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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Hunting Gate => Topic started by: PBguns on April 14, 2015, 05:15:58 PM
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My dog was attacked in our back yard roughly a month ago by two coyotes. He (my dog) was "de-gloved" of all skin from his chest to his legs. I rushed him to the vet that night, They pulled all the skin back and stitched it all up. Came to around $5k in vet bills. He only survived two weeks..... he died after a subsequent surgery.
My entire family loved that dog so. Our house is so much different since he died. Even tho we had three dogs, when one leaves the other dogs..... heck we all act a little different. I made the decision to take care of the problem. The yote's visit my house just about ever night. Until the attack, we were not bothered. (Please don't let my mistake happen to you). Anyway after that night I vowed to "make it rain" on the local yote pack. I know where the den is (I live in a pretty populated area). But this den is tucked away & hidden pretty well. I have been driving over to that area most afternoons and trying to get pictures of any coyote I see (get an Idea how many there are that I will have to deal with). So far my count is 6 different yotes in this couple block area. Well this morning at 3:45am they are one yote short! Teach them my yard is off limits! See how many keep coming. Those driveway alarms on amazon for $20 are just great.
Eun Jins 43s, .25 Marauder. Just dropped....not even a twitch or a leg spasm. Ill be ready every night for the rest.
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My old pup "Kanoa"
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What the yote attack did to my little buddy:
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Only good coyote.....well you know the rest.
RIP Kanoa....you are missed greatly. I'll get the rest for ya! 8-)
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Awe man I am so sorry to hear this...... A very beautiful Siberian Husky, I had two, but wife said no so I sold them ...they wee pups 3months old, now I am looking for another one no matter what she says... I hope that you get them ALL!
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Sadly, more stories like this will happen as Coywolves and Yotes move into suburbia. I too am sorry to hear about your dog and glad you could get one of the Yotes too!
BZ
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What a beautiful dog and I'm really sorry to hear what happened to him. Good luck getting the rest of the yotes and perfect shot placement on the one in the pics.
The yote looks like it might have been pregnant too.
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Awe man I am so sorry to hear this...... A very beautiful Siberian Husky, I had two, but wife said no so I sold them ...they wee pups 3months old, now I am looking for another one no matter what she says... I hope that you get them ALL!
Yeah he was a good pup. He looks big in pictures but he was #20-#25 soaking wet. Actually he was an Alaskan Klee Kai. He was 10 years old doc said he was in amazing health (other than the obvious). When we got him 10 years ago the breed was pretty rare (only 1-2 thousand then). Breed is more popular now. (Its like a mini husky). I grew up having huskies and malamutes. Klee Kais don't bark or howl, its a weird kind of "talking" like no other animal I have ever heard. Very high energy dogs. My wife did the same with a motorcycle of mine. (bought another bike just like your looking for another dog). :D
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The yote looks like it might have been pregnant too.
Yeah, I had the same assumption. That's the only part I didn't like about it. (Not sure how to look at that one).
In a year or two (2-3 times the amount of coyotes) to kill my dogs? What I tell myself anyway.
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Yeah, I had the same assumption. That's the only part I didn't like about it. (Not sure how to look at that one).
In a year or two (2-3 times the amount of coyotes) to kill my dogs? What I tell myself anyway.
With your situation there (pet defense), it's probably the only way of looking at it.
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Sorry to hear about your dog. That's a very nice breed. I would be doing the exact same thing and go after the coyotes every chance I can.
Nice shooting! I would like to hear a little more about how you got him. Are you using a blind or shoot from inside the house? Distance, bait?
I have never tried EJ 43gr on my Mrod .25. How accurate are they in your gun? They do not shoot well in my Condors beyond 20-25yds so I stopped using them.
Harry
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Sadly, more stories like this will happen as Coywolves and Yotes move into suburbia. I too am sorry to hear about your dog and glad you could get one of the Yotes too!
BZ
There is a field about 5-10 acres a couple blocks away. I live in a extremely dense/populated area, in fact just wikied it (my town has 7k people/sq mile)! When I lived in the woods in Northern AZ this would have never happened. These coyotes are day/night visitors. I see them at least once or twice a month walk down the sidewalk carrying away someones cat in daylight. All entities I contacted would offer zero help (just refer to PSA's)!
