Lost a loved bird, SWEET revenge - this is graphic

[cat1994]

GOOD FOR YOU

Need I say more!!!

 

[TnTom]

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You do know rabbits are good to eat right? Coyotes not so much.

How does one balance the safety of poultry, dogs, cats, young livestock and children over Coyotes and as a + having an abundance of a food source? Sounds like a win win situation to me. Rabbit tastes good. Coyoties look for the easiest meal, chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, young livestock and small children. Coyotes will come in a neighborhood in broad daylight and try to runoff with whatever is available including children. Did I mention I like fried rabbit?

Good job Tn Tom. Nice rifle too. Looks like that pelt would make a nice rug.

I have another photo but its probably too graphic, the hide is in the bucket now and in 6 - 8 weeks I should have it up to dry and I'll post a picture. Ya they make a nice pelt. This one has already started wintering up. Nice and thick no ticks no fleas thats unusual LORD I HOPE IT WASN'T MY NEIGHBORS DOG, I didnt check to see if it was wearing a collar

 

[emarble]

Oh well It will look nice on the chicken house floor as a reminder to his buddies DO NOT ENTER AT RISK OF LIFE!!! LMAO

 

[Desert Rooster]

great shot

, one down, ???????????? to go

 

[TnTom]

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Hi PFF I saw the post and I replied. I see your in Ill and things are crazy when it come to firearms. I use a .223 Rem. or a .220 Swift when I'm hunting them. For just around the yard I have a 12ga with 00 Buckshot in 3" mag. Its not legal for hunting in most states. #4 Turkey is and it will kill Coyote dead but it should be a head shot. A body shot is usually fatal but I have shot them inside 25 yards and have had them roll over and run with #4's never with Buckshot. I doubt you can even buy it in Illinois and but you can find it on line at Midways USA. I really recommend a 12 ga. a 20 ga is iffy. It will do it but it lacks the knock down of a 12ga. and you dont want it to get up and run.
I shot this one off a bench rest at 125yds and he came in under a light I turned on at sunset and he didnt hesitate to come back to the coop gate even with the light on. It was sunrise when I shot him. I have shot them during midday back in the woods but at a much greater distance. No neighbors nearby I'm very rural. I lived for years in Rockford Ill. and used to go to Carpenterville Gun range and Id guess its still operating a good place to do some practicing. Mossburg 500 20" barrel pump action with rifle sights if you can find one. Very good price usually. Good Luck

 

[allison finch]

Uh oh... don't look now, but I think the coyotes are planning revenge too. I heard they hired a fox assassin.

 

[TnTom]

Your not going to convince me that fox shot those rabbits. Look how he's holding the rifle. No way. I wonder what caliper he's shooting, nice gun.

 

[Lbrad7]

For those of you who are so concerned about the balance of the eco system and letting nature have its way and letting coyotes be...wait until one jumps your fence and kills one of your beloved dogs. I think you will change your mind pretty quick on their being a part of nature or a pest to be eradicated.

We didn't have coyotes east of the Mississippi for years and years until they were reintroduced and I can tell you this...we did fine without them! My garden did just as well before they made their come back and I have just as many mice now as I did back in the good ole days pre-reintroduction. Ever since then, they have been a plague on farm animals and pets in our area.

Thumbs up too you on taking one more out of the breeding stock! I'm sorry about your loss and I hope you did get a bit of satisfaction on taking revenge. I wasn't able to get the one who killed my Jack Russell and I dont intend to go on a wild coyote killing spree, but if they decide to make a raid on my coop or come after my other JR, I will send them to that eternal dirt nap!

 

[tammyd57]

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Humans should not be so egocentric. My best advice is, yes "never make the mistake of leaving your birds at risk again", but please do not disturb wild life and the ecosystem balance, if one species exist it's because it is necessary, and trying to chance it will create more problems than advantages. Remember they were there before you and please try to live peacefully with them. I do believe in selection of the stronger, but eradicating/controlling populations is a forced and not correct way of doing it (you will end up killing the healthiest ones that are more active, that are bigger, that move more, the ones that catch more the attention, etc. and that's not how nature works).
Please respect the habitat you live in, without all the animals that may or not appear being an obstacle for your success his beauty would not be the same.
Thanks for reading this.

Coyotes were NOT here before me and I'll do everything I can to make sure they are NOT here after me either.
People have not moved into coyote territory, coyotes have moved into people territory.

 

[TnTom]

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Humans should not be so egocentric. My best advice is, yes "never make the mistake of leaving your birds at risk again", but please do not disturb wild life and the ecosystem balance, if one species exist it's because it is necessary, and trying to chance it will create more problems than advantages. Remember they were there before you and please try to live peacefully with them. I do believe in selection of the stronger, but eradicating/controlling populations is a forced and not correct way of doing it (you will end up killing the healthiest ones that are more active, that are bigger, that move more, the ones that catch more the attention, etc. and that's not how nature works).
Please respect the habitat you live in, without all the animals that may or not appear being an obstacle for your success his beauty would not be the same.
Thanks for reading this.

Holding the view that the ego is the center, object, and norm of all experiences confined in attitude or interest to one's own needs only makes the dilemma "is the only good coyote a dead coyote?" easier to resolve. Egocentric isn't a bad thing. Having said that if every man shot one coyote a day every day or even two or three it wouldn't put a dent in the population or unbalance the ecosystem BUT it might reduce global warming, so please do your part and shoot a coyote.