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Originally Posted by HunterDave
There were two calves with wounds in the same place and both are still alive. The one pictured is probably about 80 lbs and the other is smaller, probably about 60 lbs. The wound on the smaller one is not as deep or wide. It almost looks like it was sliced with a knife (no jagged edges). The Rancher tells me that it only happens on the one quarter and not in any of his other pastures. The calves are in a corral with their Moms and the one cow absolutely freaked right out when we approached. Something really has her spooked. The other cow was pretty docile.
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yeah the calf i had taken was about 50 lb. the way i interpreted it was the coyote caught it on the ground where the mother stashed it and got some good bites in before mom could come and fend him off. when i got there the coyote was circling mum while the ravens were going to town on the open wound. we had a similar wound on a calf last year with no real idea what it was but we only have ravens and yotes.