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What state or country are you in?
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I'm so sorry about your dog. If that happened to either of my dogs I'd have to exterminate every single coyote within ten miles of my house. I wish you the best of luck in taking care of your problem.
Yeah, I had the same assumption. That's the only part I didn't like about it. (Not sure how to look at that one).
In a year or two (2-3 times the amount of coyotes) to kill my dogs? What I tell myself anyway.
With your situation there (pet defense), it's probably the only way of looking at it.
The way I see it, shooting a pregnant pest is just efficiency.
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The way I see it, shooting a pregnant pest is just efficiency.
I agree. I would rather shoot the female coyotes to slow down their growth or eliminate them from the area.. at least for a little while.
Harry
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😄Good shooting..really sorry about your pup😞
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Great shot buddy, get'em all. I think the world of my dogs also.
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So sorry about your pup.
I hope we're able to move coyotes on before the cry goes out to protect and nurture them.
If not, we're going to be up to our hocks in those buggers by the end of the decade.
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Great Shot!!! ;D
Looks like that Yote was nursing pups, so you probably got rid of more than one, some people might say that is cruel, but after what happened to your dog (a member of your family!) Kill Them All !!! Anyway You Can !!!
What if that had been a child!!!
My pets are like my children, I would be declaring war on those Coyotes!!! >:(
Jim -jhm757
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Payback's a mean woman, and you got that mean woman. Sorry about your dog. I know it must have been hard for you, thanks for posting the picks of what those coyotes are capable of doing. Your shot placement was perfect.
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Sorry about your dog. This is the steps you must take if you have yotes living in your area and you dont want your pets killed or maimed.
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Sorry to hear about your dog. Looks like you got a good game plan on thinning them out. Keep us posted of your progress.
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Yes so sorry about your dog! Nice shooting! Get 'em all!
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Sorry about your dog. I know the feeling. Good shooting on the pay back.
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That really hurt to hear and see. Bad part is it happens too often. Just off hand I know of a friend and a customer that lost a dog to yotes in the last 6 months.
At first I was on the fence about killing yotes, but I will have no problems now.
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What state or country are you in?
Orange County, California ::)
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Sorry to hear about your dog. That's a very nice breed. I would be doing the exact same thing and go after the coyotes every chance I can.
Nice shooting! I would like to hear a little more about how you got him. Are you using a blind or shoot from inside the house? Distance, bait?
I have never tried EJ 43gr on my Mrod .25. How accurate are they in your gun? They do not shoot well in my Condors beyond 20-25yds so I stopped using them.
Harry
Sorry bout your dog.. Good payback!
My Old/sold Gen1 Mrod .25 Liked em way better than My Condor does.. I know what your saying about them not being a tack driver in the condor. Very accurate in Mrod, but still would have a flier now and then.. I think they are hard lead and inconsistent in size and shape.. Still my fav Med game round tho..
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At first I was on the fence about killing yotes, but I will have no problems now.
I was too! I'm all for rounding them up and relocating far far FAR away from people. But absolutely no municipality would help.
I have a two year old daughter. About a year ago not far (less than 15 miles from here a yote attacked a 2 year old girl and tried to drag the little girl off into some bushes but her mom thank gosh saved her.
For me this has been one of those incidents you hear about a lot, but never think it will happen to you.
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Sorry to hear about your dog. That's a very nice breed. I would be doing the exact same thing and go after the coyotes every chance I can.
Nice shooting! I would like to hear a little more about how you got him. Are you using a blind or shoot from inside the house? Distance, bait?
I have never tried EJ 43gr on my Mrod .25. How accurate are they in your gun? They do not shoot well in my Condors beyond 20-25yds so I stopped using them.
Harry
Sorry bout your dog.. Good payback!
My Old/sold Gen1 Mrod .25 Liked em way better than My Condor does.. I know what your saying about them not being a tack driver in the condor. Very accurate in Mrod, but still would have a flier now and then.. I think they are hard lead and inconsistent in size and shape.. Still my fav Med game round tho..
Eun jins on the Gen2 are great. Ill have to dig up a string to see FPS. I use JSB kings for tack driving, barracudas for a little more smack....choose the Eun jins just for this application And have some polys that I'm itching to try on something.
