Yotes at my running grounds.....

[Joeyman]

Well the season is over here in MO so it's back to just running dogs. So I went to my usual spot that I run from now till early spring then I run them somewhere else during the summer months. Give you an Idea of how it is. This place is just under a 1/4 mile long and 200-300 yards wide. Thick woods with some thickets and one small open field. A small gravel road leads you inn and runs along the entire property. So I drive inn and walk with the dogs trying to get the first rabbit up. It took the dogs 45 minutes to jump the first bunny. Last year it took about 5 minutes. So they run it for just over an hour, the run was a little off because of the snow and ice on the ground but they kept it on the move. Well out of no where I see something moving in the middle of the gravel road then another thing. At first I thought it was deer moving out then I look again and sure enough Two HUGE COYOTES. I rounded up the dogs for fear of them being attacked. I got three dogs. The fourth never showed up. I kept calling and calling for about 45 minutes. I saw the coyotes again this time they were staring at me from a distance. I walked toward them and they took off running across a field away from the woods. I went in looking for my dog thinking I was going to find a dead or seriously injured dog. I called and called again then i spoted her. She was working a scent. I put her on a leash and went home.

Now how can I kill these rabbit eaters. They have eaten all the rabbits there.

I can not shoot on this property so is there another way to kill them with out a gun.

[upperlimits]

I have had pretty good luck with snares. Sure doesn`t take them yotes long to clean out an area.

[pine top]

hit me at msarharep@yahoo.com and i will tell you what to get

[Done Gone Beagles]

ok Joey you can use my yard dog

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[coolbrze]

You're going to have to trap or poison them. You'll have to be carefull w/ the poison b/c whatever eats it will die, yote, dog, cat, etc. I ran into the same problem this summer, except one of my dogs wasn't as lucky. I had my 3 fastest out stroking a rabbit, been running him for 45 min. then they were attacked. Well, one was anyway. He got it bad, needed stitching up on his neck, ear, and front right shoulder.

[beagleman06]

Try snares. We've used them here with great success. We have caught a couple coon dogs but if a dog has been lead broke, when they feel snare tighten around its neck, they quit pulling and sit down. Wish ya the best.bg

[bigjohn]

Joey,now that trapping season is out you have only hunting or shooting to take care of them unless you can convince the local game warden to give you a permit to trap them out of season.If this happens you can use a cable restraint which is just a fancy name for a relaxing snare.This will do no harm to domestic animals as long as it's used in a nontangle situation.I doubt if the warden will issue a permit ,though,just because the yotes are eating the rabbits.

[beaglehandler]

A older gentleman told me the best poison is tobacco. He said to get a bag of cheap tobacco and soak it in warm water, add some stew meat and let it sit for a day or two, wrap pieces of stew meat in hamburger and sit it out. I don't know if this really works or not but the guy said it causes their hearts to explode. I know that I read one time that a person was convicted of poisoning their neighbors dog, article said that bakers chocolate was used. I still say that all beaglers should hunt yotes one day a week, I have shot a bunch of them this year. A call box and a 22-250 does a heck of job on them.

[Done Gone Beagles]

Joey you known that picture I posted is part dog & wolf just let him run with your pack he will pick them sucker up & shakem like a doll want let go till dead the only problem is he may do this to the dogs to I guess it his nature especially male, I really got to watch him with mine hounds Bones don't play well with other he was a year old in that picture been around my hounds since they were puppy still have to watch him

[ncbeagler]

http://www.beaglesunlimited.net/ see beagle health click on caninie chocolate tocicosis gives a rate neccessay.cracklins, pork skins area good bait to get them coming.