The U.S. Forest Service will use aerial gunning to eliminate 150 head of feral cattle in New Mexico's Gila National Forest starting Thursday. The cattle pose a public safety threat, according to ...

The U.S. Forest Service can go ahead with a plan to shoot dozens of feral cattle from helicopters in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness after a federal judge on Wednesday refused a request by ranchers ...

The U.S. Forest Service has gotten approval to fly helicopters with sharpshooters into southwestern New Mexico to hunt down 150 feral cattle and shoot them from the air.. The aerial shooting is ...

APHIS intends "to shoot as many as 150 cattle with high-powered rifles from a helicopter, leaving their carcasses strewn throughout New Mexico's Gila Wilderness," the new 31-page lawsuit reads.

Live cattle are recovering from last Friday’s drop, as contracts are up $1.60 to $2.85 on Monday so far. Cash trade last week was reported @ $182 in the South, a $2 drop on the week, with ...

Live cattle are posting midday gains of $2 to $3.40 following the USDA H5N1 announcement. Cash trade has been slow to develop this week with a few $186 in KS reported by the USDA, with NE at $187.

For ranchers, the solution to the growing problem in California’s rural northern counties seems obvious: They want to shoot the wolves preying on their cattle.

In all three states, ranchers can shoot wolves on the spot if they are harassing or attacking livestock or pets. Then they’re required to report the wolf kill to state wildlife officials.

Patrick said she witnessed Hester shoot the cattle and confronted him afterward on his property. "He said, "I can shoot them; they're on my property just like a wild animal," as Patrick recounted.