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Like the others I am so sorry for what happened to your dog. Just a horrible event. I hope you bag the rest of the pack.
Jeff
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Nice start. one down more to go. :)
sorry about your dog.
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Poor puppy. Take all of those yotes!
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"dang", I'm sorry about your dog. I'm mad as heckl and I don't have a dog. So you know what I'm going to do for you? Kill everything that moves!!!!! I hate coyotes and I'll get rid of everyone of them I can pregnant or not.
Ok sorry for the short rant😠😠😠😠
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My simpathy goes out to you, it was a shame. Your thoughts r right as far as I'm consern. You be the grim reaper and the undertaker on those yotes, leave no doubt!!👿💀🔫 Let the impact of that pellet sound like music 😀
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Real sorry about your the attack friend. If that happened to any of my boys I'd probably go crazy.
Good job on the kill. Kill every last one of those pet killing predatory pests. You gotta protect the rest of your family, & you're off to a bang up start with dispatching that female.
Now go wipe the rest of them out with extreme prejudice & precision
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Pregnant, and nursing. Probably the alpha female; you've slowed the breeding down a bit, but another alpha will step up in her place very soon.
Capturing and relocating them will not help the problem; more will just move in to fill the void. Extermination is the best deterrent.
Good shooting.
Really sorry about your dog. :'(
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Orange County, California ::)
Thanks. I was just curious because we have them around but they don't seem as aggressive here in IL.
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Great shot buddy, get'em all. I think the world of my dogs also.
(http://upsidedownmoon.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/thanks.gif) Yeah I like my dogs more than most people.
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Orange County, California ::)
Thanks. I was just curious because we have them around but they don't seem as aggressive here in IL.
Don't be fooled like I was! That's exactly what I thought last few years......(before what happened). Be safe not sorry like I am.
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Pregnant, and nursing. Probably the alpha female; you've slowed the breeding down a bit, but another alpha will step up in her place very soon.
Capturing and relocating them will not help the problem; more will just move in to fill the void. Extermination is the best deterrent.
Good shooting.
Really sorry about your dog. :'(
All true. That one is one of the smaller ones. You guys will &^^& when I get the male. Its big.....BIG. Also thanks for the condolences.
-Mike
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Like the others I am so sorry for what happened to your dog. Just a horrible event. I hope you bag the rest of the pack.
Jeff
Thanks Jeff, yeah was tough to say the least.
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Real sorry about your the attack friend. If that happened to any of my boys I'd probably go crazy.
Good job on the kill. Kill every last one of those pet killing predatory pests. You gotta protect the rest of your family, & you're off to a bang up start with dispatching that female.
Now go wipe the rest of them out with extreme prejudice & precision
Heck I got a little pumped up....you a coach or something? JK
I agree fully, anything that is going to hurt my family (dogs in our house are family).....they have to go through me first.
Cameras are up as I type....driveway alarm is set. Synrod is ready for whatever the night or morning should bring.
I have a feeling this is going to be a long thread.....with lots of updates and pictures. Just saying. (http://upsidedownmoon.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/toast.gif)
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"dang", I'm sorry about your dog. I'm mad as heckl and I don't have a dog. So you know what I'm going to do for you? Kill everything that moves!!!!! I hate coyotes and I'll get rid of everyone of them I can pregnant or not.
Ok sorry for the short rant😠😠😠😠
Rant was well received. And thank you Friend!
-Mike
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Mike,
I'm so sorry to here about Kanoa... and I do know what you mean about liking my dog(s) more than most people.
I've recently lost mine too, and miss them more than I can describe.
I would be happy to help serve up some rightful vengeance in honor of Kanoa... and I'm in O.C. too.
I'm guessing you are somewhere near Santiago ? The 241 ?, or maybe the river bed ?
I work in Santa Ana, am selling my house in Orange, and live in Seal Beach.
If you'd like to sit out one night together, share a beverage, and set-up an ambush or go stalk the yotes, I'm all game for that. just say the word... and I'll bring the ammo, air, and proper "equipment".
Shoot me a PM if you'd like some "assistance" in thinning the howlers... and be mindful of the mountain lions too. We've been getting quite a few reports on them over the past few weeks. This drought is bringing them all in a bit too close for comfort.
Cheers,
Ron
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Mike,
I'm so sorry to here about Kanoa... and I do know what you mean about liking my dog(s) more than most people.
