Tyrod
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Cats, small dogs as well as barnyard chickens are coming up missing. I've never had to deal with these critters before. Guess I'll have to go armed 24/7 now. This is my weapon, this is my gun...
Coyotes have moved in.
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Good luck. You can shoot them, trap them, whatever.
What you can't do is get rid of them. They will also quickly figure out you have a gun.
Nothing is as sneaky. I have set up a call station and sit looking out on an area with nothing but a little sage brush. Absolutely nothing moving and then, there is a coyote sitting there 40 yds away
What you can't do is get rid of them. They will also quickly figure out you have a gun.
Nothing is as sneaky. I have set up a call station and sit looking out on an area with nothing but a little sage brush. Absolutely nothing moving and then, there is a coyote sitting there 40 yds away
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THE PILGRIM
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When did the coyotes move East of the Mississippi?
2ffat
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They've been moving in for years. Some have been seen in New York's Central Park. Many eastern states have an open season on them if you have the property owners permission.
Get yourself a silenced AR-15 in the varmint configuration and call them in. When they figure out where you are set up, move to a different location. Be sure to be down wind of them. There are excellent calls made for hunting coyotes. I suggest an AR because you may get lucky and have more than one come in at a time. I've heard that some states and localities have bounties in the animals.
We get coyotes and Coy-dogs up here in the mountains.
A couple nights ago a pack,probably chasing a deer went by just where the mountain levels off to the plateau I live on. Made a lot of noise was fast moving and I heard at least 4 different animals yelping. Then all of a sudden it got quite again, best guess had a deer down.
A couple nights ago a pack,probably chasing a deer went by just where the mountain levels off to the plateau I live on. Made a lot of noise was fast moving and I heard at least 4 different animals yelping. Then all of a sudden it got quite again, best guess had a deer down.
Big Cholla
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Most don't know about the USDA's very small department that is in the business of "predator eradication". They respond to a recognized entity like a village, city, town or county's request to help with an exploding predator population problem. Usually one very adept hunter will set up for a few weeks or months and call in the predators and then shoot them with suppressed .22 LR rifles. The hunters will usually work after dark, early morn and early evening, but sometimes work all night long. I don't believe there is any charge to the municipality. I had never heard of this service until one of their hunters showed up at my gunsmithing shop with a problem with his suppressed rifle. I fixed it and then became acquainted with him and his federal job. He had a night scope on the rifle. They were very rare at the time. I was impressed. He was working So. Nevada on coyotes and was here for about 6 months.
You might ask your city, county or appropriate officials to contact the USDA and request some help. ...
You might ask your city, county or appropriate officials to contact the USDA and request some help. ...
kenv1950
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Catskill Mountains N.Y..
Haven't heard them in years, but just the last couple weeks their here every night.
Haven't heard them in years, but just the last couple weeks their here every night.
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5-Shot
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I remember driving east on I-10 in 1983, crossing the Mississippi, a coyote was trotting along, also eastbound, on the narrow curbing alongside the traffic lane--in broad daylight.
DanWales
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Hear them here quite often, they drive the local dogs that are outside crazy. Seems like they will be active for a few days then disappear for a while.
We live on a small lake amazes me from time to time what I see around the lake. I have two small dogs when we let them out we keep a pretty close eye on them especially at night.
We might be orange groves here in central Florida but the Coyotes do just fine in them and next to thousands of acres near groves.
Dan
Hear them here quite often, they drive the local dogs that are outside crazy. Seems like they will be active for a few days then disappear for a while.
We live on a small lake amazes me from time to time what I see around the lake. I have two small dogs when we let them out we keep a pretty close eye on them especially at night.
We might be orange groves here in central Florida but the Coyotes do just fine in them and next to thousands of acres near groves.
Dan
SC_Mike
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Been in this area for years. Dropped this old guy on Thanksgiving Day a couple years ago.
Don't rule out bobcats either.
Don't rule out bobcats either.
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My dad put in snares where one got in and took a baby goat a couple of weeks ago. In the 5 years my dad has had goats and sheep, this is the first time they got one.
joeintexas
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When we farmed in far west Texas we had a bunch of those nasty critters, don't know what they taste like but I do know they have a taste for chicken and are not too fond of lead!
bigwheelzip
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Don't know when they crossed the Big Muddy, but this one was seen on a NYC rooftop a couple of years ago. Probably came for the rats.
We've had them here in West Virginia for years now. Not periodically, but now and then I'll hear them yipping in pursuit of something going past my cabin. I have only seen one in the daytime, and that was a fluke. There for awhile the rabbit population seemed to bottom out, but they seem to be making a comeback.
Best Regards, Les
Best Regards, Les
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Maccabeus
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As others have said, they've made it all the way to the eastern coast. If memory serves, there are populations in every single county of both the Carolinas. I'm not sure if they are equally widespread in all the east coast states.
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