Coyote problem's?

[woodsman 365]

Originally posted by okcaveman:
 

Nothing to worry about. There is a reason you seldom see coyotes in the woods. We seldom see bears, cats, wolves also but they are there.  

very true. and every year people are mauled by both bears and cats, and contrary to popular belief, by wolves. just because you dont see them does not mean they will not attack under the right circumstances.
not saying it happens often, or that it is something that anybody should fear overly much, but that the possibility is there, and they should be aware of it. [/b]

Agreed. Most things we do in life have an element of danger and most of them are much more dangerous than what we are talking about here. As you said, it is possible and yes, we should be aware of it.  >>> RAY

[DVSHUNTER]

watch out for falling trees too. If you are going to worry about coyotes you might want to think about a hard hat while hunting and don't forget rubber boots for lightning as well

[eric101]

I don't really know for sure if a coyote would attack outright no one knows for sure but i have been close to the thought several times.If you think a alpha male won't stand his ground in mating season get him mad enough he is peeing and rolling in it twisting and snarling pacing back and forth stand up and walk toward him and see if he turns and runs from you.We was probably 50 from each other there was a tree in between us for a good 30 min he was mad i couldn't wait any longer i thought i would stand up and maybe get a running shot he didn't run looked at me made faces that scared the crap out of me i shot him at 25 yrds but most will run.One problem we used to have  years ago was what they call a coy dog they breed with domestic dogs and they get big and they will not run to much dog i guess.I hadn't seen any for years then last Friday morning i called one in it had a beagle with it not a good sign but oh well bad luck for both can't be having that.Love to hunt the yotes.

[TxAg]

This is an interesting thread.

[woodworker]

I can not say I have had any more trouble with coyotes then them getting after my chickens, I have seen some young yotes try for young deer, more fun to watch than alarming.  I have had one nearly walk in to my lap calling for turkeys, I moved to get a better look and that big male swapped ends and back to the swamp.  To protect my livestock now I have a pair of dogs for such matters (Anatolian Shepherd) the male is 160# and does not like any animal messing with his pets.  Coyotes are cunning wild life you live with, a little respect goes along way.  I still will try and shoot every one I see when our season is open, but I like the fact that I can and do see them.

[joe ashton]

I would not worry about them attacking me but we have lost a deer or two that we left until morning to follow up on questionable shots.. that sucked.

[outbackbob48]

Jhg, Did you kill an weigh said coyote or are you estimating weight, an was this an eastern or western coyote? Just curious, I ,ve trapped quite a few Penna. coyotes an about the biggest that I've caught an weighed so far is a 45# Male an a 38# female, also had two yotes total destroy traps an pull jaws out an escape. Sure would have liked to have weighed those two. They are extremely strong an will really work your gear over. Later Bob

[jhg]

Estimated weight- and who knows how accurate I am at that concerning coyotes. This was here in Colorado. I do know he was the largest I have ever seen personally and I have seen quite a number of them at different distances. His teeth were not worn away so much as to be past his prime (got a good look at them as he came past me after my dogs hind legs about 2 feet away) but he was certainly in his middle to late prime. I didn't kill him- had no weapon and didn't feel the need anyway, since the boot to ribs worked and he took off.

Joshua

[PAPA BEAR]

when i was 25 i had a job that included a house with the pay.i had several young calves i was raising to sell at the cattle auction.i had to get up at 3am every morning and go get the cows in from pasture and milk them.one rainy winter morning i was on my way to my truck when i heard a bunch of bauling from my calf barn.i grabbed my flashlight from my seat and trotted towards the barn.i was surprised to see at least five big cototes trying to drag a calf out of its pen,they saw me and started advancing on me.i turned and hauled ass to the house and grabbed my 12 ga pump.went back out the door and ran into three of them standing not ten feet from my porch like they were waiting on me to come back out or something.i killed two of them and peppered the third then went to the calf barn where i found my best calf dead from shock.dont kid yourself about coyotes.one is not likely to try much but you get numerous yotes they are a lot more aggressive and will try and get you if thats what they want to do.they are predators.

[BWD]

My hunting partner and his nephew were triangulated by yotes while trying to get a fair size pig out of the swamps one night. The yotes kept yipping and moving around,but never came in.
My experience is, like bears and pigs, they are a little bolder under the cover of darkness.

[sweeney3]

Pops:        Can you imagine having to explain that at the hospital?  

Doctor:  "And why are we having to stich up "most of you"?  

You:  "Well, the "rest of me" got eaten by a coyote out in the woods an hour ago, and......."

There is just no good way to explain that.  Or live with it...

[Longbow Jake]

Wtpops you will be sittin around the fire 80 years old tellin that story     thanks for sharing guy's.

[Bonebuster]

jhg said it very accurately "they can determine risk very accurately". Excellent statement!!!

They ARE different critters in the dark, they ARE much more aggressive when travelling together, and during breeding season a big male is highly unpredictable.

I believe coyotes are not all the same. Certain areas where I live contain `yotes that are much larger than the average, and live more as a pack animal. They are not all frail, sneaky, mouse eaters.

One, close range encounter with the yellow eyes of a forty-plus pound male, defending his territory, and you will know there is nothing to fear...as long as you can make him aware the risk is too high.

[harvestmoon]

We have been having more problems every year here in Canada with the coyote..I heard that in some areas, it has been in breeding  with the wolves producing what they call the Eastern Wolf.  Much larger than your standard yote.
It was reported to be the Eastern Wolf that attacked and killed the singer in Nova Scotia.
In my area (North of Montreal), we have been seeing increased coyote activity and deer predation.

[turkey522]

That funny wtpops now everytime I'm in the outdoors and have a nature call I'll be looking over my shoulder.

[Bill Tell]

I live in an area with a lot of yotes.  Just saw one 20 min. ago in the back yard.  If you have an over populated area with diminishing food you need to look out.  We just had a story on the news here in IL where little dogs and a child have been attacked.

My experience is If you see a yote laying like the sphinx on the edge of an area just watching something, that something is being thought of as lunch.  They are fine when moving.

The she yote we have around here often is called Maria.  My 55 pound springer spaniel thinks she is a special kind a fine!

[NDTerminator]

Lousy with the damn things up here.  They are hard on the deer and have almost eliminated fox in these parts. We loose quite a few chickens to them year In & out. Leave a track job on deer until the next morning and all you'll find is what the coyotes left after they got full.

Standard SOP up here is to kill them on sight...

[katie]

My cousin took a doe in early season.  He went to the truck to get his tools.  When he got back the yotes were watching but never aproached him or the deer.  He gutted her and drug her off.  When he got 100 yards away, they ran in to eat the guts.  Closest we have had them come.