I cannot fairly comprehend the entitled mentality needed for me to ever think that. Shit happens, quit whining. No matter, it's a poor analogy. The government is subsidizing ranchers because the government said, "can't shoot 'em." "Well, WTF are we supposed to do, then?", say the ranchers. So the government pays per carcass.
No, the rancher is not. That's what those yellow diamond "entering open range" signs mean. In fact, you hit a head of cattle in open range, you're paying for the ranchers loss.
As an aside, how is a cow supposed to "hit my car" in the first place? They might exceed 20 mph if spooked, otherwise it's like saying that a pedestrian hit your car. The fact that said pedestrian weighs upward of 1200 lbs. does not absolve you, pilot of the 70 mph 4000lb. box of steel.
I watched a bison (juvenile) hit a parked car. On a twisty road we lost a motorcycle driver to a bison that had got out. A bull will attack a car. Cows can panic too.