Cow problem

[steve morton]

Slick, your pretty slick! Lol

[Dakota7493]

I had a some heifers and a few calves hanging around too often for my liking one year and I had an electronic coyote call in the blind with me. I hit one lone howl and they all looked my direction for a second and then trotted off at a pretty good pace.

[Ruttin&Struttin]

Switch to a gravity feeder.

[cj7zrcool]

Most effective way to "train" dummarsse cattle I've ever used is to put a fender washer (about 1" diameter) on the end of some junk arras using a standard 10-24 screw instead of a point... When the cows come into your set up, let 'em have it in the rib cage or flank with that fender washer... A couple times getting their "ring-leader" like that, and they won't come near your feeder/stand area... Plus it's kind a' fun!! It is especially fun if you start this before bow season and practice your spot n stalk technique on 'em... After a few sessions of that, when they see you, that'll be all that's necessary for them to change counties quick, fast and in a hurry!!

[Capp35]

I always get there early and herd/throw rocks at the cows and they usually never come back that night.
Never bothers my hunt either (as long as your there an hour before you normally see deer)

[bownut]

Beef is what's for dinner

[bownut]

I've done this and it seems to work for me. I build my pen then on the outside I'll spread rocks and broken brick. They don't like it they can't get stable footing. It takes quite a bit of rock for it to work but it does for me. They get bored quick and move on. Now granted I hunt in a place that has plenty of different size rock to pick up. It is time consuming but been on this place for years and it was worth it.

[KDinTX]

good luck, got cows on the place I hunt. Its a free/help work place so we deal with them. They tear down fences, push over cattle panels, push through hot wire fences, etc. Most destructive cows ive ever been around, they like to sleep under the feeders. Usually just use a sling shot at the bow stand and run em off the feeders at the rifle stands. Once they find the feeders they will not leave them alone no matter whats in the way. The deer seem to not mind them much but this isnt no big deer place either.

[Palmetto]

I have ran cows on places where some clown decided to string along a single strand of barbwire through some trees to make a crude feed pen. Let me tell you that is freaking dangerous when you are busting through the brush on a horse trying to catch a cow! This was something that was left by previous leasers that we found after we picked up the lease. We had leased both hunting & grazing.

If you are going to run barbwire, run several strands, and use some well marked T-posts. The deer wont care as they are used to fences, and it's gonna take more than one strand to keep cows out.

[SaltwaterSlick]

I like ribeyes... I'm jus' sayin'...

[stickbowcoop]

Most effective way to "train" dummarsse cattle I've ever used is to put a fender washer (about 1" diameter) on the end of some junk arras using a standard 10-24 screw instead of a point... When the cows come into your set up, let 'em have it in the rib cage or flank with that fender washer... A couple times getting their "ring-leader" like that, and they won't come near your feeder/stand area... Plus it's kind a' fun!! It is especially fun if you start this before bow season and practice your spot n stalk technique on 'em... After a few sessions of that, when they see you, that'll be all that's necessary for them to change counties quick, fast and in a hurry!!

I know cows are tough but you can kill animals with blunt arrows. I would be careful where you aimed with this technique.

[DuramaxDude]

My father in law owns the land and let the neighbor put cows on our place due to no water (before all this rain). Talked to the cow guy and fil about it and he leased cow rights to him for the year. Not happy about it but I can’t do anything about it now. I’m thinking about stringing some barb wire about a 3-4 acre area around the set ups about waist high and use mesquite trees as the t-post. Has anyone tried that and would it work?

This may be your best bet or putting out some hay/cubes out a little ways off from the feeder. I had this issue with horses a few years ago. I handled the horses with a red rider BB gun and came close to getting a paintball gun.

[crc]

Red Ryder works great as a cattle deterrent. Doesn't take long for them to learn to stay away. Just don't shoot your eye out, or the cow's.

[Rotney]

I had cows come in. After trying to shoo them thru the open windows of the krivo blind I went out and threw sticks at them.

Dang cows


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[wow]

I have hunters and cows. My cows come first. The hunters can build fences.