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Out our way, working with livestock is often a "contact sport." I have been kicked, stomped, bitten, and tossed more than once. I expect most folks who deal with critters can say the same. Sometimes it came without warning - but generally I simply was paying attention to the signs.

I was once on a friend's ranch up in the Bear Paws just off the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and we were standing around chatting when a young calf came wandering by. My friend got the idea it would be fun to tease the little tyke and started making threatening gestures and noises. The calf began to show signs...