What Killed This Horse
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01/01/20 08:26 PM
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Good friend lost his buddy last night. The horse hase been recovering from a serious injury and was still pretty weak - probably attacked while lying down. The DNR denied we have cougars around, but now they have them listed as an "endangered" species. (They will be "in-danger" when they kill any livestock!!) That said, This same guy who owns the horse thought he saw two extremely large coyotes a few months ago - went and looked up what he saw and says they were red wolves. (I'm sure the DNR doesn't know anything about them - just like the cougars...) Thoughts on what could have done this?
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Re: What Killed This Horse
[Re: ShawneeMan]
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01/01/20 08:28 PM
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To me it looks like it died and the eagles or vultures got it.
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Re: What Killed This Horse
[Re: ShawneeMan]
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Where you are at, I would say Yotes. They are everywhere out there. Also, I believe a cat would have started eating in the guts.
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Re: What Killed This Horse
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01/01/20 08:54 PM
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danny clifton
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cougar usually eats the liver first. starting right behind the ribs. they cover stuff up by kicking sticks grass leaves and dirt over a kill after they eat.
that horse died and birds been eating it
is my best guess
Last edited by danny clifton; 01/01/20 08:56 PM.
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Re: What Killed This Horse
[Re: ShawneeMan]
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01/01/20 08:57 PM
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Don't know what killed it, but birds been eating it.
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Re: What Killed This Horse
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Yotes start at the other end. Birds start with the eyes. See it at work alot Id bet some kinda bird and domestic dog Yotes start at other end is right. I saw one of their big cats we don't have 6 or 7 yrs ago.
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Re: What Killed This Horse
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01/01/20 09:03 PM
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Does not look like canine or feline to me. Most walking predators are not going to chew meat off a skull when there is a soft belly and large muscle mass available.
Looks more like birds on a dead critter to me.
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Re: What Killed This Horse
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01/01/20 09:11 PM
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was there an open wound on the neck or face ?
every dog or coyote eaten animal i have ever seen was hams first
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Re: What Killed This Horse
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01/01/20 09:32 PM
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Probably died of natural causes related to the prior serious injury. Laid there long enough the clean up crew anything that eats meat found it and went to work. Set up a trail cam and watch nature recycle it. Kinda what I thought, but he said this damage all occurred overnight. The horse was up yesterday and he found it like that this morning.
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