[AT] coyotes

[Cecil Bearden]

I have had several shepherds tell me that there are good and bad coyotes 
also.  Rather they say they are trained to not bother the livestock and 
only hunt rabbits mice and rats.  I lost a cat that I raised from a 
kitten and was really fond of to a bitch coyote. I got a shot off with 
00buckshot, that is all you can use around here with all the city folks 
that move out.  Most of our coyotes are pretty fat from eating the dog 
food that is left out in the subdivision a mile south. An Animal Damage 
control officer came out and trapped when I had a coyote problem and 
lost 6 lambs one night then lost 2 sheep 2 weeks later.  He said if we 
just see a coyote and don't have a real problem to leave it alone as 
they are territorial, and if you shoot it then another will move in and 
may start killing sheep.  Our traps caught 2 coyotes and several dogs. 
  I haven't had a problem since, but I hear them howl very close every 
night.  There is one that comes down the road early every morning and 
craps right in front of the sheep pen.  A week ago, he crapped on the 
base of Dad's mailbox!!!  I can tell from looking at it that it is a 
coyote...  As long as it does not get my sheep, I will just leave it 
alone....

Cecil in OKla

David Rotigel wrote:
> Why not just shoot them and be done with it?
> 	Dave
> 
> 
> On Dec 3, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Bruce Moden wrote:
> 
>> Here in Western New York State, I have noticed an increase in  
>> coyotes over the last 15 years since we moved on the farm full  
>> time.  I don't know much about them except the stuff you hear &  
>> read, mostly that they are nocturnal and howl.  My recent experience  
>> was with a rather large coyote walking across my from lawn about 10  
>> AM (full daylight), not too concerned about my being there, we just  
>> looked at each other for a while & the coyote retreated into the  
>> brush.
>> The other morning about 8 AM (again not dark) when I went out to get  
>> the newspaper they were up on the hill next to our house and were  
>> yipping like a bunch of little lap dogs.  I have heard that when  
>> they show signs of behavior changes that prehaps they are sick/ 
>> rabid, etc. how true is that?
>> I have noticed that when the barn light (dusk to dawn) is not on  
>> over night they will come down nearer the house.  Neighbors have  
>> aske me to keep the light on so they won't come down & bother thier  
>> dogs at night, does anyone have any info on thier response to  
>> light?  Our county drops rabies vaccination squares (like large  
>> chunks of feed, with a biodegradeable label) to keep the rabies down  
>> in racoons- does this work on coyotes?  I sold my goats & horse so I  
>> don't have any livestock to attract them but they seem to like us  
>> for some reason, but we do have lots of ground hogs & turkeys, but I  
>> have heard a healthy turkey will get the best of a coyote.
>> My main question is on the behavior changes that I have noticed.
>> Bruce
>>
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