John Gryphon
Well-Known Member
Woke up for the usual snakes hiss, stepped outside and immediately heard the wild dog chorus, oh oh shook the snake hurriedly and went back in for the necessary`s .I had quickly ascertained that one was in the steel but you never know by how much and if only a toe or two on seeing you appear can quickly find a few extra 'get out' pounds. Four other dogs were over on the bush edge, one responded to my call but only came forward 40 yards. They didn't offer a decent shot option so none taken. Bitch in light condition was done with the `06 and I will reset the traps in the morn, she had both a front and rear leg hold so in fact was going no where. Note times, trap to dispatch. A minute after her pic was taken she was in the steel as shown by the follow up pics that wont be posted.
Saw first seasons Angus calf yesterday, it was in the lee of a fallen branch in another paddock and mumsie was 500 yards away, that calf if found by those five dogs wouldn't have lived so I pushed mum and an auntie into that paddock and shut them in. They will join the mob this morning. Later in the day a couple of others had been dropped and calving will continue. The dogs scavenge on the afterbirth if the cows don't eat it all or any stillborn`s and they also come out of the bush to lick the calf schitt which is a milk custard. My own dogs stop and get into it as well.....GET OUT OF THAT YOU **** is what they are told lol.
The cows know about the dogs and usually an Auntie will chew her cud with a dozen calves around her while the mums are off feeding further afield. It is important to keep them all together and boy do the cows respond to a calf bawl and come running.
Inspection after shot.
Saw first seasons Angus calf yesterday, it was in the lee of a fallen branch in another paddock and mumsie was 500 yards away, that calf if found by those five dogs wouldn't have lived so I pushed mum and an auntie into that paddock and shut them in. They will join the mob this morning. Later in the day a couple of others had been dropped and calving will continue. The dogs scavenge on the afterbirth if the cows don't eat it all or any stillborn`s and they also come out of the bush to lick the calf schitt which is a milk custard. My own dogs stop and get into it as well.....GET OUT OF THAT YOU **** is what they are told lol.
The cows know about the dogs and usually an Auntie will chew her cud with a dozen calves around her while the mums are off feeding further afield. It is important to keep them all together and boy do the cows respond to a calf bawl and come running.
Inspection after shot.
