Author Topic: Attacked (Read 5869 times)

mulehunter · « **on:** September 28, 2008, 09:58:26 PM »

Here I put my cuddeback on my spot, about two weeks later I noticed a calf was killed by what??? Any suggest....
My cuddeback was 15 ft away and I review whole pictures and there is NOTHING evidence of how attack him. I was starting to wonder if bear would attack or Lion or Yote? It was totally thick ground area hard to find track of what animal that attacked calf. But I found a lion track with in about 300 yds away but Bear track also so it was a TOUGH question!

Help would be great! No kidding why it never across my camera

Dang... The picture was take on right side from my cuddeback tree.

I wont be surprised if it was lion.

Could Bear attack calf?

mulehunter

wrangler · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2008, 10:06:37 PM »

defiantly chupacabra!

mulehunter · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2008, 10:14:06 PM »

Wrangler, do you have a pet chupacabra at your house?

mulehunter

wrangler · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2008, 10:16:30 PM »

well, only a few nights a week. she has her own place...

miah · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2008, 10:19:39 PM »

bigfoot threw it there.

mulehunter · « **Reply #5 on:** September 28, 2008, 10:29:42 PM »

Miah,

Bigfoot knew my camera was stand right there...

I better put treestand up.

Or he will threw me there next to calf if I missed him.

mulehunter

Bscman · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2008, 11:08:43 AM »

How old is the picture?
Looks like there is a little snow in the background of the first picture?

Also, look at the grass...that's a HUGE area that has been flattened out.
If it was a predator that matted down all that grass, it would have been an indication that is was there for a while...and more damage to the calf would be evident.

It's hard to tell the size of the calf given the angle, but I'm thinking momma cow had a still-birth?

75johndeere · « **Reply #7 on:** September 29, 2008, 11:42:54 AM »

thats a log your seeing that looks like snow but i agree i dont think it was attacked, still birth has my vote

M_ray · « **Reply #8 on:** September 29, 2008, 12:07:14 PM »

Good thing you spent all that extra money for the most reliable camera on the market, "that never misses a picture!"

HawkenBob · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2008, 12:36:33 PM »

If it was a lion there will be kill marks in its neck or its face were it clamped over its nose and mouth.

Timberstalker · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2008, 04:45:15 PM »

It is awful late for them to still be calving. It usually happens in mid may to june

mulehunter · « **Reply #11 on:** September 29, 2008, 06:39:33 PM »

Last August 2nd week, I set my camera on tree, Calf wasnt there then two weeks after around sept first, calf was killed.

Mulehunter

Teamroper · « **Reply #12 on:** September 29, 2008, 06:49:17 PM »

I will introduce myself in a later post, but will offer up an opnion on this picture. Some ranchers calve in the fall, though it is unual that they calve on the mountain. This looks to me like this calf was dead when it was born, all of the matted down grass looks like the mother cow was rollin around trying to get that dead calf out, however the placenta shoulda been close, unless the mom drug it off with her...
Griffin

TheKid#10 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 29, 2008, 06:56:56 PM »

I agree with Teamroper, as a former ranch boy this looks like a still born bovine not an elk calf.

Looks like an Angus too.

KID

mulehunter · « **Reply #14 on:** September 29, 2008, 08:16:15 PM »

Yes probablly ur right. I walked closer to calf and the gut was almost empty. I open it with a stick and it was no lung, liver all gone. stomach hide was all teared open, Possible yote, or Bear ate them after they died after birth.
Who knows...
Thanks for your help. DANG no picture of what they ate it.

mulehunter

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