The rancher may have had his gun out and the deputies ordered him to stand down and he didn’t listen and they decided to shoot him instead of the bull.
I have no clue what happened. That’s just a what-if scenario.
He may also have been older, with hearing problems.
Another story states that a police dispatcher called the rancher and told him that his bull had been hit, and for him to come out and deal with it. The deputies were there when he arrived, and shortly thereafter, they all threw down on each other.
Could be. I do know that my husband wouldn’t let anyone but himself put down one of our animals but that’s all I was basing my statement on.