I've recently lost mine too, and miss them more than I can describe.
I would be happy to help serve up some rightful vengeance in honor of Kanoa... and I'm in O.C. too.
I'm guessing you are somewhere near Santiago ? The 241 ?, or maybe the river bed ?
I work in Santa Ana, am selling my house in Orange, and live in Seal Beach.
If you'd like to sit out one night together, share a beverage, and set-up an ambush or go stalk the yotes, I'm all game for that. just say the word... and I'll bring the ammo, air, and proper "equipment".
Shoot me a PM if you'd like some "assistance" in thinning the howlers... and be mindful of the mountain lions too. We've been getting quite a few reports on them over the past few weeks. This drought is bringing them all in a bit too close for comfort.
Cheers,
Ron
Sorry you lost your dog also. Never a easy thing. Wish they had longer lifespans just in general.
I'm a few blocks from the OC fairgrounds. Might just do that.....I'm getting clearance from the entity that controls that land. (http://yoursmiles.org/psmile/military/p0242.gif) We already dug up the den with a back hoe. They have been squatting here since. Just waiting on the "ok" from owner to dispatch them all.
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Some of the pictures I have of them so far. I have been trying to ID what I can... "check them off the list" later I guess.
Pretty sure this is the one I got early this morning:
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Another of her and the male....
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Now these are not the same yotes....but I think Im seeing two different yotes....(the following were shot over two sightings).
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How many individuals can you guys ID? 1? 2? 3? 4?
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>:( Good luck with the pest control project . My pup is family also and I protect home and family with every fiber as well.
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Wow they are brazen. Good luck and PLEASE keep up posted on your progress. Hopefully it won't take too long to get rid of them.
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Unfortunately coyotes are opportunistic predators and like many wild animals have figured out how to live around humans . Last year there were several coyotes living in New York's Central Park and not in the zoo either. We have encroached on their habitat so although I am sympathetic to their needs we cannot live side by side with them. No I am not tree hugger and firmly believe that if animal control is not going to relocate the critters protecting the family and pets is up to us.
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Unfortunately coyotes are opportunistic predators and like many wild animals have figured out how to live around humans . Last year there were several coyotes living in New York's Central Park and not in the zoo either. We have encroached on their habitat so although I am sympathetic to their needs we cannot live side by side with them. No I am not tree hugger and firmly believe that if animal control is not going to relocate the critters protecting the family and pets is up to us.
Well said.
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Unfortunately coyotes are opportunistic predators and like many wild animals have figured out how to live around humans . Last year there were several coyotes living in New York's Central Park and not in the zoo either. We have encroached on their habitat so although I am sympathetic to their needs we cannot live side by side with them. No I am not tree hugger and firmly believe that if animal control is not going to relocate the critters protecting the family and pets is up to us.
Last year? They have been there since before central park. NYC has never not had yotes. They thrive in suburban and urban areas.
When their populations are kept in check we can live side by side with them, wiping out the eastern wolf is the cause of this. That and exploding whitetail populations, also partially caused by wiping out the eastern wolf. Either we control the populations of whitetail and bring back a top level predator or we must control the coyote populations. Ideally we would do all three. I have lived near wolves, they have a huge range, low population density and tend not to be such a problem.
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MMMM. Extending the large game season and increasing the number of hunting licenses would allow the existing top predators to take care of excess whitetails in a trice.
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;D The only problem with reducing the White Tails only is when the coyotes start getting hungry they will become more aggressive. Their population will also need significant thinning as well or you will see more attacks on more pets and humans
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If that happened to my dog I would need someone to bring me food and water because I would not come home until they were gone or me. David
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Very sorry to hear about your friend/dog/ family member!
PM me with your address. I want to donate you a preditor call to help call them in for a shot.
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You're not just making it safe for your other dogs but for ALL the other pets in your neighborhood with the neghbors realizing it-good shot!
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keep at em. make safe ethical shots. .25 eunjin's carry some massive energy and knocked it down with authority!!!
My condolences for your dog. If my lab got injured by a coyote the means i'd use to eradicate them, well i wouldn't be posting it here!
Ed.
