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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

We don't have a problem with them up here because of the two dogs we have 
(Pitcur Hound and AmStaff) now who play tag team with anything/body who 
doesn't belong here.

I wouldn't have a single dog around where you have coyotes running in packs. 
Well, except for a Borzoi.

We had coyote problems back when we lived in what is known as California's 
wine country (Sonoma County).  They like, no love, lamb.  They also like 
foals and calves.  We had all three.  You could rarely get a clear shot at 
them, so we bought a Borzoi (Russian Wolfhound).  She cleaned up the problem 
AND all the pack dog problems.  Other than that she was a great sofa slug 
<g>  They are very effective but due to possible sensitivities, I won't 
describe their method of ridding the world of dog type critters.

We sold a couple of her bitch puppies to some guys in Texas.  They bred them 
to an Airdale and raised the pups to hunt coyotes.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Fries" <frank.fries AT imagewireless.ca>


> Anyone have any "cute tricks" to keep coyotes away ?
>
> Or alternatively, to trick them into coming in close ?
>
> In the last few years, our area is just crawling with them.  I did not 
> grow
> up in this area, so I don't know if they are "much" thicker here than they
> used to be.
>
> I do know they are way more common in the area I grew up (about 250 miles
> away) in than they were years ago, so I think in general there are a lot
> more.
>
> I suspect that part of the reason is that nobody traps or shoots them for
> their fur anymore.  There may well be other factors as well.
>
> In any case, we have them coming in close to the yard pretty much every
> night and we certainly hear a lot of them howling at night also..  Some
> nights I would guess that are well over a dozen within a mile or so.
>
> Our "yard dog" has tangled with a coyote at least 4 times that I know of.
> She is a shepherd/lab cross and can hold her own with a coyote, but I am
> worried that may get caught by a pack.  She has survived coyotes for a
> number of years, so she is obviously careful not to get caught in the open
> by a bunch of coyotes.
>
> At night you can't see them and in the daytime we are usually at work.  We
> sometimes see coyotes in the daytime on the weekends, but they usually
> disappear from sight by the time you get a rifle and get it loaded.
> Sometimes they reappear into sight but at long ranges (800 yds +) that
> pretty much ensure their safety.  At that range, even a shot into their
> vicinity doesn't seem to really scare them.
>
> In the last year I have had 3 that didn't vacate the area quickly enough 
> and
> another that made the foolish mistake of reappearing and running straight
> away at only 200 yds instead of going the other direction and disappearing
> over a hill or behind trees.   Those particular coyotes learned to quit
> bothering us in only 1 quick lesson.
>
> However there are quite a few left in the general area - anyone have
> anything in particular that worked for tfhem ?
>
> We were considering getting a few poultry this summer  (chickens and 
> perhaps
> a few guineas) but we are kind of hesitant to in case it encourages the
> coyotes to hang in the area even more.  We have had this dog for a few 
> years
> and she would try and protect her yard - I would feel pretty bad if I got
> her killed because we got a few chickens.
>
> Frank,
> in sunny Saskatchewan, where the weather has been warm (for Jan) and
> gorgeous for a week.....
>
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