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    Bear Season

    You're living in Black Bear central. Secure fencing and lighting are all good measures, but Black Bears are notoriously stubborn and clever when it comes to getting at tasty food (I'd imagine your chickens taste far better to it than anything it is encountering out in the wild). The electric...
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    Where do you live and what kind of predator populations are you dealing with? Herding dogs and LGD's are very different, temperament-wise, energy-wise and training-wise. If you live in an area with coyote-sized predators and bigger, then I would recommend getting an LGD. Even within the...
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    It actually takes a lot for a dog to confront and engage a human. Mind you, I'm not talking about a poorly-trained mutt growling at or even biting a scared human. I'm talking about a police dog actively tracking down, biting and then subduing a hostile stranger, or a protection dog fighting...
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    I'm reluctant to engage with this conversation, because I don't want to see this turn into a breed debate. But I do need to add my input on what I consider to be common misconceptions: 1) GP's and most other LGD's are landrace breeds that have been bred, raised and trained to protect...
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    1) There is a bit more nuance to that conversation on people-aggressive dogs. Just like with anything, there are good, well-trained protection dogs and there are poorly trained ones (or no training at all). Just because someone owns a dog that is inclined to protect against human threats...
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    Coyotes and other predators

    Most states and municipalities still allow for landowners to trap nuisance animals via depredation permits. You should look into that option with your local Wildlife/Game official. I'm not saying that any and all coyote problems need to be dealt with that way; sometimes tightening up your...
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    Coyote or Wolf

    Maybe you saw a gray wolf in Texas, though I'll remain skeptical until someone provides photo evidence, but there is absolutely nothing that indicates there is an established breeding population there. Red wolves are nearly extinct, with only an estimated few dozen left in the wild (mostly on...
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    Coyotes and other predators

    Coyotes will eventually become educated and figure out certain passive deterrence measures (like lights and horns). They are some of the smartest predators out there and are really adept at exploiting vulnerability or weaknesses. Your best bet is to thin them out with hunting or trapping (if...
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    I've no doubt they make great LGD's, but standing guard and warding off a few coyote and going toe-to-toe with a human aggressor are two very different things and require very different attributes. Most LGD's, with the exceptions of some the eastern and asian breeds, were bred specifically to...
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    Livestock guardian dogs

    I don't expect a doberman to be useful as a dedicated LGD, but I very much doubt that a single or even a pair of entrepreneurial coyotes would be capable, much less willing, to take on even a half-decent doberman. These are opportunistic predators we're talking about here, they're not looking...
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    Coyote or Wolf

    There are no wolves in NY. The coyotes however tend to be bigger in the northeast due to the supposed breeding with wolves in Central Canada, hence why some people refer to them as "coywolves."
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