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Another Reason To Hate Coyotes

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A little over a week ago while standing at the kitchen sink with the window closed; I heard a coyote howl & bark.

 I knew it was close and had to be in the yard. I have also seen tracks in the yard less than 50 yards from the house when we had snow.

 We have a small jack russell and while she is real feisty she wouldn’t stand a chance against a coyote. I had planned to run some traps this fall but due to the wet weather, lots of snow and cold, plus a significant amount of deer hunting I didn’t get any traps out.

 I have been watching the weather pretty close and even though it wasn’t going to be ideal conditions decided to give it a try. I went out last Friday and put 14 canine sets out.

 The first day I only had one sprung trap. The second day I caught two possums and a red fox. When I pulled up on the set I could see the fox was dead. As you can see from the pictures it was destroyed by coyotes and never had a chance.

 With snow, rain, and ice on the way I doubt I will have much success but will leave the traps out until the cold sets in later in the week and hope I can catch one or two of those destructive beasts.

 

 

 

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My Jack went to to toe with a yote. They never fought thankfully, but she had the fortitude to hold her ground against a big dog. I was right there for the whole thing, running a chainsaw. This yote came up on us early spring and had no fear of me or the chainsaw. My lesson was learned to always take a gun out !! When I got back to the house I grabbed a gun and went back out. Snow showed she watched us go back to the house then followed our tracks for awhile.


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I shoot everyone I see around my house.  Regardless of time of year.  Lost chickens, cats, and my neighbor had a pair that attacked his older dog.  Came into his yard this summer while he was mowing the lawn.  

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1 hour ago, mowin said:

I shoot everyone I see around my house.  Regardless of time of year.  Lost chickens, cats, and my neighbor had a pair that attacked his older dog.  Came into his yard this summer while he was mowing the lawn.  

Shame you shoot everyone, some people are good. 

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1 hour ago, mowin said:

I shoot everyone I see around my house.  Regardless of time of year.

I may have to result to the same thing. I try to do things by the seasons and legally but they are doing  to much damage close to the house.  If they were to get the dog I would be so pissed.

Hell today I already broke the law by open carrying when I checked my traps and tomorrow I may carry a rifle on the four wheeler.( but I won't shoot from it):wink:

 

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S.S.S........24/7........365........or your property gets over run with them. 
NYS should really have year round open season for them.

They sure will. And it will take a couple years of destroying the young of the year before you get great results. Find Their Den!


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Yet some very clueless people want to bring the Eurasian Boar into this state to hunt. One menace to wildlife is enough!

I have spoken my piece about these creatures, I no longer hate them, but I still understand what they can do to a turkey population, and a deer population given the chance.

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Yet some very clueless people want to bring the Eurasian Boar into this state to hunt. One menace to wildlife is enough!
I have spoken my piece about these creatures, I no longer hate them, but I still understand what they can do to a turkey population, and a deer population given the chance.
More Eurasian boar roaming wild! More hunting targets of delicious meats!

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Last night was pouring rain & 40 mph winds, right now it is thunder,  lightning, & rain with 40 mph winds forecasted for tonight, Snow on the way for tomorrow, temps going from the teens yesterday, 40's today, then back in the 20's.

I had two dug out traps this morning. Hard to keep them going in these kind of extremes. I'll leave them for tonight and probably pull them tomorrow while I can still get them out of the ground.

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The coyotes win again:angry:. I had to pull them this morning. Water laying everywhere and half the trap beds and bait/lure holes were full of water. No sense in leaving them out and having them freeze solid so I pulled the plug. Need to have to a week or so with stable weather before I try again. These up and down temperatures with rain, then snow then back to rain aren't cutting it.

I'll just to have to get the caller ready and see if I can suck one in to a dying rabbit and hope these 20-40 winds eventually die down.

Good luck to those hanging in there and sticking with it.

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