hidden]>, Neil Allen
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Any advise on crossing a field of cows and action to take when they start
getting aggressive - it's usually Friesians, I suspect it too much
inter-breeding

Neil..

Walk in sheep country.

Just beware of big holes in the wainscotting.

Richard Webb

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Some years ago there used to be a sheep on Pen-y-Fan that had learned
how to get into your rucksack to search for your sandwiches while you
were looking the other way. Someone here said she was called Doris.

There are reindeer like that. Beware Cairngorm visitors.

Richard Webb

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Really - some cows are really quite aggressive. If it looks like
you've run into some, I'd suggest leaving with as much speed and
dignity as you can muster 🙂

Yet to meet one... The odd stroppy bull yes, but no cow trouble yet -
professionally or when out on the hill.

But running in a field of curious cattle is extremely stupid - it
encourages them, and if you should fall you have to trust their
brakes.

Richard Webb

RJ Webb <[email hidden]> wrote

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Used to be a job as a kid.. Go find the calf, and report on hiding
place and condition - usually the Herefords. OKsmall open field -
piece of cake...? But no it was hard. and the mother never gave the
game away either.. If you were getting warm no reaction. They hide
very well and even a bright white face does not always help.

My various female walking companions have each expressed distress at the
number of badly limping sheep seen in the fields, so I don't know
whether the same degree of TLC is applied. You do sometimes see a
cow with a painful limp, but less often.

We crossed a field full of mature tups the other week, and Blondie chose
the middle of the field to take a dive over a blade of grass.
I was keeping a wary eye on them, and had to express sympathy with her
bruises and at the same time expedite progress towards the stile.
I have never met an aggressive sheep, but have seen some pretty nasty
ones on You Have Been Framed. :-)

Are these ones trained for the cameras, or are such attacks common?
The tups were certainly giving us the look.

Again, she was upset to see one struggling to move around, with
testicles grossly swollen and almost reaching the floor.
I pointed out that even lame animals can go to market.....
--
Gordon

Martin Richardson <[email hidden]> wrote

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In message <[email hidden]>, Neil Allen
<[email hidden]> writes

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Any advise on crossing a field of cows and action to take when they start
getting aggressive - it's usually Friesians, I suspect it too much
inter-breeding

Neil..

Walk in sheep country.

....
--
Gordon

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We crossed a field full of mature tups the other week, and Blondie chose
the middle of the field to take a dive over a blade of grass.
I was keeping a wary eye on them, and had to express sympathy with her
bruises and at the same time expedite progress towards the stile.
I have never met an aggressive sheep, but have seen some pretty nasty
ones on You Have Been Framed. :-)

Are these ones trained for the cameras, or are such attacks common?
The tups were certainly giving us the look.

When I was small there was always a bit of excitement when there was a ram
amongst the free roaming Forest of Dean sheep around the village but they
rarely responded much to teasing bar the odd stamp of a foot. They usually
had other things on their mind.

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In article <[email hidden]>, Tim Jackson
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Some years ago there used to be a sheep on Pen-y-Fan that had learned
how to get into your rucksack to search for your sandwiches while you
were looking the other way. Someone here said she was called Doris.

Couldn't have been Fran - she hasn't been up Pen-y-Fan yet :-)

(Ducks and Runs)

No need to run Bill - I was beaten back by being extremely cold
the only time I tried to scale the dizzy heights of Pen y Fan, in
the days before I acquired 'sensible' hill walking clothing. And
as for the sheep, well she may well be called Doris, who knows?
But... did you know that <fanfare> (warning: trivia coming up)
Doris was also the name of Herod's second wife? Yep, the same
Herod who features heavily in conjunction with an unknown
quantity of 'wise men', some shepherds and the odd angel. His
first and third wives were both called Mariamne, but the second
one was good ol' Doris. And that, folks, is about all I've got
to show for three years' worth of university education!

I'll get me kag.
--
Fran
If you need my email address please ask.

