Fresh in from The Battlecreek Enquirer
COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A man says he shot a neighbor’s cow after mistaking it for a coyote. Authorities and the owner are skeptical.
The undersheriff in northern Michigan’s Benzie County says he doesn’t see how anyone could confuse a 1,400-pound pregnant cow with a coyote, which typically weighs between 20 and 45 pounds.
And anyway, shooting coyotes is illegal during firearm deer season. Authorities asked the county prosecutor to bring charges against the shooter.
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