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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 38260" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>This always causes a big debate in our area, as well. Often leads me to believe that coyotes in different areas have different menus. I'm not trying to further the argument. I believe everything you guys are saying. But, just to be contrary, our experiences are different. </p><p></p><p>Hardly a day goes by that I don't see coyotes in the pasture. We have some every year raise pups with the calves. Many nights can't sleep for the coyote racket. To my knowledge, have never lost a calf to them, and I see nearly every dead calf we have.</p><p></p><p>The cows tell it like it is as far as I'm concerned. They pay no attention whatsoever to coyotes walking through them. But they get very nervous and upset when a dog approaches. This tells me that they worry about the dogs a lot more than the coyotes, so I do, too!</p><p></p><p>I do get kinda wary of them in the dead of winter when they start ganging up. If we happen to have anything calving at that time, we watch them closely, but don't just automatically kill them. If they ever cause a problem, the rules will change.</p><p></p><p>Things can always change, but at this time we consider the coyote our ally. I've watched two or three of them together spend all morning catching gophers in a hay meadow. And back the next morning. And the next. The field rats, gophers and other small rodents could easily take over without the help we get from the coyote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 38260, member: 416"] This always causes a big debate in our area, as well. Often leads me to believe that coyotes in different areas have different menus. I'm not trying to further the argument. I believe everything you guys are saying. But, just to be contrary, our experiences are different. Hardly a day goes by that I don't see coyotes in the pasture. We have some every year raise pups with the calves. Many nights can't sleep for the coyote racket. To my knowledge, have never lost a calf to them, and I see nearly every dead calf we have. The cows tell it like it is as far as I'm concerned. They pay no attention whatsoever to coyotes walking through them. But they get very nervous and upset when a dog approaches. This tells me that they worry about the dogs a lot more than the coyotes, so I do, too! I do get kinda wary of them in the dead of winter when they start ganging up. If we happen to have anything calving at that time, we watch them closely, but don't just automatically kill them. If they ever cause a problem, the rules will change. Things can always change, but at this time we consider the coyote our ally. I've watched two or three of them together spend all morning catching gophers in a hay meadow. And back the next morning. And the next. The field rats, gophers and other small rodents could easily take over without the help we get from the coyote. [/QUOTE]
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