Coyote Advice Sought

[Kekko]

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Firearm Owner's Identification Card

It stands for "We know who you are and where to find you"!

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

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Firearm Owner's Identification Card

It stands for "We know who are and where to find you"!

Aint that the truth?

 

[chickortreat]

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Wow!!! My first advice after reading over some of your posts would be to move to a free country....er, ahem....state! The very idea that some bureaucratic jug-heads decided that you need one of their cards to own something as simple as a firearm. Can you own a knife? A bat? Do you have the right to defend yourself against an aggressor? Do they plan your menus for you? Can citizens of Illinois eat grapes on Wednesdays?

Rant finished....whew! Actually, I'd recommend #4 BUCKSHOT, not birdshot. The #4 buck has 27 to 34 pellets and they are a bit larger than birdshot, hence more killing power. Someone else recommended #00 Buck, which will work fine IF you can hit your target. There are only 9 pellets in a standard 00 load, 12 pellets in a 2 3/4" magnum load, and 18 pellets in a 3" magnum (which has muchos recoil).

As to those of you who like to "live and let live" with the local coyote population, may your coyote population prosper and be in health, 'cuz I'm thinning mine down.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

chickortreat and everyone:
You've opened my eyes! I always thought it was a federal law about the FOID cards. This forum will be shut down, by the moderators, if we discuss politics so keep it light but know I will be working to adjust the laws in my communist state of Illinois. Rant Done.

It surprises me that by adjusting the coyote problem by just one, I seem to have stopped the problem. As you remember, it was two coyotes circling the coop on more than 1 occasion and not being respectful of my DH or my BAD (Big A** Dog). Perhaps, since the adjusted coyote was a female, she was teaching her pup? Do you think they were transients? No other of the coyotes have displayed this aggressive and fearless behavior.
What do you all know that I don't?

 

[centrarchid]

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It is best you study up on coyote biology. You better than anyone will then be able to determine social structure of coyotes working your poultry. Could have been pup, could have been two adults with female more inclined togo after chickens. Some dogs simply not motivated to go after coyotes or any varment for that matter.

With coyotes, as with wolves and foxes, either parent can train pups.

 

[terrilhb]

I live in Ga. We live in the country 4.5 acres. Surrounded by woods. One night I let my 5 dogs out. Went out a little later to call them. I heard what sounded like one of my dogs was hurt in the woods. I went running into the woods stupidly yelling for my dogs. 3 went running the opposite direction then me.(they were puppies) Ran futher and my 1 dog came at me barking growling and literally pushing me back towards home. Would not let me go any further. I smartly turned around to find my hubby with the shotgun and I got yelled at. He had found my other dog safe. Told me it was coyotes trying to lure 1 of the dogs away by pretending to be hurt. Then they would have killed him. Turned out I was heading right toward the trap.

Won't and have not ever done that again.

 

[centrarchid]

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Coyotes in my experience do not lure dogs off to kill or consume them. Very likely your dogs and the coyotes were having social problems but if more than one adult dog of size comparable to that of the coyotes, then your dogs were in good shape. They will attack dogs and pups much smaller than they are but you are not part of a coyotes prey list. Do not let coyotes push you around. We have never lost a dog to coyotes. Only when out with lone coonhound have we had problems. Second coonhound fixed problem everytime.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

Our 80+ pound dog is not afraid of them at all. He growls, snaps, pulls at the leash, bangs on the window with his teeth. I try never to let him go after them for fear he will be outnumbered.
We've got a place like terrilhb and many of you. 14 acres surrounded by woods with a 10 acre meadow in the middle. Forest Preserve thick with woods & brambles on 2 sides, creek & mature woods on 2 sides.

 

[heather112588]

terrilhb wrote:
I live in Ga. We live in the country 4.5 acres. Surrounded by woods. One night I let my 5 dogs out. Went out a little later to call them. I heard what sounded like one of my dogs was hurt in the woods. I went running into the woods stupidly yelling for my dogs. 3 went running the opposite direction then me.(they were puppies) Ran futher and my 1 dog came at me barking growling and literally pushing me back towards home. Would not let me go any further. I smartly turned around to find my hubby with the shotgun and I got yelled at. He had found my other dog safe. Told me it was coyotes trying to lure 1 of the dogs away by pretending to be hurt. Then they would have killed him. Turned out I was heading right toward the trap. Won't and have not ever done that again.

agreed...i have never heard of coyotes doing that...that is a wolf thing.

 

[sourland]

Several years ago my daughter and SIL lived in the Atlanta area. While visiting my SIL mentioned that all of the cats in their neighborhood had disappeared. When I suggested coyotes he said, "No way, not here in Atlanta." His development backed up against a 2,500 acre swamp/park. Later that aftermnoon I heard a coyote yipping and his dogs alarming. We went to look and the two dogs (A GSH and a lab/dalmatian, both large males) went out and hit the chain link enclosing their yard. Two coyotes appeared on the other side and also hit the fence. My SIL said, "Lucky for the fence, my dogs would make short work of them." I told him to look further down into the ditch where 4 or 5 more coyotes were waiting for a dog dinner. Coyotes will and have lured dogs to their demise. It may be a learned behavior, but it happens. Watch your dogs!