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#491133
11/19/08 03:30 PM
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RedBone
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I have a bunch of cows on my lease. Mostly they are not a problem - they do not seem to run off the deer. My problem is that I cannot keep them out of my feeder. Last weekend I put in 7 new 6 foot stakes. It looked good. I comeback an hour later and there was a damn cow in my feeder! I chased them out and she just jumped over bottom two wires and had knocked out the top wire.
Do I need to make it higher? What else can I do to keep them out?
I was thinking of bringing some hey when i hunt to keep them out of the area.
Any Ideas??
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Re: Cows
[Re: RedBone]
#491134
11/19/08 03:32 PM
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buster2balls
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Woodsman
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4x4 welded cow panels will work also. just brace them up good with t post
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Re: Cows
[Re: buster2balls]
#491135
11/19/08 03:34 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,099
TX_Huntress
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+1 
The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o779/TX_Huntress/Deer/MyBigAxis_small_zpse8nbtmhx.jpg)
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Re: Cows
[Re: RedBone]
#491136
11/19/08 03:35 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 40
bowhunter1331
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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We use general pen panel 36" tall.. keeps ours out. tractor supply sells it. GOOD LUCK.. once they find it they try really hard to get back in.
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Re: Cows
[Re: bowhunter1331]
#491137
11/19/08 03:41 PM
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Joined: Jun 2008
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huntnfishtx
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Pro Tracker
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Gotta go with the cattle pannels
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Re: Cows
[Re: huntnfishtx]
#491138
11/19/08 05:18 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 461
DeerT
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Had the same problem...battled them for years. Finally, just used some simple fence stays and haven't had a problem since. Keeps them from spreading the barbwire apart and crawling through. I felt really stupid after rebuilding pens 3 or 4 times and then a handful of cheap fence stays fixed my problem.
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Re: Cows
[Re: TX_Huntress]
#491139
11/19/08 05:58 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 63,230
BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: Cows
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#491140
11/19/08 06:16 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
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MaggieMTx
THF Trophy Hunter
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go with the cattle pannels & if they try to get over, put a line of hot wire across that
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Re: Cows
[Re: RedBone]
#491141
11/19/08 06:29 PM
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Joined: May 2008
Posts: 46
DZM
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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We have cattle on our place and we dont put up feeder pens. We just use the metal fence posts as legs, and a good sturdy varment cage. The cows come through sometimes and mess around but move on shortly. They cant pick the corn off the ground. Also a better chance of a good buck coming to the feeder if he doesnt have to jump a fence and feel closed in.
DZM
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Re: Cows
[Re: DZM]
#491142
11/19/08 07:05 PM
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elliscountyhog
Tracker
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Tracker
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We have the big 20 ft winch up style feeders and they dont seem to mess with them either..
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Re: Cows
[Re: elliscountyhog]
#491143
11/19/08 10:53 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 61
kehunter
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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we usually put our feeders in betweena circle of trees and wrap goatwire around it. that seems to work the best in my exp.
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Re: Cows
[Re: RedBone]
#491144
11/19/08 11:52 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 10,334
PrimitiveHunter
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Do you have trees near your feeder? When I hunted a place near Eden, I just strung a few strands of barbed wire around some nearby trees and made a feeder pen. It turned out to be pretty big but I think the cows recognize (even as stupid as they are) that barbed wire is a barrier. Never had any trouble after that.
Practice doesn’t make perfect.
Practice makes permanent.
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