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We have Coyotes who come up along the river at the back of our property. But with our Golden Retrievers kennel being behind the garage they do not come to close. The floor will be off the ground about 2-1/2ft and then with the 1/2" hardware cloth floor being locked down tight and also hardware cloth two feet up the sides it should keep out skunks and coons.
As far as bears and cougars it would depend how hungry they are. Alot of people in our area raise goats and sheep and they swear by Great Pyrenees dogs for protection of their herds from coyotes. I know they wouldn't stop a bear or cougar but they would alert you to a problem when they start barking. There are alot of bears and cougars in the hills around us but honestly I have never heard of attacks like that. Generally it would make the news in these small areas if they come onto a property and tear up livestock since the Fish and Game depts. get involved. This might sound crazy but I have heard many times people keep their hair clippings and spread them around. Some even go to barber shops and get bags of them. Something about the odor says humans I guess but have never tried it.
I was hiking up in the Cascades hunting Elk a few years back and everything was snow covered and pretty quiet with a slight breeze. My son was walking a lower ridge so I was alone. You ever have that creepy feeling that something is wrong and your skin seems to tingle. So I stop look around and it is like dead quiet. Anyways, a campfire and a cold one sounded good so I head back down and i'm walking in my snow prints and after about 100 yards I look down and there are Cougar prints in my tracks. That thing was following me up the ridge. Wish I had bought a tag for it. Who knows maybe it did not like my hair.
We have Coyotes who come up along the river at the back of our property. But with our Golden Retrievers kennel being behind the garage they do not come to close. The floor will be off the ground about 2-1/2ft and then with the 1/2" hardware cloth floor being locked down tight and also hardware cloth two feet up the sides it should keep out skunks and coons.
As far as bears and cougars it would depend how hungry they are. Alot of people in our area raise goats and sheep and they swear by Great Pyrenees dogs for protection of their herds from coyotes. I know they wouldn't stop a bear or cougar but they would alert you to a problem when they start barking. There are alot of bears and cougars in the hills around us but honestly I have never heard of attacks like that. Generally it would make the news in these small areas if they come onto a property and tear up livestock since the Fish and Game depts. get involved. This might sound crazy but I have heard many times people keep their hair clippings and spread them around. Some even go to barber shops and get bags of them. Something about the odor says humans I guess but have never tried it.
I was hiking up in the Cascades hunting Elk a few years back and everything was snow covered and pretty quiet with a slight breeze. My son was walking a lower ridge so I was alone. You ever have that creepy feeling that something is wrong and your skin seems to tingle. So I stop look around and it is like dead quiet. Anyways, a campfire and a cold one sounded good so I head back down and i'm walking in my snow prints and after about 100 yards I look down and there are Cougar prints in my tracks. That thing was following me up the ridge. Wish I had bought a tag for it. Who knows maybe it did not like my hair.
