coyotemaster
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I would add there may be backlash if anyone sees a coyote dancing around with a treble hook stuck in his throat--hate to be a damper but this may be viewed as a sick and sadistic practice by the uninformed.
Coyote killed my dog.
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Saw a mule back down a bull elk in rut one time.....the herd came thru the pasture...mule let all the cows, calves and young bulls get thru...but he put it to the big Roosevelt bull...made like a cutting horse and chased that big boy back down to the creek and across the fence....damned mule...i had been looking for that herd for days...and he chased that bull back up on private property....
PCarr
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12 ga 3.5" bb steelshot work (goose load)??
seattleman1969
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A Great Pyrenees will do the trick. They do to Coyotes the same thing wolf packs so. Like the 'yote went through a wood chipper.
My brother has 5 on his property in Central Texas and he sees NO GAME of any kind, even the feral hogs stay away.
They hate anything canine, including the neighbor's dogs and your other weenie dogs... so take that into consideration.
My brother has 5 on his property in Central Texas and he sees NO GAME of any kind, even the feral hogs stay away.
They hate anything canine, including the neighbor's dogs and your other weenie dogs... so take that into consideration.
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So, it's been a while. Did the OP ever catch up to the coyote? In one way or another?
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He got a lot of free advice, 9 pages worth, both good and bad.
chopit
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No coyote yet. Man I got a lot of foxes around here. My neighbor just got chickens. I saw 4 foxes, 2 raccoons, 2 possums, 2 rabbits and a very large feral cat. I am going to set up game cameras this week. I have been putting dog food out but only foxes and raccoons eating it. I also been feeding rabbits to keep them coming to the yard which will hopefully bring the coyote back
Atchcook
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I live in the mountains next house is about a mile and it's 10 miles to pavement. We've been having trouble with coyotes but from trapping a lot I also know there are coydogs and they seem less worried about people or shooting at them. Coyotes are very smart. If you set a trap and he sets it off your next set will need to be better. I've seen where they have dug around traps even flipping them setting them off. Keep your traps fast or you'll miss the coyote. Cats have always been the best bait we know and that's coming from being taught by an old man that trapped all his life and was very well known by fur buyers. Use each cat for 2 sets yep cut it in half. Coyotes will go way out of their way to kill cats more because cats are competition they eat the same things.
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You figure out which method? Trapping or shooting?
chopit
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Shooting first
Beaver10
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Sorry about you dog...Yes, the yote will return. They're opportunistic hunters. If there is more small domestic animals in your neighborhood, he or they will be back. The problem for you is not knowing when.
Coyotes will stay in an area longer if there's food opportunities and they aren't being harassed by being shot at or run off by aggressive larger domestic dogs.
The best you can hope for, if you have a 2 story home, keep a rifle "safe" if you have small children, but ready and accessible upstairs by a window facing the direction you think a coyote would travel.
Make sure you grease or silicone your upstairs windows or doors so that you can easily and quietly open it enough to make a shot on the yote.
Check your county/city ordinances on being able to discharge a firearm in your area. If you would be breaking a law, don't do it...Unless you're running suppressed, someone who hates firearms may cause you more problems than you just losing a family pet.
I would recommend if shooting would put you in jeopardy of legal issues. Call your Fish & Game office and tell them there is a nuisance coyote killing small pets and you and the neighbors have SMALL CHILDREN who are at risk of being attacked. They may send out a trapper to catch the yote for everyone's best interest and the safety of children.
I had the same thing happen to me, except the coyote didn't get our dog the first time he tried. I took a 222 Rem and kept it upstairs. After slicking up my windows, 3 days later I saw him at 7:30AM walking along the edge of a stand of trees 178 yards away...Whack! Dead dog.
A month later my wife saw another one. I finally saw it 2 weeks later sitting in the middle of a pasture at 247 yards...Whack! Dead female dog.
We haven't seen a coyote in over a year now...Best of luck to you and your family. Beaver
Coyotes will stay in an area longer if there's food opportunities and they aren't being harassed by being shot at or run off by aggressive larger domestic dogs.
The best you can hope for, if you have a 2 story home, keep a rifle "safe" if you have small children, but ready and accessible upstairs by a window facing the direction you think a coyote would travel.
Make sure you grease or silicone your upstairs windows or doors so that you can easily and quietly open it enough to make a shot on the yote.
