Coyotes

[Aschenfire]

Nicole1,

You are going to have to take it down a 1000. You lost only a couple birds in a free-tange setting. Even after coyote is dispatched you will occasionally loose some while free-ranging. Your real long-term predators may not be as sexy as a coyote; but the fox, coon and oppossum will be your biggest worries that will alway be consideration. Relax.

I agree with this. The panic over rabies, the "coyote" attacking everything in sight...just panic in general makes for a very stressful environment for your birds, for your husband, for you. Rabies is unlikely. There are tons of hungry animals which are not rabid and will never be rabid.

Just calm down, think about how you can *prevent* things like this happening, rather than sending the husband out to blow away every wild animal that steps foot on your property.

I am not sure how a coyote does *more damage* than a fox, when the end result in either scenario might be a dead bird. Opossums, coons, bobcats, predatory birds, snakes, thieving humans, domestic dogs.... no matter the face, if they prey on your fowl, the result is the same in the end

And Coyotes are sexeh beasts! *lol* Seriously... I think they are gorgeous little animals

 

[Nicole01]

Possums are relocated. I almost got bit last year when it was under my car. Those things are huge and nasty.

The coyote will be gone either it will go away on its own or we'll take care of it. Just this past December there was a bounty that started on coyotes for $10, gophers we get $2 per gopher. Nighttime predators are no issues at all. I have a very secure coop. Unfortunately it's 100F in my run and my birds are hot right now. I will pray I don't lose one in the next few hours. I do not want daytime predators on my property, including dogs, which gone after my flock twice.

I do worry about rabies, I just saw a skunk midday near my house. There's no way I'd put my kids at risk. Better to be safe then sorry. I worry about my cats and the neighbors dogs.

I'd never ever do anything illegal. Ever.

 

[LR Gamefarm]

if it is rabid it will be foaming at the mouth i dont think it will hurt your dogs if they do chase it as long as it is only one now if it's two or three then it might hurt them i usually try to keep a breed of dog that will know what to do if a coyote trys to fight it i keep a rottweiler for the purpose because they are a stocky breed and they also know how to fight

 

[centrarchid]

Generally speaking, if dog has any size advantage at all on coyote, then coyote is not going to fight one on one. To do so is simply stupid. No food or territory to be gained. You seldom see multiple coyotes and their most aggressive time is during winter and early spring when territory and breeding concerns centered around den.

 

[bigoledude]

Quote: Killing that one coyote is certainly a PERMANANT fix for the one you killed! Just be ready to kill the next predator. As coyotes are killed, the others tend to avoid the dangerous areas for a while. Ask varmint hunters.

There is a device called a "stop" that can be applied to a snare. Google "snare stops" they are very cheap to put together. The snared animal is caught but not killed. This is used so that non-target animals can be released unharmed. It also helps hold the coyote still for you to dispatch it.

A game cam can help you determine precise times the killer frequents your place. I used a motion detecting outdoor light fixture with a screw-in plug receptacle. I plugged a buzzer into the receptacle and ran the wire into the house. Whenever something sets-off the sensor, rather than a light coming on, it buzzes like crazy in the house. I grabbed the gun. This method helped me kill many;

Quote: For possums, coons and I hear, skunks, the DP traps work very well. They won't catch any canines or cats.

 

[Judy]

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