Water Buffalo in Crocodile Dundee

[Sarg]

Good one @Woodcarver, it looks like animals/cattle are known by different names in different country's & times/era, in the old days Bullock carts ruled NZ & the average family could afford one to work the fields, pull carts & ride, better in rough, roadless, muddy country & in the end could be eaten & hide used, our towns were spaced out a Bullocks days travel apart.

Yes a Steer or Bullock can never be and entire Bull again even if he "identifies" as a Bull lol !

While not common in the real wild, I have seen a few Bullocks in the far far Outback where I'm sure no one had cut & released them, I shot one myself & it was obvious that a Dingo had ripped his Balls out at some stage of life, & another many years later again a days drive or more from any cattle or Run country we shot a huge Buffalo Bullock with a Hunter .

I think Cape Buffalo could have the same issues ?

Could Wolves & Coyotes do the same in the US, any one ever see a Bison Bullock ?

 

[Woodcarver]

Good one @Woodcarver, it looks like animals/cattle are known by different names in different country's & times/era, in the old days Bullock carts ruled NZ & the average family could afford one to work the fields, pull carts & ride, better in rough, roadless, muddy country & in the end could be eaten & hide used, our towns were spaced out a Bullocks days travel apart.

Yes a Steer or Bullock can never be and entire Bull again even if he "identifies" as a Bull lol !

While not common in the real wild, I have seen a few Bullocks in the far far Outback where I'm sure no one had cut & released them, I shot one myself & it was obvious that a Dingo had ripped his Balls out at some stage of life, & another many years later again a days drive or more from any cattle or Run country we shot a huge Buffalo Bullock with a Hunter .

I think Cape Buffalo could have the same issues ?

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Could Wolves & Coyotes do the same in the US, any one ever see a Bison Bullock ?

Ouch! Even in the wild, they know how to bring a big boy to his knees! It wouldn't surprise me if coyotes and wolves use the same tactic on a bison. The ones that survive probably have a bit of attitude as a result; both the bison and the canine.

Many wagons on the Oregon Trail were pulled by ox carts headed west. Horses were expensive and couldn't pull as much per animal, so farmers commonly used oxen in the US and the western territories. My Great-Grandmother traveled across southern Canada in the late 1800s in an ox cart.
Not sure where I first heard the term bullock years ago, but I had to go look it up in the encyclopedia to learn what they were. Different cultures, different terms. One of the things that makes reading and travel interesting.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

Ok @Bob Nelson 35Whelen but I think more like saying a Winchester lever action 94 is a Winchester lever action 92 or 86 .

It is a Lee Enfield but I feel not a SMLE No 3 or MKIII .

Funny old Mick don't use the Thumb Hole when shooting it by the looks

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But Sue here likes the P14 Sporter .

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Both of these pictures are from the second movie. Bobs with the the thumb hole stock is from the first.

 

[Sarg]

What are you saying @Wyatt Smith, Bob has no photo on his post, Von Gruff does & I think all three, his & mine are from the second movie, all using the same thumb hole stock No4 303 as was used in the first movie, same movie just a different clip by the rocks ?

 

[Wyatt Smith]

You are correct @Sarg I was mistaken. I believe they are all from the second movie. For the life of me I could have sworn the thumbhole was only in the first movie.

 

[Sarg]

@Wyatt Smith you are a Gentlemen Sir, no problem !

I'm not sure if that old rifle was in the 3rd Movie even, have to watch it again lol ?

You know I don't think I have even seen Crocodile Dundee III

 

[MAdcox]

Well, a bull typically doesn't get to choose when they become a steer, and it rarely happens by accident, but it usually happens around 4-8 months of age, depending on the rancher doin' the choosin'. But a young steer will never get to be a bull again, no matter how long he lives, or how badly he wants to be; or what country he lives in.
Guess in today's world a steer could claim he "identifies" as a bull..... (the real bulls will set him straight pretty quick)

Ox (adult male bovines, also called bullocks) carts were typically pulled by steers and occasionally by cows or bulls. Steers tend to be easier to work with than bulls; they don't have the balls to cause any trouble.

An old cowboy song says "We've been roping and branding and marking their ears, they came in as bulls but they're leavin as steers."

We usually do it between 60 to 100 days of age. Much less stressful when there isn't a lot to lose yet.

 

[Namagiqa]

An old cowboy song says "We've been roping and branding and marking their ears, they came in as bulls but they're leavin as steers."

We usually do it between 60 to 100 days of age. Much less stressful when there isn't a lot to lose yet. View attachment 516427View attachment 516428View attachment 516429

My family hails from southern Kansas. Lots of cattle farming. Saw a sign on several ranches that said, "If your bull wanders onto our property, please come get your steer." I understand that the ranchers want to ensure that cows are bred for particular lines and strains and they don't want any unplanned breeding. Still, I thought it was a humorous sign.

 

[MAdcox]

My family hails from southern Kansas. Lots of cattle farming. Saw a sign on several ranches that said, "If your bull wanders onto our property, please come get your steer." I understand that the ranchers want to ensure that cows are bred for particular lines and strains and they don't want any unplanned breeding. Still, I thought it was a humorous sign.

My grandad tells a story when he was younger, about a neighbors bull that kept jumping into their pasture. After several conversations of increasing heat, the bull was back. He instructed my dad and uncle to "go rope and stretch that SOB". He then castrated the (fully mature and aged) bull and hung his testicles from his horns by the cords. They then kicked him out into the road and drove him back to the neighbor's corral and lotted him for the owner to find.

 

[Bullthrower338]

definitely an awesome place! So glad I got to drink beer there with my Dad(RIP Boxcar) and @ActionBob CU in Northern Territory! Best tourism slogan ever!

 

[Woodcarver]

An old cowboy song says "We've been roping and branding and marking their ears, they came in as bulls but they're leavin as steers."

We usually do it between 60 to 100 days of age. Much less stressful when there isn't a lot to lose yet. View attachment 516427View attachment 516428View attachment 516429

Geez! At that age you won't have anything to toss on the propane heater for a snack after the next one! 'Course, it would make the flankers job a bit easier...

 

[MAdcox]

Geez! At that age you won't have anything to toss on the propane heater for a snack after the next one! 'Course, it would make the flankers job a bit easier...

They are definitely more a snack than a meal.

 

[Switup]

I get jealous anytime i log on to this forum. Never seen a nicer full taxidermy bull.