El Torro!

Thought this was a pretty neat picture of a longhorn on my old deer lease. I have never encountered a mean one before, however I would hate to be forced to run for a tree and escape this set of horns. These aren't even really big. Got a buddy whose dad had a herd of the lean mean machines. He had a bull with a name "Man Of War" which should put some fear in ya. I've been told they can be difficult to keep fenced in. These guys are the hardiest of the beef producers. Longhorns can survive quite well in the scrub brush region of Texas. These longhorns were actually hated by many northern cattle producers. Reason for the hatred was due to a disease the longhorn carried and was immune to. Other breeds would contract the disease and soon after the spread of the disease was rapid. It pretty much devastated some northern producers. Missouri farmers would kill to keep the diseased longhorns out of their state. Some cattle drives were routed around these hostile regions. Places such as Ft Worth, Abilene and Dodge were where the drives ended. Here they met the market trains and were shipped east. They are very lean animals and produce a lean steak. I think these are the prettiest cattle next to Brahmas. Anyhow thought this would add a little Texas to the post.