Coyotes have moved in.
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Around here you can shoot them when ever you see them. No license required. I grew up South east of where I live now and there any rancher would be OK with you shooting a coyote on his place. Asked around when I moved here where I could shoot coyotes. Everyone said anywhere. I have yet to have had one say no when I askedd if I couuld call on his place.
Double-O-Dave
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The landowner on our hunting lease last year asked my son and I not to shoot sows with young ones during deer season because he said it encouraged the coyotes to come after the now unprotected young pigs (they would eventually be adopted by another sow with young). The influx of hungry coyotes would ruin the deer hunting - or so was his reasoning. His land, his rules, so we didn't shoot any hogs - until the end of the season. My son shot the largest sow in a small sounder of pigs, and she turned out to be the alpha sow. The remaining members of the sounder kept coming back to her long after she had gone to pig heaven. My son shot three more hogs before running out of ammo (.308 Winchester). I am so glad he only had seven rounds with him that day - we're still eating pork (delicious, by the way!).
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Dave
You might want to check your own state's (North Carolina) hunting regulations (scroll down about half-way on the link). Looks to me like they are "fair game" any time.....just like they are in most states.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Regs/Documents/Coyote-Seasons.pdf
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ky wonder
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I had a pack run a $1200 heifer out onto a snow and iced covered pond back in the late 70's, I have hated them ever since
my younger brother and I was going way back on the place shortly after that and while passing an old dilapidated house we saw a couple of lactating females run under the old porch.
so I sent the brother back for another shotgun and a sledge hammer, and we ended up killing about 40 dogs that day, after that we burned down the old house to deny them that cosy den
my younger brother and I was going way back on the place shortly after that and while passing an old dilapidated house we saw a couple of lactating females run under the old porch.
so I sent the brother back for another shotgun and a sledge hammer, and we ended up killing about 40 dogs that day, after that we burned down the old house to deny them that cosy den
Old TexMex
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It rained for a couple weeks straight a few winters back, and the dunes were flooded. That is, the vallys between the dunes were ponds. The water table was up to the surface, and it was still drizzling.
I was making a cruise down the beach and there was old coyote, soakin wet, standing there looking forlorn as could be. When he saw me turn my truck in his direction, he started loping north up the beach, next to the dune line.
I followed slowly and as he loped along, he kept lookin over his shoulder at me. Now, there are short posts, eight inches in diameter, along the foot of the dunes spaced about thirty feet apart.
This coyote, all soaking wet, in the drizzling rain, trots along and looking over his shoulder runs right into a post, and collapses in a heap. I stopped, and cracked up laughing while he staggered a second, shook his head, and looked straight at me. I swear he wasgoing to do like the Roadrunner cartoon and just wave a white flag. He really looked like he'd had just about enough of all this ****.
He turned and walked resolutely up into the tall wet dune grass, and disappeared.
I was making a cruise down the beach and there was old coyote, soakin wet, standing there looking forlorn as could be. When he saw me turn my truck in his direction, he started loping north up the beach, next to the dune line.
I followed slowly and as he loped along, he kept lookin over his shoulder at me. Now, there are short posts, eight inches in diameter, along the foot of the dunes spaced about thirty feet apart.
This coyote, all soaking wet, in the drizzling rain, trots along and looking over his shoulder runs right into a post, and collapses in a heap. I stopped, and cracked up laughing while he staggered a second, shook his head, and looked straight at me. I swear he wasgoing to do like the Roadrunner cartoon and just wave a white flag. He really looked like he'd had just about enough of all this ****.
He turned and walked resolutely up into the tall wet dune grass, and disappeared.
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dougb1946
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You are helping natural selection when you shoot a coyote . You kill off the dumb ones that hunt during daylight, leaving the area open for the smart ones. Less competition, more food for the survivors.
susieqz
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i think the cattle damage proves your eastern coyotes are a different species.
i have never heard of full grown cattle getting attacked here,
unprotected calves are at risk, but that's it.
by the way, my reading indicates that pigs will damage a deer population more than coyotes.
i have never heard of full grown cattle getting attacked here,
unprotected calves are at risk, but that's it.
by the way, my reading indicates that pigs will damage a deer population more than coyotes.
THE PILGRIM
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Know a dude in Chama, NM.
