I forgot to mention in the video what ever happened to the Charolais Bull, since I managed to get him back through the fence the same day they broke in. Unfortunately the Highlander was totally unworkable.
Ryan, You have got to be more understanding than I. My bull broke into the neighbors pasture with his cattle and we called the butcher to be there the next morning. His broke into mine and same outcome.. They either move for the owners or they become hamburger..
Our neighbor had a crazy bull that broke through the fence and got in with our cows. We finally got him in our barn and shut the door on him. When the neighbor came over with his stock trailer as soon as my dad tried to open the barn door sure enough the bull busted it off the hinges. Wish we'd had a tranq gun that day! Another great video Ryan.
From what you laid out, it seems perfectly reasonable how you handled the situation, nothing cruel in the slightest. Also, it would seem you were incredibly neighborly and went above and beyond in working with the owner to resolve this situation - consulting the vet, etc. Hopefully this bull can be kept on his own side of the fence in the future and he didn't breed any of your cows, or at the least that your neighbor is open to swapping any cross bred calves for black angus calves, one for one. Never a dull moment at HFW.
Hi Ryan. Aussie farmer here. You have the patience of a saint. All the comments I’ve read are spot on. Years ago on our farm we found a wild bull in our cows that were beside a national park. It was known that a herd of wild cattle had been breeding there for about 100 years We were able to bring whole mob home to yards and get him loaded onto truck to sale yards. Although wild and horrible type he still made over $1500 for our efforts to catch him
Watching your video reminds me of the story of the young bull and the old bull, the young bull said let's run up the hill and breed that cow and the old bull said let's walk and breed them all. Glad you got him home, have a great labor day weekend everyone.
Great job Ryan and Travis! You did exactly what I would have done. You did not hurt him in any way and did the safest thing possible. Perfect solution to the bull problem, in my opinion!
Nice job my friend. There were other options that were not as nice as what you did. Your neighbor owes you a large amount of gratitude. Travis and you are my favorite farmers
You handled that amazingly well. That was the best and safest way, for both y'all and the bull, to get him back home. A tranq gun is an invaluable tool to have on hand. Easy way to treat any pink eye and/or pneumonia blah blah blah, especially when it's too hot to move the whole herd. Not cheap but well worth the investment if you can swing it. MUCH less stress on large animals, in general.
Hey Ryan!! Years ago our neighbors had a bull that kept getting into our corn. Dad warned them several times. He caught the bull in there and happened to have a 410 shotgun with him. As the bull crossed back over, Dad peppered his rear end. Old bull never went near the fence again lol. I think you guys did a great job handling that bull.
For what it's worth, the Angus genetics should keep any highland X calves from being horned. If any are Char X they will sell just as good as the Angus. At least they do in this area. Smokies or Char X grow very well.
We put a highland bull on our Angus cows many years ago for grass fed calves and over half of them do have horns most of them were black but they were shaggy and looked like a highland
I've known a few Lifestyle farmers who have had Highlander cattle, theres been a few horror stories with those horns! I love the Transport! Very Clever! That was a great story for the channel! Thanks for sharing!
You have more patience than I........ Great outcome for the bull👍.......... Not so great for yourself 🤞...... Great job Ryan! Unfortunately the pastures always greener on the other side of the fence. He'll be back..............
Good safe job Ryan. You could have took him back in packaged meat. The way you did it was great. We had a neighbor making fence repair and one came to close, he threw a staple puller to scare it and accidentally killed it. They settled fairly and knew that things do happen. The strongest fences make the best neighbors.
I am sure that you have already made your neighbors, (whose bulls have broken in), aware of the problem. And I would also guess, that maybe sometimes, your bulls, break in on them. I hope that you are able to solve this problem. Thank you again for your great videos.
Rule #1: It's important to keep good relations with the neighbors and part of that is immediately getting your livestock back onto your own property. We have good neighbors but if they break this rule v they become "not so good" neighbors.
You and Travis are a class act the way you guys handle the whole situation, shame on your neighbor for not helping one bit with anything concerning their bull, they owe you guys Highlander steak dinner
The guns are a must have, I think Sonne have 3 of them just for backups. I had one for several years for run-wild dogs, vet would just call me and meet me with the dosage and darts.
Hey man great job. You waited a lot longer and took more care than a lot of folks would have. I hope you hang on to that tranq gun, I'm sure it will come in handy again.
