A stated in a previous blog, we had a calf attacked and it's spine bitten in two on the Cattle farm that I trap. The landowner stated that he had come out one night after dark and saw, what he thought was, two German Shepherds in his driveway. Even though the ranch hand had seen two dogs chasing the cattle in one of the pastures nearby, perhaps this was a case of mistaken identity. The next morning they found two calves had been attacked. One whose spine had been bitten in two was so disabled that I had to put it down. The ranch hand had pulled the carcass a good ways behind the main barn. I investigated it and by the wound pattern and mutilations, it appeared roaming dogs had attacked it. But now, after seeing this huge coyote, it is evident that he would be tall enough to get up on the calf's back and bite it's spine in two. Coyotes will almost always go for the throat......almost always. After euthanizing the calf, I put a cable on it's neck and around a tree. I put two night time cameras out and got a mating pair of coyotes on film. One was a Beast, a Hybrid, the largest I've ever seen and I've been in the woods most of my life. I put in traps but due to the carcass, he appears to have no interest in them yet. I have tried to get an angle on him to shoot him from the pasture nearby with the .223. His core area is right behind a small pasture with other small calves in it so time is of the essence. As soon as the weather breaks, I'll be back over there. I don't usually give coyotes I'm after names, but this one is so large and wolf like that I must. Research has shown that nearly all Eastern Coyotes are Hybrids. Coyotes with Canadian Wolf DNA. This genetic hybridization is evident in the larger body size and a more block like facial appearance. I have named this Beast, Hannibal. It has gotten personal now. I am on his trail and I will stay on it until I trap or shoot him. He has already been seen twice chasing the cattle in a nearby pasture. I am going to set up a trap that I hope will trigger his territorial instincts, cause him to commit and get caught. He can do alot of damage in a short period of time. If the video here will not play, you may see the large Hybrid animal on my FB page "The Truth About Wildlife Trapping and Management in the United States."
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