Thursday, July 24, 2008

Calf No. 17

Since Colorado is a fence-out state, I often see cattle on the county roads in my travels. This morning I saw this guy on the roadside on my way to work.

7 comments:

Fashion Schlub said...

it's ferdinand the bull, sniffing les fleurs! I love this shot! you really have these handsome guys around you??

Iris said...

The bull and the daisy together made me smile! Great shot!!

Jai Johnson • JaiArt.Com said...

AWESOME SHOT! Wow!

365DAYSINHEMETVALLEY said...

Okay, I give -- what's a fence out law? All we have are dairy cows, and the brama bulls they use for the rodeo next door. I don't think they have flowers next to them :)

Carole and Chewy said...

Great minds think alike Bettye -
First thing I thought "FERDINAND!"

What a perfect shot!

Robin said...

Fence out.... well... it has to do with the law of the range and cowboys and all that stuff. Most people DO keep their livestock fenced in... they want to protect their valuable animals. The law though does not force livestock owners to fence their animals in. If you don't want the neighbor's cows/horse/goats/mules in your yard, you must fence your property to keep them out. In the case of highways, the state is responsible for the fences to keep animals off the highways, not the animal owners.

When the fire department has to cut a fence along the highway for any reason, it is the state that replaces it; not the property owner.

A couple of years ago I came upon a mule walking down the state highway. Me and another passerby got the mule into someone's yard and I was left to flap my arms to keep it off the road until the highway department showed up since the mule (and the fence he got out of) was their responsibility.

Weird law. It was brough home about four months ago when a half dozen cows came parading through my property having a good old time. Our land is only partially fenced.

Now I'll see if I got it right.
http://www.coloradocattle.org/website/newpages/fencelaws.htm

I just think it's weird that this guy, well known in the area for letting his livestock out, is so sloppy about keeping them in. These are valuable animals but cattle rustling is still a major crime.

365DaysInTucson said...

Mmmmm yummy.... sorry but Black Angus is delic!