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;D The only problem with reducing the White Tails only is when the coyotes start getting hungry they will become more aggressive. Their population will also need significant thinning as well or you will see more attacks on more pets and humans
Correct, which is why the wolf is better at that task than the current main predator of deer. We simply do not do a good job of keeping population in check when the animal is not considered a food source. So I guess we need to come up with some tote recipes :)
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MMMM. Extending the large game season and increasing the number of hunting licenses would allow the existing top predators to take care of excess whitetails in a trice.
+1 :)
Thank goodness they are very liberal on hunting yotes. at least here anyway. The top existing predator can keep both in check. Nothing wrong with the wolf either, just saying. lol :)
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Good shot...keep on smacking those 'yotes. Sorry to hear about the pain , suffering your husky had to go through and then pass away.
@Yarp, there is some group (Don't know if they're Canadian, American or international) that say coyotes should not be indiscriminately killed, because they're part of the ecological system. Some coyotes are invading suburbs and preying on pets already. Idiots.
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Good shot...keep on smacking those 'yotes. Sorry to hear about the pain , suffering your husky had to go through and then pass away.
@Yarp, there is some group (Don't know if they're Canadian, American or international) that say coyotes should not be indiscriminately killed, because they're part of the ecological system. Some coyotes are invading suburbs and preying on pets already. Idiots.
Those folks are unfocused enough that they'll be protecting Norway rats before long.
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I'm so sorrow for your loss. They skinned your baby alive. That"s absolutely terrible.
I congratulate you for the nice kill, but I know the mild pleasure of a kill on them pales in comparison to the pain they've caused you. Kill them all without mercy or remorse.
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If that happened to my dog I would need someone to bring me food and water because I would not come home until they were gone or me. David
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I'm so sorrow for your loss. They skinned your baby alive. That"s absolutely terrible.
I congratulate you for the nice kill, but I know the mild pleasure of a kill on them pales in comparison to the pain they've caused you. Kill them all without mercy or remorse.
Yeah they sure did. Whats crazy, my dogs are indoor dogs (sleep indoors at night). This happened on a pee stop before bedtime. I heard it happen and opened the back door and ran towards them as they were all fighting. They broke off of him and jumped back over the fence and he got up and ran towards me. Next day after spending all night at vet ER, had to go wash my lawn off in that area so my family didn't have to deal with that drama. Nothing like having to clean up chunks of meat of your dog (found scattered).
Yes......It makes you see red.
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Video from one of our security cameras showing them walking along the block walls. He is jumping from my backyard into the front yard in the video. I have seen them run full speed all allong the common back block wall. Even been told that these two have been jumping 7' wood fence with out issues.
Weird....just noticed video is almost a year old (off by a week).
https://youtu.be/3ZfmCEEbuy0
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Another video in our back yard. (year ago) If you listen to sec :08-:09 you can hear the coyote jump down off the wall into our grass.
The door I walk out of at the end, is my home office. I knew he was outside the entire time, I was watching live camera feeds of him snooping and getting closer to the patio doors.
https://youtu.be/wdjyxb-rxVE
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Very disconcerting to have intruders like that.
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Another video in our back yard. (year ago) If you listen to sec :08-:09 you can hear the coyote jump down off the wall into our grass.
The door I walk out of at the end, is my home office. I knew he was outside the entire time, I was watching live camera feeds of him snooping and getting closer to the patio doors.
https://youtu.be/wdjyxb-rxVE
Video from one of our security cameras showing them walking along the block walls. He is jumping from my backyard into the front yard in the video. I have seen them run full speed all allong the common back block wall. Even been told that these two have been jumping 7' wood fence with out issues.
Weird....just noticed video is almost a year old (off by a week).
https://youtu.be/3ZfmCEEbuy0
They are running thru the properties looking for easy kills like house pets. Thats what coyote do and it doesnt matter if it is in the city or country. Someone already posted that coyotes are opportunistic hunters and thats absolutely correct. Why would they hunt deer that are harder to kill and put them at a greater risk of injury when they have their version of fast food in peoples back yards. I live in western MT outside of a small town with larger property lots with the smallest property being 2 acres and the majority over 10 with many that are over 30 acres so there are not many houses. Even in this setting with lots of deer, voles and many other small wild animals for the coyotes to hunt they still come around the houses looking for easier meals. I dont tolerate any coyote that comes within sight of my house period. There is plenty of country for them to live in here so any that are around my house are up to no good and will be dealt with.
