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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1186512" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>My cows will do it for either reason.. There seems to be more bellering when they see a predator though... They'll also be looking for their calf, while if they're just happy they seem to forget about them for a while</p><p>Once, in the middle of calving season, they saw a grizzly bear by the gate, and that got them going and good, a couple years later, it was 2 yearling cougars. My cows don't seem to get riled up much about black bears and coyotes, but grizzlies and cougars seem to really do it for them.</p><p>I always watch where the cows are looking, and some are far more alert than others... One was particularly alert, she'd see *anything*, and not necessarily raise a fuss about it, but just keep an eye on it. There was a black bear in an apple tree about 4-500 yards away, and she watched it for a long time while laying down and chewing cud, but never taking her eyes (and ears) off it.. the rest of the herd didn't see it. Another time I was rolling a cigarette and looking out of my window when I saw her looking up the mountain, I grabbed a rifle and went for a look, sure enough there was a bear in a saskatoon bush.</p><p>The same cow has also impressed me with her running... Once I didn't feed them where they were expecting to be fed, it was downhill a ways, and of course they were all wandering over to the usual spot.. She suddenly noticed I wasn't going to feed there, and came barreling down the field at full bore... I'm glad the brakes were good, because she was about a frame 7 and 1800 lbs and my truck would have needed a lot of bodywork if she hit it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1186512, member: 9096"] My cows will do it for either reason.. There seems to be more bellering when they see a predator though... They'll also be looking for their calf, while if they're just happy they seem to forget about them for a while Once, in the middle of calving season, they saw a grizzly bear by the gate, and that got them going and good, a couple years later, it was 2 yearling cougars. My cows don't seem to get riled up much about black bears and coyotes, but grizzlies and cougars seem to really do it for them. I always watch where the cows are looking, and some are far more alert than others... One was particularly alert, she'd see *anything*, and not necessarily raise a fuss about it, but just keep an eye on it. There was a black bear in an apple tree about 4-500 yards away, and she watched it for a long time while laying down and chewing cud, but never taking her eyes (and ears) off it.. the rest of the herd didn't see it. Another time I was rolling a cigarette and looking out of my window when I saw her looking up the mountain, I grabbed a rifle and went for a look, sure enough there was a bear in a saskatoon bush. The same cow has also impressed me with her running... Once I didn't feed them where they were expecting to be fed, it was downhill a ways, and of course they were all wandering over to the usual spot.. She suddenly noticed I wasn't going to feed there, and came barreling down the field at full bore... I'm glad the brakes were good, because she was about a frame 7 and 1800 lbs and my truck would have needed a lot of bodywork if she hit it. [/QUOTE]
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