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    Has anybody seen those roaming bulls? Four rodeo escapees on the lam near Fonda, Iowa

    Has anybody seen those roaming bulls? Four rodeo escapees on the lam near Fonda, Iowa...

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    Bulls are at large in western Pocahontas County because they broke out of a pen at the Fonda Labor Day rodeo. Five of T&C Rodeo Company’s bulls raced through the campgrounds Saturday, Sept. 3. They could not be reined in. Four remained at large as of Sept. 21.

    Law enforcement is not fielding those calls about the missing animals. “There’s so much corn, it’s impossible for us to find them,” said Pocahontas County Sheriff Steve Nelson. “I don’t think it’s on us to find them.” Nelson described the loose animals as a “civil issue.” The animals could eat a farmer’s crops or cause a traffic accident. Crop losses and accidents are handled through the civil court system, not law enforcement, explained Pocahontas County Attorney Dan Feistner.

    “If you get a bunch of hamburger on the road, you’ll see something, but nothing from us,” Feistner said on Wednesday. “Sure, they create hazards. They’re eating someone’s corn. There’s not a lot we can do.”


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    I've had Highland cattle strolling through my yard on occasion. While it took a double take and a slurp of coffee to actually understand what I was seeing the first time it happened, since then it's a laugh, and a phone call to the neighbors to come collect their cattle.

    The repairs to the 'lawn' are automatic, and we got replacement bulbs from those tasty treats they made off with.

    Why people would go to court over something like this, when someone knows their cattle did the damage, just make it right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    Has anybody seen those roaming bulls? Four rodeo escapees on the lam near Fonda, Iowa...

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    Bulls are at large in western Pocahontas County because they broke out of a pen at the Fonda Labor Day rodeo. Five of T&C Rodeo Company’s bulls raced through the campgrounds Saturday, Sept. 3. They could not be reined in. Four remained at large as of Sept. 21.

    Law enforcement is not fielding those calls about the missing animals. “There’s so much corn, it’s impossible for us to find them,” said Pocahontas County Sheriff Steve Nelson. “I don’t think it’s on us to find them.” Nelson described the loose animals as a “civil issue.” The animals could eat a farmer’s crops or cause a traffic accident. Crop losses and accidents are handled through the civil court system, not law enforcement, explained Pocahontas County Attorney Dan Feistner.

    “If you get a bunch of hamburger on the road, you’ll see something, but nothing from us,” Feistner said on Wednesday. “Sure, they create hazards. They’re eating someone’s corn. There’s not a lot we can do.”


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    Wow. "Not my job man" attitude. Maybe some of the towns folk can just fill the freezer. I'm not a rodeo fan but I'm guessing these bulls may not exactly love people?
    Really sad case in our area 20 years ago when a ten year old girl was killed by the families bull

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    Let's go Brandon !!!

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    They're probably not very tender, either, some rodeo bulls are up there in age.
    "LET'S GO BRANDON!"

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    I wonder if they found them?

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    "Not a lot we can do".....

    Uh, no, there's lots of fun to be had in bring these "fugitives" to justice. Lazy law enforcement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abby08 View Post
    They're probably not very tender, either, some rodeo bulls are up there in age.
    Well, stew it is then.
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