These actions do not stay specific to horses alone. They apply to livestock as well. As I said above the act of desensitizing when taken to far promotes standing without movement. Creating a situation for cattle that re-installs the natural…
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 in the morning on Aug. 20 “the wolves just went wild that night. They were so…
“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 out by at least one person.” Sierra Dawn McClain Capital Press Death, mutilation of bulls in…
The ranch delayed putting calves on the summer range until they weighed at least 200 pounds and were presumably less vulnerable. But wolves also take down 1,200-pound cows. “Wolves eat whatever they want,” McIrvin said. Don Jenkins Capital Press Rancher:…
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 the frog or adversely affect its critical habitat, as long as certain conditions are followed. Mateusz…
“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 land for production agriculture, they’re hurting the economy...People camping at the APR are camping on their…
Aguilar said he fired between 25 and 30 shots, and still the wolves remained, unfazed by the warnings. Wildlife managers told him there were nine wolves on the ranch that night. George Plaven Capital Press Eastern Oregon man justified in…
They end up as the last cow in the herd, bringing up the rear when you are driving, or better yet following. They will fall back to assist another cow or calf if it is lagging. They are the cows…
“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 that have feet.” Esteban L. Hernandez Denverite.com Meat needs feet, say rancher-legislators behind a food-labeling bill…
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 pasture and fires up the gas generator that sets the tube man waving. He also shines…