Coyote Advice Sought

[woodmort]

A breeding pair of coyotes will not tolerate another canine not in their family in the area of their den and will attack and kill it--that happened to my springer and my neighbors's Doberman--both were attacked and killed on the same day in March. Aside from that small dogs--say toy poodles and the like--would be, like cats, considered prey. I know of at least one case were hunting beagles were attacked and eaten--all that was found was the tracking collar. Coyotes will also eliminate foxes from their territory if they can catch them as well. Now we're talking 40 to 60-pound eastern coyotes.

 

[shesaredroan]

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Woodmort,
You've described what I believe happen to one of my dogs, about a 1 1/2 months ago. She went under my fence, my other dogs stopped at the fence. She was after the howling, yapping coyote family pack that was hunting in the neighbors pasture. All of the other neighbor's dogs were going crazy barking that night.
This is why I have at least 3 guardian dogs (who work together) to deal with the yote packs.
But I believe my girl was lured off (on her own) and taken down. If she'd stayed with my other dogs she would have been ok.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

Just to clarify WOODMORT,,,
My dog is fixed. Would the breeding pair still target him?
We also have foxes - but they aren't seen much , well, haven't seen one in about a year now.

 

[centrarchid]

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Woodmort,

It is best you not refer to your dominant canines as coyotes, rather intergrades with grey wolves to limit comparisons with those of us that have nominal / typical coyotes. Our coyotes (western version) also persecute foxes but territories overlap and foxes persist albeit at lower densities than if coyotes were absent.

 

[woodmort]

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Yes, he would still be targeted since he represent competition. It isn't a breeding thing it is a territorial thing. Both dogs that were attacked and killed were spayed females. Interestingly that the game cam I use generally shows a combination of red and grey foxes about every night with the exception for the week or so that the coyotes showed up on it. I figure while the coyotes are around the foxes stay away.

centrarchid: While the eastern variety are a grey or red wolf cross, they are still classified as coyotes--just a bigger variety, like bantams and regular chickens are still chickens.

 

[centrarchid]

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Yes, he would still be targeted since he represent competition. It isn't a breeding thing it is a territorial thing. Both dogs that were attacked and killed were spayed females. Interestingly that the game cam I use generally shows a combination of red and grey foxes about every night with the exception for the week or so that the coyotes showed up on it. I figure while the coyotes are around the foxes stay away.

centrarchid: While the eastern variety are a grey or red wolf cross, they are still classified as coyotes--just a bigger variety, like bantams and regular chickens are still chickens.

Woodmort,

The grey wolf input promotes size and behavioral patterns that are outside those exhibited by typical coyotes. Your version maybe able to breed with ours but differences are enough making yours a very different management issue whether of same biological species or not. I wish I could see your version, big time! I have seen a female (~35 lb) coyote bluff an adult german sheperd that was following it but if latter was motivated, the coyote would have been in deep doodoo if it did not run. Even two of our coyotes would have a hard time tackling a larger dog breed.

 

[bledsoe95]

12Ga. or a .223 sounds like a solution to me.

 

[sourland]

Coyote attacks are never one on one unless the dog is extremely small. They generally involve the breeding pair plus their yearling offspring; therefore, many on one.

 

[centrarchid]

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The pack behavior you see not typical of midwestern coyotes. By time offspring big enough to aid adults in territorial defense, they are expelled. Differences between your and midwestern version more than size.

 

[sourland]

Same behavior was evidenced in the Georgia incident. Perhaps the wolf blood is prevalent throughout the Eastern coast? Has anyone in the Mid-West witnesed similar behaviors of decoying and attacking dogs by multiple coyotes working together?