I would setup a bait station and put a dinger on it to alert you to their presence and finish the rest of them off. If they are already coming in your back yard on a regular basis it should be pretty easy to bait them and finish them off. Once you have them gone you will need to keep an eye out for new coyotes moving in and doing the same thing so watch for signs of coyote coming back. If you dont do that and you have or get another pet chances are you will be faced with a missing pet or the worst case scenario that you already had to deal with once.
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Sorry for Konoa's loss, I had a problem in NC. I used a recording of yippy Chihuahua's. They smartened up after the second kill in a 3 night period.
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Sorry for Konoa's loss, I had a problem in NC. I used a recording of yippy Chihuahua's. They smartened up after the second kill in a 3 night period.
If you have dogs (dog toys) this one really works surprisingly good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbMU5x6aPQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbMU5x6aPQ)
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Thought I would try a different scope mount. With the rings before I was limited too much on placement due to the magazine needing clearance. The optic felt to me like it needs to be moved further forward. Before coming home, I grabbed a couple forward/cantilever mounts to try out. After trying that mount....it offers much better shouldering/eye relief for me.
Going to do some cable management and mount the tape switch like it should be, (Tomorrow).
Right now its re-zeroed and ready to play tonight.
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I would setup a bait station and put a dinger on it to alert you to their presence and finish the rest of them off. If they are already coming in your back yard on a regular basis it should be pretty easy to bait them and finish them off. Once you have them gone you will need to keep an eye out for new coyotes moving in and doing the same thing so watch for signs of coyote coming back. If you dont do that and you have or get another pet chances are you will be faced with a missing pet or the worst case scenario that you already had to deal with once.
Worked pretty well (exactly what I used) Along with our cameras that detect motion and scan.
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Sorry for your loss Mike. Seeing a loved member of your family skinned alive had to be a frightening and horrific for you and your family. Taking that female out had to feel good(nice shot placement).
Hard to believe your local law enforcement or elected officials let coyotes run wild and thrive in your neighborhood. I live in a rural town with a lot of farms. The summer of 2012 the coyotes started invading chicken coups then some cats and smaller dogs started to disappear.
Long story short the farmers/locals tracked and killed them. They used ATV's and horses to round them up to guys waiting with shotguns. This February(2015) a few Yotes were spotted and within 2 or 3 weeks they were all taken care of.
http://www.skaneatelespress.com/news/2015/feb/04/coyotes-seen-near-lake/ (http://www.skaneatelespress.com/news/2015/feb/04/coyotes-seen-near-lake/)
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Sorry to hear bout your dog dude. that not worthy. Good luck on the hunting. I have a few around my house that are gunna get some trigger time when I get home also. Sneaky piles of brown logs they are. keep on them dude!
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;D The only problem with reducing the White Tails only is when the coyotes start getting hungry they will become more aggressive. Their population will also need significant thinning as well or you will see more attacks on more pets and humans
Correct, which is why the wolf is better at that task than the current main predator of deer. We simply do not do a good job of keeping population in check when the animal is not considered a food source. So I guess we need to come up with some tote recipes :)
You may not wan't to eat the yote, I certainly don't, but their winter pelts can be amazing. Another good reason to thin them out.
Tom
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keep at em. make safe ethical shots. .25 eunjin's carry some massive energy and knocked it down with authority!!!
My condolences for your dog. If my lab got injured by a coyote the means i'd use to eradicate them, well i wouldn't be posting it here!
Ed.
I'm with you on that one one coyote would become 5 in the squeeze of a trigger...
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The county I live in here in Illinois pays a bounty for killed coyotes, $10 each. Not much but they do want to see their population go down. People in my town have lost their pets to them as well.
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Just wondering if there are any upates on the hopefully declining local Yote population ?
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Man that's rough. Real rough... Tears welling as I write.
I hate these things. I have seen this first hand TWICE! Years apart people are oblivious. I see signs all the time scruffy or muffs missing. Rural areas. I know where they went. You do too. Back into the food chain.
I worry about my lil one every time I let her our. She couldn't and wouldn't even defend herself. I kinda doubt it in her. Hope I never find out.