Check your county/city ordinances on being able to discharge a firearm in your area. If you would be breaking a law, don't do it...Unless you're running suppressed, someone who hates firearms may cause you more problems than you just losing a family pet.
I would recommend if shooting would put you in jeopardy of legal issues. Call your Fish & Game office and tell them there is a nuisance coyote killing small pets and you and the neighbors have SMALL CHILDREN who are at risk of being attacked. They may send out a trapper to catch the yote for everyone's best interest and the safety of children.
I had the same thing happen to me, except the coyote didn't get our dog the first time he tried. I took a 222 Rem and kept it upstairs. After slicking up my windows, 3 days later I saw him at 7:30AM walking along the edge of a stand of trees 178 yards away...Whack! Dead dog.
A month later my wife saw another one. I finally saw it 2 weeks later sitting in the middle of a pasture at 247 yards...Whack! Dead female dog.
We haven't seen a coyote in over a year now...Best of luck to you and your family. Beaver
Sorry about your dog as well!
I read the whole thread and concur that toxicants are not wise save for one (lead poisoning).
I cattle ranch out west and deal with coyote, cougar, bear and soon wolves. We also have tons of trouble with elk in our hay stacks, hay fields and even grazing lands. I do lethal and non lethal and hazing depending on the species and the location.
Several things stand out in your case. First is neighborhood cooperation, keep that. Toxic substances will lose that, so will fish hooks. What you need to do is meet mr. coyote on YOUR terms, not his. Some trail cams that have quick trigger times and are black ops are important. Placing a cam looking down a trail rather than across it is important. Another thing to look at is some detergents. A unit called Predator eyes might help to first spook the coyote off then later to push it to your satisfaction into where you gain an advantage.
A livestock operator was getting hammered in SW Oregon recently by wolves. He installed a couple of air dancers around his farm and he gets to sleep in his bed now (for the time being).
Now as much as your neighbors wanting this coyote dead the addition of live treats bringing all sorts of predators in much complicates your situation. There is a saying that if WWIII happens that coyotes and cockroaches will surely survive applies. You can kill this coyote deader than dead and 50 will take up it's place. It might be six days or six months but sooner or later, you will have another one wanting to do "ethnic cleansing".
As you have gotten excited at your first attempt at killing this coyote that killed your dog a shotgun might be a good choice. Otherwise, your rifle options are sufficient. It goes without saying that one thing hunters are good at, recommending the purchase of another gun, but your fish you need to fry are in the strategy department and elsewhere in my opinion.
Traps and snares.
They are formidable tools for sure. However there is a learning curve and your neighborhood is likely to fracture their support in the likelihood you catch a non target critter. Or the law will be descending on you.
Best regards and the best of luck.
Three44s
I read the whole thread and concur that toxicants are not wise save for one (lead poisoning).
I cattle ranch out west and deal with coyote, cougar, bear and soon wolves. We also have tons of trouble with elk in our hay stacks, hay fields and even grazing lands. I do lethal and non lethal and hazing depending on the species and the location.
Several things stand out in your case. First is neighborhood cooperation, keep that. Toxic substances will lose that, so will fish hooks. What you need to do is meet mr. coyote on YOUR terms, not his. Some trail cams that have quick trigger times and are black ops are important. Placing a cam looking down a trail rather than across it is important. Another thing to look at is some detergents. A unit called Predator eyes might help to first spook the coyote off then later to push it to your satisfaction into where you gain an advantage.
A livestock operator was getting hammered in SW Oregon recently by wolves. He installed a couple of air dancers around his farm and he gets to sleep in his bed now (for the time being).
Now as much as your neighbors wanting this coyote dead the addition of live treats bringing all sorts of predators in much complicates your situation. There is a saying that if WWIII happens that coyotes and cockroaches will surely survive applies. You can kill this coyote deader than dead and 50 will take up it's place. It might be six days or six months but sooner or later, you will have another one wanting to do "ethnic cleansing".
As you have gotten excited at your first attempt at killing this coyote that killed your dog a shotgun might be a good choice. Otherwise, your rifle options are sufficient. It goes without saying that one thing hunters are good at, recommending the purchase of another gun, but your fish you need to fry are in the strategy department and elsewhere in my opinion.
Traps and snares.
They are formidable tools for sure. However there is a learning curve and your neighborhood is likely to fracture their support in the likelihood you catch a non target critter. Or the law will be descending on you.
Best regards and the best of luck.
Three44s
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mdbiggerstaff
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Read "Don Coyote" by Dayton O. Hyde
