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US forest issues kill order for feral cows in New Mexico
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<blockquote data-quote="Plinker147" data-source="post: 2748089" data-attributes="member: 88320"><p>Well I've actually spent a lot of time where the feral cattle are. There have been wild cattle in that area since cattle were put in the Gila. Forest service has hired to cowboys(dam good ones too) over the years to gather the cattle, but it's so ruff and far they would get a few head out, about kill some horses trying, never could really make a difference in #'s. </p><p></p><p>So it's nOt the number of cows as much as where they are. Most of the cattle are not of the river, but some are. Most of the cattle are about 15-17 miles in the wilderness in extremely ruff country. The pocket where they are at has very little water and the feral cattle were overgrazing some of the area around the water. I can't say they were hurting much but matter of opinion.</p><p></p><p>Funny how NM cattle growers gets up in arms when the cattle have been there forever and they did nothing. In NM all feral livestock belongs to the NM livestock board, of course they did nothing over the years. There isn't a leasee in the area, the permits were eliminating many years ago. A few cattle have been harvested over the years by some people salty enough to do it but technically killed illegally.</p><p></p><p>Not backing the government on this because it could have been handled much better. The population is 70% bulls and all they needs to do was shoot the cows. They could have had people to pack out the the meat that was in the easier places to get to. Funny the there 2 packs of wolves in that area now where they never stay much until cattle were shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plinker147, post: 2748089, member: 88320"] Well I’ve actually spent a lot of time where the feral cattle are. There have been wild cattle in that area since cattle were put in the Gila. Forest service has hired to cowboys(dam good ones too) over the years to gather the cattle, but it’s so ruff and far they would get a few head out, about kill some horses trying, never could really make a difference in #’s. So it’s nOt the number of cows as much as where they are. Most of the cattle are not of the river, but some are. Most of the cattle are about 15-17 miles in the wilderness in extremely ruff country. The pocket where they are at has very little water and the feral cattle were overgrazing some of the area around the water. I can’t say they were hurting much but matter of opinion. Funny how NM cattle growers gets up in arms when the cattle have been there forever and they did nothing. In NM all feral livestock belongs to the NM livestock board, of course they did nothing over the years. There isn’t a leasee in the area, the permits were eliminating many years ago. A few cattle have been harvested over the years by some people salty enough to do it but technically killed illegally. Not backing the government on this because it could have been handled much better. The population is 70% bulls and all they needs to do was shoot the cows. They could have had people to pack out the the meat that was in the easier places to get to. Funny the there 2 packs of wolves in that area now where they never stay much until cattle were shot. [/QUOTE]
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