cow problem

[whitesnake]

A hunting buddy of mine has 88 acres that we have put a lot of time and effort in to making into our little hunting area. The one neighbor has cows that have came through the fence for the second time in two years. The neighbor acts like he really doesn't care and it is a inconvience for him to keep track of his cows. The darn thinks keep eating the hell out of our food plot and trampling the bedding areas down. Is there anything that can be done legally to put a stop to them. I would love to just start shooting the darn things and taking them to the butcher. God only knows that it would be nice to have a bunch of beef in the freezer, but we just don't really want to have any problems with the neighbor and we would like to see his cows stays on his side of the fence. We have also asked if we could hunt on his property and he was rude about it, that was before we had any problems with the cows. Any suggestions would be really nice.
Thanks,
Whitesnake

[mrjbigfoot]

Get a cattle prod & shock those suckers back over to his side a few times and they'll not want to come back!

:D

[TripleA88]

Id just call the sheriff the next time you had a problem, and explain that this has been an ongoing problem over the years. Im not sure but if it even continue's after reporting it he may get fined. Or possibly if your hunting property adjoins the cow pasture Id just fix the weak spots in the fence your self.

[deerhunt45]

Go to the owner of the cows and tell him the problem needs to stop. Hold him liable. If it persists, go to the sheriff's office. Then buy a cattle prod :D

[TheCream]

We only had that problem once, and a phone call was all it took to get the point across that we needed it to stop. We had a camera up, set in video mode, and it captured the whole thing. First the cows coming through our brassicas, then the cows being herded back by the farmer. We weren't rude or mean with the guy, just explained that we had a hefty investment that we wanted to protect. Sometimes you get a lot further when you treat a person with respect. That being said, I will usually only do that a time or two, then it gets saucy. :mischeif:

[CARPN-JAKE]

I had both my food plots of Buck Forage Oats mowed down by neighboring cows last fall the end of OCt just before the rut. The landowners didn't finally get all the cows in and secure till the middle of dec. sometime. they pretty much ruined the woods for that timeframe.

[mikenbow]

I realize the fence is the neighbors responsibility but is it possible to repair the fence yourself? Maybe a simple locust pole or two here and there and some readjustment of some barbed wire is all it would take. At least your problem would be solved. Good luck;) .

[jackalope]

Notify him via certified mail that next time he'll get a bill for 3000 range usage fee....

[ohiosam]

Here's what you can do.
Send him a bill for damages. If he doesn't pay take him to small claims court.

Now before you do that remember he might be able to make you pay for half of the fence on the property line, even if you have no livestock to contain. I say might because that was the law in Ohio but a few years ago the was a movement to change it and I can't really remember if it was changed.

Oh another thing you might do is keep some wilting wild cherry branches around your food plots:evilsmile::mischeif:

[outdrjoe]

if he dont know how many cows he has to keep track of sounds like you my friend just hit the jackpot ribs,steak,burgers,filets i cant take it know more i got to go eat:coolgleamA:

[whitetailfreak]

keep pics with dates on them if you can of dammage done to your property .keep a log of your time spent and money ,take them to court .like the other guy said or when they get to your side ,fence them in on your side and let him buy it back from you or keep it .or put up a barb wire fence of your own on that property line that they cant get around .or be ready with a trailer and a wench and shoot it and butcher it .:whistle:

[geezer II]

Good fences make good neighboors :mischeif:

[whitesnake]

Hey thanks for all the good advice. My buddy and I are going to go over all the input that has been given and come up with a way to handle this. I personally like the ideal of a truck and trailor with a winch.

[coonskinner]

yuh know if this was the other way around a farmer would have you pay out the nose if you accidently let his milk cows out an they got in the wild onions...i was warned once bout that and thats all i needed...he sed i'd pay for all the spoiled milk...soooo that door swings 2 ways...and if you got pics of it you got your evidence...but be nice bout it like the farmer was to me...no problems,i make sure i close his gates...:D

[whitesnake]

Yea I know what you mean about being nice. Everytime we have talked to this farmer we have been nice and he has been rude to us. I am just about done with being nice. You can only be nice so long. I think we are going to contact an attorney to see just what we can get away with.

[jackalope]

Have Truck and trailer will travel...

[QDMAMAN]

Have Truck and trailer will travel...

...to the sale barn.:D

Big T

[XX78]

Shoot em

[uglykat26]

like any farm he is legally responsible for his cows , just like dogs and cats and other captive anmals ,if they do damage to your property he is legally responsible to compinsate you for the damages, the farm i hunt the farmer just had to pay out over 1000 dollars to replant his neighbors flower garden that his cows ate after they got out, i would kindly ask him to keep his cows in check if that dont work go the legal way he will have to repay or pay for your food plot to be replanted by someone of your choice, or pocket the money and do it your self

[Thunderflight]

If all else fails call Swantucky up and ask him to help. He's handled a "similar" (well it did involved a cow:bouncy: ) situtation before.

[swantucky]

If all else fails call Swantucky up and ask him to help. He's handled a "similar" (well it did involved a cow:bouncy: ) situtation before.

I was surprised it took 2 pages before my services were mentioned:whistle:

[bowhunter1023]

I was surprised it took 2 pages before my services were mentioned:whistle:

I was gonna post the picture when I saw this thread and got distracted!