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06-29-2012, 07:31 AM
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Saw a baby yak....
Not far from where I am staying there is a field full of yaks.....yesterday I saw this newcomer in the herd. I stopped to take the pic and couldn't believe how fast about 6 of the others came over to protect the little guy and make sure I wasn't up to any mischief....
Here he's shaded by the other adults starting to surround him for pretection. I think if I's have tried to cross the fence this post would be about a yak attack !! 
Seems like there's lots of them in this area....
Not sure if its a lama or an alpaca or even what the difference is.
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06-29-2012, 07:36 AM
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That would be a Llama not a yak,, Yak are of the Bovine species, as in Tibet'n Cattle,
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06-29-2012, 08:02 AM
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Here is your yak
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06-29-2012, 08:32 AM
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I doan see no stinkin' yakity yak....
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06-29-2012, 08:38 AM
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yakity yak....
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06-29-2012, 08:54 AM
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Once you go yak, you never go back.
Seriously. I bought yak meat a few months ago, and it's incredible.
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06-29-2012, 09:07 AM
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I still doan trust no stinkin' yak, them buggers is damn quick, there is a reason the CPRA tried to outlaw yak blood in their buckin' bulls years ago. Might trust'em on my plate though..
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06-29-2012, 09:12 AM
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Hey Ive been to Yack and back,, and btw there are Yak in Yack
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06-29-2012, 01:00 PM
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Them ain't Yaks! Them's cougar food! Seriously the local F&W officer hates Llama's cause he get's quite a few calls about cougar kills. Apparently Llama is a delicacy to them.
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06-29-2012, 01:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt L.
Them ain't Yaks! Them's cougar food! Seriously the local F&W officer hates Llama's cause he get's quite a few calls about cougar kills. Apparently Llama is a delicacy to them.
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I wish the cat that got hit by my house a couple days ago would have eaten my Lamma first. I hope the wolves like Lamma meat cause I'm turning him into bait as soon as the creeks freez up
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06-29-2012, 01:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt L.
Them ain't Yaks! Them's cougar food! Seriously the local F&W officer hates Llama's cause he get's quite a few calls about cougar kills. Apparently Llama is a delicacy to them.
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Llamas / alpacas are a natural prey item for cougars ... well for the ones that live in South America they are ;p
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06-29-2012, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Bushmaster
Not far from where I am staying there is a field full of yaks.....yesterday I saw this newcomer in the herd. I stopped to take the pic and couldn't believe how fast about 6 of the others came over to protect the little guy and make sure I wasn't up to any mischief....
Here he's shaded by the other adults starting to surround him for pretection. I think if I's have tried to cross the fence this post would be about a yak attack !!
Seems like there's lots of them in this area....
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Don't get too close, they might spit on ya lol
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06-29-2012, 02:24 PM
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Must be like the magical unicorn spotted in Banff by a tourist 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkW-EAkClbE
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Not sure if its a lama or an alpaca or even what the difference is.
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Wonder if anyone seen this part of your post 
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06-29-2012, 02:38 PM
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Come to find out they are being raised for dog food !!
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06-29-2012, 02:54 PM
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Come to find out they are being raised for dog food !!
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Pretty cheap dog food I'd say you can buy them for $25 or cheaper each
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06-29-2012, 03:24 PM
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Come to find out they are being raised for dog food !!
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Definitely one of the better uses I've heard for them.
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06-29-2012, 05:25 PM
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Quote:
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Them ain't Yaks! Them's cougar food! Seriously the local F&W officer hates Llama's cause he get's quite a few calls about cougar kills. Apparently Llama is a delicacy to them.
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Same with Grizzly bears . and miniature donkeys. 
Grizz
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06-29-2012, 06:14 PM
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Miniature donkeys? I know they can be ornery buggers, but I didn't think they were THAT ornery!
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06-29-2012, 08:06 PM
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Taco you are right they are quick. Got on a cross back in about 1977 I think it was, and it didn't take long to get dumped on my head. Stayed on long enough to get ringworm though 
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06-29-2012, 08:21 PM
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Hoof trimmed some 1\2 blood yak crosses for a bull breeder back in the '80's. Jump them out of the trim chute when you're done and they'd land 20' away, blink and the bastards would be a foot away lookin' you square in the eye
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Somebody had better let WW birds know he's selling yaks. 
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06-29-2012, 08:28 PM
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And scrawny looking ugly ones to boot...
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06-29-2012, 08:30 PM
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My brother tried Llama on the BBQ said it was good. I've seen them go after coyotes and the coyote was not going to dispute anything with the llama.
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06-29-2012, 08:32 PM
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My brother tried Llama on the BBQ said it was good. I've seen them go after coyotes and the coyote was not going to dispute anything with the llama. |
Tastes like mild beef. They will stomp the h#ll out of a coyote.
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06-29-2012, 09:12 PM
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My brother tried Llama on the BBQ said it was good. I've seen them go after coyotes and the coyote was not going to dispute anything with the llama. |
I tried it once. Licking a live llama would have been more pleasureable!
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06-29-2012, 09:15 PM
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WOW! he said it was very good. Do you like domestic lamb on the BBQ S/H?
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06-29-2012, 09:16 PM
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I saw a baby yak once. All over my new shirt. 
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06-29-2012, 10:38 PM
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WOW! he said it was very good. Do you like domestic lamb on the BBQ S/H?
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I love lamb.....llama, not so much...lol
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06-29-2012, 11:35 PM
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WOW! he said it was very good. Do you like domestic lamb on the BBQ S/H?
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i used to work with a guy that was buying all he could at 20 bucks an animal to eat. i tried it and thought it was pretty awful. domestic sheep are just as bad. wild sheep are pretty good though.....never understood that one.
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I tried it once. Licking a live llama would have been more pleasureable!
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Can I use this in my Sig line? lol
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