jiminbogart
TCU Go Frawgs !
I was driving down Old Farmington Rd in Oconee today. It's a little traveled gravel road.
As I crossed the creek, I saw a calf laying at the edge on the creek in the mud. It appeared to be in a bad way(not moving).
I got out of the truck and yelled a couple times and it barely kicked it's feet and moved it's head. It was in some sort of distress.
There are no houses in the immediate area, but I drove up the road just to make sure. When I turned around there as a truck coming the other way and I flagged him down and told him the situation and asked if he knew the land owner. The guy said he knew the man leasing the land and he lived in Farmington, a couple miles away. He said he had the guy's number so I asked him to call. The guy then drove off.
About 45 minutes to an hour later I decided to drive back by and check on the calf. It was still laying there and there was vulture about 10' away. The calf barely moved it's head and I could see it blink(I was about 50' away on the edge of the road up on top of the culvert.
I try to mind my own business but I also hate when folks don't help other folks.
I don't know anything about cattle, so I don't know what to do it that situation.
The owner may have already come out and decided to let the calf lay.
The other guy might have not called him or been able to get ahold of the owner.
The owner may not care.
I considered climbing over the fence but I did not want to trespass. I don't want folks trespassing on my land. My neighbor calls me when cows get out and they come on my land and I'm ok with that.
I considered shooting the calf, but it's not my property or my land. The calf may just need some help.
I called animal control to see if they wanted to help it and got a VM. I left a message.
I considered calling the Sheriff's none emergency number but it really is not a LEO deal.
What would ya'll do? The calf looked like it weighed 150-200 lbs so I doubt I could have got him in the truck and If I did I don't know what I would have done with him.
I decided to just let it go. I hope the owner comes out and checks on him.
I hate to leave him laying there but the calf is someone's property laying on someone else's property.
As I crossed the creek, I saw a calf laying at the edge on the creek in the mud. It appeared to be in a bad way(not moving).
I got out of the truck and yelled a couple times and it barely kicked it's feet and moved it's head. It was in some sort of distress.
There are no houses in the immediate area, but I drove up the road just to make sure. When I turned around there as a truck coming the other way and I flagged him down and told him the situation and asked if he knew the land owner. The guy said he knew the man leasing the land and he lived in Farmington, a couple miles away. He said he had the guy's number so I asked him to call. The guy then drove off.
About 45 minutes to an hour later I decided to drive back by and check on the calf. It was still laying there and there was vulture about 10' away. The calf barely moved it's head and I could see it blink(I was about 50' away on the edge of the road up on top of the culvert.
I try to mind my own business but I also hate when folks don't help other folks.
I don't know anything about cattle, so I don't know what to do it that situation.
The owner may have already come out and decided to let the calf lay.
The other guy might have not called him or been able to get ahold of the owner.
The owner may not care.
I considered climbing over the fence but I did not want to trespass. I don't want folks trespassing on my land. My neighbor calls me when cows get out and they come on my land and I'm ok with that.
I considered shooting the calf, but it's not my property or my land. The calf may just need some help.
I called animal control to see if they wanted to help it and got a VM. I left a message.
I considered calling the Sheriff's none emergency number but it really is not a LEO deal.
What would ya'll do? The calf looked like it weighed 150-200 lbs so I doubt I could have got him in the truck and If I did I don't know what I would have done with him.
I decided to just let it go. I hope the owner comes out and checks on him.
I hate to leave him laying there but the calf is someone's property laying on someone else's property.