Coyote solution ?

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Brute 23 said:
Same here. I use to have a video of cows laying under some trees while a coyote digs in the dirt amongst them.

Loose, domestic dogs on the other hand are a problem.
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I had a neighbor in Arkansas that had a litter of puppies. Cute little **its and especially because it seemed like every one of the eight had a different father. A real mixed bunch.
The neighbor never made any effort to find them other homes so they all grew up together and started running as a pack. One looked to be part Irish wolfhound, and others were larger too, and some were small. But when they appeared in my pastures the big ones never made it home. I like dogs, but when they pack up they are no longer pets.
 
Dogs can be big problems. They can clean out a flock of sheep or goats in a short time. They will maul many animals, unlike coyotes that typically just make one targeted kill at a time.
Dogs in cattle can, bad too, they will chase them and can make them sick from running. There can be multiple animals attacked and mauled with signs being missing tails.
They could maul calves just like sheep and goats.
Used to be a lot of dogs roaming around here, then it seemed to slow down. People around have been figuring the numbers of coyotes have kept the dogs cleared out. Now there are a lot of Pyrenees type dogs that roam around.
Years ago used to be a lot of beagles and coonhounds that would be seen roaming.
Generally the trouble making dogs have almost always been well fed pets from homes in the area that just let their dogs run.
 
my experience is dogs kill cattle. coyotes kill mice, rabbits, woodchucks, coon babies, possoms and maybe fawns (which I know hunters hate, but the deer are out of control around here) and all the other crap that is overwhelming the farm. dogs and their owners are a big problem "oh my dog has never done anything like that". coyotes are welcome here.

that said, I don't have chickens and such. just cows.
 
On the occasions when the coyote population gets too high the local solution is a helicopter and a gunner. I am told that the last time they did this they sort of auctioned off the opportunity to be the gunner. Someone covered a large portion of the cost of the helicopter and pilot so he could be the gunner. This isn't done on a regular basis but it is an effective method.
 
Dave said:
On the occasions when the coyote population gets too high the local solution is a helicopter and a gunner. I am told that the last time they did this they sort of auctioned off the opportunity to be the gunner. Someone covered a large portion of the cost of the helicopter and pilot so he could be the gunner. This isn't done on a regular basis but it is an effective method.
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That’s a good idea. There’s plenty of coyotes here and plenty of helicopters flying around, though I think those are a combination of medical flight, various law enforcement, and utility companies. So I doubt any those entities would be willing to participate.
There’s so much wooded and bush covered areas I’m not sure how effective that would be in a one time raffle deal here, but I do like that idea.
 
It’s only effective in the right conditions. Generally when snow is on the ground, and in areas without a lot of tree cover. Up here wolves are often culled from the air. It’s done on the snow, and wolves are generally in packs and like to follow frozen rivers.
 
Travlr said:
I had a neighbor in Arkansas that had a litter of puppies. Cute little **its and especially because it seemed like every one of the eight had a different father. A real mixed bunch.
The neighbor never made any effort to find them other homes so they all grew up together and started running as a pack. One looked to be part Irish wolfhound, and others were larger too, and some were small. But when they appeared in my pastures the big ones never made it home. I like dogs, but when they pack up they are no longer pets.
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Sounds like daddy was a Heinz. 57 different varieties
 
Silver said:
It’s only effective in the right conditions. Generally when snow is on the ground, and in areas without a lot of tree cover. Up here wolves are often culled from the air. It’s done on the snow, and wolves are generally in packs and like to follow frozen rivers.
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Yes, snow and this is pretty open country. Mostly sage brush and grass, A few juniper thickets but it can be a lot of distance between them. I know when they want to collar a wolf they use helicopters and a dart gun. Coyotes we use a helicopter and a 12 ga.
 
My old lady Texas rancher friend told If you ever have to shoot a dog shoot, shovel and shut up or you will start a feud that lasts for generations.

I remember one time she had a new born calf in the pasture that got fire ants bothering it's eyes. She wanted me to help her catch and doctor it. She slowly drove in her old beat up truck up to the pair. She said Scrunch down so the cow won't see you. She wanted me to drop a loop of rope around the calf neck. The cow wasn't fooled and took off. She said OK get in the back of the truck and get a rope on it. I remember trying to stand as she raced across the field hitting bumps, being airborne a few times but regaining my balance. Never did catch the calf.
 
TexasJerseyMilker said:
My old lady Texas rancher friend told If you ever have to shoot a dog shoot, shovel and shut up or you will start a feud that lasts for generations.
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I believe that's the best policy. I once thought giving "fair warning" was a good idea, but people often get their backs up even when they know their animals are doing harm. And if one disappears, they automatically think you are the one that "disappeared" them. Better to handle it silently.

Here in town now that we have retired from the ranch, we've had some neighbors that feed feral cats. I've had cats **iting in my garden and marking my porch... and in the past I've had cats show up on the ranch that killed chickens. We are zoned for animals so have chickens in town, and I'm not going to lose them to feral cats if I can help it. We trap the cats and they disappear.
 
For a while my husband's ranch and the area in Texas was plagued by coy dogs. There were like huge coyotes and they easily killed calves. One time he saw three big coydogs come trotting through the yard like they owned the place. He was far from his rifle at the time but suddenly the attacks stopped for some reason.
 

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