From Today's Walkabout

[madshutterbug]

Houdini and I took a walk along the fence line over on the Cow Pasture looking for downed branches. What with the wet weather experienced this week, it's a good possibility. After all, while out feeding the Ranch this morning we heard a branch fall over on our neighbor Miss P's side of the fence. We did not find any branches across the fence. This is probably a good thing, because we did find




In case you are wondering, those are Asian Water Buffalo. Our other neighbor, Doc P, he raises them. We gave them a wide berth, and still kept an eye on them because they mostly consider fences as suggestions. Sometimes as not particularly important suggestions.

Comments

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Once, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, I knew someone (not a friend, a ... co-worker ... ) who attempted to take one down using an M-16.

He learned the truth of your words.

[firesmithsghost.livejournal.com]

.308 is as small as I would go, and honestly, an Ma Deuce would not be considered overkill.

There are not creatures to be taken lightly or easily.

Shooting one with an M16 ought to be considered a suicide attempt.