Ha. Those two see a truck or a horse and they’re vamos.

We raised a calf when were kids and then after it was fat enough Dad shot him behind the ear with a .22 mag. The whole family came out for the butchering. I don't have a problem with deer but I don't think I want to shoot a cow.

The Burnham Brothers used to write about hunting wild cattle in south Texas.

I remember an article on this either in The American Hunter or Petersen's Hunting from 35+ years ago. They were hunting bulls along the Rio Grande with .375/.458 mags in heavy brush, bulls that hadn't seen a rancher or horse in years and were wild as snot. Turned out to be some crazy hunting. I'd do it.

But I wouldn't walk out in a 10 acre patch and shoot Bessie just to get some horns.

I've had some experience with truly wild cattle. Big ranch I was on in west Texas had a herd of about 15 that came from Mexico. Those things were every bit as spooky as the deer. If they saw or smelled you, even if they were 300 yards away, the stampede was on. Had them graze by me several times while I was up in a tripod and when they got downwind, stampede. I absolutely hated those things and was not sad to see them go after a couple of years.

2015 article

https://www.lsonews.com/death-white-sage-hunting-spanish-fighting-bulls-south-texas/

There is nothing wrong with hunting any animal you plan on eating - even if that animal is more commonly regarded as domesticated livestock. I mean it would be a little weird and I wouldn't call it hunting if it was cow you could walk up to and pet that was fenced in on just a few acres and that would probably just stare at you while eating some grass when you came to shoot it …. that would be harvesting but certainly not hunting in my book. But what you describe is absolutely hunting.

I think the only thing I disagree with you on is that I don't classify people killing deer at feeders as people who are "hunting". They are harvesting meat for sure - but they aren't hunting it. I would say that type of "hunting" has more in common with a cattle killer using a bolt gun than real hunting I mean, don't get me wrong - it's EFFECTIVE and people who do it probably harvest more game than most real hunters (or at least harvest it sooner) but it's still not hunting in my book :P

If tame, im not sure I’d pay to do it but it would be kinda cool to see how much penetration I’d get with my bow setup.

pappy once said: "stay clear of d manure-spreader."

They didn't get into some loco-weed ? Twas inside a corral trying ta nudge a sick cow inta squeeze shoot for a shot, when it horned me horse behind girth strap, liked ta tip us both over.
5 cowboys huh, city-slickers ?
city-slicker deer hunter hunts in pens out of stands with feeders & food plots. Twas a Blessing when a WMA opened up just down the road. Low-fence, Free-ranging
, No food plots, corn feeders allowed. U been in a pen too long...
What once was price of food stamps tis slowly becoming a Richmans Sport.
3 types of hunters, your in it for the big bucks.
. Best Wishes on up coming hunt sir.

You just dont understand how dangerous longhorn hunting is. I was guiding a hunt about a month ago. Hunter made what we thought was a good shot. We we wnt to retrieve her ... Um i mean the bull we were charged. I managed to get a picture of the charge.

Domestic cattle or wild range cattle how do you know the difference? Just get between a cow and her calf. You will have NO DOUBT in less than three seconds.

We were talking a couple weeks ago with a customer who is a a real cowboy, I asked about hunting feral cattle. He said in central Arizona there are quite a few Mavericks. Sometimes they will join the herd get rounded up and get a free truck ride. Some will be causing problems by being aggressive and they may get shot. He said Maverick cattle can be dangerous, the either will not let a person get within hundreds of yards or they are chargers. Chargers hurt people and horses so they take a dirt nap.

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Ok...so what is the best caliber for Longhorns???

223

I am against shooting any current or former domesticated creature. Thank god the pigs on my place are ancestors of saber tooth tigers

And you have to use an AR.....no bolt or lever actions.....

If they’re truly feral i could see it being a pretty good hunt. When I was a kid we had some cattle in the river bottom that kept dodging being rounded up they were as spooky as any whitetail I’ve seen

Not sure what the big deal is. HF deer in 100 acre pens get shot here in Texas and Africa has Lions killed in pens for comparison.

Years ago in South Dakota we saw a bunch of geese over on another property, and went over to talk to the man about it. He wouldn't let us hunt geese, but he offered us to hunt buffalo that was on is property. He provided the buffalo for the movie, "Dances with Wolves".
When I asked him how you hunt one, he said, " you just go out there and pick you one out, and you shoot it". We declined the opportunity, but I told him if he ever bought some paint horses, then we might try with bow and arrow !

I've shot a couple longhorns, none were hunted though. They were either causing problems or injured. In the right circumstance longhorns could be hunted and make a very impressive mount but just like anything else some hunts are harder than others........

Come on man..SAD..

Wait until after it freezes and put out a couple round bails. I bet you will find them.