Speaking of SOB's

[Silver]

Apparently we have a new predator in the area. The neighbour had 2 calves killed right on the fence that borders us a couple of days ago. One was left where it fell and the other was butchered and removed, leaving behind the head, hide, legs, etc.
I had driven by that morning in the dark and didn't see anything, nor did the well operator that went by an hour or so later in the light. The operator saw it just before lunch, so it looks like these predators were working in the daylight, and did the deed 15 feet from the shoulder of the road.
Makes a person feel pretty vulnerable considering the miles of wilderness these cows summer in. Who knows how many have been taken this way?

 

[starvin'dog]

I've had calves go missing about this time of year. Lots of hunters from away driving around. Pretty easy for a couple guys to throw a calf in the back of their truck and be gone.
Really brazen of them to butcher right on the spot. I worry about the kind of sh!t storm that would erupt from a guy if you ever caught the theives in the field.
Luckily there's a group stateside that I'm sure would come to your aid. I think they go by Ranchers Cattlemans Action Legal Fund.

 

[Faster horses]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Silver]

The hunters can take all my calve before I would ever contact those clowns

 

[Larrry]

You can expect to see more of this.
The sheriff in a neighboring county said they have had a spike in people taking wildlife. He said he doesn't push these cases as almost all of them are people just trying to feed their families.

 

[Silver]

You can expect to see more of this.
The sheriff in a neighboring county said they have had a spike in people taking wildlife. He said he doesn't push these cases as almost all of them are people just trying to feed their families.

I might buy into that theory, but there's no shortage of good paying jobs in these parts, and I've seen the vehicles these people are hunting in. I'm guessing liquid courage is a factor, but mostly just a blatant disregard for other peoples property and the law.

 

[Larrry]

I am sure there is a little of both. The instances he saw he was having a tendency to look the other way when feeding families was involved.
It fits in with the guy at the bank said he had never seen so many people coming in with change they had rolled up.

 

[Silver]

I would never hold it against anybody for poaching wild life to feed their family in tough times. I wouldn't hesitate to do it myself. But they can leave my cows alone.

 

[jodywy]

I shipped lambs with a range outfit two weeks ago , he will be short one full semi of lambs , not all wolves but wolves killed alot of the lambs , with no berries this summer the bears fallowed the wolves eatting the wolf kills and when the wolves didn't kill enough they started. short 500 hundred lambs that $45,000 loss. The outfit next to him lost 250 lambs, 45 comfirmed killed by wolves , he was short 250 lambs out of 1200 ewes and the lambs were 7 lbs lignter(like losing another70 head of lambs) then his band on arcoss the river on another allotment with only a 2% loss of lambs there. Now the sheep are moved out and one cow outfit lost 9 big 500 lb calves to a pack of wolves in one night...

 

[Larrry]

I would never hold it against anybody for poaching wild life to feed their family in tough times. I wouldn't hesitate to do it myself. But they can leave my cows alone.

I feel the same way, but if a person was desperate they would do about anything. Too bad some people might not weigh all the alternatives before they do something stupid. If they would knock on our door I would gladly help. I done it in the past so doing it again wouldnm't be problem.

 

[Faster horses]

I shipped lambs with a range outfit two weeks ago , he will be short one full semi of lambs , not all wolves but wolves killed alot of the lambs , with no berries this summer the bears fallowed the wolves eatting the wolf kills and when the wolves didn't kill enough they started. short 500 hundred lambs that $45,000 loss. The outfit next to him lost 250 lambs, 45 comfirmed killed by wolves , he was short 250 lambs out of 1200 ewes and the lambs were 7 lbs lignter(like losing another70 head of lambs) then his band on arcoss the river on another allotment with only a 2% loss of lambs there. Now the sheep are moved out and one cow outfit lost 9 big 500 lb calves to a pack of wolves in one night...

Jody, that is more than terrible! How utterly awful! I am so sorry for those
folks.

 

[Nicky]

Hope they leave you alone Silver!

Jody, that is terrible.