Watch for those Coyotes!

Boomerx · Post by **Boomerx** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:45 am

We had a 12 year old girl bitten by a coyote two weeks ago (she was my niece). The coyote came out of an open field and nailed her on the leg while she was on her bicycle. She's now taking rabies shots. Our local Ministry Of Natural Resources (in Ontario, Can.) wouldn't come and investigate (they said it must have been a dog) This girl knows every dog in their town of 40 houses, and she knows a coyote. It was on the front page of our local paper. A week later we had a young mother with a baby in her arms have a black bear break into her house while she was in there. The bear was running around destroying the house and making popping noises like they do when agitated. She ran upstairs, and finally the bear left through a window. The same MNR told her "they would only come if it was a life threatening situation" They seem to deny there's ever a problem with these predators.

Randy Phipps · Post by **Randy Phipps** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:02 pm

Sorry to hear about your niece, Boomerx. I hope she is alright.

Briarhoppers · Post by **Briarhoppers** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:31 am

I had a coyote scare just last night here in middle TN. I was running two young dogs directly behind my house at night. I was actually sitting on my back deck listening to them run. They were doing a pretty good job and running steady when all of a sudden they went silent. I thought at first they had just hit a hard check, but then I heard coyotes barking and howling right exactly in the same spot. It was black dark and I couldn't see anything and the dogs were probably only 75 yards from me. I started yelling and calling the dogs in hoping my voice would scare off the yotes, but it didn't seem to do much. I then heard some growling and fierce barking and then one of the two beagles showed up shaking and whimpering - he is only 7 mo. old. I kept calling for the other beagle and was really starting to get worried when all of a sudden he also showed up and was shaking. Both dogs basically were just freaked out and skiddish for about 15 min. I took them into the garage to inspect them for bites, etc. and they were both fine. But, those coyotes were definately too close for comfort. Will try and call those yotes in this week and feed them a lead biscuit!
-Pete

TheBman · Post by **TheBman** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:23 pm

I had my best male I ever owned killed here I guess going on 4 years now. I contacted the Indiana State Trappers Association and through their help I think we have decreased their numbers. Contact a pro, get some help, thin em down best you can. My rabbit population this year is way up....go figure.

Brent

Cottontail Chaser · Post by **Cottontail Chaser** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:06 pm

Just got some good news... One of the yotes at our club grounds who had what appeared to be severe mange was shot and killed on a nearby farm yesterday...Thats one down and one to go according to what the members have seen...I have run there about 4 times since my encounter and have had no other run-ins...We have tons of foxes here in Maryland but I am new to yotes,,, Can a single yote run in and kill my dogs or do they usually only do this as a team by two or more??? I run only a small pack of anywhere between one to three little gyps, wondering if I ran 4 or 5 dogs if that makes a difference in a yote wanting to chance attacking 5 dogs...

Big River Beagles S · Post by **Big River Beagles S** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:19 pm

Bunny jumper this is absolutely incorrect. afriend of mines german shepard was bred by a coy and had one pup. He kept it around And it bred so I don't beleive that is true

Randy Phipps · Post by **Randy Phipps** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:45 am

I was afraid of that, Big River. Wishful thinking I guess. The problem is that the same thing I mentioned before happened again. Turned dogs loose at dusk to run while cool and a couple hours after dark the yotes started up again right on top of them

TomMN · Post by **TomMN** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:19 pm

I think I know how you can get rid of your coyotes. In my area we have a few wolves, lots of fox and almost no coyotes anymore. I just read this:
"Fox have become more numerous as the timberwolf population has grown from a few hundred to more than 3,500 in Minnesota. Wolves don't tolerate coyotes, which don't tolerate foxes well. With fewer coyotes, the fox population has grown."

So all you have to do is come on up north and get you some timber wolves. You can have all you want.

Randy Phipps · Post by **Randy Phipps** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:38 pm

Thanks, but no thanks

. The yotes are bad enough. I may try looking into getting me a Great Pyrenese or a cur dog to run with my beagles.

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