Coyote Problem

[sanglant]

I've tried it.  Holding a hundred pound cat still, though, and trying to get it to urinate on command, are both a tall order...

i see what you did there.




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[French G.]

3 pages and no right answer. This is too easy. Make a snare.














Out of detcord. 

[Paddy2010]

Nobody gets it.  I don't want to kill one or two or ten or twenty.  I want all coyotes off my land. They didn't used to be here.  Where did they come from?  Why do they think my dog and I are prey?  My shotgun and I will find their den and the turkey vultures will clean up after us.

[Matthew Carberry]

Nobody gets it.  ...  I want all coyotes off my land. They didn't used to be here.  Where did they come from?  ...

That's the question isn't it?  I mean where did any of us "come from"?  Why are we here?  Do we really belong anywhere in particular?  Is there some grand purpose to life or is it just random existence then death?

It's the kind of thing that keeps me up at night...

[lupinus]

Remove their reason for being there. Declare open season on any small furry creatures and make sure your garbage cans are secured (as well as get a splash of bleach). If you have neighbors try and get them in on this act as well.

From there the best hunting technique I can think of has already been posted. Meat on a tree, do it for a week or so to get them used to it before you start doing any hunting. Also try to wear gloves to cover any scent you might leave on the meat. Possibly making the meat difficult to get to, such as in a cage, might keep them over bait longer when you try actually shooting the little bastards.

By doing both you kill some directly and those you can't get you may drive off.

[BobR]

I don't want to kill one or two or ten or twenty.  I want all coyotes off my land.

Good luck with that. If you kill the ones that are there, more will move in.

Each year, U.S. government agents shoot, trap and poison about 90,000 of the ones suspected of killing livestock or causing other problems.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31880990/ns/us_news-environment//

And this hasn't even put a miniscule dent in the population of coyotes in the US.

If you can call in a few, shoot and not kill them, they may learn to avoid your place. I know from hunting them if you can call them in and miss your shot they seem to get shy about coming into calls that are out of place.

It's the young and dumb ones that get killed.

bob

[Bob F.]

What BobR said.

Plus: Perfect time of year to use a turkey call. I've had a couple friends that have had coyotes get within feet of them while they were calling Spring Gobblers. Can be bit unnerving, I suspect.

Stake out a live chicken for bait.

Bob F.

[Ben]

Nobody gets it.  I don't want to kill one or two or ten or twenty.  I want all coyotes off my land. They didn't used to be here.  Where did they come from?  Why do they think my dog and I are prey?  My shotgun and I will find their den and the turkey vultures will clean up after us.

If I remember correctly where you live, you're likely seeing more because of the rain we've finally been getting in CA after the long drought. There's a lot more on my folks' farm these days too, and we always see more around Spring. Once all that unusual green stuff in the hills turns back to brown and it starts getting hot again, a lot of your problem will disappear.

Otherwise as others have said, practice with a coyote call, find a good spot to hunker down and try and call some in to shoot. If all you've got is the shotgun, you'd better be a good caller though, because most coyote shots in your neck of the woods are gonna be in the hundreds of yards. I was out pig hunting this weekend in Los Olivos, and some of the guys were taking pot shots at coyotes in the afternoon. Average shot was 300-400 yards. Even if you miss and just make noise though, at least you might be getting some of them skittish and driving them away.

[Tallpine]

We had a cougar peeing right outside our door for a while.

Trust me, you will like the coyotes better 

[charby]

[roo_ster]

Max likely has more coyote-compatible DNA than the kitteh above:


(Yes, shameless of me to re-post such a pic.)

[gunsmith]

First, thank you for all the responses.  It has given me food for thought.

This is really the goal.  If I (somehow) manage to nail meat to a tree, then sit outside in my longjohn camo with my 30-30, I'll still only get a few of them.  They breed every spring-you can't kill them fast enough (by whatever means) to eradicate them from your AO.

I've heard that cougar urine will drive them away.  Anyone have any experience with that?

go to your nearest dive bar, perhaps if you buy one enough drinks she will urinate in your driveway or something

[alex_trebek]

go to your nearest dive bar, perhaps if you buy one enough drinks she will urinate in your driveway or something

I have been resisting the urge to make similar comment ever since the word cougar apeared.

Paddy,

You said you live in city limits. Please ensure that the use of a firearm is legal. It may sound barbaric, but clubbing and trapping (not necessarily in that order) might be your only legal method. 

[Matthew Carberry]

I have been resisting the urge to make similar comment ever since the word cougar apeared.

Paddy,

You said you live in city limits. Please ensure that the use of a firearm is legal. It may sound barbaric, but clubbing and trapping (not necessarily in that order) might be your only legal method. 

Wait, are we still talking about how to pick up a cougar?

[Gowen]

Do what the state of Nevada does about our song dog problem...  Attach a SMG to a Cessna and blast em from orbit or at least 500 ft AGL.

[Paddy2010]

Now I'm confused.  On the walk with the dog this evening, I discovered a pile of FOX scat in the middle of the drive.  Now, I'm no expert on animal excrement, but this definitely came from a fox (smallbore, red berries, like that)  AND, there were turkey vultures circling overhead where I think the coyote den is. And, I haven't seen any coyotes or pups for awhile.  The pups should be showing up right about now or in the next couple of weeks.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Wait, are we still talking about how to pick up a cougar?

Here's the solution to your problems.

[Paddy2010]

You people watch too much televlsion.  A cougar is a mountain lion.  It looks like this:

[Matthew Carberry]

Off the top of my head... also called a puma, painter or catamount.

None of which lend themselves to humor like the pop culture reference.

[AmbulanceDriver]

Off the top of my head... also called a puma, painter or catamount.

None of which lend themselves to humor like the pop culture reference.

I dunno.  I bet we could sink to 13 year old humor with that name *really* quick.  :)

[Matthew Carberry]

I dunno.  I bet we could sink to 13 year old humor with that name *really* quick.  :)

Heh heh, you said "mount"...

[RileyCA]

So far, no one seems to know how to get rid of coyotes.  Guess I'm not the only cityboy here................

[KD5NRH]

I also understand that human urine is great for keeping coyotes, rabbits, deer, etc away.

If you can get close enough to pee on them, just whack 'em with a bat.

[S. Williamson]

If you can get close enough to pee on them, just whack 'em with a bat.

[PTK]

So far, no one seems to know how to get rid of coyotes.  Guess I'm not the only cityboy here................

Mods, forgive me....


You could try talking to them, perhaps giving them your political opinions. They'll leave. Some may even drop dead on the spot, good sir.