Years ago, I heard about hunts in Texas involving feral longhorns in rough country outside of Houston I think that you were required to used dangerous game rifles on because of the aggressiveness of the game and the need for close, quick shots.
I can't find anything about these kinds of hunts now.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Me and some friends would be very interested in going on this kind of adventure.
I use to have a herd of Texas Longhorns, and they are aggressive..If you hem them up they will come right at you. I am happy to be rid of them.
There was a bit of this done in the brakes along the Rio Grande many years ago---------before the border difficulties, i haven't heard of anything around the houston area.
I'll ask around see what i might turn up for you
Dave
Don't think there is anything like that anymore. No open range, everything is fenced now and of course all private property. If there was a feral cow problem it has probably been replaced with the feral hog problem.
This is likely as close as you'll get----while not Wild Cattle they sure are fun to hunt and great on the table
http://allseasonsguideservice.com/nilgai_hunting.php
Acording to my connections in Brownsville and Laredo the Wld Longhorn hunts are a thing of the past.
Hope this helps a bit
Dave
Mmmmm!, steaks!
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I used to work on a ranch with longhorns. It could definitely be considered dangerous game hunting.
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Why in the World would ANYONE want longhorns when they could have Brangus or Santa Gertrudis...
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I used to hunt them with horse and rope. You get one of those beasts by themselves and you got a tiger by the tail.
Hunting with gun sounds SO much easier and a lot more fun
Aw! When I saw the thread title I thought ya'll was going to talk about them purty coeds at Texas University. And come to find out ya'll are talking about bovines. I feel so let down...
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Originally Posted by labradigger1
TLH is not that tasty.
Ymmv
The lazy do not roast any game... but the diligent feed on the riches of the HUNT!! Proverbs 12:27
SAY WHAT?
That is what they serve at "Longhorn's" and it is might tasty.
For me it was just novelty.. I had already had Santa Gertrudis and Herford.
But you are correct, they are not the breed to buy for making money..
Black cows with a white face are tops or just straight angus..
I was in the cattle business most of my life.. I am out of it all now..Just have horses..
Longhorns are beautiful animals. There is a reason they survived on their own for so long while Texas and the meat market were in devolopment, they know how to handle threats. My cousin's wife had her stomache ripped open by one she had bottle raised after it was grown and she tried to stop it escaping from a corral.
Lest not forget the feral Mexican problem.
Maybe we need to address them under the invasive species laws.......................
They are plenty mean.. I have had them chase me on horseback,and if they decide to go through a five strand barbed wire fence they put there head down and go..
Believe me, you don't want to get hemmed in with one..
I bought them for the same reason people buy Buffalo . I thought they were beautiful and I wanted them..
But ..it was sorta like wanting a bad woman..Sooner or later you figure out you are better off without them..
Would I buy them again..?..Hell no.. It was a mistake..
I had two beautiful long horn bulls and they got to fighting and one killed the other one.. I still have his skull and horns..
Last edited by Clay M; 03-04-2015 at 06:00 PM.
Longhorn cattle are the product of generations of uncontroled breeding in the brush of Texas. What has evolved in a breed of cattle with a number of benefits.
1. They are resistant or immune to most cattle diseased in South Texas.
2. They need little or no assistance in giving birth.
3. They can do well on native grasses and browse and do well in drought conditions.
The downside of Longhorn cattle is they don't produce near as much meat as other breeds that have been breed for heavy weight and beef production.
The bottom line is the Longhorn is Darwinism in action with the upsides and downsides of that.
Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.
For me ..Too much Lonesome Dove and Zane Grey novels..The romance of the old west..The original breed of cattle that the Spaniards brought over..
I still think they are beautiful..but will never own one again.
Now there's a picture.
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That must have been some horse!
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