Cow attacks St. Lucie man, wife hits animal with truck to get it off her husband
January 4th, 2011 by TCPalm.comBy Will Greenlee
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A 70-year-old man was flown to a local trauma center with serious injuries over the weekend after a cow attacked him at a ranch, according to a recently released St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office report.
Oscar Wilcox was flown to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce following the New Year’s Day incident at a ranch in the 10300 block of Carlton Road.
Wilcox’s wife told a deputy that her husband was working on a fence in the pasture when she heard him scream. She drove into the pasture and saw a cow “attacking” her husband.
“She was able to hit the cow several times with the truck to get it off of her husband,” the report states.
Wilcox apparently had shot the cow, listed as a crossbred with 12- to 18-inch horns, with a .22 caliber pistol, but apparently dropped or lost the weapon during the attack.
His wife picked up the pistol and shot the cow several times in the face, driving the animal away. The pistol was loaded with “ratshot,” or cartridges having a number of extremely small pellets instead of a single, solid projectile,
“(Wilcox’s wife) stated that the cow has always been nasty and had attacked her about a week ago causing bruises,” the report states.
The cow was contained in the pasture.
Wilcox’s condition was not immediately available Tuesday morning.
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January 4th, 2011 at 11:24 am
Ummmm,12 to 18 inch horns would qualify it as a BULL, I think.
January 4th, 2011 at 11:37 am
Actually many ‘girl’ cows of diffrent breeds have horns. Look up Danish Red, White Park, and Texas Longhorn.
January 4th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Who needs a rank cow. A good natured cow doesn’t eat any more than a bad one.
January 4th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Fascinating story from the “pizzle”!
January 4th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
One shot from a .44 Magnum to the face would have been better…
January 4th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
It would seem obvious to me and most anyone with common sense that even in bovines it is genetalia, not horns that determine whether an animal is male or female. Females of most breeds of cattle that are not polled or dehorned have horns the same as males.
January 4th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Salty dog is full of bullshit!! Ive a lot more cows with horns than I have bulls. LOL
January 4th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Hope they took cow to the slaughter house for some good cookin.
January 4th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
Seems like a case of a Mad Cow Diseased.
January 5th, 2011 at 12:59 am
There is but one place for a nasty cow. Dripping with chedder and on a bun. Get rid of the birdshot and get .22 solid fire up the grinder and get the job done before she kills someone!
January 5th, 2011 at 2:05 am
it is very sad news for every people that cow has attack this family.
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January 5th, 2011 at 5:42 am
I like steak, pot roast, beef ribs, prime rib, porter house, t-bone, hamburger,etc.,etc., I think you get the point.
January 5th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Ummm…12-18 inches of horn qualifies it as a bull? Someone missed too many biology classes.
Good job to the wife though. However, I hope her insurance on the truck pays for the damages.
The wife and I had to drive a Brahma off the property once. We used a tractor, 12 gauge with birdshot, and a .45-70 (just in case). The animal did NOT like the peppering with the birdshot, and made its way home. Had it turned on us, I would have dropped it where it stood with the .45-70.
January 5th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
““(Wilcox’s wife) stated that the cow has always been nasty and had attacked her about a week ago causing bruises,” the report states.
The cow was contained in the pasture.”
Hmmm. Methinks it’s time for this particular cow to be contained in a freezer.
January 5th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Hey, Salty Dog, it depends on whether it pees through the “backside” or “underneath”. Here in Tennessee, If it’s “underneath”, it’s a bull, not a cow.