Hey Dave from MN

Dave,did you catch that heifer that got away from you? I got to thinking last night after I turned off the computer,if you had the front panel off of a creep feeder or something similar that the calf could get through but the cow couldn't,put the cow back in the pen and put up the panel,then just wait. Her natural instinct is going to be to come right back to her mother when she's scared.
As far as getting rid of her after you catch her,if I did that,I wouldn't have any left. It took me 5 days to catch all of'em this year. I had calves under gates,over fences,through fences,you name it. I eventually baited all of'em in and have them penned in the barn.
Ain't the cattle business a hoot though?

I'll take baitin' over chasin' any day, but sometimes chasin' can't be avoided.

Have not got her back yet, she was walking up by the corral yesterday bellering a while, soon as she seen the lady that owns the farm she trotted off to the willows and just watched her. She was up by the corral area last night, looking lonely, and probably wanting to get at the creep feeder, which was gated off. Weather moving in today, going to move the creep feeder into the corral for one thing. Have some nice tender green grass hay in there too. I am going to try and see if I can get mama, seperated from the rest and bring her back today. If not My cousen has a few halter broke weaned calves we can bring there, that may lure here. If anything this sure was a lesson as to what I should build that corral like. I didnt really want to bring the cattle over there theis late summer as I didnt have a corral built and there wasnt a winter weather source, but land owner really wanted the cattle over there to clean up that pasture good, and with no rent it was sure a good source of feed for a couple months. This is the first time I have had a problem really with cows. First but not last I am sure. Sure is noisy here with them weaned calves and mamas though. Praying for her to come in today, that is for sure.

I know about the noise for sure. We slept with a big box fan running in the bedroom for white noise for a week.

i ditto that. Cracked me up about how many suggested he shoot it just cause it got loose. sounds like it was a good move to take the cattle over there. you will refine your procedure and corral set up and it gets easier.

There are a few on here who opine that power comes out the end of a gun.You don't outthink them that way.

Those few sure would go broke raising cattle that way, shooting a young hiefer is a throw away. It is a economcic situation and not wheather or not a gun can kill a cow.