whippoorwill
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we seam to have lots of coyotes.can be heard most nights but have never had any problems from them. just wondering do ya'll have problems from them or is their reputation worse than they really are? thanks
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sim.-ang.king
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If you kill them off you won't have to worry if they will bother your cattle.
Strike some fear in their little hearts.
Strike some fear in their little hearts.
Grandpa
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Last year, two of my neighbors had newborn calves attacked by coyotes. One survived; the other didn't make it. They didn't eat the calves. I asked the county trapper about it. He said the coyotes mothers were teaching their pups how to hunt. They've never gotten my calves, but I shoot any that I see.
inyati13
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Tom, what passes for vaccination over your way. .223 up to .270 is good here.
Bez has an interesting theory on "good" coyotes vs bad.
We have guys who hunt them on our farm but frankly I wish they turn their sights to the Mexican Buzzard problems we're having. Lost 3 calves to buzzards this spring and none to the 'yotes.
We have guys who hunt them on our farm but frankly I wish they turn their sights to the Mexican Buzzard problems we're having. Lost 3 calves to buzzards this spring and none to the 'yotes.
inyati13
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Tux, I believe you are right. Those black buzzards are really abundant here now.TennesseeTuxedo":19ph4cz3 said:
whippoorwill
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we shoot the ones we see if we can but there's lots that we dont see.never had a problem but not taken chances if we can keep from it.
inyati13":1bqsfjpy said:
Our place is right across the Ohio River from a roost of at least 100 of the flying vermin. Not sure how we're going to deal with them from here on out.
Lucky_P
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TTux,
I've seen photos of a buzzard trap - essentially a big cage, maybe 8 ft tall? maybe 10-12 ft square, with open top. You put bait (roadkill, dead calf, etc.) in there. The buzzards light on top, drop in to eat, but there's not enough room for them to achieve lift off.
Like shooting fish in a barrel... SSS.
Whether it's deserving of that status or not, it's a federally-protected species. SSS.
Bez is right, by the way, about 'good' and 'bad' coyotes. Ask the folks at Berea College what happened to their sheep flock when their 'good' coyotes were removed, and some with a taste for lamb/mutton moved in...
I've had coyotes eat a few calves over the past few years - all newborns - but I have no way of knowing if the 'yotes actually 'took' them, or if the calf was born dead, and they just seized on the opportunity. If a cow doesn't eat all her placenta, I try to remove it from the pasture ASAP - more for decreasing attraction to buzzards than for discouraging coyotes hanging around.
I don't necessarily shoot every one I see, but have killed a few along the way, either eating a dead calf (within 50 yards of my back door) or hanging around the cow herd.
I've seen photos of a buzzard trap - essentially a big cage, maybe 8 ft tall? maybe 10-12 ft square, with open top. You put bait (roadkill, dead calf, etc.) in there. The buzzards light on top, drop in to eat, but there's not enough room for them to achieve lift off.
Like shooting fish in a barrel... SSS.
Whether it's deserving of that status or not, it's a federally-protected species. SSS.
Bez is right, by the way, about 'good' and 'bad' coyotes. Ask the folks at Berea College what happened to their sheep flock when their 'good' coyotes were removed, and some with a taste for lamb/mutton moved in...
I've had coyotes eat a few calves over the past few years - all newborns - but I have no way of knowing if the 'yotes actually 'took' them, or if the calf was born dead, and they just seized on the opportunity. If a cow doesn't eat all her placenta, I try to remove it from the pasture ASAP - more for decreasing attraction to buzzards than for discouraging coyotes hanging around.
I don't necessarily shoot every one I see, but have killed a few along the way, either eating a dead calf (within 50 yards of my back door) or hanging around the cow herd.
I'm familiar with the traps LuckyP and have given that serious consideration. Biggest problem is that I live almost 4 hour from the farm.
skeeter swatter
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Grandpa":3u1v2qup said:
Sure it wasn't dogs?
greybeard
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Lucky_P":1i59un41 said:
You build a buzzard trap same as a crow trap, but instead of the ladder looking thing down the center, you just stretch a couple of pieces of fine wire (piano wire for example) .
They drop in to the bait, but can't get back out.
(For illustration purposes only of course, since they are a federally protected species) :cowboy:
http://www.crowbusters.com/crowtrap.htm
