Relic
Silver Member
Only good coyote is a dead coyote as far as I am concerned.
I lost my first dog - black lab - to coyotes. The pack sent a female in heat into the yard and she lured him away. Didn't have my gun so there was nothing I could do and yelling didn't help a bit.
Eric - I would be very watchful of that action from a coyote. Its not normal.
If we believed that our place would be over-run with mice, pack rats, and other rodents. The coyotes keep these rodents in check, they're their primary source of food.Only good coyote is a dead coyote as far as I am concerned.
We had a cat who weighed 17 pounds. He was of Maine Coon cat ancestry. He was named "Daisy" but no regular pooch bothered him. I saw him make a wild fox turn tale. At 14 years of age, he failed to come home one evening. The tracks in the snow about a tenth mile from the house told the story as two yotes connived for the ambush.
If we believed that our place would be over-run with mice, pack rats, and other rodents. The coyotes keep these rodents in check, they're their primary source of food.
We have a pack of 5 on our land. Occasionally they get brave and try to take on the deer. The deer, heads lowered, form a line and slowly walk directly toward the coyotes. Soon the coyotes tails between legs get the message and run away to find easier prey. It's hysterical to watch.
I did lose a cat to a coyote, oddly enough that was in the suburbs of Denver, not on our land in the mountains. Occasionally I'll open the door to go out for the mail and find a pair of coyotes or fox pups sitting in the shade of the big maple. This too is at our house in the suburbs....
If it is a sign you should buy it, I hope I don't see a jaguar or a ghost