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Doris was also the name of Herod's second wife? Yep, the same
Herod who features heavily in conjunction with an unknown
quantity of 'wise men', some shepherds and the odd angel. His
first and third wives were both called Mariamne, but the second
one was good ol' Doris. And that, folks, is about all I've got
to show for three years' worth of university education!

Gee thanks :-) Diolch yn fawr
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

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"Gordon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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We crossed a field full of mature tups the other week, and Blondie chose
the middle of the field to take a dive over a blade of grass.
I was keeping a wary eye on them, and had to express sympathy with her
bruises and at the same time expedite progress towards the stile.
I have never met an aggressive sheep, but have seen some pretty nasty
ones on You Have Been Framed. :-)

Are these ones trained for the cameras, or are such attacks common?
The tups were certainly giving us the look.

When I was small there was always a bit of excitement when there was a ram
amongst the free roaming Forest of Dean sheep around the village but they
rarely responded much to teasing bar the odd stamp of a foot. They usually
had other things on their mind.

So did I, but the bruises b******* that idea!

My companion, having been born and bred in a small village, refused to
believe that there was any chance of one of them attacking.....
--
Gordon

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I pointed out that even lame animals can go to market.....

The farmer gets into trouble if he sends lame sheep to the market.

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When I was small there was always a bit of excitement when there was a ram
amongst the free roaming Forest of Dean sheep around the village but they
rarely responded much to teasing bar the odd stamp of a foot. They usually
had other things on their mind.

So did I, but the bruises b******* that idea!

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My companion, having been born and bred in a small village, refused to
believe that there was any chance of one of them attacking.....
--
Gordon

My neighbour in Orkney turned his back on one of his Shetland Rams one
day - he got a broken leg to show for it!

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Cheers,
Compo

"Gordon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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My companion, having been born and bred in a small village, refused to
believe that there was any chance of one of them attacking.....

Village sheep are soft. It's the innercityfarm type sheep you've got to
watch out for. They grow up well hard.

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:29:12 +0100, Gordon <[email hidden]>

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RJ Webb <[email hidden]> wrote

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Used to be a job as a kid.. Go find the calf, and report on hiding
place and condition - usually the Herefords. OKsmall open field -
piece of cake...? But no it was hard. and the mother never gave the
game away either.. If you were getting warm no reaction. They hide
very well and even a bright white face does not always help.

My various female walking companions have each expressed distress at the
number of badly limping sheep seen in the fields, so I don't know
whether the same degree of TLC is applied. You do sometimes see a
cow with a painful limp, but less often.

The dreaded foot rot. Sheep evolved to live on arid hills - wet
pastures have caught up with them - NAsty fungal infections.

Some tups are evil. They worry me. We have had some right barstewards
over the years. Others are cuddlemonsters.

Never been hastled by tups out there, but I tend to keep my distance.
Bad guys unless otherwise known.

Richard Webb

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Sheep can be just as 'bad'. I was sitting eating my lunch on Kinder,
minding my own business, when a sheep appeared out of the mist and gave me
what can only be described as a 'hard stare'. It came closer and stuck its
nose right into my lunch. I pushed it away, and it came right back. Gave
it a punch on the nose (which was not the brightest thing to do to an animal
whose head is designed for butting other sheep!!), and the damn thing
stamped its foot and flared its nostrils. I had to resort to throwing small
rocks at the bloody thing to make it go away!!

Sheep are strange.
I was once in a party of walkers when a sheep strolled by and
started investigating us. It didn't bother anybody else but it
*loved* me! I happened to be the only person in a group of about
12 who was wearing shorts and the damn thing seemed absoluty
facsinated by my bare legs. Nuzzling them, even licking them, yuk!

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BabyBoy said:

Sheep are strange.
I was once in a party of walkers when a sheep strolled by and
started investigating us. It didn't bother anybody else but it
*loved* me! I happened to be the only person in a group of about
12 who was wearing shorts and the damn thing seemed absoluty
facsinated by my bare legs. Nuzzling them, even licking them, yuk!

Salt?

Yep. I have seen them licking snow off the inside of car mudguards in
the Derwent Valley after the roads had been salted for the benefit of
unskilled drivers. :-)
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Gordon