Help! Coyotes jumping fence

[Mtnboomer]

Maybe some type of population control permit or the law could just allow it. Some states do.
Predator hunting has really picked up popularity in my area in the last 5 years. There are clubs that put on competitive hunts.

Most states have an open season when it comes specifically to coyotes (shoot on sight), but there may be restrictions on night time hunting and the use of lights. A hunting license isn't even always required when shooting on your own property, but the locality may have laws about firearm discharge. Coyotes are overrunning much of the areas in which they are found with extensive damage to wildlife and livestock because not nearly enough are harvested to keep their numbers in check. Before you go after any predator, ALWAYS CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FIRST.

I am a hunter and therefore a conservationist. No hunter will tell you "we need more coyotes." If you have any hunting friends, enlist their services. I'd do it just for excuse to continue hunting.

Indiscriminate killing (poison) is NEVER a good option. Trapping and relocating is an ongoing operation that will never end unless the predators are exterminated (also a terrible idea). The best solution is that which you have the most control, prevention.

I free range chickens in a VERY predator rich environment and lose only 1 bird a year (acceptable loss). Deter daylight attacks and keep a secure coop at night and you'll be fine.

 

[Robeenop]

Maybe try baiting your electric netting so coyote gets a jolt. Only way to get the jolt, is when on the ground and actually touches fence. If jumping over, even if brushes the top of fence, no jolt because no ground.
Sorry to hear your loss. I know it is soooo sad.
Many peeps use strips of bacon, or strips of chicken skin for bait. The electri jolt may convince coyotes to look somewhere else for their food.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I have tons of coyotes, but never a loss from 1. I have had great horned owls, red tail hawks and short winged buzzards pick up birds with out a sound. Just a few feathers behind. Also someone down the road has Labs, they got to my speckled sussex that were free ranging....not anymore though, neighbor INFORMED. I have LED Christmas lights around all my runs, and motion sensors. They do not like the light. I think my 90 lb Doberman Pinscher is an asset as well. I string pink,yellow and orange marking tape strung like may poles. Very confusing for an aerial attack, they can't figure how to get in and out. They give up. And old CDs hung like ornaments.

 

[MROO]

I have tons of coyotes, but never a loss from 1. I have had great horned owls, red tail hawks and short winged buzzards pick up birds with out a sound. Just a few feathers behind. Also someone down the road has Labs, they got to my speckled sussex that were free ranging....not anymore though, neighbor INFORMED. I have LED Christmas lights around all my runs, and motion sensors. They do not like the light. I think my 90 lb Doberman Pinscher is an asset as well. I string pink,yellow and orange marking tape strung like may poles. Very confusing for an aerial attack, they can't figure how to get in and out. They give up. And old CDs hung like ornaments.

Old CDs and the kids' outgrown DVDs make lovely windchimes ...
I LOVE the idea of hooking up light strings to a motion sensor ... That's gonna be a new project for 2021, once I figure out how to get it to stop asking 2020 to, "Hold my beer a minute, wouldja?"
I sure wish Murphy would start practicing law somewhere else for awhile ...