I don't live anywhere near cow country so I'm likely out of touch in what ranchers are dealing with. My uncle had a huge feedlot, fleet of trucks, raised his own beef selling it to grocery chains, Sam's Club, Costco and butchers. That was before Pancreatic Cancer took him. (Guys get checked) If might take awhile to make enough money to deal with the loss of $8000 in cattle, given the economics of ranching, I know it hurts no matter the size of your outfit. If this is a frequent event, maybe putting up a reward might help find the shooters, if that hasn't been tried. Putting signs along the major roads asking for information as well as mentioning this is a felony. It's damn sad that the family farmers really shouldn't have to put up with this crap. I can't do nothing to help but I sure feel a lot of concern and compassion for these people having another tough problem to face.