Seirer_170807_7172.jpgCowboys Adrian Vogel, left, and Tegan Green, 12, attempt to lasso a trespassing steer in a Flint Hills pasture in northeast Butler County. The steer, apparently wild-eyed because of a recent journey in a cattle trailer, found itself in this situation after jumping fences two pastures east of here. It was an unwelcome visitor. Vogel said an ornery steer might taint a calm herd with bad habits, so he was anxious to get this one back to its owner. The steer was roped but it wouldn’t be led anywhere, let alone home. Instead, it opted to lie down in the pasture and, when provoked, charge Vogel and his horse, or Tegan and his horse. Vogel had the last word, though. He ended the frustration by tying the steer’s legs, preventing it from getting up, and calling the owner, advising him that he best bring a trailer. The adventure provided Tegan with valuable experience in working cattle with horses. He is from Laverne, Okla., and spending his summer with Kansas relatives working on a Flint Hills cattle ranch.

Cowboys Adrian Vogel, left, and Tegan Green, 12, attempt to lasso a trespassing steer in a Flint Hills pasture in northeast Butler County. The steer, apparently wild-eyed because of a recent journey in a cattle trailer, found itself in this situation after jumping fences two pastures east of here. It was an unwelcome visitor. Vogel said an ornery steer might taint a calm herd with bad habits, so he was anxious to get this one back to its owner. The steer was roped but it wouldn’t be led anywhere, let alone home. Instead, it opted to lie down in the pasture and, when provoked, charge Vogel and his horse, or Tegan and his horse. Vogel had the last word, though. He ended the frustration by tying the steer’s legs, preventing it from getting up, and calling the owner, advising him that he best bring a trailer. The adventure provided Tegan with valuable experience in working cattle with horses. He is from Laverne, Okla., and spending his summer with Kansas relatives working on a Flint Hills cattle ranch.