It's illegal to shot anyone else's anything unless they are doing
you harm or threatening you or someone else...A lady in Boerne who live out toward Town Lake went to Germany a few yrs. back and
purchased an $18,000 German Sheppard..She lived in a country sub-division..her next door neighbor has purchased 3 sheep to keep her grass down..the dog killed the sheep, and the neighbor shot the dog..The lady went next door asked her if she shot her dog, got the answer and that the sheep costs $96 ea..and she wasn't raising sheep..paid her..Sued her and got almost a quarter of a
million dollars for the dog and it's potential get..Watch what you do..also in Texas, most folks have a problem with someone who
shoots livestock..Don

Having the goats impounded is by far the best answer to the problem. But...as I mentioned, the cowboy that the Sheriff's office was supposed to send to impound the goats never showed up. I even hired some other guys to rope the goats and then take them to be impounded, but they didn't catch the first darn goat. So..impound is good if you can make it happen. Unfortunately, I think the goat problem is something that bothers only one person (the OP, in this case). Hardly anybody else will give a darn. I recommend a program of discreet goat culling - slowly, quietly, and over time. Today there might be 15 goats. Next week there might be 14 goats. And on and on.

GW is most likley insane busy right now. Give your sheriff a call since you already posted it up on here.... next time just take care of buisness....its ur property

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Regardless of open range status, the owner of livestock is still responsible for damages that his livestock do if they get out. I have been down that road on several occasions. Irresponsible land owner continued to let his cattle graze on surrounding properties (primarily mine), and didn't have any intention on rounding them up or repairing fences. Conversations with him only ended up with the "open range" speech and how it isn't his responsibility to fence them in, it was mine to fence them out. Did quite a bit of research and spoke with county and state agencies (Texas & Southwest Cattle Raisers Association investigator was most helpful). I learned that (regardless of county open range status) the livestock owner is always responsible for damages. First, notify the sheriff as soon as you see the livestock on your property. The sheriff then contacts the livestock owner and requests that the livestock be removed. After being notified, if the livestock is not removed within a "reasonable" amount of time, the sheriff MAY impound the livestock. Additionally, from the time the livestock were first reported on your property, the sheriff MAY impose up to a $25 per head per day grazing fee. The county CAN hold the livestock until the fees are paid to you. If the fees are not paid, the county can auction off the livestock and give you the proceeds. Also, after the first "warning" by the sheriff, fines can be imposed each additional time the livestock are observed outside of the owners land. I should point out, that this was in a county where the open range status is still on the books.
I ran into a bit of trouble along the good ole boys line with the sheriff. He did issue a $500 fine when I reported the livestock the second time, but he didn't want to bother with the hassle of impounding the livestock (even though he acknowledged that he could). Also, since he had known the livestock owner for a long time, he didn't want to impose the grazing fee "just yet."
I did take the guy to court, and despite his open range defense, was awarded a substantial amount for damages to my food plots, pastures, etc.