Saddens me imencly to read these stories but I feel your right in posting as maybe you will help someone else from having to endure what your family is going thru.
I spend a lot if time in the woods. Or I did with my last employment. I shot every coyote I safely could.
Like you I would have set up and dusted every single one I could that entered my range.
Sorry to read this. Good hunting!!
CW
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Awe man if they were in my yard I would whip out my NV they would never know I was there or what him them, I would bait them all! >:(
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what driveway alarm, please.?
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Look at Harbor Freight on line for it. It's an inexpesive alarm/motion detector that alerts you inside the house when something comes within range of the outdoor sensor. I started using it 7-8yrs ago so that I can be alerted of unwanted night critters in my backyard, and called it "Ding Donger" because of the sound it makes (like a door bell), and the word stuck :)
Harry
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thanks harry. i will. do you happen to know what size animal will trigger it?
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I, and a lot of other people, use them for rats.
It will also go off for the chickadees, but as the batteries go dead it starts having trouble to detect the small stuff.
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Mine even picks up tiny field mice from close range (5-10'). It's 3+ years old and the sensor has been completely covered by snow for weeks at a time. Still works fine.
I got a "Hall of Fame" HF dinger.
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when you put down a female her mate will be looking for another, try an ecall with female vocalizatons, should bring in the new bachelor. and do the opposite when you put down a male. good luck.
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thanks, guys. rats have been getting into my garden. i'll get one quick.
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I am a dog lover, so my sympathy on your loss
however, if you knew yotes were coming around and you let your dog out alone at night it was a bad situation all around
to shoot all yotes when they were just doing what wild animals do, they did not pick on you or your dog, is just revenge
again, I would be very heartbroken if my dog were killed by a wild animal though I don't know that I would actively seek the species out to kill and I would be outside when I let my dogs out.
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sorry geof. i gotta disagree. once they show that much aggression they need to be put down.
coyotes in ranch country get shot at so much they tend to avoid houses.
this is a good thing.
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That is terrible what happened to your dog, so sorry for your loss. Excellent shot placement on that yote. I would eliminate every one I possibly could, especially the females.
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Sorry to hear about your lost,I too would've reacted the same way.I live in the Throggs Neck area of the Bronx in New York and not even a quarter mile from me there's a large cemetery also not too far from 3 schools in which coyotes have been found.Hope you get them all. God Bless, Felix
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Nature's a b!tch.. I'll shoot a few for your pup too.. Take em out!
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I am sorry for your loss. Losing a beloved pet is very hard. But, losing one in such a violent way is devastating.
I know if that had happened to me, I would go WAY out of my way to get every single coyote. Not only would I be baiting and shooting, I would have my foothold traps and live cable restraint snares out. And if I lived in an area where chickens were allowed, I'd raise a few chickens just so I could have "live" bait.
Great shot on that yote. It's crazy how you area able to photograph so many yotes during the day. Your yotes are brazen and need to be dealt with.
I know you are using the 25 caliber Mrod. That's what I started with. Next came the 100 plus fpe 25 caliber Condor. And then 9mm Rainstorm. Having killed 30 plus some yotes with air rifles in the last 4-5 years, I'd say that using the big bore is way easier. I know folks like the head shot, but to me, the body shot is more satisfying and exciting. With head shots, the yote simply drops with tail quivering a little. But, with body shots, sometimes they drop (especially with a spine shot), sometimes they do the chase the tail in a circle thing, and sometimes they bolt, crashing through the thicket.
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Makes me want to come over and give you a helping hand on the removal, that is such a shame, so sorry for you and your families loss.
Yotes will feed on dogs and cats on a regular basis. I am afraid that some really extreme yote removal would be under way if that was my dog!
I do hope your removal works out for you, I know all of us agree that we need out wildlife but when it starts affecting our lives it is time to go!
Anyway you have our prayers and thoughts
William
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Aww man. I'm truly sorry for your loss. :'( Your post has really upset me. Nothing worse than losing a best friend, let alone a family member.
Atleast you got the (a) female. One less female to birth pups. Lets hope you get all of them.
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what driveway alarm, please.?
