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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #15 on: April 27, 2015, 06:21:01 AM »
I'm going with a stray domestic dog. I think that's an oberhasl goat so not a huge goat like a Nubian. I'm guessing it was relatively close to Monroe so going to rule out the wolves. Domestic dogs are a big time goat killer. Bad mix unless they're trained or have been around goats regularly and goats are pretty fragile.
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #16 on: April 27, 2015, 07:22:02 AM »
I'm going with a stray domestic dog. I think that's an oberhasl goat so not a huge goat like a Nubian. I'm guessing it was relatively close to Monroe so going to rule out the wolves. Domestic dogs are a big time goat killer. Bad mix unless they're trained or have been around goats regularly and goats are pretty fragile.
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I have seen lots of lion kills and this doesn't look right for that.  How much pre-mortal injury??  Was this a "fight" or a pretty quick kill?

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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2015, 07:26:44 AM »
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2015, 08:01:02 AM »
Eagle  :yike:
This is what I was thinking but the more I look at the photos I am torn as the goat appears to be a full sized goat.  If it were a new born I would definitely say eagle.
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2015, 08:18:38 AM »
Was the goat healthy?

If the goat was sick or got stuck upside down or something it could have easily been a bird.  We have eagles and ravens take advantage of our sheep all the time.  They always start ripping them open right there in the soft of their abdomen.  Especially if the eyes are pecked out, I would say bird.

They don't usually bug healthier animals, but it doesn't take much for them to be sick or down and get pounced. 

We've also seen eagles work in tandem and knock a ~50 lb lamb off its feet while the other waited for it on the ground and then pounced it.  Depending on how much food they have they can get very aggressive.  Ravens are usually worse, but less able to be predatory. 

I don't think that is what this is because it looks healthy, but it happens to ours quite often in a place with no other predators. :twocents:

Domestic dogs tend to like to bite their faces...

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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2015, 08:20:25 AM »
No cat, I don't think. Dog, coyote, or wolf. Ask the WDFW. There are probably no wolves in the state yet.  :rolleyes:
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2015, 08:34:30 AM »
I'll guess a canine of some sort.

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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2015, 08:37:30 AM »
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2015, 08:38:29 AM »
I'm going to say domestic dog. Didn't eat much and no attempt to cover the carcass like a cat
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #24 on: April 27, 2015, 09:02:04 AM »
Maybe it saw another goat or critter, or was chased off before it could eat more/drag off/bury it.  I remember a case of a young lion getting into a goat pasture and just ran around killing all the goats it could.  None were buried and only one was munched on, the others had very little damage.  It did the same thing the next night to an alpaca farm.
The dog kills I remember seem to have been real messy, usually the throat/face ripped up and blood all over.  :dunno:
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2015, 09:27:23 AM »
chupacabra or chupacabras "Goat Sucker"!
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2015, 09:43:49 AM »
The area where it began eating makes me think cat. Young lion.

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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2015, 10:57:42 AM »
Definitely a wolverine.


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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2015, 11:35:02 AM »
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Re: Dead Goat killed by
« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2015, 11:39:40 AM »
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