My dog keeps them at bay. I will shoot them when I see them. They prey on my birds.
Coyote near the house
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Depends on the state. In Ohio, it's "open season" year-round for coyotes.
It's open season at my place all year long. "What happens here stays here", 2 bangs and it's bye bye coyote. My last one was a couple weeks ago. I gave it 4 chances to move on but number 5 was it. The neighbors all decided to get chicken coops lately so me living out 1/4 mile off the road I get the coyote traffic.
FWIW who says notes don't run in packs, nonsense! We have the Coywolf version up here and believe me they pack up especially in the evening hours. All the ones Ive bagged were singles though. Those seem to be "staking their territorial claim" by hanging around in broad daylight.
I learned how easily coyotes live In the suburbs when I was working at a prison outside Denver back in the 80's. We would sit in the tower late in the evening and watch them roaming through the back yards off in the suburbs. They roamed freely all over the place whenever and wherever they pleased. Im sure the local small dog and cat population paid a price continuously. Yotes don't mind people any more than mountain lions do. Once the lights go out they come right in and few people even notice. You almost never see them but they are always somewhere out there.
Probably. I didn't ask, and he wont be coming back to life, lol!
I have seen this guy on both sides of my property, always alone. One time headed toward the crick, the other time away. Healthy, beautiful coat. Crappy cell phone pic, 5 AM, 125 yards give or take.
We had a bunch up in New York, just over the northern Bronx border. Just heard reports of a Coyote sighting in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
I have to believe they are most everywhere.
I have to believe they are most everywhere.
I love wild things as much as anyone and I love the principles of Aldo Leopold regarding his concept of the "Land Ethic" : "In Leopold’s vision of a land ethic, the relationships between people and land are intertwined: care for people cannot be separated from care for the land. A land ethic is a moral code of conduct that grows out of these interconnected caring"
It's easy to pick out the divergence of opinions in this thread - those that think that wild things like coyotes are cool and those that see them as pests, to be taken care of the same way we handle mice in our homes (really, what's the difference?). We had a single coyote wipe out our chicken flock last summer during mid day. Killed every one of them, then took off. I know the pain they cause.
Sometimes, maybe we have blinders on to understand and appreciate the whole picture. The link below is about wolves and research in Wisconsin that shows that maybe we have our priorities wrong? I'm not a tree hugger by any means. Deer destroy many thousands of dollars of tree seedlings I plant annually. In a more perfect world maybe we would find a better way to manage things that get in our way of being humans.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science...e-collisions/618978/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Just stirring the pot here.
It's easy to pick out the divergence of opinions in this thread - those that think that wild things like coyotes are cool and those that see them as pests, to be taken care of the same way we handle mice in our homes (really, what's the difference?). We had a single coyote wipe out our chicken flock last summer during mid day. Killed every one of them, then took off. I know the pain they cause.
Sometimes, maybe we have blinders on to understand and appreciate the whole picture. The link below is about wolves and research in Wisconsin that shows that maybe we have our priorities wrong? I'm not a tree hugger by any means. Deer destroy many thousands of dollars of tree seedlings I plant annually. In a more perfect world maybe we would find a better way to manage things that get in our way of being humans.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science...e-collisions/618978/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Just stirring the pot here.
When I lived in Palm Beach they would come from the Everglades and look food in my neighborhood.
I don't kill anything i don't have to. Mice yes as the damage is too severe. I dont kill foxes as they are native, and i like seeing them. I don't kill raccoons either.
I can appreciate the amazing ability that coyotes have to adapt and survive. But now i'm at the point of deciding between the coyote or my animals, so i'm going with my animals, the coyote is too close and my animals will eventually fall prey.
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The large coyote population here is taking out the foxes. Used to see them all the time as a kid. Not so much now.
If you have any outside pets or small livestock they will be a issue for you eventually unless you have them in a good fence and put them away at night.
My brother and I are hopefully going to attempt coyote hunting sometime this year.
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