Just how wiley are coyotes?

[gottsegnet]

As much as I hope the coyotes were taken by surprise and will approach with a little more caution in future, I fear my dogs may suffer a bit of hubris. Unfortunately, my beagle is only sort of housebroken. I have to take him out several times during the night. This evening, the coyotes seemed far off. The calls were so faint, I almost couldn't hear them, but my dogs paced and barked and acted like they wanted to track them down.

But a moment of awe for my mutt: That dog runs like the wind. I've never seen him run all out like that but have always wondered just how fast he could move. At the dog run, he left all the other dogs in the dust but looked like he was loping. If the coyote he was chasing hadn't tucked it's tail, he would have had it by the tail and the coyote didn't gain an inch for as far as I could see them running. They looked like they were flying over the cornfield.

I'm so glad none of them thought to pick off little Copper who was trying his best but losing two or three paces with each of his own.

 

[Chic Chick]

A pack of 10 coyotes can kill a deer easily and strip the carcass down to the bones in just one night. They also trick dogs into chasing one coyote while a few more attack from the rear. I saw that happen with my own eyes - in broad daylight! They would have got the dog if we hadn't driven up blowing the horn to scare them off.
Up here we can poison them and if you can do that then you can get rid of them easily by dropping the poisoned meat along their trails.
But remember there are always others to take their place! A good thing to do to make sure your family and animals are safe, would be to get a couple of LGDs

 

[fancbrd4me02]

I noticed you said your beagle isn't too housebroken. To confine him overnight and avoid potty accidents, get a airline crate and keep him in that at night. Dogs don't want to (potty) where they sleep.

Have you contacted fish & game or animal control about these coyote-dogs? If not, I think you should. It's very unlikely they are pure coyotes if they are black. They may even be a pack of feral dogs. Wild dog populations can look like coyotes over time, especially if they mix with the coyotes.

 

[gottsegnet]

No, we haven't called anyone. We actually haven't seen them again since over a week ago when the dogs chased them off. In fact, the nights have been very quiet, with almost no nighttime barking. They were up barking like crazy a couple times at night before and I'm kind of thinking the coyotes may have been hanging out, just out of sight. Every so often, I'd see something, but couldn't ever tell what it was. Just a shadow moving in the shadows.

That's more how I'm used to wildlife behaving. But we've gotten nothing since, which is fine too!

 

[MysticScorpio82]

This is the second post I read about fearless coyotes that come right up to the house and have no fear of humans. I am glad you haven't had any more problems since

, however I would still continue preventative actions (the marking, loud noises etc) and have a gun handy in case you do end up needing it.

Personally coyotes like that scare me. My neighbor was chased down by a pack...while she was on a 4-wheeler. They were biting at her feet and trying hard to pull her off. Thank God she got away, but these are predators that I am very cautious of and do what ever I need to, to keep them away from my home, my family, and my animals.

Best wishes to you!

 

[gsim]

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And be sure to tell your husband and two sons to smile and wave at the neighbors as they drive by so that they do not get the wrong idea.

 

[gsim]

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This works, and is a very good idea.

I haven't read all the posts, so I apologize if I repeat. They seldom challenge people, but they seem awfully comfortable at your house. Your cats, dogs and chickens are definitely in danger. I have a downright nasty Aussie mix that I lock up at night to keep him safe. But our coyotes never come close enough to be seen...they are extremely wily.

I am loathe to shoot anything until it really threatens those in my care. My husband has gleefully "marked" the area around our house, and my mare will kill anything canine-without-human-protection around the barn. This has worked here.

Everybody wants to get into show business!

 

[Nostalchic]

If you aren't inclined to shoot at the wildlife (just to offer an alternate viewpoint, don't shoot at ME please) - good fences backed up by electric fence at appropriate heights - left ON at night - are good deterrents to coyotes. Check out the Premier fence web site for ideas. We also have a fair population of bold coyotes being incessantly crowded into the little open space left (they were here first), have had them partying vociferously in the driveway at times. But I have to say, I LOVE to hear them at night, they keep the totally-out-of-control rabbit population in check, somewhat, and we haven't lost a single animal (or small child!) to them in the 11 years we've been here. Good luck!

 

[gsim]

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There would be more available except that most are snowed in at Washington DC or tied up in legislation!

 

[redhen]

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1 Pyr cant take on a coyote pack.... I've asked Pyr breeders this question. They said...nope... the Pyr will bark all night long to try to keep them away...but if a pack attacks...your pyr is dead meat.
you'll need to figure out something else....