How do you deal with cows

moon man said:
as title i find cows very scarey, you walk miles and miles on these footpaths enjoying the walk then the next field is full of menacing cows ,its udderly terrifying imho . are you supposed to run towards them waving your arms or just keep as far away as possible ,honestly this is a serious question as its spoiling my walks
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Dunno about running Caleb just jumps up and down shouting and waving his arms up and down when facing off a feisty young bull

Did used to know someone who worked then in the past and he got them galloping round and round the field at speed as we we were trying to cross it he found it funny we found it terrifying...
 
Cows are naturally curious so they will often come to look you over.
They are kind of clumsy too and they don't really know their own size.

Suckler cows with calves you need to be wary of, especially if you have a dog. They can be very protective of their young.

As has been mentioned, waving your arms and shouting can be usefull. Carry a walking stick.
Running makes them think its a bit of a game and they will run after you.

Once had a rather difficult cow that hated white people, was fine with Thais/Filipinos/Arabs/Africans but would attack any white person if you got close to her.

Bulls should always be treated with respect. Once had a bull that tried to fight a tractor.
Also had a bull that was very nasty. I never entered the farm buildings without a fork to hand, a stick did not work. He nearly got me one day when I wasn't expecting it.

Came back from a weekend off to find a load of police cars in the farm yard.
It turned out the bull had gone berserk, killed 2 cows and badly injured a 3rd and the police marksman had to be called in to shoot it.
 
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