Cows on my property

[Shinneryfarmer]

Contact Sherriff make a report give him time to contact owner, say 14 days. Unwritten rule in a tricounty area where I live, after contact is made allow another 14 days for owner to stop cattle from trespassing. After that gather all cattle on your property, take to local sale barn in owners name but have check mailed to your address. Now you hold his check till damages are paid to you. This is not legal advice but know many that have done it and the local Sherriff's support it

 

[hunter966]

I thought both parties are responsible for fence up keep?

At least around here, if your cattle get out, you fix the fence, if it’s your neighbors cattle getting out it’s on them. But MOST of our neighbors help each other.

Some guys around here have, after talking to the neighbor about their cattle getting out and also talking to the sheriff have hauled them to the sale barn, took out gas expenses, then gave what’s left back to the owner. Not saying it’s right or wrong but it’s what happened.

 

[rickm]

I thought both parties are responsible for fence up keep?

I can only say what a judge told me when in court over such matters. It is the responsibility of the person that owns the domesticated animals to keep and maintain fence to keep animals off other peoples property. And if both parties own said animals its the person that owns said animals that get out to keep and maintain fences so said animals will remain on their property.

 

[PanhandleGlocker]

Contact Sherriff make a report give him time to contact owner, say 14 days. Unwritten rule in a tricounty area where I live, after contact is made allow another 14 days for owner to stop cattle from trespassing. After that gather all cattle on your property, take to local sale barn in owners name but have check mailed to your address. Now you hold his check till damages are paid to you. This is not legal advice but know many that have done it and the local Sherriff's support it

*results may vary depending on county*

 

[Roadking Larry]

Beef, it's what's for dinner.

 

[Bravo1413]

Do you know the address. You can look it up on the county assessor's site and find the owner of record.

No address, just a large fenced piece of property.

 

[Bravo1413]

*results may vary depending on county*

Don’t see why I have to go to all the trouble of collecting and selling some else’s cows and then give him the money after his cattle broke my fences for over a year and no one has ever visited that property to walk the fence line. Broken, rusted barbwire on the ground .

 

[Bravo1413]

Before you go to all that trouble maybe tell us where they are. I’m sure somebody can help ‘remove’ the pesky fence busters up and alleviate your problem.

On county rd. 1550 About a mile west of 81 on North side. Rush Springs

 

[Bravo1413]

So can the county assessor. Will the sheriff consider them free range? Are you a fence in or fence out county? Call the sheriff on the business line not the emergency line and be polite. Ask.

how tall is the fence? What material? Once cows are jumpers and they have a learned behavior it is hard to break. Neighbors bull cleared our five foot fence.

Never measured, up about 5’. 4 strand barb wire. Some jump. Calve just jets right through it.

 

[Bravo1413]

*results may vary depending on county*

I guess I’ll have to do that.
, and send the guy a bill.