Here's another post that you might have missed from the long thread:
To: eskimo
"Here in the South, we keep Mules in the pasture with cattle.Our main pest is coyotes. We haven't yet had much trouble with the Mississippi Red Wolf...which has been reintroduced by our Benevolent Government. A 1000lb mad mule is pretty effective.
"Wildcats and Cougars also give them a wide berth. Mexican Trans Workers have seen deer kills here in this part of Alabama(junction of Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers)that look like "El Tigre" kills in Mexico."
449 posted on 01/15/2004 2:41:13 PM PST by Rebforever