cows do not like bear!-from the inbox

An Eastern Oregon rancher got an unusual battle on camera between a bear and some very brave cows.

 

The bear began to attack a cow and then the entire herd came to its aid. One cow in particular got especially aggressive and head-butted the bear right off its feet. Then, two cows sandwiched the bear between their heads. After that, the bear decided to flee and limped back into the woods.
Read on.....

A couple of evenings ago, Wayne went out to check the cows and saw a very strange sight and was able to photograph the event.
A black bear approached our cow herd which turned out to be a very big mistake on his part.

A blonde and white Simmental cow we know as I-12 went right
for him. She is a very good cow, a very attentive mother and
about 12 years old. She's in her prime and knows that bears
are bad news. 

 
Little does the bear know what is coming.
She tried her best to mash him into the ground. Man,
that has to have hurt the bear!


Nothing like a mad cow to give you a hard time!! .

There are a couple of photos where the bear is biting I-12's
leg and clawing her face, but she is not giving up. Her stiff
tail shows how agitated she is.
Wayne said all the cows were bawling, the bear Was squealing,
the calves were running around with their tails in the air.
And here comes some help. Bear is about to know what real
trouble is!

When you have two women pissed at you, real trouble has arrived!
A younger cow, R-55, an Angus-Cross cow, age 7, is helping
her out as best she can. It is an incredible photo to see two
cows at once trying to crush the bear.
Watch that hoof land home!
 

I looked up the calving records of both cows who are so aggressive
in these photos and they are both good, calm, cows around us,
and have given us no troubles whatsoever. I'll have to add in my
notes that they have a very distinct
dislike of bears.
Man, that's a lot of weight bearing (no pun intended), down on
the bear. Like mashing a lump of butter! A wonder the bear
could even move after all the mauling he received.
We'll be watching I-12 over the next few days to see if she needs
Treatment for infection. I don't know how willingly she'll come
to the corrals for treatment, but she might not have a choice.
"And stay away. You won't be so lucky next time!"
Lucky to be able to move at all.
 
 
Finally, the bear decided to vacate the area. We thought he'd be dead
for sure, but there was no sign of him the next day.
We'll have to keep an eye out for eagles in the trees or flocks of
ravens flying up. We're sure he's got some broken ribs out of
the deal at the very least. Wayne couldn't believe his eyes
when he witnessed this ruckus. This is another once-in-a-lifetime
photography event to add to all the others he managed to
document this summer. It is amazing !!