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THat was so good. I copied and pasted this cow story and sent it to my uncle who lives in Wisconsin. K2

I don't knowwhat you refer to. Didn't see anything on the news about it.

But to answer your question, it is well documented that cows traveled

behind covered wagons crossing the plains and mountains with the

pioneers who traveled from the east, out to the west coast. They were

skinny for sure, but they did make it. It was the horses that didn't usually

make the trek, but the oxen did, even pulling a load. Those who used

horses to pull their wagons, lost them, for they weren't built for traveling

so far pulling weight. And there was bad water along the way, to which so

many pioneers became sick and died with dysentary. It isn't on record how

many cows did leave for the trip, but many pioneers who kept diaries did

mention their cows, if they had one. I often wished I could take that route

and see some of the terrain they crossed, to get a feel of the hazards and

the success they felt at the end, if they made it.

But if you are asking how far that they may wander on their own, it won't be

very far. For they are only interested in filling their stomachs with fresh grass, so

they wll wander until they find it. They are very dumb animals and will follow

another back to the barn at feeding time. Seems they are always eating.

Saw that story and loved it. What a kick. I don't know how far they can travel, but I agree they just pretend. Friend's husband built his house on his grandfather's land near a field of dairy cows. Went walking; the cows were near their fence on her property, closer than I've ever been to a cow, so I walked all the way to the fence. A calf was curious and came to me. Its mother wasn't so sure. She followed close behind, watching me with those moon eyes, chewing grass. I felt privileged to be that close. She was a beautiful, smooth tan color.

If there are no fences in their way they will just keep moving on and on and on. If you train them they will come back to the barn at night. Have you ever heard that saying, "Grass is always greener on the other side." Well that goes for cows. The next bite of grass always looks better. That is how they are always getting in trouble. And they will actually eat almost anything. I had one we were raising to butcher. His name was Bernard and we kept him in our back yard for two years while he grew up. My husband told me not to name him because I wouldn't be able to eat him. I certainly did not have a problem eating him. He was the most tasty cow meat I have ever tasted. You could even cut it with a fork, literally. I never used a knife on that meat ever. Not even a butter knife.

Anyway, he had several habits that made it very easy to part with him. He came inside our house when one of the kids left the door ajar. He swatted flies with his tail and hit the side of the house every time he swatted, and believe me, they swat plenty. When our bedroom window was open he liked to stand near the window. I think he liked listening to the TV. So he was close to the house a lot. I was cleaning out the garage and tossed out a king size headboard. It had a gauzy material on the back and Bernard decided to eat it off. He ate it all in one piece. I thought he might die, but he didn't. My stepsons smoked and they would be working out in the backyard and laid their pack of cigarettes down somewhere out there. Sometimes it had a lighter in it. He ate them. We had to get a "cow magnet" to collect all the metal objects he ate so they wouldn't penetrate one of his stomachs or an intestine on the way out. He was quite the character, but believe me, I had no problem whatsoever eating him after he was butchered.

Cows are pretty much harmless creatures. They frighten people because no one knows what to do. If you quietly usher them away they will go quietly. As for a liking of beer, why not, some farmers feed their cows with brewers grains. That's the residue grains in beer making. They have a strong smell of beer. When dealing with cows, people tend to panic and that makes everything worse.

lol Cute. They were that funny breed too. You don't see them much. I had to laugh at the comments below. Someone said, Cows are not wild animals! If those women were screaming they were complete idiots!

Ha. I bet he's never gotten between a mama cow and her calf. Cows are fast, big, heavy, and they have big feet. Especially if they're standing on your foot.

I saw this on TV this morning. Looks like they crashed the remnants of a beer party. Actually, I don't think cows actually mosey too far down the road.... they are just looking for greener grass.... usually outside of their fences.

Maybe that's why they called young women who had the habit of traipsing about "little heifers" when I was a kid on the farm.

Doc Watson has a good song on You Tube called "Milk Cow Blues"

hahahaha! Cows don't drink beer, well it just might make their milk come down faster, maybe thats the new thing? Drinking a little more might even make them moo more.

Then there's cow tipping.....that's another story...

Shows that no matter the species, Girls Just Want To Have Fun!

Did anyone click on another article on that page - "Man goes to hospital for kidney stones, discovers he's......... " Now that's a whole 'nother discussion.