Ever riled a peacock? Not a mistake you'll make twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry
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Ever riled a peacock? Not a mistake you'll make twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry
No but trying to get past a hissing goose with chicks ( are little geese chicks?) on a narrow canal tow path can be intimidatingQuote:
Originally Posted by Hank
It's a jungle out there!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry
My husband got followed by an over friendly horse for quite some time I just left them to it!
Regularly get cow issues, often when there blocking a gate and get a bit "excited" as I try to go in field. Usually more scared of us than we are them I know, but some of the big cows/bulls don't always see it that way.
I was chased for 2m by a small herd once, in a long Wolds valley whilst running Wolds Way they'd stop everytime I stopped looked around and made noise/gestured, but start again as I ran. And wasn't really in mood for any sprinting after 45m of overnight run. Later in the day went off route and climbing over a gate into a field, didn't see the bull under a tree shadow until I heard cartoon-like snorting and saw it drag its front foot aggresively - decided to go around that field.
As aggresive as these bulls?...Quote:
Originally Posted by Drunkeneuphoria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h-WhhqFjv4
Goslings.
That bloke at the end - got caught by his goslings.
Now I'm really scared blimey its brutalQuote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Big stag trouble today. Think it must be getting near the start of the rutting season. They are making a lot of bellowing noises now (unlike a week ago) and look very fidgety. I decided on a 2 mile diversion around the edge of the fields i was running rather than getting with 40 or 50 yards of them.
Strange thing was the Elephants, Rhinos and Brown Bears I ran past earlier weren't a problem and they were only 10 feet away!
BTW that's not a wind up.
Whipsnade zoo????Quote:
Originally Posted by Theolneywayisup
I trust NOT a circus. I believe they are banned from showing wild animals these days. Leeds City Council, to its great credit, has banned them for decades.Quote:
Originally Posted by Theolneywayisup
Google Power!Quote:
Originally Posted by Theolneywayisup
http://www.zoochat.com/38/flamingo-z...rk-olney-7754/
But no mention of a stoat or weasel!
Horses, a nightmare, a field of 3-4 on my favorite field loop, have been in the position of being galloped at and then reared over in a Champion the wonder horse type style!! generally worse early morning, perhaps think I'm bringing breakfast?? Any suggestions on what to do would be great (alternative routes would be tough, it's my favorite!!)
Remarkably close Stolly! Woburn Park. Great to run around the edge of all the enclosures literally 10 feet away from the animals, whilst watching the masses who have paid £20+ to get in, straining to see something from their cars 100 yds away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Still never seen a tiger though.
Damn things have ruined one of my favourite trods, ruined it.
Bloody cows
I hate cows!! Scare the life out of me :-(. I dont care if you think "they are more scared of you". Believe me, they bloody ain't!!!!
Interesting thread, so many different actions! Dogs are the main culprits
Reminds me of the time I let my two bulls out at mating time. They looked at the herd of 50 cows up on the hill and the young bull said "I'm going to run up there and have sex with one of those cows" the old bull looked at him and replied " I'm going to walk up there and have sex with them all" ;-)
Be careful. They are the most dangerous animal we come into contact with:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22518414
At it again I see. I still maintain that they aren't dangerous provided you keep aware of them and don't do anything stupid (like getting in between calves and mothers). I always have a ready exit strategy just in case but these days I rarely have to use it having got much better at anticipating them. The only problem comes when they're crowding a gateway, in which case I would hop in to the next field if necessary and avoid them that way. I also wouldn't take a young child or someone incapable of moving away quickly in to a field with them if it felt wrong. They're big animals but generally fairly tame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodders
#Quote:
Originally Posted by RaceTheSweeper
Scare the life out of me, ive turned for home half way round a loop of mine before now rather than go through a field of them !
They don't like my dog for some reason, I know that. Don't have much trouble unless he's with me, in which case I usually end up with a bit of informal interval training!
Not sure I agree with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Furness
Dairy cows are fairly tame becuase they are handled twice a day. But any cow with calf is not, and you don't need to have made the mistake of getting between her and her calf for her to get aggressive. Bullocks can be frisky and for all herds is can depend on the breed, how often they are handled and how much they've been spooked that day. A bull with cows is not a problem. Lone bulls aren't allowed in fields with public access.
Dogs and cows do not mix and will also depend on the above.
Farmers will always have a stick, most don't herd the cows with dogs either.
If I'm with a dog, unless they are dairy, I won't be anywhere near them. I'm jumping walls instead!!
Just watched that bull video.....Gory! Literally!!
I derive a strange sensation of comfort that some countries will still allow individuals to deliberately place themselves in harms way. Our H&S executives would probably have a seizure watching that...........ah ha! A plan to get rid of the bugg*rs is hatching!
I know what you mean and each situation is different so it's not really possible to generalise too much. However, young bullocks will generally leave you alone if you act confidently and loudly tell them to shift (they're mainly being nosey) and as long as you don't try and run too close to cows with calves they tend to be ok too. I just go well wide of them and carry on as normal. If the situation looks or feels wrong, then I will do as you do and jump a wall to avoid that particular section of path.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flopsy
My last session with cows was hilarious in hindsight. I am wary, not scared. Took evasive action, trippped and fell with my chest across the electric fence. THAT did scare me and totally took my mind off the cows. It also took about 30 mins for me to calm down and feel normal
Today, running diagonally from gate to gate across a rectangular field that is usually empty of animals, I noticed cows around the gate I was aiming for - and they noticed me, and started heading towards me at a slow trot. I changed direction hoping to outflank them, but they changed direction to cut me off. I retreated and took a path that let me use one of the short sides of the field well away from where they had moved to - this time they ignored me. Scarey things.
Keep on being vigilant.
http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/201...-cattle-attack
Beware! I'm Watching You Runners
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/9...6eac688d_c.jpg
Eyeing the Bullring by Andy Holden, on Flickr
Crap on a stick, I'll keep out of his way thank you very much.
That barbed wire doesn't look like it'll be very effective against that beast!
Had a bit of a cow related stand off on the run to worktoday near Harewood. They seemed intent on trying to surround me when I tried to track round them in the same field
I ended up hopping over a wall and going into adjacent fields toavoid them.
look, just punch them on the nose and they will back off.
But that will just annoy the 30 behind the punched one.Quote:
Originally Posted by manothemoors
Even road runners aren't safe!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-23654993
When I lived at home with my parents we were woken in the early hours by clattering hooves and all the inhabitants of the local riding stables a mile away (about 40 horses and ponies of varying sizes) were heading into the cul-de-sac across from our house, it turned out one of the stable hands had not latched the gate on the field properly! Fantastic sight, especially the tiny shetland ponies bringing up the rear :D
Cows bloody cows have been at it again. Lead runner in the Totley Tiger's Todger race tonight was taken out by the bugger's, Not sure of his injury's but he was taken to hospital. Hope he's well after which must have been very scary experience. No chance at 30 to 1.
I read this on FB. hope he's ok. we were chased by Highland cattle on Mondays race near CurbarQuote:
Originally Posted by Racing Snake
It was Pennine's Simon Coldrick - so they must have been bloody quick cows. Anyway, this is the latest I have on his condition:-Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Simon has broken lots of ribs (right hand side) and has some fluid leaking on to his lung. He is likely to have an operation today on that. He has been 'moo-ved' wards but is now in Northern General Hospital in Sheffield on HDU and will likely remain there for a couple of days. He has been 'sitting up and talking'.
All the best Simon.
Trust you to wind them up Ian! I've been running through them for decades without a spot of botherQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak