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Good thing coyotes are allergic to bullets...
Coyotes prowl for pets in rural area
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Bazooka Joe71
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Coyotes eat dogs?
Tell that to Zeus(my german shepherd) and well I haven't heard it yet, but I'm almost positive he'd laugh at you.
Solution #1, never own a dog that could get eaten by a coyote.
Tell that to Zeus(my german shepherd) and well I haven't heard it yet, but I'm almost positive he'd laugh at you.
Solution #1, never own a dog that could get eaten by a coyote.
1911Tuner
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Oh, yeah...
They don't relish the idea of taking on a dog that's large enough to hurt'em...but in a pack of 8 or 10, they will do so if they're hungry enough. Luckily, most Coyotes are solitary hunters. They do "pack up" on occasions though, when the need is there.
Zeus would likely hold his own against one or two...but faced with a dozen, he'd last about as long as a snowball in the heated regions.
AMBASSADOR
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There's no love lost here feeling sorry for cats.They don't belong off a leash roaming the neighborhood killing every critter they can,urinating and deficating on peoples lawns.Cat owners are just as bad as parents who let thier kids stay out to late hours of the night without supervision.Cheers for the coyotes,now the cats know how thier prey feels .I am a lover of animals,just dont like criminal cats.
TallPine
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A lone coyote will sometimes lure a dog off to where his buddies are waiting ... 
We hear coyotes yodeling almost every night around here. They got a right to live too, except not around my yard. I shoot (at) every one that comes within sight of the house.
We try to get the cats all in at bedtime, too.
We hear coyotes yodeling almost every night around here. They got a right to live too, except not around my yard. I shoot (at) every one that comes within sight of the house.
We try to get the cats all in at bedtime, too.
RioShooter
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LOS ANGELES — The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park — but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal.
Less than a week later, a coyote in a mountain resort town some 35 miles away grabbed a girl by the head and tried to drag her from a front yard until her mother scared it away.
Less than a week later, a coyote in a mountain resort town some 35 miles away grabbed a girl by the head and tried to drag her from a front yard until her mother scared it away.
Life is an intricate ballet isn't it?
I know of one poultry producer that noticed his(and county authorities) attempts at erradicating coyotes seemed to lose him more birds to other critters(skunks, 'coons, weasels, etc) than he ever lost when coyotes prowled around his property. Seems that coyotes can actually have some benefit to society.
Know that might be heresy in some parts!
I know of one poultry producer that noticed his(and county authorities) attempts at erradicating coyotes seemed to lose him more birds to other critters(skunks, 'coons, weasels, etc) than he ever lost when coyotes prowled around his property. Seems that coyotes can actually have some benefit to society.
Know that might be heresy in some parts!
rantingredneck
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Yeah, but skunks, coons, and weasels don't exactly drag toddlers off by the head or buttocks either.
1911Tuner
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They have their niche, to be sure...but around a populated area, the risks far outweigh the benefits of having a large predator that isn't picky about what's for dinner lurking about.
MD_Willington
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JesseL said:
JesseL, that is not a good sign, coyotes mark their territory with scat... your doorstep is now considered THEIRS...
JesseL
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MD_Willington said:
I know.
I fully intend to make them (briefly) aware of their misapprehension.
Bazooka Joe71
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Well of course not a dozen, but I was unaware that they are ever pack hunters.
How in the heck could a coyote even catch a cat? Especially if there are any trees or fences around?
aka108
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Coyotes and cockroaches are the ultimate adaptors and survivors. The live everywhere with ease and will eat anything, fresh kill or smelling bad enough to gag a maggot.
alsaqr
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I have a friend who has a big ranch in WY. You should see what Cindy's Russian wolfhounds do to coyotes.
lacoochee
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Could you tell that to the environmentalists that insist on giving most favored animal status to the 1 million+ alligators in my state? Please!!
1911Tuner
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Not normally pack hunters, but there's documentation of females in estrus going into a neighborhood to scent mark and lure the male dogs to the waiting pack. Shrewd critters...
rantingredneck
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I would be willing to bet that the majority of cats taken by yotes have names. I'd be willing to bet the feral ones are feral enough to escape more readily than "fluffy"
While we have a bit of a coyote problem here on the Palos Verdes peninsula (Los Angeles suburb--on a clear day I can see Catalina island from where I am sitting) but the 90 pound Lab we have does tend to keep them away (now if he can keep the raccoons and peafowl away)
Don't you need to feed those gators something like white meat?
My 2 dogs will bark and start a chase. A cross look from an alpha will turn them both to hide in the bushes.
If they get comfy they will try the bait and ambush at any time of day or night. On the sidewalk or down the middle of the street.
My 2 dogs will bark and start a chase. A cross look from an alpha will turn them both to hide in the bushes.
If they get comfy they will try the bait and ambush at any time of day or night. On the sidewalk or down the middle of the street.
We did not have coyotes until a few years ago in Maine, they followed the snow mobil trails from Canada here.
I hear them but hardly ever see them.
My dog is a Newfy 145 lbs (looks like a bear) and so far they stay away from here!
I hear them but hardly ever see them.
My dog is a Newfy 145 lbs (looks like a bear) and so far they stay away from here!
We have a large black cat that was very aggressive in town. I used to see it run off every other cat in the neighborhood. He loves people and prefers drinks from the faucet. I would hate to see him killed.
Now that we are in the country, the cat has been outdoors for almost 2 years. It is about 70 yards of grass to the nearest woods, and the cat usually heads down to the woods to catch stuff.
We have a game cam out in the yard, and have photographed a few coyotes, and seen plenty of them right near the yard. I'm pretty sure that the cat has had its encounters with them, but it must be smart enough to avoid them. Probably climbing trees a lot.
Long live the kitty.
Now that we are in the country, the cat has been outdoors for almost 2 years. It is about 70 yards of grass to the nearest woods, and the cat usually heads down to the woods to catch stuff.
We have a game cam out in the yard, and have photographed a few coyotes, and seen plenty of them right near the yard. I'm pretty sure that the cat has had its encounters with them, but it must be smart enough to avoid them. Probably climbing trees a lot.
Long live the kitty.
XLMiguel
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We've got them in Santa Fe (cougars, too). I've seen plenty of tracks & scat in the arroyo by our house, hear them at night sometimes, and I've seen one at the foot of our cul-de-sac at 10 in the morning.
We have a couple of cats we let out in our 6' fenced back yard during he day, but make sure they're in well before dusk (owls and raptors are also a problem, but not so much in town).
I have no problem with coyotes in the country, but in town, they are a threat to kids & pets. I 'd have no problem shooting one but for the difficulty of a clean shot in the 'hood, and explaining it to the cops . . . ..
It's not a super-dense (3 houses/acre) neighborhood, but it's Wstill hard to find a clear backstop that isn't someone's back yard, so unless it's up close & personal (highly unlikely), ya can't really shoot at 'em. Plus, the local constabulary would have little sympathy for shooting in town unless it was really, clearly a serious threat (with witnesses). Popping one in the arroyo (where the shots are likely to be safe) just wouldn't fly . . .
We have a couple of cats we let out in our 6' fenced back yard during he day, but make sure they're in well before dusk (owls and raptors are also a problem, but not so much in town).
I have no problem with coyotes in the country, but in town, they are a threat to kids & pets. I 'd have no problem shooting one but for the difficulty of a clean shot in the 'hood, and explaining it to the cops . . . ..
It's not a super-dense (3 houses/acre) neighborhood, but it's Wstill hard to find a clear backstop that isn't someone's back yard, so unless it's up close & personal (highly unlikely), ya can't really shoot at 'em. Plus, the local constabulary would have little sympathy for shooting in town unless it was really, clearly a serious threat (with witnesses). Popping one in the arroyo (where the shots are likely to be safe) just wouldn't fly . . .
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