You’ll probably have trouble again with him. You’re right in your assumption of what happened to your first dart. We load and pump up just before the shot. You’re gonna love having that thing! We spot treat in the herd for isolated things, like pink eye. So much easier working pairs than trying to cut them out of the herd for treatment. Y’all did a fine job with the tranq and recovery! Anybody giving you grief for that doesn’t know cattle and just ignore those comments. Keep an eye on that dude! Solid thoughts on Angus, by the way!
Did anyone else hear Steve Irwin talking as they were walking through the brush "hunting the bull". Great Job guys. Hopefully he didn't hurt your population too much.
sonne farms uses the guns to medicate the heard just for the pure speed of it. He said the cost is very very high obviously but the speed and the fact there is no stress caused by putting them in a squeeze etc etc makes it worth every penny you just shoot them walk away pickup the dart later when it falls out!
Great stuff. I rase Dexter's and I have put up cattle panels between mine and his Angus cattle and electric fence I cut all bull calfs and I don't keep a bull in my heard only for breeding for 30 days and then they go home.just for this reason because you are responsible for your cattle.bulls good luck and hopefully they keep him out. Love your channel 🐂🐂🐂👍👍👍👍
I think you handled yourself very well with that unfortunate situation u were put in crossing my fingers for u this spring that the neighbors bull didn't get to to many of your cattle
Uggg hopefully he didn't get too many of your cows. Def had the best possible outcome with getting the bull back home with no humans or cattle being hurt.
your on your own. that's just how it works. farmers just do what we have to do. compensation isn't happening. I can promise you. he probably had $200 in meds and wasted days and days of his time but he got the thing moved. chalk it off as experience.
Yes you did the right thing tranquilizing and handling the highland bull. I am not should why any one would kind a unmanageable animal like that around. If he was mine I would have had you load it on a trailer for the auction or the can. . I hope it did not breed to many of your cows. If the Charolais Bull breed a couple they would be salable . Thank for the video
Hopefully he didn’t get any cattle bred, if he did, they say the Highland breed are very tasty! You might carry a 4:10 Rickey or pistol loaded with birdshot!
I’ll say this I know you don’t want the crosses but I personally raise Charolais and black angus and they are good cows I’ve breed and thrown calves from them and they still brought good money as well
Ryan I know you’re talking about wanting only angus not crossbreds. Are you also against using a Hereford bull to get baldies? I obviously don’t know your market in Wisconsin but I know here in Kentucky black white faces sell at a premium. Just curious
Yes you are correct they do sell at a premium My main concern for the cows or especially the first or second calf heifers is the size at birth of the calves. The calves are huge from the Charolais bull. We had the same thing happen and had to pull every calf. It was a lot of grief and we lost two first calf heifers.
@@garyprice8490 I really hate to hear that. I don’t really care for charolais too much. I have 2 Charolais heifers I plan on breeding but I don’t know if I’m gonna keep them or not. They just get so big. Eat more and harder on land. Luckily my pastures aren’t around anyone else’s so I don’t have to worry about neighbors bulls
I believe on a shared fence line, you are responsible for the 50% on the right. So is the neighbor. Growing up, we repaired any fence that was subpar. Built new fence on our half.
The Charolais cross heifer calves should be as good good as Black Baldies cross. Big frame cows with cross bred vitality should have excellent calving ease and some big calves in your future. The Highland is another story....
@@HowFarmsWork , you just need the right kind of bait. Ask your viewers for a couple volunteers willing to wear a cow costume. Put ‘em by the cattle trailer door, have them moo suggestively,and let nature take it’s course. 😀
I forgot to mention in the video what ever happened to the Charolais Bull, since I managed to get him back through the fence the same day they broke in. Unfortunately the Highlander was totally unworkable.
Thanks I was wonering what happend to him
I've been told the only way to work highland cattle is with a .308
@@mikewood3203 right between eyes?
I've heard that if you constantly work with the cows they aren't too bad
@@jtschwinghammer Highlands are a true breed and wild as shit. Kinda like a mule..just looking for the chance to kill you.
Ryan,
You have got to be more understanding than I.
My bull broke into the neighbors pasture with his cattle and we called the butcher to be there the next morning.
His broke into mine and same outcome..
They either move for the owners or they become hamburger..
