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 Anyone with cows and horses on property
#282123
12/21/07 10:26 PM
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jmysr
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Does anyone out there have free roaming cows and horses on their lease, and does it affect their hunting success?
Thanks
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: jmysr]
#282124
12/21/07 10:57 PM
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HunterTed
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I have cows on my property. 3 of our feeders are inside feeder pens, but my bowstand feeder is not. The cows do affect me some. They usually saunder by around daylight. I am putting up a pen as soon as season is over. I should have done it years ago, but I guess I have been too lazy.
Mathews Legacy
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: jmysr]
#282125
12/21/07 11:59 PM
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elkhunter7x6
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I have cows and it does not impact my success.
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: jmysr]
#282126
12/22/07 12:30 AM
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TX7Mag
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I have witnessed many times multiple deer out in the fields and then all of a sudden they will get real nervous and then dart off into the woods. Only minutes later the cattle will appear. I don't get it!!! they live with them year around. Yet I have watched them only glance at a "strange" truck drive through the same field with no reaction at all.
TX7Mag
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: TX7Mag]
#282127
12/22/07 02:26 AM
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Mr. Clean
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We have cows on our 300 acres and other than them tearing up our feeder pens  from time to time I do not think they affect our deer to much. I have never seen them "grazing" together, but I have seen them in the same pastures? 
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: TX7Mag]
#282128
12/22/07 02:28 AM
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jmysr
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I just have them eating everything from the feeders and anything that we put out. They clean it up and then leave. I have had the horses scratching themselves on my tripod while I was in it. The cows will come up and look into the box blind windows. Spending a lot of money feeding the cows well.
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: jmysr]
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12/22/07 05:31 AM
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Big Daddy K
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I noticed when the cows get up and start feeding, the deer seem to start moving.
It ain't easy being me.
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: Big Daddy K]
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12/22/07 06:14 AM
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Letsgo
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We have cows and the deer do not even look their direction unless they are within about 30 yards.
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
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12/22/07 04:06 PM
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Medina2928
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We will put out a bag of cubes or corn and this will keep the cows up around the barns while we hunt.
Medina2928
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: jmysr]
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12/22/07 05:31 PM
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RICK O'SHAY
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WE HAVE BOTH AND YES I THINK IT SUX !!!
WHERE WE HUNT YOU CAN SEE A 100 YDS OR LESS IN MOST PLACES. VERY FEW TIMES HAVE I SEEN DEER AND LIVE STOCK AT THE SAME TIME PLUS THEY MESS UP A COUPLE OF FEED PENS A YEAR.
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Re: Anyone with cows and horses on property
[Re: RICK O'SHAY]
#282133
12/23/07 10:54 AM
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Dave Davidson
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I've seen it both ways. About 4 years ago, I got rid of cows to see what would happen. I can't tell that I'm seeing any more deer. However, I haven't had any timers wrecked since I got them off.
Horses? They are just too friendly.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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