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Putting down cow
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03/07/20 10:03 PM
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/07/20 10:09 PM
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No pistols? A 45ACP to the head from a short distance, or the 12 guage should do. I have never done it with rifle at distance. I hate having to put anything down.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/07/20 10:09 PM
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Have done horses but never a cow. If it can be led it’s smartest to get it where you want it before you shoot it. They’re dang hard to move once down. Good luck.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/07/20 10:16 PM
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 01:57 AM
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Left ear notch to right eye. Right ear notch to left eye. .45 ACP on X, at point blank, and she's put down instantly.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 03:11 AM
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tskin
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I’ve used a 357 a few times. Quick and clean. Horses too.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 03:14 AM
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A few years ago I had to do it for my FIL
I used a Ruger 10/22
Dead center from point blank
Luckily I found a few guys to take her
The meat locker won’t take them unless they can walk in
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 03:26 AM
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22 in the back of the head ball.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 03:41 AM
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I'd not use the .22 on a 'pet'.
If she was kept just to keep a cow for the heck of it, or there is otherwise some kind of emotional attachment beyond what you might feel raising food, I would use a centerfire rifle. I know that seems like overkill but I had to put own a much smaller pet one time and used a .22 LR in the brain. It killed it but the death dance just tore me up inside. I tear up every time I think about it.
If it was raised for food that makes a huge difference.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 03:43 PM
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At the meat lab we used a captive bolt with a 25 caliber blank.
Minimum I’d use would be a 9mm
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 05:25 PM
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Sometimes you need to use a tomahawk to make tomahawk steaks
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid."
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 07:31 PM
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I have a backhoe and was called to bury a donkey. The owner came out with a 44 Magnum to do the job. He shot the donkey in the center of his head, but must have hit him in an upward angle. The poor old donkey stumbled around until he fell into the hole. The owner shot him several times while he struggled in the hole. That was the biggest screw up and I felt sorry for the old Jack, but he needed to go. The owners friends gave him heck for his poor performance.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 07:53 PM
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.22LR ear hole has worked on everything I’ve tried.
Shot a couple at the base of the skull aiming down into the spine....dropped both where they stood.
People overthink these things....
I shoot most of my trapped hogs with a single-shot bolt action.22 using shorts.....I’ve never hat to shoot one twice...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 08:05 PM
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 08:33 PM
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The dotted line on the pic on the right is exactly what I was talking about with a.22
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/08/20 09:37 PM
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That’s a big head for such a little brain... I know some folks like that...
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid."
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 01:07 AM
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I’ve watched my dad and grandpa put down a bunch with a 22. Right in the forehead.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 01:18 AM
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I’ve watched my dad and grandpa put down a bunch with a 22. Right in the forehead. I work with a bunch like gators.....15' lizard that can rip you apart in seconds with a huge mouth and a brain the size of a pea....Jes sauyin...
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 02:22 PM
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I had to use my 30.06 on one we had in the coral. It was was all I had at the time. It did the trick...
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 02:46 PM
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Seen grandpa put a few down with a 22, never had a problem.
A buddy did the same and missed his mark it wasn't pretty. He said if he ever has to do it again will use a bigger cal/cartridge for error.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 03:04 PM
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Seen grandpa put a few down with a 22, never had a problem.
A buddy did the same and missed his mark it wasn't pretty. He said if he ever has to do it again will use a bigger cal/cartridge for error. I’m afraid that doesn’t count. They had been using a 38 Special but my first horse was important to them so I got nominated for the chore. All I had handy was a 454 Casull. No instructions since they didn’t want to be there. Turns out a bad shoot with a cannon is still very sad and ugly.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 03:14 PM
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Im not saying a bigger gun will cure world hunger, but it can sure make a difference in a very minorly mis placed head shot on a 1500 pound animal when compared to a 22.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/09/20 06:34 PM
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Only cow I’ve ever shot I did so with a .22 LR.
Hit her at 40 yards between the eyes and her butt hit the ground a second before her head did.
Didn’t make a move after that. I did put a .45 round behind her ear for insurance
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Putting down cow
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03/10/20 02:49 AM
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We had to put down a calf (~200lbs) once because it had maggots crawling in/out of its rectum about 35 years ago. My dad chose a cheap semi-auto .22. He shot it 3 times in the head then the .22 jammed. That thing flopped around for a good 5 minutes before it died. Shot placement is key on a cow! The ear hole wasn't good enough.
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