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NickB79

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5. I know they will and have killed some of my chickens, which is why I shoot any near my barn

Reply to efhmc (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 05:53 PM

Nov 2019

But I've never heard any farmers around here complain about losing cattle to them. Sheep and goats yes, but not cattle. And our coyotes run on the large side and pack hunt up here in the Great Lakes compared to those out west.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2019 OP

It should be more than just a misdemeanor. LiberalFighter Nov 2019 #1

Did anyone else think this refered to another type of "coyote"? LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #2

Prove to this rancher that coyotes kill cattle. efhmc Nov 2019 #3

I know they will and have killed some of my chickens, which is why I shoot any near my barn NickB79 Nov 2019 #5

I've had cattle all my life and not one calve lost to a coyote texasfiddler Nov 2019 #6

Maybe not full grown cattle, dware Nov 2019 #7

Coyotes kill kids and lambs here but not calves. efhmc Nov 2019 #13

It is part of the gun culture of the west. spike jones Nov 2019 #4

The really dumb part is that coyotes self regulate their population. flamin lib Nov 2019 #8

Didn't know this, dware Nov 2019 #10

As a kid on the farm I had a coyote pup rescue. flamin lib Nov 2019 #12

How is it possible for a coyote to be killing contests? jberryhill Nov 2019 #9

I wonder how many of these cretins consider themselves "pro-life"? Coventina Nov 2019 #11

New Mexico Prosecutor Warns Against Coyote Killing Contests Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #14