Cows bloody cows

[Stolly]

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????

[Alexandra]

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.

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.

[Rodders]

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.

Google Power!
http://www.zoochat.com/38/flamingo-z...rk-olney-7754/

But no mention of a stoat or weasel!

[Daletownrunner]

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!!)

[Theolneywayisup]

Whipsnade zoo????

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.

Still never seen a tiger though.

[shaunaneto]

Damn things have ruined one of my favourite trods, ruined it.

Bloody cows

[RaceTheSweeper]

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!!!!

[Lloyder99]

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" ;-)

[Rodders]

Be careful. They are the most dangerous animal we come into contact with:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-22518414

[Rob Furness]

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.