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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17581"><p>> Dun, by the time I got around to</p><p>> reading this thread there had been</p><p>> 54 views on your comment. Assuming</p><p>> the typical M/F demographic, you</p><p>> have already caused 27 readers to</p><p>> double up in their chairs.</p><p></p><p>> We don't run any horned cattle any</p><p>> more. The only advantage to</p><p>> keeping cattle with horns is so</p><p>> they can fight off predators more</p><p>> effectively. Still not worth it,</p><p>> IMO. But, as in all other</p><p>> opinions, I reserve the right to</p><p>> change my mind (snort) since the</p><p>> coyotes are worse right now than</p><p>> they've been in a long time. Not</p><p>> to mention the sorry lion(s)</p><p>> haunting the area.</p><p></p><p>> Craig-TX</p><p></p><p>It seems that the puma population must be expanding at a pretty decent clip in Texas, much to the dismay of cattlemen but no doubt to the delight of some animal lovers. A friend just today emailed me a picture of an absolutely HUGE puma that was killed recently on a ranch in the western hill country of Texas, near Junction. Very impressive size when shown alongside a man that is 6' 2" and pretty hefty himself. A cat that size would have no trouble taking down just about any 4 legged critter that walks in Texas, not to mention two legged ones. It was killed early one morning by a guy out hunting coyotes with a wounded prey call. There are reported to be some active cats in the San Saba area near where I hunt deer, and if I am lucky enough to see one before it sees me I intend to send some real hot lead its way!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17581"] > Dun, by the time I got around to > reading this thread there had been > 54 views on your comment. Assuming > the typical M/F demographic, you > have already caused 27 readers to > double up in their chairs. > We don’t run any horned cattle any > more. The only advantage to > keeping cattle with horns is so > they can fight off predators more > effectively. Still not worth it, > IMO. But, as in all other > opinions, I reserve the right to > change my mind (snort) since the > coyotes are worse right now than > they’ve been in a long time. Not > to mention the sorry lion(s) > haunting the area. > Craig-TX It seems that the puma population must be expanding at a pretty decent clip in Texas, much to the dismay of cattlemen but no doubt to the delight of some animal lovers. A friend just today emailed me a picture of an absolutely HUGE puma that was killed recently on a ranch in the western hill country of Texas, near Junction. Very impressive size when shown alongside a man that is 6' 2" and pretty hefty himself. A cat that size would have no trouble taking down just about any 4 legged critter that walks in Texas, not to mention two legged ones. It was killed early one morning by a guy out hunting coyotes with a wounded prey call. There are reported to be some active cats in the San Saba area near where I hunt deer, and if I am lucky enough to see one before it sees me I intend to send some real hot lead its way! [/QUOTE]
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