Exterminating coyotes?-scary story

[vicki2x2]

There are over 20 livestock guardian breeds. I chose the maremma, very similar looking to great pyrenees. Nice thing about LGD's is they keep all sorts of predators away, coyotes, fox, racoons, skunks, possum, woves, bears, cougars, hawks, stray dogs, even 2 legged predators if needed.

 

[gsim]

An extra guard dog or night-vision and a semi-auto shotgun. Male dogs mark a lot and keep wildlife of all kinds away.

I never realized how many deer are around my immediate area until my old male pit bull died. In a couple of months, my place was like wild kingdom Have since seen up to 60 turkeys at once and up to 16 deer at once. My neighbor has 3 beagles and did not know there were deer within miles of us. Have seen one yote two summers ago. Never hear them, so not a pack nearby. Yotes getting bad here, and a pack ran a man into his parked truck when he surprised them in his barn.

 

[speckledhen]

Wow, that's a bit scary, that they'd attack a grown man! I'm in Fannin County and I know there are yotes here; have seen them around the county on occasion, but have never heard them. Does that mean there isn't a pack near my place or what? Others a few miles away have told me that they've heard them, though.

 

[fordmommy]

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Thanks. I kinda figured it had something to do with "dog".

 

[MagsC]

A friend of mine has a couple Kuvasz(sp?). They sure keeps the yotes away!

 

[coltsdad]

I wouldn't take nuthing for my anatolian shepard , the coons don't even walk the creek no more . I haven't lost any stock since I got my dogs . I even caught him circling the yard the other day looking up and when I went outside there were buzzards circling but he wouldn't let them land.

 

[cheirogloss]

I just checked out the anatolian rescue and there are two available near me. The thing will be convincing DH. He just got us a puppy for Christmas (a feist) and that dicision was tough enough. He feels that having multiple dogs is one step away from hoarding animals (don't ask) and he doesn't want anymore indoor dogs. I agree with you all and feel like if we are ever going to live safely here, even without livestock, we need some big dogs. Especially with DD growing up and wanting to play outside. We won't let her out without supervision, but based on the coyote attck stories I read today they often attack in daylight in front of parents. We will probably get holsters and just carry on our property if we are outside. I wish someone on here knew my husband so they could covertly suggest LGDs and he would think it was his idea

 

[herfrds]

A gun works the best and shoot to kill. If you don't they will keep coming back.
We have called in the Federal trapper that is in our area. He will come out in a plane and shoot them. He has also set out some M-80 syanide rounds. We have had other trappers out who have used both leg traps and neck snares.

We had a big dog coyote aka male, who would come in and try to take our dog, a Corgi and had come in close to our son. Took the trapper 3 tries before he got him from the air.
So keep your daughter in until something is done about those coyotes.

Another thought is go to the local gun store and ask them if they know anybody looking for a place to hunt coyotes. Screen the hunters good though there are bad apples in every barrel

 

[vicki2x2]

The only problem with shooting and trapping is it will be an ongoing thing. Eventually the coyotes will repopulate or a new pack will move into the area. With LGD's, the pack will learn to hunt elsewhere because your dogs will not tolerate their presence near your property and will protect not only your livestock but your daughter as well. Nothing wrong with taking out any bold ones that try to sneak in, but I like the added protection of the dogs, as they are on guard 24/7 when I can't be there.

 

[LALADY1101]

What's a LGD? We have free range ducks on our 2 1/2 acre (not fenced in) pond. I heard them in the field next door to our pond a couple of nights ago. We were told to poison them by wrapping hot dog weenies that have been soaked in antifreeze in syrofoam blocks that have been coated in bacon grease.
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OOPS!! Just saw the responses as to what a LGD is. That's probably out of the question at my house.