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$5000
Reward Posted
In Bull Shooting Case
Reward Offered By Indian Canyon
Ranch For Bull Shooting Suspects
GAIL, Texas —
Indian Canyon Ranch is offering a $5000 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for
shooting two bulls about six weeks ago.
The two
registered red Angus bulls were found dead in the brush about 30
yards from the highway and about 50 yards apart. Wyndel Culp,
manager of Indian Canyon, believes kids are likely to blame, and
that the bulls were probably shot by mistake.
“I really and
truly don’t think it was malicious shooting of cattle. I think they
were accidently shot, but still, they ought to know better,” he
said.
Culp figures
someone was spotlighting over the fence and shot at eyes, not
knowing those eyes belonged to cattle. He said some of the folks
running around with spotlights can’t tell the difference between
cattle eyes and those of feral hogs.
“I’m sure
they had shot some hogs there before, and they were driving around
at night and saw those bulls’ eyes, and shot them. It’s aggravating.
If they would just fess up to it, it wouldn’t be near as hard on
them as it’s gonna be if they get caught. If they’d just fess up
they could probably just pay for the bulls and be done with it,”
Culp said.
The bulls
were purchased for somewhere between $3500 and $7000 apiece, but
Culp said they are not yet certain which bulls were shot and will
have to gather the rest of the bulls and compare registration
papers. The bulls were three years old and had only been used for
one year.
There is a
growing problem in the area with hunters who are not concerned with
property lines. Several deer have been shot on the ranch and left
without their heads, and Culp knows that hogs are often shot over
the fence.
“You know,
when we were kids our parents had a little supervision over us, but
these kids go wild. They drive our outside fences, and if they see a
pair of eyes, they shoot,” he said. “We don’t like the hogs, but
we’d rather not have people shoot across the fence.”
The sheriff’s
department, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and
the game warden are all investigating the case. |
