Throwin a Loop

[DJL]

Cederdell, you tie off to the hitch on the ATV, you build a loop, and rope the bull. That would be the easy part. Collecting the many pieces of ATV scattered all over the country and maybe still attached to the rope on the bull, (which also needs to be collected), when the bull is done with it would be the hard part. I'd recommend a good hand on a good horse if you're going to take up bull roping! ATV's have their place, which is packing salt, but they are not rope horses, and never will be.

[Nigel]

Thanks for the replies folks. I forgot to add I am based in England, the wrong side of the pond as I call it, so the clinic option is out so is the "find someone who ropes" option I guess it's down to trial and error option. I've had limited success with a makeshift lariat before, enough to get the beast tied to a rail so I could get at it. BTW, I'll been on foot to make it even more fun.

[Jerry H]

good luck nigel

if all other options are out
get the vidieos
you can learn alot from them

also you could just get you good working kelpies
and they could pen the cattle for you and you would not have to rope them out in the pasture

and i know just the fella that could fix you up with some
until later
jerry

[kolanuraven]

[IL Rancher]

[Jinglebob]

[IL Rancher]

I have the crossbow.. NEver had a trouble treating a bull with one (Sometimes gotta give them more than one "bolt" that day if it is a real biggun depending on the drug.. Typically, we just try to round them up and bring them back to some working facilities but sometimes bulls do get a bit difficult so that is why we got the crossbow.... I did rope one off a 4-wheeler once, was real fun for a while but it was only a 400 pound Dexter yearling.. Kind of like wresting with a heavy calf, lol...

[Jinglebob]