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Cool stuff, Clay. What surprises me is that these are little bulls. Back in the years we spent the first couple weeks of June every years in Yellowstone, Lamar Valley where the elk used to gang up during calving season (before the wolves taught them how to be wild again), we repeatedly saw cow elk chasing coyotes. The norm was a cow-mother and “auntie” younger cow, obviously the previous year’s calf, would stand guard together over a hiding calf, taking turns in standing guard so the other could go drink and feed. But if a coyote got too close, they would both go after it … really something to see! Good to have you out there as our eyes, since we don’t get up there much any more and when we do, mostly we sit on the porch of the Roosevelt Lodge with drink and binoculars, playing tourist.