January 29, 2020 Predator awareness training enhances cows’ defensive posture instinct These actions do not stay specific to horses alone. They apply to livestock as well. As I said above the act of desensitizing when…
September 20, 2019 Idaho ranchers contend with skyrocketing wolf depredations Weiser-area rancher Cody Chandler told board members that wolves in his area are having a major impact on his operation. He described how early…
August 6, 2019 Who’s killing and mutilating cattle in Harney County? “The parts were definitely cut out with a sharp blade,” he said. “There weren’t any signs of predatory eating or chewing. They were cut…
July 25, 2019 Washington: Non-lethal wolf control measures fail to stop livestock depredations The ranch delayed putting calves on the summer range until they weighed at least 200 pounds and were presumably less vulnerable. But wolves also…
May 12, 2019 Enviros continue anti-grazing crusade in Oregon national forest Last year, a “biological opinion” conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that grazing plans for the allotment are unlikely to jeopardize…
April 28, 2019 APR “American Serengeti” plan will wreck Montana agricultural economies “I’ve told the APR they are replacing the tax base. When they buy a ranch and take out the fences and quit using that…
April 18, 2019 Oregon rancher justified in shooting wolf to protect cow dog, livestock Aguilar said he fired between 25 and 30 shots, and still the wolves remained, unfazed by the warnings. Wildlife managers told him there were…
March 30, 2019 Rancher: “Sargent cows” sometimes step up to defend herd from predators They end up as the last cow in the herd, bringing up the rear when you are driving, or better yet following. They will…
March 7, 2019 Colorado lawmakers sponsor bill opposing frankenmeat “That lab-cultured protein, some people get really upset when we call it meat,” Lewis said. “I feel that meat needs to come from animals…
February 7, 2019 Oregon rancher’s wolf deterrent is…wacky The strategy has been similarly effective for Birdseye at the Mill-Mar Ranch. Every evening around 8:30 or 9 p.m., he drives out to the…
