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COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? #6019635 11/09/15 07:25 PM
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Ok, 4 hours in a blind on Sunday... 400 acre low fence... about 10 / 12 head of cattle on the place....

three times ran cows off yesterday... finally after a long while, light dimming here comes the buck we want... my daughter gets all lined up... then MMMMMOOOOOOOOOOO. comes thundering in and ran him off.

Ok, ive heard bb guns, pellet guns... what do you all use , to run these thick headed cows off and get them to stay away for a while.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019637 11/09/15 07:27 PM
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Only thing to get them to stay away at least while hunting is going to be food of some sort.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019647 11/09/15 07:35 PM
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Put up a big feeder pen with panels or barb wire.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019664 11/09/15 07:48 PM
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Buy the rancher cubes im sure he will feed them whenever you want.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019666 11/09/15 07:48 PM
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Ten cattle panels and a mess of tee posts are your friend.


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Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019667 11/09/15 07:48 PM
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pellet gun bad.....

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019676 11/09/15 07:54 PM
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Sounds like your hunting somewhere they want to be pretty bad. You hunting on a tank or something? Ive never had them come back after I ran them off.


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Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019679 11/09/15 07:55 PM
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I call them to the other side of the lease and spread cake out, throwing a handful here and there in tall grass and brush. That way they take a little while to clean it up. How much cake you use depends on how many head you want to keep interested. A bag last me 3 to 4 hunts, feeding 15 head.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019694 11/09/15 08:04 PM
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Watch out feeding them from your truck. They learn real quick which truck have feed. I got to my blind Saturday morning and had 50 cows around the blind and feeder. When I walked to my blind they all took off running. But deer still came into the feeder 30 minutes later.

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Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019700 11/09/15 08:06 PM
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Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019776 11/09/15 08:53 PM
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BB gun trick may get you throwed off the lease!!

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019793 11/09/15 08:57 PM
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Put the feeder inside 3 or 4 trees and wrap 4 strands of barb wire around the trees. They cannot mow over trees or drive in a lot of t posts, the tree thing is easier.




Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: redchevy] #6019814 11/09/15 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted By: redchevy
Sounds like your hunting somewhere they want to be pretty bad. You hunting on a tank or something? Ive never had them come back after I ran them off.


^^ This.
are they hanging around your feeder or is there good grass around it.
good advise given about using the range cubes. Nothing they like better.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019831 11/09/15 09:22 PM
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These cows hung around my feeder yesterday. Feeder is on other side of fence but when cows are in same pasture, I keep them away from feeder with some t-posts and cattle panels. BTW, they are my cows and as valuable as they are I don't want anyone shooting them with bb gun or pellet guns. I have also seen deer and cows near the feeder at the same time and the cows don't seem to be bothered by the deer at all deer2

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019923 11/09/15 10:12 PM
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if cows eating your feed is the problem...10 hog panels and 19 t-posts are the only solution in my book. Once they see they can't get in they usually move on

If you're just wanting them out of the area.....range cubes, hay or other feed to draw them away (i've used chaffhaye with great success, but its not cheap)...find a spot on the other side of the property or an area not hunted and scatter it

touch base with the owner to make sure they're ok with anything you're going to put out for feed....you're messing with property and it could very well cost you the lease.

Re: COWS Interferrence! how to get them to go away? [Re: texaspirate] #6019963 11/09/15 10:34 PM
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I just buy some sweet feed and cattle cubes and put it out on other side of property before I go hunt make sure spread out real good and they will stay there for a good 4-5 hours.this is good for evening hunts.if you put enough out they will stay there for the following morning hunt to

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