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Wyoming Sheep Rancher Says Coyotes Guard His Flock, As Does Eagle-Stomping Ewe
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<blockquote data-quote="Farm Family" data-source="post: 1803831" data-attributes="member: 43070"><p>We had "resident" coyotes that moved through and never bothered the herd or the farmyard (chickens, kids, cats, lab etc) for years. We had an LGD at this time so he may have helped to deter bad behaviour. Then some "hunters" took out that "resident" group at about the same time as we lost our LGD (same season). New neighbour from the city.</p><p></p><p>Shortly after a new group of coyotes moved it. Bad group…taking chickens, cats, taunting the lab…one even snarled at my daughter when she stumbled on him charging the chicken coop. She threw her pitch fork at him and slammed the coop door. Broad daylight…brazen buggers. </p><p></p><p>So took aim and knocked out the one that charged our daughter…we think he was the alpha, likely without a mate and with a young pack. After that we had to take the odd one for stalking…if the bear bangers and other intimidation doesn't ward them off or teach them to mind their borders sometimes the end of the barrel is the only solution. No calves lost but cows certainly more edgy. So we got a new LGD. She is almost two now and so far coyotes walking a larger berth around the property. No more coyotes in the farmyard and the cattle more settled.</p><p></p><p>Moral IMO…if you don't have a problem don't create one by removing good "residents". I cringe when I hear of our neighbour allowing coyote hunters back on his piece cause don't fix what isn't ecologically broken. He is a weekender and so his idea of broken is not mine…seeing coyotes is not broken, them attacking, threatening kids, chickens, pet dogs, cattle…that is broken.</p><p></p><p>Interesting article.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farm Family, post: 1803831, member: 43070"] We had “resident” coyotes that moved through and never bothered the herd or the farmyard (chickens, kids, cats, lab etc) for years. We had an LGD at this time so he may have helped to deter bad behaviour. Then some “hunters” took out that “resident” group at about the same time as we lost our LGD (same season). New neighbour from the city. Shortly after a new group of coyotes moved it. Bad group…taking chickens, cats, taunting the lab…one even snarled at my daughter when she stumbled on him charging the chicken coop. She threw her pitch fork at him and slammed the coop door. Broad daylight…brazen buggers. So took aim and knocked out the one that charged our daughter…we think he was the alpha, likely without a mate and with a young pack. After that we had to take the odd one for stalking…if the bear bangers and other intimidation doesn’t ward them off or teach them to mind their borders sometimes the end of the barrel is the only solution. No calves lost but cows certainly more edgy. So we got a new LGD. She is almost two now and so far coyotes walking a larger berth around the property. No more coyotes in the farmyard and the cattle more settled. Moral IMO…if you don’t have a problem don’t create one by removing good “residents”. I cringe when I hear of our neighbour allowing coyote hunters back on his piece cause don’t fix what isn’t ecologically broken. He is a weekender and so his idea of broken is not mine…seeing coyotes is not broken, them attacking, threatening kids, chickens, pet dogs, cattle…that is broken. Interesting article. [/QUOTE]
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