[themidnightskulker]

yeah.

The one I shot weighed about 45 pounds. Good ole 30.06 takes care of them every time.

I've seen solos run deer year around.

I am more worried about feral hogs and bear on the ranch though.

(Hogs do alot of damage)

Had a bear pop up over a ridge on me once- scary.

[olepap]

Hey midnight, I went to a SC Wildlife seminar on the Coyote and the Feral Hog. They are both highly intelligent creatures. The Feral hogs are very difficult to trap, because they learn so quickly and they teach each other. They devour root crops and cause much damage. Feral Hogs are difficult to kill, because they are almost armor plated. Their heads have sloped armor and the brain is hard to hit. Same goes for the heart, it is not where you expect it and the shoulder blade protects it.

OBTW, I didn't think Brown bears were particularly dangerous, unless you get between them and their cubs or them and their lunch.