stolen cattle

DT86 · Apr 10, 2015

With cattle as high as they are right now all us cattle guys worry about this. Please spread the word.

21 head of cattle stolen from Hawkins County farm http://wcyb.m0bl.net/r/244a96

TomSeller · Apr 11, 2015

I could not get the link to open, but I have been very concerned about this possibility. So far, no issues.

ddbackhoe · Apr 11, 2015

DT86 said:
With cattle as high as they are right now all us cattle guys worry about this. Please spread the word.

21 head of cattle stolen from Hawkins County farm http://wcyb.m0bl.net/r/244a96

Is this the story ? We hadn't heard anything about it, thanks for the heads up.

http://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_61c9a9f0-df88-11e4-ae1b-d3ea6236ecca.html

Timm250 · Apr 11, 2015

My question is how could 21 head of cattle be missing & the owner doesn't notice it until 2-1/2 months later.

davesl708 · Apr 11, 2015

Timm250 said:
My question is how could 21 head of cattle be missing & the owner doesn't notice it until 2-1/2 months later.

If you have a few hundred or thousand head spread over 15-20,000 acres you can see why they could go unnoticed till you round them up.

Timm250 · Apr 11, 2015

In that case I could see how that you wouldn't miss 21 head but if you had that many cattle you also couldn't say they were stolen.

It would be easy to miss a cow that is down or died during the winter on couple hundred acres much less thousands.

davesl708 · Apr 11, 2015

Timm250 said:
In that case I could see how that you wouldn't miss 21 head but if you had that many cattle you also couldn't say they were stolen.

It would be easy to miss a cow that is down or died during the winter on couple hundred acres much less thousands.

Downers can be located by watching the Buzzards and Vultures. Riding or driving the range is not that difficult to spot an animal in trouble or down. Just getting them to stand still and count can be a hassle. We used to just take a picture of the herd a count them for audits rather than try and round them up.

DT86 · Apr 11, 2015

ddbackhoe said:
Is this the story ? We hadn't heard anything about it, thanks for the heads up.

http://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_61c9a9f0-df88-11e4-ae1b-d3ea6236ecca.html

Yes it is.

Not sure why the original link doesn't work.

Creamer · Apr 11, 2015

Timm250 said:
In that case I could see how that you wouldn't miss 21 head but if you had that many cattle you also couldn't say they were stolen.

It would be easy to miss a cow that is down or died during the winter on couple hundred acres much less thousands.

I have to agree. Growing up on a large western ranch we would have known 21 head were missing long before 2.5 months. There are ways - I will bet he will keep much closer track from now on.

TomSeller · Apr 11, 2015

According to the the Tennessee dept. of agriculture the farms are smaller on the eastern side of the State. And if he "walked" the fences, it could not be that large. Sounds like an absentee farmer.

Edit. I google satellite viewed Beechgrove Rd in Rogersville, TN. Those farms are small.