[Rebelbase]

These are Sheriff Hege's deputies

Article highlights:

"Sugg fired a 12-gauge shotgun and Cupp fired his handgun. The bull was hit several times in the head and left side from about 15 feet away."

"Cupp then got an AR-15 rifle from his car to kill the bull, the report said. The AR-15 is a civilian version of a military assault rifle that fires a relatively small bullet. "They realized they had shot the bull and it was probably suffering," Rabon said. "

"Cupp and Sugg shot the bull again numerous times, but it jumped a fence and went back into the pasture with other cows."

"The gunshots seemed to have little effect on the bull, Rabon said. It was walking in the pasture later. "

[Rebelbase]

Mayberry-2003 ping.

[mhking]

Steaks!

Fire up that grill!

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[nothingnew]

"The gunshots seemed to have little effect on the bull, Rabon said. It was walking in the pasture later. "

Or put another way..."We bulls wobble but we don't fall down".

FMCDH

[Chancellor Palpatine]

The animal had been charging vehicles, and no, I don't expect cops to know how to lure aggressive bulls back into the pasture.

I will say that I'm wondering why the guy whose wife called 911 wasn't out there with a bag of cole slaw, luring the bull into the pasture (since he knows so much more than the cops).

On another note, I guess I never knew just how much punishment a bull could take.

[ko_kyi]

"So, how was your shift?"

"Slow. A lot of standing around and shooting the bull."

[RobRoy]

Oh George! Not the livestock.

[RobRoy]

I miss sungirl.

[Revelation 911]

It was a humongous bull,

....and they fully expected a .223 to take it out ? - ...and what was in the shotgun, #6? LOL

[mbynack]

I was stationed at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque. A black bear wondered into the housing area and the Security Police attempted to kill it using 9mm pistols and M-16s. They shot the bear 26 times before it ran off and died.

The 5.56 is a wimpy cartridge.

On the other hand, I've seen my father slaughter cattle using a single shot from a 22 pistol or a ballpeen hammer. You either need to know what you're doing or have a big gun.

[nightdriver]

Don't know what their problem was. I've put down many huge critters with just one .22 long rifle between the eyes. It has never failed to work with just one shot.

[FreeTally]

Cupp then got an AR-15 rifle from his car to kill the bull, the report said. The AR-15 is a civilian version of a military assault rifle that fires a relatively small bullet.

This just makes me laugh. Such a description is never used by the media when Joe Civilian has an AR-15. When in the hands of us pesants, its a "high-powered assault sniper rifle".

[tiki]

We had a bull once who was off the ranch in someone elses pasture. He was wild as all get out and My husband and 2 sons had no luck rounding him up on horses in rocky terrain. They came up with a plan to tranquilize him. They didn't have a tranquilizer gun so they rigged up arrows with syringes full of tranquilizer.

The first shot went as planned and they followed him on 4-wheelers and shot him again. He ran but they managed to hit him again. He had a triple dose of tranquilizer and he charged the 4-wheeler. my youngest son managed to get away but just barely. He didn't want any more to do with the bull so my other son went after him. When he charged him and he just barely missed knocking him off the 4-wheeler he went and asked my husband what they should do. My husband handed him a gun and said shoot him between the eyes. He wasn't very wild after that!

[moyden]

Many hundreds have been killed or injured because an idiot farmer didn't keep his fence up and a cow got out on the highway.

[eno_]

They forgot the part about the "furtive move for the waistband."

[SoDak]

A 12 gauge to the head of a good-sized bull is merely an annoyance.

[fella]

"Obviously, nobody wants to go out anywhere and shoot an animal. It was a last resort."

No hunters in that PD nor any farmboys. I've never head of anyone haveing to kill a valuable stock animal in order to get it back into a pasture. Sounds more like just a couple of yahoos with badges and guns.

[wardaddy]

I eat animals I kill as a rule and hardly qualify as a PETA enthusiast but dammit...I hope this tuff nut Bull is getting some proper medical attention. He deserves it. Couple of local Barney's unload their firepower on him and he survives. He's bound to be carrying around a fair amount of lead in him.

Guess the Barneys will be asking for a 600 Nitro Express to back up the old CAR-15 or Ithaca pump from now on...LOL.

In my youth, I shot a cow with a .357 mag and she dropped like a rock.

Squantos....sounds like Howdah time doesn't it?

and yes I miss Sungirl too....

[hopespringseternal]

These guys carry guns and are supposed to protect people? They would starve to death surrounded by beef on the hoof. Yet another gaggle of cops who should be patrolling malls with mini-maglites.

[Teacher317]

First option is to shoot... then shoot again... then shoot again. No need to try to think of better ways of getting the property back to its owner.

Does Animal Control do the same thing nowadays with strays?

[colorado tanker]

I see Barney finally talked Andy into letting him have some bullets.