Matejka
Free Ranging
Predators:
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we all have them
We all deal with them differently
And many people have very definite opinions.
I understand that, and this post is graphic, upsetting, honest.
I live in Texas, rural, I seldom have predator issues, if I do, generally, a dumped dog, feral cat, bobcat etc...
My neighbor has 200+ sheep, coyotes and feral hogs abound. The pecan orchard has issues feral hogs, and would you believe-deer- as a nuisance animal?
Old farmers/ranchers believed--
Hang a snake belly up in a fence, it will rain in 3 days.
Hang a dead coyote on a fence, it will deter other yotes.
I killed a copperhead Thursday, hung it on fence, it was there Friday, until the hawk that had been eyeing it, grabbed it and flew off. I got 4.5" rain Saturday night.
My neighbor (not sheep person) has a major issue with coyotes. He Hang every yote on a fence post, sometimes 2 per post. He has not decimated the population, he does not have as many as he used too. He also has a bone pile of his stock killed by predators.
Everyone has their own way of dealing with a predator.
Here goes
THIS POST IS GRAPHIC AND I UNDERSTAND IT IS REMOVED.
IF YOUR SQUEAMISH-FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO READ.
we all have them
We all deal with them differently
And many people have very definite opinions.
I understand that, and this post is graphic, upsetting, honest.
I live in Texas, rural, I seldom have predator issues, if I do, generally, a dumped dog, feral cat, bobcat etc...
My neighbor has 200+ sheep, coyotes and feral hogs abound. The pecan orchard has issues feral hogs, and would you believe-deer- as a nuisance animal?
Old farmers/ranchers believed--
Hang a snake belly up in a fence, it will rain in 3 days.
Hang a dead coyote on a fence, it will deter other yotes.
I killed a copperhead Thursday, hung it on fence, it was there Friday, until the hawk that had been eyeing it, grabbed it and flew off. I got 4.5" rain Saturday night.
My neighbor (not sheep person) has a major issue with coyotes. He Hang every yote on a fence post, sometimes 2 per post. He has not decimated the population, he does not have as many as he used too. He also has a bone pile of his stock killed by predators.
Everyone has their own way of dealing with a predator.
Here goes