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Darn this computer it was suppose to say,
Another Lead Sow taken out!
I also am not thrilled about the idea of farmers using poison in attempt to reduce the hog population. The short of the long story is we have a few pastures with cows. More then some, but not what I would call a large operation. Stretched out over 5 miles we have 4 different pastures, some have calf "creep feeders". its a feeder with a gate small enough to keep the big cows out, but allows the calves in to eat the small pellet grain feed.
The farm hand has been complaining for the last 2 months that hogs were getting into the feeders and eating all the creep feed. A month ago I placed a camera pointed at the feeder with no results, other then the cows sniffing and eventually knocking over the camera.
Then last week next to the barn along a fence line there was a bunch of rooting, right next to a silo we keep cube feed in for the big cows. The silo is elevated, and the farm hand can drive his truck underneath, and dump cubes into a hopper to take into the pastures.
He opened the silo and let a pound or two fall on the ground and said, "Watch it will be gone in the morning".
Sure enough it was gone. The following day I setup one of my covert game cameras and put some bait on the ground. A bunch of shotes showed up that night.
Last Sunday I spent most of the day visiting with a friend, and decided to swing by the dairy on the way home. It was just below dark with about 15 min of enough light to see. With cows everywhere. Off in the distance, 200 yards away I spotted the small sounder moving up from the river and along a fence-line heading towards the barn. Darn Darn Darn. No gun and way too many cows all around to even think about taking a shot.
With a busy week FF to Friday. I have had enough of watching the shotes show up on camera every night around 8 pm. Off work at 6, home by 6:20 change out the door in 10 and on sight by 6:45. Once again minutes before darkness.
It took about 15 min to spot the small sounder of two sows and about 10 shotes. Sadly once again cows everywhere. I had to stalk up to the group with bad wind, and the lights of the barn at my back 15 yards away to get into a safe shooting position. Then I had to wait to see if one would walk north and away from the cows in the background.
One kept moving, slowly but she eventually made it enough out of the way, I felt safe to take a shot. Bang shes down!
Wait... What?... Wait. It was the lead sow, the other sow and shotes aren't moving away! Bonus!
Sadly they are right in front of cows that are 200 yards behind them. OK OK, I'll try to re position for a safe shot.
With the other sow and shotes back to feeding and rooting I was able to swing around to the north and get into another position for a shot on the 2nd sow. After a few shots and watching her limp away I elected to stop shooting when she reached about 150 yards. Ill try to track down the buzzards Sunday during the day.
Another Lead Sow taken out!
I also am not thrilled about the idea of farmers using poison in attempt to reduce the hog population. The short of the long story is we have a few pastures with cows. More then some, but not what I would call a large operation. Stretched out over 5 miles we have 4 different pastures, some have calf "creep feeders". its a feeder with a gate small enough to keep the big cows out, but allows the calves in to eat the small pellet grain feed.
The farm hand has been complaining for the last 2 months that hogs were getting into the feeders and eating all the creep feed. A month ago I placed a camera pointed at the feeder with no results, other then the cows sniffing and eventually knocking over the camera.
Then last week next to the barn along a fence line there was a bunch of rooting, right next to a silo we keep cube feed in for the big cows. The silo is elevated, and the farm hand can drive his truck underneath, and dump cubes into a hopper to take into the pastures.
He opened the silo and let a pound or two fall on the ground and said, "Watch it will be gone in the morning".
Sure enough it was gone. The following day I setup one of my covert game cameras and put some bait on the ground. A bunch of shotes showed up that night.
Last Sunday I spent most of the day visiting with a friend, and decided to swing by the dairy on the way home. It was just below dark with about 15 min of enough light to see. With cows everywhere. Off in the distance, 200 yards away I spotted the small sounder moving up from the river and along a fence-line heading towards the barn. Darn Darn Darn. No gun and way too many cows all around to even think about taking a shot.
With a busy week FF to Friday. I have had enough of watching the shotes show up on camera every night around 8 pm. Off work at 6, home by 6:20 change out the door in 10 and on sight by 6:45. Once again minutes before darkness.
It took about 15 min to spot the small sounder of two sows and about 10 shotes. Sadly once again cows everywhere. I had to stalk up to the group with bad wind, and the lights of the barn at my back 15 yards away to get into a safe shooting position. Then I had to wait to see if one would walk north and away from the cows in the background.
One kept moving, slowly but she eventually made it enough out of the way, I felt safe to take a shot. Bang shes down!
Wait... What?... Wait. It was the lead sow, the other sow and shotes aren't moving away! Bonus!
Sadly they are right in front of cows that are 200 yards behind them. OK OK, I'll try to re position for a safe shot.
With the other sow and shotes back to feeding and rooting I was able to swing around to the north and get into another position for a shot on the 2nd sow. After a few shots and watching her limp away I elected to stop shooting when she reached about 150 yards. Ill try to track down the buzzards Sunday during the day.
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