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Taming wild cattle is MUCH different from herding them. You can't herd cattle and tame them at the same time, as that is going to be counterproductive no matter how you look at it. Either you have to do one or the other, not both.

Taming wild cattle comes with a lot of patience, consistency and dedication. You have to let them come to you (and not at full speed like a stampede!) in a manner that they are curious about your presence, not fearful. Feeding them and being around them every day is always the best way to tame wild critters. Sit inside the corral (or even just outside of it) and read a book out loud to them to get them used to your voice. Calmly walk around in the pen, but never like you're stalking them. You have to walk like they're not even there, like you aren't going to do anything to them and aren't even thinking about doing anything to them. And don't make sudden movements either. If you go into "predator mode" they will panic and stampede. Feed them regularly, just by getting off the tractor or hay wagon to spread hay or straw around, or give them some range cubes.

Never shout at them or chase them. You always have to be calm and quiet around them in order to get them to relax and be calm around you. This won't happen over night, nor will it happen the next day, but if you're consistent and patient, you will get them to relax in a matter of a week or so. Some great cow-whisperers can probably get a herd of wild cattle to calm down in a matter of a couple of hours, especially if they know what they're doing and how to do it.

You may find you have a few critters in the herd that stay wild no matter what you try to do. These types of animals are the more dangerous ones to look out for, especially in a setting where you have to work with them in close proximity. A good cattle producer culls out these types of animals, and keeps the others that are calm and docile.

Herding cattle is also a practice that involves being calm and quiet, as well as knowing where the right pressure points are in an animal's flight zone to be able to move it. The related link below is a good article on how to herd cattle.

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