NoTrespassing
Elite Member
Several days ago our dog Luna was lounging around in the yard all day, she got up and went for a walk somewhere and came back about 10 mins. later with a faily large gash on her face. Luckily she had just gotten her distemper shot the day before and the wound wasn't bad enough to need stitches. It was long but not that deep. We figured it was either another dog or coyote that did it. I was kind of leaning toward dog since it happened during the day.
A couple of nights ago she (Luna) started barking at about 10pm. It was obviously her "hey get the H*LL outa here" bark. My wife got up and looked out the window and says, "oh, I see why she's barking". "There's something out there teasing her". This has happened once before and it was a coyote. We have 2 spotlights and a maglight and all 3 were almost dead. When my wife shined the coyote with the dim light, Luna got brave and went after the coyote for a few seconds until my wife yelled. Luna came back to the house and by the time I got outside with the 12 ga. the coyote had retreated back into the woods. I popped one off in the air for good measure and didn't hear from the coyote again that night.
We raise a few rabbits for our own consumption and I'm sure thats what the coyote was interested in. My main concern is that our dog will get torn up or worse. I'd really like to get a light source for our 12 ga. so I have the upper hand at night. I don't want to break the bank though. Any suggestions?
Here's a pic of luna.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/395030-luna2.jpg
A couple of nights ago she (Luna) started barking at about 10pm. It was obviously her "hey get the H*LL outa here" bark. My wife got up and looked out the window and says, "oh, I see why she's barking". "There's something out there teasing her". This has happened once before and it was a coyote. We have 2 spotlights and a maglight and all 3 were almost dead. When my wife shined the coyote with the dim light, Luna got brave and went after the coyote for a few seconds until my wife yelled. Luna came back to the house and by the time I got outside with the 12 ga. the coyote had retreated back into the woods. I popped one off in the air for good measure and didn't hear from the coyote again that night.
We raise a few rabbits for our own consumption and I'm sure thats what the coyote was interested in. My main concern is that our dog will get torn up or worse. I'd really like to get a light source for our 12 ga. so I have the upper hand at night. I don't want to break the bank though. Any suggestions?
Here's a pic of luna.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/395030-luna2.jpg