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Beware of Rustlers in Dodge Neons!

Mike

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OGDENSBURG, N.Y. May 31, 2006 (AP)— A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing seven calves from a Canton farmer, sheriff's deputies said.

Victor R. Gardner, 22, is accused of squeezing seven of the young cattle into the back seat and trunk of a 2000 Dodge Neon. He is charged with third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny.

Gardner had the help of an accomplice when he allegedly drove the calves to a barn in DeKalb, St. Lawrence County Sheriff's deputies said.

Two of the calves were sold, the rest are missing and presumed dead.

Gardner, who has a history of burglaries, is being held in St. Lawrence County jail without bail.

Information from: Watertown Daily Times, http://www.watertowndailytimes.com

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
 

Brad S

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I heard about a cowboy that was pulled over because his camper trailer was leaking water. the alert officer heard mooing coming from the camper and caught a rustler with several head of calves.
 

S CO rancher

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He will probably get off with a slap on the wrist for the theft. However, if the owner of the calves would press animal cruelty charges because of the death of the animals because of overcrowding, neglect, improper handling facilities, taking away from nother, etc. it might prove to be a deterrent.

That might reach out and bite us though, so it should be used cautiously in case the animal rights crowd got hold of it.
 

Faster horses

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Something similar happened in Wyoming a long time back.

A HP pulled a guy over that was pulling a camper and he too,
heard calves bawling. Upon investigating, he found the camper gutted
and full of calves. Of course charges were pressed and the fellow was
convicted. He had some time to get rid of things he owned.

We were at a horse sale where he was selling a horse. He proclaimed
to the crowd, "This is the horse I used to get those calves in that
trailer." :shock:

Brought the house down.
 

Ranch Mom

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In our area, we've had the same kind of things only one was in a van with baby calves.

The other was some time ago and it was a camper trailer too loaded with animals (I heard it was a trailer house, K_ranch says no camper, he would know better than me). :oops:

Faster Horses, this guy that did the camper deal here would be as bold as that too. One funny nut to be around, but dishonest as all get out and a bad horsetrader. Must go with the territory of being dishonest enough to steal em, brazen enough to joke about it. :shock: :roll: :wink:
 

Faster horses

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I know exactly what you mean, ranch mom!!

And the incident I spoke about may well have been a house
trailer, come to think about it as it was a long time ago.

Nah, I'm not that old...It was a camper trailer... :shock: :wink: :p
 

Brad S

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Yes,that's the guy. I heard about the horse at the sale - wasn't getting many bids until he gave his "pedigree" I think his name was Nelson or Nelsen, and he ended up living in Gordon Ne until he died a couple years ago.
 

Ranch Mom

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yep, that's him, didn't want to use his name but yeah, it was Lyle Nelson. He was a real character. I used to wait tables at Cedar Pass Lodge. He would come in and say he dropped his glasses, could you get them for him. (hoping you'd bend over) I think he always had a broken pair with him for the same type of scheme to get you to help him. etc. :lol: He pulled his horse trailer with a big old car a lot of the time. Like a 70's type big old car- maybe a monte carlo or something. Can't remember for sure... :shock: I didn't have to deal with him cattle wise so I thought he was a hoot. :wink: :twisted:
 

Soapweed

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After a funeral one time, I was visiting with this flashy old horse trader. A lady and her daughter came up to say "hi", and I introduced them to Lyle. He looked the young girl up and down, and said, "You are pretty good looking for a white gal." :)

Another time I was visiting with him at a horse sale. He was telling some of his interesting experiences, and I said, "You should write some of these stories down. It would make real good reading." He smiled and said, "Oh, I just couldn't. It would incriminate too many people." :wink:
 

Ranch Mom

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k_ranch had some memories of him when he just came in... wanted me to share em. I will gladly do that since it will keep me in the air cond. house a while longer. :twisted:

Once when the tranny blew in his pickup and he was waiting in Scenic, Lyle was there looking through their tires for his outfit. 8) He thinks it was a Caddilac.

He was quite the horseman/hand. k-ranch says he could get an animal to do anything... just talking to them and not pressuring them. He says he could've taught all these new horse whisperers a whole lot. :cboy: :cowboy: :drink:

Towards the end of his life, he got in trouble over by Sioux Falls for cruelty to animals (let some horses go and they were thin thin and poor health I think he claimed they were someone elses or something). When it was time for his court appearance, he was not there. Then the doors opened and a hat came flying in. Then a huge whoop and he came running into the courtroom. (We are sure this did not impress the judge.) :hat: :D

Sorry some might find it disrespectful, but knowing him and the codger he was, it just makes me shake my head and smile. :lol2:
 
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Anonymous

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He must have cut a wide swath as he was up in this country too- and there are many stories I've heard told from up here.. :roll: :lol:
 

Juan

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Yep--Lyle Nelson--one of a kind!!!!!
Another fellow I knew ,back in the 60's 70's,always drove a Linc. Continental with all the trimings,mostly pedal to the metal,went to the St.Onge sale one day and bought a baby calf that went into the back seat of the car while he and his hired man went to the bar.Sometime later the Hwy. Patrol pulled him over-(90 mph) and went ape when he saw the calf.He then cuffed them both then searched the car.On the front seat in plain sight was a 44.Magnum.He asked the old boy what he shot with that.The answer was,"Any G.D.thing that moves"Well this guy kind of lived a charmed life and after he had his fun he told the officer to look in the glove where he had the sales slip and brand release and wouldn;t you know it he was let off with a warning.
 

Brad S

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seems like those wild west characters are all but gone. Sure its nice not to have them stealing your calves, but they had flavor. Now it seems like you have to be all starch and business to get along; just no place for the old wild ones.
 

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