COYOTES

I am seeing as many as 10 coyotes every night right in the yard . The adult labs go out and they will chase the coyotes down into the fields . The labs will only follow so far then they come back and bark from the yard. A few years ago my sisters old dog (he was past 12) was killed right in the yard. Right now I have a pup and she cannot go out with out me .
The coyote hunters are coming next week and I hope they will get most of them. They will use the artificial bait ( rabbit noise) at first and then they will come with the hounds. The coyotes have become too numerous in this area.

That's one advantage in areas where they are hunted. They don't get brazen as some of those Coyotes that are used to people.

I was walking with dogs in a conservation area just after snowfall couple days ago and I saw some fresh coyote tracks.
I knew they were fresh - few hours at most. At one point my older dog dashes on the trail going across a ravine and on the other side (less than 100 yards away) I see her almost catching up with a coyote trotting away on the trail. I guess she wanted to say hello ;)
I whistle her back and she comes.
The coyote just kept trotting. I looked at the tracks after and she didn't even speed up. Those urban coyotes are not afraid of people anymore.

When Misty was about 6 months old we were "escorted" out of a conservation area by a coyote, while I was there with four small children and Misty. It stayed about 50 feet behind us the whole time, occasionally darting into the bushes and back out - a bit closer each time. Was kind of nerve wracking however when I'd had enough of it I chased him off just by yelling at it as I was approaching.

Misty, now about 60 lbs - has no issues, or qualms about putting the run on coyotes. Don't get me wrong - I don't encourage it, and I'm not sure what would happen if they didn't take the hint either, but she has put the run on them before.

I'm sure Cass could attest, our closest off-leash conservation area is riddled with them, and rabbits - hand in hand.

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Originally Posted by vom Dufenshmirtz

100 lb? what breed? coyotes prefer smaller prey normally

Bear bangers may be legal and effective solution to scare them away.

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Bottle Rockets, are a decent substitute when dealing with coyotes. You can get them at any fireworks store and they don't take up much space in your pocket. My father in law uses them to keep the geese off his dock.

What are bottle rockets

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Originally Posted by joe16

What are bottle rockets

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a small, fire-cracker looking, rocket that usually has a stick attached so it can be placed inside a bottle to help it fly straight up in the air. pretty awesome little buggers.

Has anyone ever heard that coyotes do not come near a dog that is wearing a bell on it's collar. Afellow was telling us that he bells his beagles that hunt with the bigger hounds and that keeps coyotes from attacking them . i have never heard this before and would like some feedback.

I have heard it many times. Enough times in fact, that I had bells on my beagles. Some guys that lost beagles, switched to bells, never lost a dog again hunting the same areas.

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Originally Posted by Wood Witch

Has anyone ever heard that coyotes do not come near a dog that is wearing a bell on it's collar. Afellow was telling us that he bells his beagles that hunt with the bigger hounds and that keeps coyotes from attacking them . i have never heard this before and would like some feedback.

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There were long debates about this and wolves on another forum. I think it depends on the predators and their level of comfort with human's presence. In urban areas where animals get used to humans and noises we make, they won't care about the bell, in more remote locations it might work.