stolen cattle

[Sysop]

Shut who up about what? I just wasn't around if ya mean me...

My point was as long as you are around, you may know the count is off in a 30 acre field, but knowing exactly how many it is off can be difficult. Lots of farmers locally have many adjoining areas and they move them every so often which is really the only time they get a good count and will know X number are missing. Most will move them from one area to another when they think the count is off just to be sure.

I hope the guy gets his cattle back.

 

[Creamer]

Even in the summer when the cattle were out on pasture in large pastures up to 400 acres we counted every time we checked them which was at least once a week. I'm sorry but anybody who does not recognize that 21 out of 150 are missing isn't paying attention. Still it is a sad situation. As the price of beef goes up the incentive to steal grows and it has risen a lot in the past couple of years.

 

[Fluid]

Shut who up about what? I just wasn't around if ya mean me...

My point was as long as you are around, you may know the count is off in a 30 acre field, but knowing exactly how many it is off can be difficult. Lots of farmers locally have many adjoining areas and they move them every so often which is really the only time they get a good count and will know X number are missing. Most will move them from one area to another when they think the count is off just to be sure.

I hope the guy gets his cattle back.

No not you. If you read the link from DT86 post #15 the guy has 350 acres with just a few people to look after the cattle.

 

[Sysop]

If you live in an area for a long time, have low crime rates, etc.; it is easy to become complacent.

 

[Timm250]

I have 53 head on about 150 acres of woods & pasture. The area I am in is hilly. The wooded area is rough terrain.

I work a full time job off the farm & my cows will get chexked & counted about 360 days out of the year. The only time I don't chevk them is if it is lightning.

If one is missing I know it. Sometimes they get in the woods to calve & I may not find them until the next day but I will look for them until it is too dark to see.

 

[ddbackhoe]

I don't know how many cows a person cold have on 30 acres and not miss 21 of them for months. . I still say absentee farmer. Cows not fed, maybe PETA came and got them.

Yes, this is a good option. Farmer hired someone to feed and water and that person never bothered to keep track of the herd... Different but similar story, a boarding facility near us. Absentee owners hired help to run the place. The help got a livein boyfriend who was into drugs. Before the owners realized what happened, the boarders all quit and the cops locked up the help. The help had sold off some of their equipment and all of their hay and feed.

 

[todd walker]

Around here 90% of time, done by ranch hand. And sold at auction by girlfriend or family member.

 

[EddieWalker]

Friend of mine is an engineer and he has invented an ear tag for cattle that allows him to find each individual animal with a drone. He can see them with the camera on the drone and also tell their body temperature. He is still working on getting it out into the market and is focusing on the really big ranches with thousands of head of cattle here in the US and also in South America.

Probably be a good system to monitor for theft too.

Eddie

 

[bullbreaker]

Like they said inside job for sure . Unfortunately even some innocent people will be suspects IMO until rustlers are caught if ever . Like someone else said I hope they get their cattle back and healthy and rustlers/cattle raiders and accomplices get " CASTRADED" by rusty knife or ball peen hammer !...................

 

[Fluid]

I don't know how many cows a person cold have on 30 acres and not miss 21 of them for months. . I still say absentee farmer. Cows not fed, maybe PETA came and got them.

Did you even read the story?