Coyotes caught in the act... Any tips?

[Ramsdale]

No guns here as we have an irresponsible pre-teen in the house. No matter how safe we made it I wont take the risk with him.

No leg traps as I have a young child who plays in the fields during the day, although the hat is tempting

The farm across the street lost a young cow to them last year.

The Dairy farm down the road uses guns/fireworks... they set them off tonight after they left our end of the road.

The farm behind me has all kinds of various animals. They also have guns.

I'm thinking I need a new friend with a gun thats willing to spend the night next month....

I'm done for animals this year... I was hoping for goats next year but maybe I will look into the Llama's or Donkey. I just found the livestock auctions last week, so I have a whole year to plan that one out. For now I am looking for humane options that I myself can do... Our coop is pretty secure and it would take some effort on their part to worry anything open.

 

[Dogfish]

Ask the local farmers if they have anybody who hunts coyotes for them. I cover 15-20 farms on a regular basis, every other weekend or so. Set my bilnds up, call for a while, POP, down goes another coyote. A small gun safe can take care of the pre-teen issue. Hunting and fishing were what pulled me away from bad choices, and it is a shame that many parents don't consider that an option nowadays. My 10 & 14 year olds have taken 1 bear and 6 deer between then in the past few years, and have had experiences few other boys their age have had.

Headed off to go hunt in SE Alaska last August.

 

[missred871]

well this is a wee wee *haha couldnt resist* unorthodox solution: soak a rag in human urine and hang it near your coop. Apparently it is an old fashioned coyote deterent (this came from my 72 year old grandfather). Sounds disgusting, but if you are looking for a no kill situation, I suppose you could try it..... might wear some rubber gloves....... make sure you do it every couple of days. I am told that the coyotes stay away because the scent is associated with humans and works much like doe urine brings in a buck and human urine keeps away coyotes

 

[chickencrazymamahen]

No matter what you decide to try to manage your coyote problem, PLEASE do not relocate the animal. You are just giving your problems to someone else, granted you didn't ask for the problem, but animals that learn to raid pens, will always raid pens....yours or anyone elses.....please dispatch the animal. Since fur prices have gone down predators are increasingly numerous. No one is trapping anymore. You said you couldn't set leg holds because of children. We go out first thing and throw the traps till the next night. Just a thought. Hope your problem is resolved soon. Good Luck.

 

[rcentner]

There are these things we got called "critter gitters". They put out a loud high pitched noise when something walks into the path of one and scares everything away, bunnies, coyotes, fox. But your best bet is as said previously....electric fence. If you try to trap/kill a coyote, you will just have more coming anyway, there's never just one. The critter gitters work good for us, but we don't free range unless we are here to monitor them. otherwise, the chickens will set them off too. good luck

 

[ColbyNTX]

My uncle put a radio in his coop and it's on 24/7 and it seems to help. I am also aginst relocation. I would be really upset if somebody was dropping of extra varmints around my place. We shoot all we can because they seem to be becomming more and more use to people. It is a never ending battle. When people kill a big portion of the predator population, there is a larger food source so now they have 10 pups vs 3 pups with less food. Nature does take care of itself. The cyotes that are comming to your coop won't quit so you need to kill, trap, electric fence or guardian animal. It will also eat your cats or small dogs and could even turn to small children. They are pretty animals and I wish we could live togather but once it looses its fear of humans, it needs to be exterminated.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Why not just have hubby go out and pee here and there? And yes it does work for SOME canines, others it can bring in!!

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Fur prices aren't that bad and there are LOTS of trappers in every state that allows trapping, I know this because I talk to them on a daily basis. If you really want to learn how to trap coyotes, try www.trapperman.com there is a TON of info there.

 

[chickerdoodle]

As already suggested--ELECTRIC FENCE. It not only keeps coyotes out of your chicken coop but any other predator and it's humane. Respect for life makes me want folks to steer clear of leg traps--pretty cruel to leave a critter caught in a leg trap (no matter how short a time) even if the critter was thinking your hens were food. Live trapping causes panic and relocating is not always such a good option for all concerned. The electric fence is not horribly expensive and you don't have to worry about a child or family pet getting hurt by a leg trap. Its also not too tough to put around a perimeter AND you don't have to lose sleep worrying. If you need to kill them do it quick and painless as they are not being mean or cruel, they are just trying to survive. Humane is always good karma.

 

[Wolfwoman]

I'm guessing that you don't know anything about trapping or leghold traps. They aren't cruel or inhumane as the Anti-fur people would make you assume.

Think about this, if a trap ruined (or cut off - as the antis profess) the leg of a coyote or fox, it's sort of pointless for trappers to trap now isn't it? The fur is ruined and can't be sold for a good price. I've seen MANY a picture of a coyote, fox, lynx in a leghold where the animal is SLEEPING. Real stressful...

Enough of our heritage has been taken away, and information like this just puts another peg in the coffin. It's no different than the antis saying it's cruel to keep and eat chickens and eggs... no different.

And all the trappers that I know, are VERY humane people.

 

[aprophet]

I use traps 24/7/365 live traps, snares ,body grips and leg holds I caught a grey fox about a week ago ( with a leghold trap) did,nt even brake the skin no blood, animal was resting peacefully. the ladies who's little puppy was missing and who's dog on the deck was being terrorized was glad to see the fox gone.