You missed the part where they are paying farm hands to run the place while they live a hundred miles away. There will be nobody to feed and water them let alone shoot me. They use money to pay someone to work themselves to the bone to raise there cows for them while they continue to make money off of all the other investments they have.

Would I steal from a small farmer feeding his family? No. But will I take a cow that will otherwise starve or fall victim to predators H*ll F@ck yeah I will. I will not feel bad about it.