Craig-TX":2ejyrfqt said:
Campground Cattle":2ejyrfqt said:
Learn to trap TR, snares work well most places you catch one or two they will avoid you. Remind me when you come to pick up your heifers and I will show you how to set a snare.
Campground's right. Snares are the way to go, besides shooting them when you see them. Per an earlier thread I've been meaning to get around to it and my son and I set a few this morning. Remember a couple of ethical rules… check your snares and/or traps every day and don't set them where dogs will get in them. There are a few tricks that Campground will show you and after that it just takes practice and patience. Sure is fun when you come up on a coyote in a snare. Most gratifying. As far as around the house, a couple of halfway aggressive dogs will do the trick. You'll still hear them but not any closer than a quarter mile.
Craig-TX
The coyotes are getting thick around our place. Found a dead heifer calf (300+ lbs) last Friday. Calf was healthy a couple of days earlier and had been vaccinated (bangs, blackleg, etc.) Calf was ate from rear forward, and I didn't see ant bullet holes in what was remaining. My guess is coyotes or wild dog, but not completely sure. What's hard for me to believe, is that it was a longhorn calf.
On the subject of snares, where can you get them? I haven't messed with them before, but would like to put some out.