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25/08/19 08:14 PM
Re: Steak (R)evolution

I see they push a lot of those insipidly thin steaks. The reason is because beef is expensive in France, or Japan. And many other places.

I see what idiot is parroting the UN agenda against feedlots. The attack on feedlots will drive beef prices in many parts of the world by a multiple in price. And drive it out of the wallet of ordinary people.

Myself, a few weeks ago, I decided I will re-fence the grazing areas of my farm. I don't have a lot of grazing areas, but they are along a creek/river. Lots of fencing. But I decided with the attack on meat, and especially on beef, I will start raising my own cattle again. We used to have around 20 to 25 cows. Which was WAY too many.

We first had a dairy, but Dad thankfully gave that up a long time ago. And instead ran the dairy cattle with calves for sale. Bred up too many. So they have to be supplementary fed.

They are also tough on fencing, and that is a pain. I hate fencing and repairs. May need to try to run some sort of electric wire.

I liked our bulls, they were aggressive and violent. Was very proud to go to one cattle sale. The handler stood in the middle of the ring, and with a padded pole used to prod the cows, steers and bulls, to walk or run around the ring for inspection of buyers. One of our bulls, a medium sized very black bull, just strood into the ring, stopped and glared. The handler jumped instantly behind one of the barriers. WONDERFUL! Bull Machismo! The handler just let the bull stand there until sold. Then it was encouraged to leave the ring. Then the fun really started ...

The black bull ran down the central corridor of the yards, bellowed and JUMPED over the high gate, right into the next lane where multiple people were standing. These walls and gates are at least seven feet high, possibly more. The black bull then jumped another wall. Mayhem. Eventually the stockmen got him coralled somewhere locked up.

Fun stuff. I miss the live sales like this. If I could I would own a proper cattle property,

One of our bulls was named "Ivan", after Ivan the Terrible. He was black and solid. Perhaps he was the one in the yards that time.

One of the earlier ones was named "Bam Bam" after the Flintstones baby. Bam Bam, went bam bam against his enclosure fences. Smashing against them, head butting and charging the barrier. He used to get very angry.

One of our bull's, perhaps Bam Bam, got out of his yard. I remember the bull charging my father flat out, who held a hay pitch form in front of him to stop the charge, a fence behind his back. The bull did this at least twice. I was probably five or so, at the time. I was impressed even back then. Now I think, it must have been very scary to have a solid angry bull charge one, with only a flimsy three pronged pitch fork, to use to keep the bulls head, skull and horns out of one's chest or gut. All of our bull's had horns.

Later as a youth, more than once I had a bull challenge me. I thought, never let them back you down. Out stare them. But always used to consider an escape route, perhaps a fence to dive head first over if need be. Or a steep high river bank to slide down, and perhaps have to climb up the other side it the bull follows one down.

I had an unwarranted confidence in a .22 RF in those days. Thought it could drop a charging bull if needed ... thankfully I never needed to prove it or disprove it. And never had to waste a bull in such a way.

As for scrub or outback wild bulls, they are in my opinion, the most likely to become aggressive and charge a hunter. Not as hard to put down as a water or cape buffalo, but cattle scrub bulls are IMO far more aggressive. Have had at least two or three incidents with scrub bulls. They are fun!

Beef is great in every way.



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