NC's overpopluation and wildlife

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This one has been around several more times since I took these pics a few weeks ago. It's unusual to see them during the day. He showed up on Sat. & although my chooks are in the house, I decided to dispatch him humanely, since he was becoming way to comfortable with approaching the house. He's going to make a beautiful rug.
 
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This one has been around several more times since I took these pics a few weeks ago. It's unusual to see them during the day. He showed up on Sat. & although my chooks are in the house, I decided to dispatch him humanely, since he was becoming way to comfortable with approaching the house. He's going to make a beautiful rug.

He's beautiful. Now I can say I've seen one.
 
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Sad but true. We can't keep people from moving here and ruining their environment. It makes me sad that the animals have to suffer because of "progress". We all are to blame. I myself am taking up 3 acres...

I am proud to say that I am a tree hugger/hippy when it comes to animal rights and saving the forest.
 
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This one has been around several more times since I took these pics a few weeks ago. It's unusual to see them during the day. He showed up on Sat. & although my chooks are in the house, I decided to dispatch him humanely, since he was becoming way to comfortable with approaching the house. He's going to make a beautiful rug.

What load did you use, if I might ask?
 
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I normally use a Browning 12 gauge silver stalker shotgun. However, getting close to this coyote had already proven difficult on another occasion. It was feeding at my compost pile which is about 20 yards from my house when I spotted him Sat. It was snowing pretty good, so I decided to give him a sporting chance.

I drove over to my neighbours farm, and circled downwind & positioned myself along the hedgerow. I waited about 20 mins. & he came over a hill. It was about a 15-20 yard shot using my Golden Eagle compound bow equiped with Beeman carbon graphite arrows & 125 grain Hellrazor broadheads.

He bolted about 50 yds. & keeled over. It was a clean double lung, heart shot I had placed just behind the shoulder. He was running on adreneline, & was gone by the time I tracked over.
 
My husband and I run a 1200 acre cattle farm and we see coyotes all the time. Do we shoot them? Rarely, if we see that they are mangey (sp) looking. Our neighbor has said that he has seen a coyote eating one of his new born calves just after it was born. That has never been our experience, maybe we have been lucky, though we have farmed for 20 years now. I don't know what they survive on in the harsh winter months, but in the summer they eat gophers like crazy! We'd be overrun with those little guys if the coyotes didn't do their job.

I can see in areas that are too populated how wildlife becomes a problem, but where are they to live if we keep taking up their space? Who knows what the solutions are?
 
One problem is that when farmers say coyotes are eating the cattle it is usualy not true because the animal has either died of disease or harsh winter conditions. A coyote can't take down a cow and should'nt be able to get to a calf. I do believe is they are threatning you animals though they should be disposed of. SSS

Henry
 
A pack of coyotes can most DEFINATELY take down a cow. And a single Yote will kill a calf, or lamb with ease. In Canada they are considered a nuisance predator & there is no limit or season on dispatching them.
 
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