What do you use to put down livestock?

[220 Swift]

Originally Posted by NCC

Did you shout her from the front or the side?

I had to put down a mare that had a hole in her guts. I shot her in the forehead and she was also dead when she hit the ground but she lurched ahead and would have landed on me if I didn’t have her halter tied to the fence.

I have heard this before and forgot mention it. Can be bad news.

I dont recall if i saw it as a kid when dad was the shooter.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by NCC

Did you shout her from the front or the side?

I had to put down a mare that had a hole in her guts. I shot her in the forehead and she was also dead when she hit the ground but she lurched ahead and would have landed on me if I didn’t have her halter tied to the fence.

Had a vet put down a horse once. Horse stumbled backwards and swayed around before he went down, gotta keep your wits about you, no matter what. The mare I had to shoot was down and couldn't get up, forehead was the only and logical option. No muss, no fuss.

Grizz