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 Cattle vs Coyotes
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10/15/12 12:46 AM
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blackcoal
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How many forum members have actually seen a cow or calf killed by a coyote or pack of coyotes? Not asking about sick or dead livestock being eaten by scavengers, but healthy animals. Also not asking about the blizzard of 19-- or the Donner party.
The Greatest Enemy of knowledge is not ignorance,
it is the illusion of knowledge.--Stephen Hawking
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: blackcoal]
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10/15/12 12:57 AM
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predator-solutions
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Bird Dog
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I have. And if someone don't think they can you are kidding yourself
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: predator-solutions]
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10/15/12 01:46 AM
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woodwalker
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I haven't seen a kill but I have on two occasions shoot coyotes stalking my cattle. Witnessed them stalking numerous times over the years without getting a shoot.
On the other hand, I've seen cattle chase lone coyotes all the way to the fence.
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: woodwalker]
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10/15/12 01:52 AM
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stxranchman
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Obie Juan Kenobi
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Worst times are calving. Older cows and heifers are the most likely targets with their newborn or being born calves targets. Then if the cow is weakend during birth she is next.
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: stxranchman]
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10/15/12 02:00 AM
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txvarminter
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We were out varmint hunting about two years ago and came up on a group of cows after dark. As we're driving along spotlighting we notice a cow laid down giving birth to a calf and two coyotes were eating the calf before it even got out of it's mom. They both died for their trouble
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: txvarminter]
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10/15/12 02:04 AM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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We were out varmint hunting about two years ago and came up on a group of cows after dark. As we're driving along spotlighting we notice a cow laid down giving birth to a calf and two coyotes were eating the calf before it even got out of it's mom. They both died for their trouble I had hell with them in the panhandle... Nothing worse then having to saw out a half eaten calf that's gotten toxic in momma
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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10/15/12 04:57 AM
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L R Carrico
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Woodsman
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Haven't seen coyotes do it personally, but town dogs used to run in packs on my uncle's ranch that bordered a small West Texas town. They'd kill calves for sport and not even eat them. Needless to say, lots of people's "pets" never made it back home.
Life's too short to share it with a crappy knife!
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: L R Carrico]
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10/15/12 10:43 AM
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Circleb41
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Bird Dog
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All the time. Especially durin calving season. Also seen em chase down young piggies
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Re: Cattle vs Coyotes
[Re: Circleb41]
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10/15/12 05:09 PM
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Steve
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Steve
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I've seen it first hand once. I tried to get seperation between the coyotes and the calf and mother, they would not be detoured, if they had, I would have shot them.
Chupa
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