This calf was 10 days old when he was killed by a wolf. We had 55 pairs* out in their
pasture when it happened. We were woke up by our cows bellowing at the gate, April 12, 1996,
and could not figure out what happened til we went out to feed and this is what we found.
Coyotes would have eaten the whole carrcass, but coyotes stay away from us becasue our cows
would chase them out of the pasture and my horse would also chase them.
A federal trapper came out and since the tracks were already erased by the cows, he could only
say that a coyote had done it, but also informed us that they had been catching wolves in traps
set for coyotes since 1986! He also agreed that a wolf had killed our calf. He took
some hide samples to send to a lab to see if there was any teeth marks that tell them about the
animal that killed this calf. We still have not heard back.
The wolf came back the next day. Word of mouth said later that he was dead.
For those that would care, this calf was disemboweled and eaten alive. He died a terrible death
that no animal should go through.
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