He says that the coyotes chase Elk on crusted snow.
The Elk break through, the Yotes run on top.
The coyotes catch and hamstring the Elk.
Later, they pack attack the lame Elk.
Jim chases the coyotes on his snowmobile until they can run no more.
Then he pulls a 22 Mag Revolver and puts down the Coyote.
He says that the coyotes chase Elk on crusted snow.
The Elk break through, the Yotes run on top.
The coyotes catch and hamstring the Elk.
Later, they pack attack the lame Elk.
Jim chases the coyotes on his snowmobile until they can run no more.
Then he pulls a 22 Mag Revolver and puts down the Coyote.
Historically we've not had any problems here in Deer Park Texas...until last year when we had 2 reported sightings involving the disappearance of outdoor pets.
The problem I'm having is with 'possums. I've taken 4 of them in the last two weeks and I saw a racoon in my back yard the other day. My trap is gettin' a good work out, don'tcha know!
The problem I'm having is with 'possums. I've taken 4 of them in the last two weeks and I saw a racoon in my back yard the other day. My trap is gettin' a good work out, don'tcha know!
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Been showing up here for the last couple of years. I have had foxes in my yard at night for years and I live in the northern part of the city. Expecting coyotes any time. There was a $2 bounty in Ks. where I grew up.
Been showing up here for the last couple of years. I have had foxes in my yard at night for years and I live in the northern part of the city. Expecting coyotes any time. There was a $2 bounty in Ks. where I grew up.
Probably more to eat.....
Probably more to eat here........right now. Things will probably be different in the future to even things out.
Probably more to eat here........right now. Things will probably be different in the future to even things out.
Lee's Landing Billy
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S.C., coyotes and hogs, day or night all year.
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That, right there, is a huge part of the coyote problem. Let Puss roam around outside, or think little Fluffy is safe behind a 4-foot fence, animal owners are simply putting their best friends on the coyotes' menu. It's like a buffet for coyotes.
There's no domestic cat on the planet that's a match for a coyote. Cats might have a chance if they can get to a tree or something high up, but most of them make the mistake of turning to fight the coyote, and they just get killed with one bite or simply shaken to death. And small dogs cannot outrun a coyote, period. But then the owners get all bent out of shape and upset because all that's left of Puss or Fluffy are a few tufts of fur. I'm sorry to see any domestic animal be prey to coyotes, but these animal owners have no one to blame but themselves.
There's a reason domestic cats are often referred to as "housecats". That's where they belong.
I'm really curious here. What sort of problems do the possums cause? I'm not doubting you...just really wondering how they're a problem. Do they get in your garden, or do you have fruit trees? They're ugly, sure, but unless they're tearing stuff up, which I sorta doubt, they're pretty much harmless.
susieqz
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found a possum in my chicken coop. he killed 2 hens before i shot him.
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You do know there are ways to keep animals, especially small weak ones like possums, out of your chicken coop don't you? This comes right back to owner responsibility.
Chickens are some of the most vulnerable farm/barnyard animals known to man. If you don't take measures to protect them, your chicken population will suffer losses, and you'll lose any money you have invested in them.
susieqz
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the possum tore thru the wire into the coop.
i kept that possum out of my coop with a bullet thru it's head.
that's how i keep animals out of my coop.
i kept that possum out of my coop with a bullet thru it's head.
that's how i keep animals out of my coop.
Abbynormal
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Georgia DNR is promoting the "Coyote Challenge", from March-August 2017.
"This program not only encourages the lethal removal of coyotes for wildlife management purposes, but also presents participants with an opportunity to win a lifetime hunting/fishing license (or credit for purchase) thanks to the Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation."
The accompanying article, below, also puts to rest some of the fake news/false narrative promoted about coyotes, that seems to pop up from time to time---
Coyote Challenge Contested: Correcting Misconceptions – Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
"There are many facts, but only one truth."
"This program not only encourages the lethal removal of coyotes for wildlife management purposes, but also presents participants with an opportunity to win a lifetime hunting/fishing license (or credit for purchase) thanks to the Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation."
The accompanying article, below, also puts to rest some of the fake news/false narrative promoted about coyotes, that seems to pop up from time to time---
Coyote Challenge Contested: Correcting Misconceptions – Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
"There are many facts, but only one truth."
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