Here's what happened to that 1,400-lb bull that escaped in August

| September 19, 2017 in Provincial

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The renegade, 1,400-pound bull reported missing from the BC Livestock Producers Co. in Kamloops this August was located in September in a farmer's field nearby Knutsford, according to yard staff with the BC Livestock Producers Co.

The rancher who found the bull dropped him off at the yard a couple of weeks ago, said Cheryl Newman, yard staff of BC Livestock Producers Co.

"He was still jumpy when he came in, so we put him in a high pen," she said.

Newman said this type of escape was abnormal.

"You get escapees, but usually they don't get that far. This one was a strange one," she said.

Newman figures he was heading back to where he came from: Savona. 

"They seem to just know where they came from," she said.

The Kamloops RCMP had a search party working to locate the bull. According to Cpl. Jodi Shelki, the bull was spotted several times, but it was difficult to get close to him.

"He was spooked away from us. When we got close to him, he'd take off in another direction," said Cpl. Shelkie.

The RCMP concluded their search on September 6th when it was last seen heading to Knutsford.

"No other reports of the bull had been reported to us. So we spoke to the owner who said that they were in contact with several ranchers in Knutsford and they were going to be keeping a lookout for the bull," said Cpl. Shelkie.

Since the Livestock Yard raises cattle for food, the bull's fate was inevitable and shortly after returning, Newman said he was sent the butcher's.

Here's a look back on the bull's final journey and route he traveled (a rough estimation):

August 28th:

The distance between the BC Livestock Producers Co. and the Pineridge Golf Course is about 11 kilometres.

The distance between the Pineridge Golf Course and Highland Road is about seven kilometres.

August 31st:

The bull meandered for a couple of kilometres.

September 1st:

The distance is approximately 10 kilometres.

The distance is approximately three kilometres.

September 6th:

The distance between Albert McGowan Park and Knutsford is approximately 6.9 kilometres via HWY 5A, but the bull's route is unknown, as well as the exact farmer's field he was located in.

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The driving distance from BC Livestock Producers Co. to Knutsford is about 35 kilometres. However, it is safe to assume that the bull did not follow the exact vehicle or bicycle trajectory provided in Google Maps. It is likely the bull traveled far more than 35 kilometres on last his road trip.

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