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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: mulehunter on September 28, 2008, 09:58:26 PM

Title: Attacked
Post by: 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 :bash: Dang... The picture was take on right side from my cuddeback tree.

I wont be surprised if it was lion. :bdid: Could Bear attack calf?

mulehunter :(
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: wrangler on September 28, 2008, 10:06:37 PM: defiantly chupacabra! :yike:
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: mulehunter on September 28, 2008, 10:14:06 PM: :chuckle: Wrangler, do you have a pet chupacabra at your house? :rolleyes:

mulehunter ;)
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: wrangler on September 28, 2008, 10:16:30 PM: well, only a few nights a week. she has her own place... :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: miah on September 28, 2008, 10:19:39 PM: bigfoot threw it there.
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: mulehunter on September 28, 2008, 10:29:42 PM: Miah, :bdid: Bigfoot knew my camera was stand right there... :rolleyes:
I better put treestand up. :mgun: Or he will threw me there next to calf if I missed him. :dunno:

mulehunter :drool:
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: Bscman 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?
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: 75johndeere 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
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: M_ray 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!" :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: HawkenBob 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.
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: Timberstalker 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
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: mulehunter 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
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: Teamroper 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
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: TheKid#10 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. :twocents: Looks like an Angus too.

KID
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: mulehunter 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 :)
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: miah on September 29, 2008, 08:45:40 PM: bet my cheap moultrie cam would have caught pics. lol, they sure do work good for the price, and I would sure hate for a 200-300 dollar cam to get stolen. you hear those posts on here almost weekly
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: mulehunter on October 05, 2008, 06:10:54 PM: Ya I am Nervous to loose my Camera, Oh well.. I put my risk to explore some cool picture out there.

I would be soo mad if someone took mine. Why not people just leave fking camera things alone. I dont understand why people just want to steal a stupid thing. This friday will be my LAST day and will need go out get my whole Camera back home safe till next year.

I am SOO sorry who ever lost their camera. Wish someone who took your camera to be busted one day. Theif people SUCKS :pee:

Mulehunter
Title: Re: Attacked
Post by: mulehunter on October 07, 2008, 06:37:33 PM: Teamroper, I was surprised since two weeks no Deer, no Elk. I noticed about 40 pictures of just one Bear with in four days worth walking toward to my spot. I suspect that Elk, and Deer felt uncomfortable being around there due to death calf. Probablly just birth calf right by it and Bear might attack and end up eat it. Or Calf was unable to make it and Bear came to eat it. :dunno: Bear has never came to this spot with in three years. Bear may be getting smart to have a delicous dinner nearby my spot.
:EAT:

Mulehunter