Lost my big pet.

Walterdavies · Dec 10, 2009

Mac died last night I think maybe the cold hurried him along. Will miss that big guy out watching over his small herd of cows.
I called a taxidermist and he will mount the head for $1000 Don't want to spend the money right now but sure want to keep something as he was the largest Limousin Bull around here and was quite a land mark.
so I spend the $1000 and pay later but I will get my mantle piece for the rest of my life.

Walt
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James Howell · Dec 10, 2009

He was a fine looking bull.

El Toro · Dec 10, 2009

He's mighty handsome. You sure get attached to those animals. Glad you're having the head mounted. Hal

bob featherstone · Dec 10, 2009

wow awesome looking bull
amazing how you can get so attached to an animal
sorry for your loss
bob

Nancy Howell · Dec 10, 2009

Sorry to hear he"s gone.

My FIL had a big Brahman bull we called Smokey. He thought he was a pet. Anytime you were out in the pasture, here he"d come, hoping for a handout or some scrathin". He was just as gentle as he could be.

ChrisinMO · Dec 10, 2009

Sorry about your loss. It's tough to lose an animal that has done well for us.

Christopher

gitrib · Dec 10, 2009

He is a awesome Walt. It amazing how attached you can get to a animal. I am attaching a pic of Nancy one of our great cow. I gave her the first bottle. I led her in the show ring and then she became a non breeder. We had two great daughters and several grand daughters, Spent a lot of bucks with a reproduction vet trying to get a flush. They said it was inpossible. So, she went through the Sale as a butcher cow, I never will forget her lookin back as she went down the alley. She loved to travel.
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Mike (WA) · Dec 10, 2009

Sorry about your loss, Walt- glad you can keep a remembrance.

Gitrib, that is one gorgeous Guernsey. Pic reminds me of the judging contests in Hoard's Dairyman- I haven't seen that magazine in 25 years, is it still around? Do they still have the judging contests?

gitrib · Dec 10, 2009

Walt I am sorry I cut in your thread. But it is terrible to lose any animal that has given it's all to you. Some people have a hard time understanding this. A great animal is always great and is alway in your mind. I am so glad that I have a good picture of Nancy. It is over the fireplace mantel.
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gitrib · Dec 10, 2009

Yes to both of your questions,
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Mike (WA) · Dec 10, 2009

Walt-

You gotta do this with the ring still in the nose, ya know. . .

I went to work for a neighbor with registered Angus after I finished 8th grade in 1962. One of my jobs was changing irrigation pipes. I had been around cattle all my life and was comfortable with them, but was a little nervous when the Angus bull followed me for about half the line- would stand by the end of the pipe I was moving, walk with it over to the new setting, then back to the next pipe, etc. He finally lost interest and moved back to the herd. I grew up with dairy bulls, which are pretty dicey, and didn't know how much I could trust a beef bull.

I mentioned it to the boss, and he got a good laugh- "That's Mike, our best bull- he wants you to scratch his head with the irrigation pipe. Just give him a couple scratches each time, and eventually, he'll get enough and move on." So from then on, Mike got his head scratched when I changed pipes in his field.

I don't believe Mike's head got mounted when he passed, but I think its a great idea.

Lost my big pet.

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