Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)
Senior Member
I was recently 'cornered' by a herd of cows at the waters edge. It took half and hour, a big stick and a lot of shouting to make them go away.
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like you I grew up around livestock and agree with your comment. However, because of that early awareness of them, you know instinctively how not to put yourself in harms way of them. Eg. not letting them get you in corner up against a hedge, wall or fence because of the possibility of movement and crushing you.I was born and bred on a Dairy farm and cattle arn't usually a hazard. The most unpredictable are Beef cattle or Heifers when there first turned out after overwintering indoors (especially if you have a dog with you).
I carry a clown costume in my kit, they stay clear of ol' Ronald.
That may sound silly, and actually may even be totally silly because I never lived anywhere near livestock so I have no idea if that's the right thing to do or not, but each time I get cornered by cows, and actually last time was yesterday as I was fishing on the river Thame I speak to them calmly, not too loud and actually in three different languages, alterning between them and I keep talking to them while I carry on fishing until they eventually leave. Ok it takes some time but never failed to work at one point I must be so boring than they prefer to leave
Which languages work best???
Yeah, they're not so braveA tube of Colemans mustard poking out of your top pocket has much the same effect.
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Originally Posted by Ray Roberts
A tube of Colemans mustard poking out of your top pocket has much the same effect.
Yeah, they're not so brave
You've taken it too far now S.V.Why not go the whole hog, Mustard, yorkshire puds, Carrots, peas, gravy granules, Tatties that would get the buggers running the other way
Which languages work best???