Our neighbor had a crazy bull that broke through the fence and got in with our cows. We finally got him in our barn and shut the door on him. When the neighbor came over with his stock trailer as soon as my dad tried to open the barn door sure enough the bull busted it off the hinges. Wish we'd had a tranq gun that day! Another great video Ryan.
From what you laid out, it seems perfectly reasonable how you handled the situation, nothing cruel in the slightest. Also, it would seem you were incredibly neighborly and went above and beyond in working with the owner to resolve this situation - consulting the vet, etc. Hopefully this bull can be kept on his own side of the fence in the future and he didn't breed any of your cows, or at the least that your neighbor is open to swapping any cross bred calves for black angus calves, one for one. Never a dull moment at HFW.
Hi Ryan. Aussie farmer here. You have the patience of a saint. All the comments I’ve read are spot on. Years ago on our farm we found a wild bull in our cows that were beside a national park. It was known that a herd of wild cattle had been breeding there for about 100 years We were able to bring whole mob home to yards and get him loaded onto truck to sale yards. Although wild and horrible type he still made over $1500 for our efforts to catch him
Watching your video reminds me of the story of the young bull and the old bull, the young bull said let's run up the hill and breed that cow and the old bull said let's walk and breed them all. Glad you got him home, have a great labor day weekend everyone.
Great job Ryan and Travis! You did exactly what I would have done. You did not hurt him in any way and did the safest thing possible. Perfect solution to the bull problem, in my opinion!
Nice job my friend. There were other options that were not as nice as what you did. Your neighbor owes you a large amount of gratitude. Travis and you are my favorite farmers
You handled that amazingly well. That was the best and safest way, for both y'all and the bull, to get him back home. A tranq gun is an invaluable tool to have on hand. Easy way to treat any pink eye and/or pneumonia blah blah blah, especially when it's too hot to move the whole herd. Not cheap but well worth the investment if you can swing it. MUCH less stress on large animals, in general.
Hey Ryan!! Years ago our neighbors had a bull that kept getting into our corn. Dad warned them several times. He caught the bull in there and happened to have a 410 shotgun with him. As the bull crossed back over, Dad peppered his rear end. Old bull never went near the fence again lol. I think you guys did a great job handling that bull.
Thanks for sharing - educational. I like the idea of using a grapple bucket to move the sleeping (drugged) bull. Nice Job.
For what it's worth, the Angus genetics should keep any highland X calves from being horned. If any are Char X they will sell just as good as the Angus. At least they do in this area. Smokies or Char X grow very well.
We put a highland bull on our Angus cows many years ago for grass fed calves and over half of them do have horns most of them were black but they were shaggy and looked like a highland
I've known a few Lifestyle farmers who have had Highlander cattle, theres been a few horror stories with those horns! I love the Transport! Very Clever! That was a great story for the channel! Thanks for sharing!
Great work Everybody, a happy result for All👌👍🙏😎
You have more patience than I........ Great outcome for the bull👍.......... Not so great for yourself 🤞...... Great job Ryan! Unfortunately the pastures always greener on the other side of the fence. He'll be back..............
Good idea on moving the Highlander Bull ! You made the right call.
Good safe job Ryan. You could have took him back in packaged meat. The way you did it was great. We had a neighbor making fence repair and one came to close, he threw a staple puller to scare it and accidentally killed it. They settled fairly and knew that things do happen. The strongest fences make the best neighbors.
I am sure that you have already made your neighbors, (whose bulls have broken in), aware of the problem. And I would also guess, that maybe sometimes, your bulls, break in on them. I hope that you are able to solve this problem. Thank you again for your great videos.
There was absolutely Nothing cruel about what you did! You guys did a great job and were very caring!
Yes Sir,be safe not sorry!!! You just don't play around with any bull!! Great job of keeping eveyone,including the bull,safe!! Thanks 😊.
So sweet of you to put on the smooth assist on the skid steer! Great job handling the bull! Do you think he bred any of your cows? Super video! Thanks
Nice work. I can't imagine how nerve racking the whole situation was.
Rule #1: It's important to keep good relations with the neighbors and part of that is immediately getting your livestock back onto your own property.
We have good neighbors but if they break this rule v they become "not so good" neighbors.
You and Travis are a class act the way you guys handle the whole situation, shame on your neighbor for not helping one bit with anything concerning their bull, they owe you guys Highlander steak dinner
Might want to watch the video again at 1:54 he popped a card up saying they helped and gave permission and says it again at 8 min
Good video and a nice job with the bull don't worry what other people think you did what you had to!!!
