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Re: coyotes
We keep a mule with the horses. We have never seen a coyote in our pastures.
Mules are very protective. You might want to get one as a pet for your goats. The only unwelcome guests we see, well smell, are skunks. Lots of rabies cases in this part of Texas. Only ever had to try to kill one of them, as it was out during the day, so I feared it may be rabid. By the time I got to the ranch and got my rifle it was off down a greek bed I didn't care to follow. I now keep a shotgun in the pickup, and have a spare mag of rounds for my carry that have .45 shot shells in them. Too much risk of collateral damage using a pistol with regular rounds, my neighbors run black angus to the north of me. The .45 shot shells are good for snakes too.
Originally Posted by traceyogden
(Post 10384667)
Hi
We are down in Conroe , Texas, we live in the woods. I happened to look through the voile curtains saw a dark shape sat in the front paddock . The coyote was sat staring at the house, freaked me out. It was casing the place. We have a cat , dozens of chickens, 2 goats and a Border terrier dog that thank goodness was in the house because she would have tackled it and come worse off probably .. It was large wolf like even. I went to the back deck looking for my 22 but it saw me and scarpered.. |
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Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 10384557)
ahahahaha!
Actually you can often hear them howling at night even in urban Phoenix. Just the other night we had the doors open and could hear it in the distance. Betsy our dog stood up totally alert and started tilting her head trying to asertain the direction. Also one day recently walking Betsy we come across this trail of bloody paw prints meandering along the sidewalk across the road all the way along our usual walk. Guessed a dog had been hit by a car and started running around crazy. Only thing was those paw prints were really BIG. I think there is a sanctuary nearby. It not a good idea to leave pets unattended plus your dog won't be barking and annoying the neighbors all day. |
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I suppose the problem is that urban areas have spread out so much now.
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Originally Posted by thinbrit
(Post 10384509)
In my part o Texas we keep skunks as house pets. They are turned out at night to keep our trailer lots safe
http://youtube.com/watch?v=odtOZyt2lp0 There were a few coyotes and wolves up where we used to live in Maine, especially wolves, but never really a problem with numbers. |
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Originally Posted by Boiler
(Post 10384712)
There is a spot where the Big Horn Sheep come down to lick the salt on the road, they will just stand and stare at you.
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Coyotes are a regular nuisance in our neck of the woods.
Just have to watch that my dogs don't go outside at night and take them on. They regularly go after the neighbor's chickens and goats. |
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I like the way that skunk in the video turned and made a rude gesture at the camera (or that's how it looked to me :blink: )
The coyotes loiter outside the subdivision here at night and yip yip yip just to wind up and attract the local dogs. Bring back hunting Ooops wrong country. |
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We've had emails from the vets and the kennels warning about an uptick in the coyote and bobcat attacks on pets in the last couple of months.
In the past when we've been riding out in the country just west of town, the roadkill has just been the usual armadillo, deer, dogs, snakes etc (plus a horse once (:scaredhair:)) This summer for the first time we've come across quite a few dead bobcats and coyotes, some of them pretty close in to the subdivisions. |
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We have coyotes here - I don't let the cats out at night for that reason.
I do worry more about hitting a moose though... |
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Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty.
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Thanks you just reminded me , our dog needs her yearly rabies shot! :thumbsup:
The cooler weather definately brings out the local wildlife. we also have more hawks than usual, they`ve swooped down in on the chickens, fearless of whether i am there or not ! |
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I live in the 'exurbs' here, and often see coyotes around. Bears are becoming more common.
Wildlife is coming back, I like it. Recently watched a hawk chasing a squirrel around a tree in the most fantastic display of flight I've ever seen. But wolves and cougars can be dangerous to a grown man let alone a kid. Btw, when some hawks moved into a tree on our property a few years ago, and had some peepers, one dive bombed my wife :D Pete |
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Originally Posted by MostlyYank
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I live in the 'exurbs' here, and often see coyotes around. Bears are becoming more common.
Wildlife is coming back, I like it. Recently watched a hawk chasing a squirrel around a tree in the most fantastic display of flight I've ever seen. But wolves and cougars can be dangerous to a grown man let alone a kid. Btw, when some hawks moved into a tree on our property a few years ago, and had some peepers, one dive bombed my wife :D Pete One of my friends on facebook stated a map and all the neighbors were adding the times and places it was seen it made two loops, down to the river and up to my friends horse property, drove all the dogs crazy and pilfered some fruits and veg out of a few yards. :lol: |
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Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 10385314)
Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty.
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Have you ever seen them kill something? I was playing golf one time in Mesa. Two of them cornered some kind of big bird on someones patio. It took them all of 2 seconds to rip this thing to bits. Feathers flying everywhere. Not a sound, just carnage. Do not mess with them.
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