Here is the one I used http://amzn.com/B00JR2V0SS (http://amzn.com/B00JR2V0SS)
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when you put down a female her mate will be looking for another, try an ecall with female vocalizations, should bring in the new bachelor. and do the opposite when you put down a male. good luck.
great tips thanks! (have dropped two males in the field since the one at my house). Sorry no pictures (I know they don't count LOL). But was being very clandestine with some help. Both times two of us bed down in the tall grass (seperate areas of the field around the new den). Try to wait them out, longest was almost 3 hours. Buddy's shot was 43yds, mine was only 27yds (measured both next day). I know there are a few more (we can hear at night when they howl at the fire/police sirens). "Game on" (I think to myself each time I hear it).
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I am a dog lover, so my sympathy on your loss
however, if you knew yotes were coming around and you let your dog out alone at night it was a bad situation all around
to shoot all yotes when they were just doing what wild animals do, they did not pick on you or your dog, is just revenge
again, I would be very heartbroken if my dog were killed by a wild animal though I don't know that I would actively seek the species out to kill and I would be outside when I let my dogs out.
Just want to clarify my dog (all of our dogs have always been inside type dogs). They all sleep inside the house at night. This was during a 5 min late night pee break before bed. Happened like that. Ill stop writing and keep the rest for the coyotes.
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;D Mike You are doing nothing wrong and the coyotes are wild predators moving into residential areas as their population explodes since their natural enemy (wolf) is not around in large numbers . Feel no guilt for doing what is necessary to protect you and yours from a predator undergoing a population explosion nationwide. Here on the east coast 15 years ago there were few yotes around or only in remote areas of the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains , Now they are being caught in Manhattan. It is only a matter of time before there will be more occasions where we will see attacks on humans as hunger and population pressures move them int more suburban and even urban areas. As a species Coyotes are very adaptable and anything that is small enough or weak enough to be attacked and taken down by them will be on their dinner menu.
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If you need a hand hit me up! I live close
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If you need a hand hit me up! I live close
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;D Mike You are doing nothing wrong and the coyotes are wild predators moving into residential areas as their population explodes since their natural enemy (wolf) is not around in large numbers . Feel no guilt for doing what is necessary to protect you and yours from a predator undergoing a population explosion nationwide. Here on the east coast 15 years ago there were few yotes around or only in remote areas of the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains , Now they are being caught in Manhattan. It is only a matter of time before there will be more occasions where we will see attacks on humans as hunger and population pressures move them int more suburban and even urban areas. As a species Coyotes are very adaptable and anything that is small enough or weak enough to be attacked and taken down by them will be on their dinner menu.
ABSOLUTELY!!
One additional point Turkeys... They have been re stocked years ago and in most places FLOURISHING... The #1 food for yotes in these areas is Turkeys and there young polts!!
Back in the '70's we had none or nearly none here in CT, today they are everywhere even in close to the citys. The Coyotes are there too and in big numbers!
Just like you might remove the weeds form your lawn you remove the predators that may do what they do. Done for the same reasons... we dont want them there!
CW
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;D Mike You are doing nothing wrong and the coyotes are wild predators moving into residential areas as their population explodes since their natural enemy (wolf) is not around in large numbers . Feel no guilt for doing what is necessary to protect you and yours from a predator undergoing a population explosion nationwide. Here on the east coast 15 years ago there were few yotes around or only in remote areas of the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains , Now they are being caught in Manhattan. It is only a matter of time before there will be more occasions where we will see attacks on humans as hunger and population pressures move them int more suburban and even urban areas. As a species Coyotes are very adaptable and anything that is small enough or weak enough to be attacked and taken down by them will be on their dinner menu.
ABSOLUTELY!!
One additional point Turkeys... They have been re stocked years ago and in most places FLOURISHING... The #1 food for yotes in these areas is Turkeys and there young polts!!
Back in the '70's we had none or nearly none here in CT, today they are everywhere even in close to the citys. The Coyotes are there too and in big numbers!
Just like you might remove the weeds form your lawn you remove the predators that may do what they do. Done for the same reasons... we dont want them there!
CW
Back when I lived in Ct at one point I was running a pastry delivery route that went from Greenwich to Danbury and Bridgeport. On one of my runs it was late fall of 1989 I saw a scruffy what I thought was German Shepherd feeding off of a fresh road kill deer near Ridgefield. The next day I was talking to a friend who told me no probably a Coyote because they were moving back into the eastern areas of the country following the easy prey