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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1278129" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Yep, if rattlesnakes are getting fat from high rodent populations you'll see a steady increase in snake populations until they predators overwhelm the prey and both will crash dramatically and very quickly.</p><p></p><p>We're having a relatively mild winter down here and after three years of wetter and milder than normal years the coyote population has exploded so even though we're having a biblical level invasion of rats this year, the sheer number of coyotes is posing a real and present threat to the cows and calves being born this time of year and it's likely to pose a serious threat to the fawns this year as well.</p><p></p><p>We have a lot of hawks that migrate through here every fall and winter and when we have ridiculous numbers of rats, mice, rabbits and especially quail they tend to stop and hammer everything hard all winter long instead of continuing on south so it puts a lot more pressure on the prey populations that the coyotes and bobcats would normally rely on.</p><p></p><p>If we go back into a drought this summer which is all too possible next fall/winter they coyotes and cats will be desperate.</p><p></p><p>It's a real shame that the liberal nut jobbers ruined the fur market because as the fur industry has died out so has one of the primary things driving predator hunting.</p><p></p><p>When I was a kid in the late 70's we could get up to 150.00 for a top quality coyote and 300-500.00 for a top end Bobcat Hide. Every high school and college boy in the country where such hunting was legal had a chance to make some serious money through the winter and in doing so, it really kept our predator numbers in check very well.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your Moose and Elk calves and remember the 3 S's when the wolves show up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1278129, member: 30902"] Yep, if rattlesnakes are getting fat from high rodent populations you'll see a steady increase in snake populations until they predators overwhelm the prey and both will crash dramatically and very quickly. We're having a relatively mild winter down here and after three years of wetter and milder than normal years the coyote population has exploded so even though we're having a biblical level invasion of rats this year, the sheer number of coyotes is posing a real and present threat to the cows and calves being born this time of year and it's likely to pose a serious threat to the fawns this year as well. We have a lot of hawks that migrate through here every fall and winter and when we have ridiculous numbers of rats, mice, rabbits and especially quail they tend to stop and hammer everything hard all winter long instead of continuing on south so it puts a lot more pressure on the prey populations that the coyotes and bobcats would normally rely on. If we go back into a drought this summer which is all too possible next fall/winter they coyotes and cats will be desperate. It's a real shame that the liberal nut jobbers ruined the fur market because as the fur industry has died out so has one of the primary things driving predator hunting. When I was a kid in the late 70's we could get up to 150.00 for a top quality coyote and 300-500.00 for a top end Bobcat Hide. Every high school and college boy in the country where such hunting was legal had a chance to make some serious money through the winter and in doing so, it really kept our predator numbers in check very well. Good luck with your Moose and Elk calves and remember the 3 S's when the wolves show up. [/QUOTE]
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