re: start in cattle

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a herd of cattle sounds nice until you get a call that on christmas mornig at about 2am when its freezing outside saying that they are all over the highway.

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There is a herd of cattle in a pasture along the route I take to visit my parents.

One day we saw a few out along the highway. I was about to stop at the house of a fellow I knew to find out who to call when I saw a Honda Accord packed with a bunch of young men tearing down a dirt road about 60 mph in our direction. I told my wife, "They know" and kept going.

Another year we were coming home at night from a Christmas visit when an ambulance approached from behind and passed us. We later caught it, stopped at the area of the former cattle escape. A big pickup pulling an enclosed trailer hit a black cow square on and squashed the hell out of the front of the truck. Cow was DOA in the road. Not sure about the humans.

Stuff like that is among the many reasons I would not screw with cattle unless it was 100% my way of making a living.

If I were going to consider it, I would contact my local county agent or a cattle expert at the LSU Cooperative Extension Service. Free advice that you can take or leave.

ive lived it. my dads favorite april fools prank was running into our bedrooms at 3 am yelling the cows are out, the cows are out! wed all get up and half asleep trip over everything and each other dragging clothes on getting outside. about the time we were loading in the truck with flashlights hed drop the APRIL FOOLS! it worked everytime and im sure you know why - because the cows got out a lot

like the previous poster said - take the good with the bad, and ill take it

i appreciate the feedback. will be contacting farm bureau for the insurance discussion

LA has a new law that states a rancher cannot be held liable if a cow gets out and is hit unless one can prove neglect.

Louisiana law generally holds livestock owners liable for damages caused by their animals, but the specific conditions for liability depend on whether the owner exercised reasonable care to contain the animal. Recent legislation (House Bill 784, effective August 1, 2025) has clarified these standards, especially regarding animals that escape their enclosures.

Max your farm liability out ($1mil), will need an underlying policy (home/auto/standard fire) to qualify. Annual or Bi-annual fence inspection by field underwriter. I’m paying $450/yr for row crop land and not sure if cattle will move that number.