anyone having human predators?

[JakeM]

Well, there have been cases where intact male try to breed female sheep (goats would apply too). They ended up killing the lamb(s) and sometimes squished the ewe to death as they are kushed (laying down) when they breed. Even if he is not trying to breed anything, I think that this is his issue.

 

[goatboy1973]

Well, there have been cases where intact male try to breed female sheep (goats would apply too). They ended up killing the lamb(s) and sometimes squished the ewe to death as they are kushed (laying down) when they breed. Even if he is not trying to breed anything, I think that this is his issue.

Yeah, I have heard of this type of incident happening. I am going to get the deed done in the next 6 weeks. I do know that this is not an immediate fix as it takes a little while for the testosterone levels to decrease. Can't wait for him to get fixed.

 

[Archer]

My advice is a trail camera, nonflash infrared.

Put motion lights everywhere that's easy.

I too live in the middle of nowhere, and I've cleared the yard at night on more than one occasion with a homedefense shotgun with a 20in barrel, 00 buckshot, and an attached light. Every time it was either a coyote, a poor starved hunting dog, or deer.

We always have a firearm within reach for the two legged coyotes.

 

[Backwoodsman]

I'd set myself up in a ground blind in the bushes with my shotgun.

 

[tressa27884]

A friend of mine went on vacation (gone all of two days and one night) and someone stole her whole herd of goats. Bucks does and babies. all gone. I have someone messing around my barn. I can't catch them but stuff is moved, turned over, "lost" but then turns up later. Fence pulled down --wire on the ground and posts gone, trees the wire was nailed onto cut down and gone. Had a few rabbits and chickens stolen but no goats....yet. Somene keeps turning me into the animal control saying my animals are not being taken care of. Too skinny, not fed, too small of enclosers, not cleaned.... blaa blaa. Animal control comes over checks everything and says everything is fine. Won't tell me who keeps complaining. Things seem better at the barn since I got Drift (who by the way is terrified of strangers) but stuff is happening at the house now. House dogs bark at night. Air let out of my car tires, little gas door on car that is normally locked was open this morning, valve loosened on the propane tank the other day. Stuff missing around the house too. What is wrong with people now days??????

If you go to animal services and pay a fee (I think it's $1) they'll tell you who is complaining and give you a copy of the report. At least they do here.

 

[greybeard]

 

[ldawntaylor]

Hi,

I would say one of my favorite "tresspass deterent" signs was a home made one. It read "Tresspassers will be SHOT at".

Lisa

 

[Rammy]

I know this is an old thread, but what happnened? Did you find out who was messing around your property? Did you get trail cameras? Hope you caught whoever was vandalizing your property!

Rammy