Security

[deschutes dawn]

In my area just about everybody hunts so there are weapons in every house and everybody knows how to use them. An occasional coyote will pass through but there are dogs all over and just about every property is well perimeter fenced. My only loss has been an owl getting in the chicken coop and getting one hen and a raccoon raiding the chicken coop. I got him with a takedown .22 and a very good "watch cat"! There were a couple loose dogs that attacked my goats several years ago but they took the brunt of it when the boys didn't back off and used their horns. Of course my boys were traumatized and our fences redone since then. Those dogs were taken from their owner and rehomed. I think we're lucky enough to have one of our county mounties living out here too.