The guns are a must have, I think Sonne have 3 of them just for backups. I had one for several years for run-wild dogs, vet would just call me and meet me with the dosage and darts.
Truly enjoyed that video, glad he got home safe.
Hey man great job. You waited a lot longer and took more care than a lot of folks would have. I hope you hang on to that tranq gun, I'm sure it will come in handy again.
Well played. You are a good neighbor. These things happen. Was nice to see Travis in sniper mode.
How many cc did you give?
Nice work Ryan well done ✅
Frankly, the only place for an unworkable bull is in the freezer. The neighbor really needs to buy any animals that come out of those bulls.
I am fairly certain we saved him from the freezer at least for a little while.
A 45-70 works fantastically.
@@AllisChalmersMN Ya after 2 weeks without the neighbor handling the bull my dad probably would have used an 8 MM Mauser.
Great video Ryan I think you did the right thing! 👍
Black Angus are a great animal to work with. I use to show a calf at the fares up here in Ontario
Good job Ryan! That’s the worst panic ever is a rogue bull! You did the most humane thing. Most would have made him a McDonald’s Big Mac! Kudos
You’ll probably have trouble again with him. You’re right in your assumption of what happened to your first dart. We load and pump up just before the shot. You’re gonna love having that thing! We spot treat in the herd for isolated things, like pink eye. So much easier working pairs than trying to cut them out of the herd for treatment. Y’all did a fine job with the tranq and recovery! Anybody giving you grief for that doesn’t know cattle and just ignore those comments. Keep an eye on that dude! Solid thoughts on Angus, by the way!
Great job You did what any carrying farmer would do Great video thanks
Hey Ryan I hope you stay on youtube for a while you make really great vids and hope to see more
What you did appears to be best way to handle the situation. Thanks for sharing. Happy subscriber 😊!
Great job both of you. Thanks for the vid Ryan
Did anyone else hear Steve Irwin talking as they were walking through the brush "hunting the bull". Great Job guys. Hopefully he didn't hurt your population too much.
Something different and unique. Thanks for sharing
sonne farms uses the guns to medicate the heard just for the pure speed of it. He said the cost is very very high obviously but the speed and the fact there is no stress caused by putting them in a squeeze etc etc makes it worth every penny you just shoot them walk away pickup the dart later when it falls out!
Great stuff. I rase Dexter's and I have put up cattle panels between mine and his Angus cattle and electric fence I cut all bull calfs and I don't keep a bull in my heard only for breeding for 30 days and then they go home.just for this reason because you are responsible for your cattle.bulls good luck and hopefully they keep him out.
Love your channel 🐂🐂🐂👍👍👍👍
It's always hilarious watching them work cows, lol.
Got to do what you got to do. Nice job.
Ben Cartwright never had these issues! LOL
WOW... you have some well trained cows!
I don’t see tranquilizer as cruel, you did what you needed to do, for your safety as well as the bulls.
This is like when Muldoon was hunting the raptors in Jurassic park lol
I think you handled yourself very well with that unfortunate situation u were put in crossing my fingers for u this spring that the neighbors bull didn't get to to many of your cattle
Wow, never a dull moment!
Uggg hopefully he didn't get too many of your cows. Def had the best possible outcome with getting the bull back home with no humans or cattle being hurt.
Like the video Ryan Keep thems videos commming .
Great awesome video Ryan , I would get them out of the herd .
So how is this handle between neighbors? Will there be compensation if your cows birth hybrids?
your on your own. that's just how it works. farmers just do what we have to do. compensation isn't happening. I can promise you. he probably had $200 in meds and wasted days and days of his time but he got the thing moved. chalk it off as experience.
Nice job.
I think you did the correct way to do it moving in with a backhoe or a skid loader and stuff it don’t hurt them at all.
Wow he’s a monster, definitely freezer material!
I am guessing the fence was repaired as they might try again....
y'all did a good job
awsome video ryan did you the safe route to transport the cow safely did a great job thumbs up and shared
Gotta do what you gotta do, it went well, pretty smoothly and safely, can't ask for much more than that. Better than bringing a rifle out for sure.
was not expecting to see a sleepy bull riding in a skid loader! lol
Crazy that you have to get him back ,its not yours so call the owner and let them get m back,crazy in my opinion
Awesome job.
