Three44s
05-31-2017, 02:27 AM
I am still laughing about a couple of employees and their crossing paths with Mr. Bear!
My cell rang yesterday AM and it was a rather excited (Jose) calling to in form me about a black colored black bear running away from him.
Jim was driving towards the general area and as I got most of the particulars from Jose, Jim is now calling me so I switched calls and before he could speak, I briskly asked if he had petted the bear yet?
Momentarily my question took him by surprise but he recovered pretty quickly realizing I was not likely clairvoyant or something but likely had been just reached by Jose already. Interestingly the bear was pretty afraid of my cows and was like a ping pong ball running into group after group and bouncing off one gathering and changing course only to plow into yet another bunch.
The reaction of the cattle spoke volumes as well. It appeared that they were as entertained by the bear's attempts at avoiding them as he was afraid of them!
At one point the poor bear thought he'd made good on getting safe as he entered a brush line only to find it was stuffed with still more cattle. Backing out he beat a hasty run along the edge of the brush and after he passed still another cow sauntered out to see what all the mayhem was about.
The bear finally made it to safer travel and was gone.
I would guess that our cows are like us .... still laughing about that poor bear! Also with all the worries in this business these days and much of it dealing with apex predators, it is comforting to know that there is one mid-sized black bear that "does not do cattle" yet!
Three 44s
My cell rang yesterday AM and it was a rather excited (Jose) calling to in form me about a black colored black bear running away from him.
Jim was driving towards the general area and as I got most of the particulars from Jose, Jim is now calling me so I switched calls and before he could speak, I briskly asked if he had petted the bear yet?
Momentarily my question took him by surprise but he recovered pretty quickly realizing I was not likely clairvoyant or something but likely had been just reached by Jose already. Interestingly the bear was pretty afraid of my cows and was like a ping pong ball running into group after group and bouncing off one gathering and changing course only to plow into yet another bunch.
The reaction of the cattle spoke volumes as well. It appeared that they were as entertained by the bear's attempts at avoiding them as he was afraid of them!
At one point the poor bear thought he'd made good on getting safe as he entered a brush line only to find it was stuffed with still more cattle. Backing out he beat a hasty run along the edge of the brush and after he passed still another cow sauntered out to see what all the mayhem was about.
The bear finally made it to safer travel and was gone.
I would guess that our cows are like us .... still laughing about that poor bear! Also with all the worries in this business these days and much of it dealing with apex predators, it is comforting to know that there is one mid-sized black bear that "does not do cattle" yet!
Three 44s