Ten million bushes in the high desert and they have to come chew on mine.
Not to mention shitting all over my yard.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Out of curiosity . . . are goats “protected species” out there?
I checked, and in Arizona goats are included in the legal definition of Livestock, so yes, they are protected under the open range law.
Yes and also no. Goats are definitely livestock, personal property, and so can’t just be plinked like rabbits. However, “open range” doesn’t mean that just anybody is welcome to graze livestock anywhere that isn’t fenced off. Grazing rights must be rented from the state, and I assure you that those goats would be considered an offense by the cattle company currently holding the rights to this area if they were in noticeable numbers or really competing with the cattle in any meaningful way.
Joel, thank you for the clarification… I’m in Yavapai county now and will be building a house on a lot that is in range land, so we need to plan on some amount of “Legal Fence” line so our 3 dogs can run safely..
mmmmm, young goat meat is very tasty, seems like you should get some return for the disruption of routine.
What do the do with these goats? Sell them for
Meat? Sell them to breders? How much could a small herd of goats generate
You could let someone from the cattle company currently holding the rights to this area know about the goats and let them take care of the problem. 😈
A cheap pneumatic airgun (Crossman 760 Pumpmaster,177/BB, multi pump $38 @ Wally world) will sting but not penetrate. 4 pumps if they are real close, up to 10-12 pumps if they are out to 75 yards. Flat nose pellets are very accurate, unlikely to penetrate. Soon they will flee at the very sight of you. Then they quit coming around. I used to have invader dog problems. My go to BB gun is an old Daisy model 25, sadly out of production now, way better velocity than the Red Rider type. The lever action bb guns are worthless beyond rock throwing range.
BB’s and pellets are cheap and last a long time. The 760 will kill a rabbit out to 25 yards with proper placement on you part, round nose pellets retain energy and fly better than flat nose. I’ve got a 760, useful tool. Good practice for free standing, non braced, shooting. Maybe Big Bro could help out. My finances aren’t any better than yours or I’d be happy to donate to your worthy cause. Thanks for entertaining us with yer continuing saga.
Tree Mike
To me it seems this is one of those things that comes with the broad territory of living in the country. As long as they are not hurting livestock or damaging physical property let them goats boogie woogie and eat their cake too. They will move on soon enough.
I don’t suppose checking on the owner to make s/he isn’t injured is possible? A neighborly check because the goats are currently loose. Might provide the opportunity to see the general conditions they are coming from. Will you be able to do anything? Not likely unless it’s a quick fence fix they can’t handle themselves.
Bill, I would endorse that view with enthusiasm if it came at no cost to me. But I’m very tired of other people’s livestock shitting all over my yard. “I don’t shit in your yard, don’t shit in mine” is my motto concerning other people’s animals.
Point taken, Joel.