U did a wonderful job Ryan but I thank Hanna could have rope him lol great video keep them coming please
Yes you did the right thing tranquilizing and handling the highland bull. I am not should why any one would kind a unmanageable animal like that around. If he was mine I would have had you load it on a trailer for the auction or the can. . I hope it did not breed to many of your cows. If the Charolais Bull breed a couple they would be salable . Thank for the video
Good video
You would think that 2 years ago it was a good investment on the JCB 😆💪⚒️
I would’ve done the same thing nice hunting video Ryan😂
He was probably thinking that must have been one wild party after he woke up. Never a dull moment. Stay safe and God bless.
Hopefully he didn’t get any cattle bred, if he did, they say the Highland breed are very tasty! You might carry a 4:10 Rickey or pistol loaded with birdshot!
Can't believe the neighbor let it go on for two weeks. The shot worked nice along with the grapple bucket
Bull in a grapple. Funniest thing I’ve seen all week 😂
You did a good thing there, but why didn't your neighbor help get the bull back home? Are you fence in or fence out? Thank you.
First of all u guys did a great job with the bulls second who gives a RIP what others think 🙏🏻👍👍👍🙂
A agree , that was the safest way to handle a rouge animal.
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Bull: "man I had the craziest dream..."
the tranq. guns also used for med for mean cattle sonne farms uses them a lot common practice the way i see it
I’ll say this I know you don’t want the crosses but I personally raise Charolais and black angus and they are good cows I’ve breed and thrown calves from them and they still brought good money as well
The charolais aren’t as big of a deal as the Highlander crosses
I don’t blame you Ryan I’d be upset too good luck may God be with you
The tranquilizer was the best route. At least your neighbor was agreeable with it.
Ryan I know you’re talking about wanting only angus not crossbreds. Are you also against using a Hereford bull to get baldies? I obviously don’t know your market in Wisconsin but I know here in Kentucky black white faces sell at a premium. Just curious
Yes you are correct they do sell at a premium My main concern for the cows or especially the first or second calf heifers is the size at birth of the calves. The calves are huge from the Charolais bull. We had the same thing happen and had to pull every calf. It was a lot of grief and we lost two first calf heifers.
@@garyprice8490 I really hate to hear that. I don’t really care for charolais too much. I have 2 Charolais heifers I plan on breeding but I don’t know if I’m gonna keep them or not. They just get so big. Eat more and harder on land. Luckily my pastures aren’t around anyone else’s so I don’t have to worry about neighbors bulls
Good content. 👍 But didn’t it ever seem like an Elmer Fudd re-enactment?
One of our neighbors bulls kept getting in with our cows. Neighbor would not come get him out. So he got a steer back...
Dehorning paste is still available. And then of course you ship them before they can pass on their genes.
my jaw dropped when I saw him in the grapple. that was 👌
Sonne Farms from South Dakota uses that same type of gun to medicate there pink eye cattle.
That bull looks very dangerous. I hope you won't get many calves from him.
Using the grapple bucket to carry the bull was a great idea👍
What’s the law in Wisconsin regarding fencing? Responsible to fence to keep others out or fence to keep animals in?
I believe on a shared fence line, you are responsible for the 50% on the right. So is the neighbor.
Growing up, we repaired any fence that was subpar. Built new fence on our half.
AMEN RYAN, no sense in having a bull that you can't work, he'd be going to the sale barn or in the freezer!!
This video was a bit bullishness! 😂 Tranq. Gun worked pretty slick nice shooting Tex!
Good stuff stay safe
This is like Mutual of Omaha;s Wild Kingdom but they never had a skid steer.
The Charolais cross heifer calves should be as good good as Black Baldies cross. Big frame cows with cross bred vitality should have excellent calving ease and some big calves in your future. The Highland is another story....
Why not use the cattle trailer? Not saying what you did was wrong. Just wondering
Would’ve had to get him up into it
@@HowFarmsWork , you just need the right kind of bait. Ask your viewers for a couple volunteers willing to wear a cow costume. Put ‘em by the cattle trailer door, have them moo suggestively,and let nature take it’s course. 😀
Now wait and see what the offspring look 👀 like! Might have a couple of “Rosemary’s Babies” with horns and red eyes 👀!
What a video haha. You should have watched sonne farm video's they been using one of them guns for a while.
If you get any calf's out of this, I would possibly be interested in them. I'm also about an hour away from you as well.