Coyote Kill Pics...(And Story)

I have a couple local ranches that I hunt for coyotes. The one flew the area and killed 8 coyotes on his place alone in one day. It is not a big place for having 8 coyotes. Two weeks later he put his cows on his place for calveing. He asked if I would do the normal and do my best to rid any other coyotes. I have since killed 6 off his land. All 14 coyotes have been in the last 4 weeks. His calves havent hit the gorund yet but should soon. I believe a bunch of the coyotes are coming from his neighbor as I have seen an heard a bunch on his land. He wont let me hunt there so I will keep killing the ones that cross the fence. I cant wait untill my pup gets a little older so we can really have some fun.
 
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By looking at the hooves you can tell if it was a coyote kill or if the calf was dead at birth and the coyotes where just cleaning up. Either way coyotes around cows canbe badd news..



Actually, the presence of the soft tissue at the bottom of the feet is not an indicator of weather or not it was a still born or not. All it is is an indicator of is weather or not the calf was ambulitory. A lung biopsy can determin if the lungs have been inflated. If the alveola have inflated, this indicates the calf was breathing and not a still birth. Other indications are the presence of, or lack of, mucus in the sinus cavities. These are just some indicators of what possibly could have happened. Other factors such as the bag condition of the mother, or the hair coat on the calf can help with the determination.

Maintain
 
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All it is is an indicator of is weather or not the calf was ambulitory.

Darn it Geordie you missspelled a word.. LOL (ambulatory) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
In some cases you don't have much left of a fed on calf and by looking at the feet is a quick way without haveing to get a knife out and cutting a calf up. Some ranchers don't worry about it and leave it up to the adc guy. And yes there are other ways to tell, i was just keeping it simple.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif
 
Gee Tim, Thanks. Actually, I am a little familiar with ranching. I do atleast know which end sucks, and which end squirts on a calf, but its good to know that someone of your ranching and ADC experience is here to keep us informed.

Maintain
 
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Gee Tim, Thanks. Actually, I am a little familiar with ranching.

I never said you were'nt. We call it farming here, been around a bit of it myself.. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif
 
See above reply by me. It is now 7 I have killed as of this morning. I dont understand why some rancher wont let a person hunt coyotes during calveing season. I am sure they will keep comeing and I will keep shooting.
 
Great job from a man, his dog and a woman with an AR.
It's good that you show and tell a story many are oblivious to.

Well said azmastablasta.
It's more than hunting. It's survival, management and conservation all in one.
 
Great post Barry, this perspective needs to be seen by those who not just fail, but refuse to understand our purpose.
My wishes go out to you and your wife for your successes with controlling predation on your ranch.
 
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Some of you guys don't get the opportunity to see first hand what coyotes are capable of doing. I thought I'd post this story & the pictures I took... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

On our ranch, the heifers are calving & there has been trouble with coyotes killing the calves while they are being born.

Not only the heifers, but a calf was taken down & killed in another pasture. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

It doesn't take many of these losses to really cut into your bottom line! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

This is what's left of a baby angus calf after the coyotes killed & ate it in one night.

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The weather was HORRIBLE for calling as well, the past weekend. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
The winds were blowing with a sustained force of over 50 MPH with gusts close to 70.

The moon was this....

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But, as luck would have it, it would have some degree of calm in the mornings. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

The way we got them out was to back up against a small bush & call the thick brush that we know the coyotes retreat to during the day. Rabbit distress worked just fine to pull out the first pair...Another made a quick appearance, but turned tail soon after the gig was up.

The Payback:

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Another stand produced a single coyote.

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The thing about shooting coyotes for depredation reasons is that they don't stop killing calves, or sheep, so there are some of us that stay after them in the places where it's our job to handle the coyote problems.

Are we sure that these coyotes are the ones that kill calves? Nope. You never can be sure. You just have to take the opportunity to take them out when you can.
Overall, it does do good to get the coyotes out of the picture.
Will it stop all the calf killing? Nope. But it will drastically slow it down. Any calf saved is money in the bank. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

I just thought I'd give a little different perspective about hunting this time of year.

We do usually back out of our "recreational" hunting areas this time of year & focus on problematic areas where coyote ADC work is drastically needed.

Thanks for looking, and I welcome your questions, comments or input.

Barry
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Hello, so what are the predatory actions? First 1 goes out then calls the rest? Because in my area, they have multiplied, so I'm curious of how a pack works from start to retreat.
Thank you for your expertise and time.
 
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