> Clay McQuiddy wrote:
> > You for sure live in a more dangerous part of the world. It sounds
> > like turning out a few days earlier is maybe not so important as
> > not serving
> > the local wildlive a lamb dinner. Good luck to you.
>
> I knew things were bad with predators in some areas, but I only found out
> yesterday that one of the dairy farmers that we raise dairy
> heifers for, no
> longer can have his cows give birth on grass paddocks away from the barn.
> The coyotes will kill them. He has a dog, but not really a
> varmint type dog.
> This kind of problem is very new to this area as there never was wildlife
> that killed domesticated animals at the scale that is now here
> with more to
> be expected. It is one of the downsides of non-confinement farming.
Just wait Rick, our driftless region is considered to be prime wolf habitat
by several wolf researchers when they have examined where wolf attacks on
livestock have occured in other regions. It might be just a matter of time,
sooner if the WiDNR helps a little. Livestock Guarding dogs can cut your
depredation, but these aren't varmint dogs. Here's the article if you're
interested.
"Researchers Target Areas Where Wolves Are Most Likely to Attack Livestock"
http://www.mycattle.com/news/dsp_national_article.cfm
?storyid=12986
Gene Schriefer
Dodgeville, Wisconsin USA
