Yes, I run into cattle on the roads. Sometimes. And always in groups. Though not as often anymore as in the past. A lot of farmers find it easier to keep them in their stables the whole year.

Several farms nearby have their own private tunnels under the main road for the cattle to go through.

I just wait till such a herd passes, or I drive a lot slower and try to look out where I ride; grateful for my fenders.


Sheep on the road are a lot worse. Sheep scare much too easily, and end up in ditches, drowning because the water in their fleece will keep them down, when you are not careful.