Anyone know much or anything about WILD DOGS in our area? How can you tell if they are feral dogs or coyotes or a mix of both. I have herd that a pack was spotted off of Watkins Road. I have also heard from a cousin that they "live" along Middle Creek. Anyone have more info?
From the all powerful internet... Coyotes carry their tails quite differently than wolves. A Coyote's tail is normally held down, although not between the legs. A wolf carries its tail rather horizontally.
Our friend was hunting last week and went to track the deer, when he was approaching the deer he said something "growled" at him. The owner of the property said there are wild dogs out there and to kill them! :shock: YIKES!
There have been coyotes sighted in my neighborhood, kel. With construction going on either side of us, it doesn't surprise me.
For owners of outside pets, coyotes can be a very bad thing for cats and small dogs. They're viewed like every other coyote prey animal. :shock: Good thing coyotes are always in season!!
Heeere Neighbor's Kitty Kitty Kitties..... :lol: I suspect that is what happened to my beloved Osker three years ago. He made the front page of 4042!!
Coyotes are a major problem for cow-calf operations in many areas of NC already. Not yet so much in our area but I do not want this to be the first year for them here on Raleigh Road. I have not seen any signs of them, but there are always wild dogs along the creek. (Middle Creek). Big 4 Leggs did flush out 6 deer from the pond marsh just after lunch. (No Bucks, sorry!) He was a proud German Shepherd Dog.
Coyote Spotted 2 weeks ago. Update: My -loves to hunt- cousin spotted a lone coyote a couple of weeks ago. He said it was as large as our German Shepherd Dog and dirty white or gray. He was getting ready to climb into his deer stand & did not have his gun loaded to get off a shot. He also said he was very surprised at the large size of the animal. Iecks.
To add to this this a little to late. Coyotes are really bad this year. I thought they were wolves however wild life says not. The biggest one they caught last year out where I live (benson area) was 63 pounds. They make the worst sound also. It sounds like babies being murdered. They start that yelping when they drop their pups & go for a kill. Boy are they sneaky. We have at leat two dozen out here & can not get rid of them. We will be contacting a trapper to see what he can do. I can not take the yelping anymore. I have dogs they are not left alone outside either however I should not be afraid to live on my own property. With all the construction they are moving looking for food sources. Wildlife said that it does happen that they mix with household dogs-if you know what I mean
Coyote === We saw one on SAT am. He/She was 'watching' our house and hung out for 2 hrs just on the outer side of our mowed yard. (Mind you we live way-way off the road in a pasture.) He did not get spooked by us 3 on the deack or front porch. No time to get the camera but I am 100% sure this was a coyote, not a fox and not a German Shephered Dog. He was BIG, healthy & the color of wheat straw. Anyone know when they have their pups? Are they looking for dens this time of the year? With all the DEAD DEER that have been dumped off at the Middle Creek Bridge they have been well fed... I hope we do not have any cats to go missing. I have lived here all my life & this was the FIRST time I had ever seen a COYOTE.
This is Coyote mating season - now through March. They have a gestation period similar to dogs (60-63 days) and have litters of 5-7 pups. We had to deal with alot of them in Maine when I lived there. Don't feed pets outside unless you have to and then take up bowls immediately after. Don't leave unsecured trash cans out either. If you make sure you don't have a lot of cover such as brush and weeds for them to feel secure in, they are less likely to come around. If you see them, bang loud things together - like pot lids, throw rocks-yell that will sometimes discourage them from coming back. Many people put bird feeders out this time of year - if you have coyotes in your area, either raise them way up, or take them down. Birds attract Coyotes too - the meal you provide could end up being great bait for the Coyote to make use of. They do look real similar to German Shepherd Dogs from a distance - especially if they are well fed. While they can physically breed with domestic dogs, I think that's rare that it would happen unless purposely bred. Coyotes choose "mates" as in lifetime ones, they form close bonds - unlike domestic dogs. Its kind of sad that they are being more and more forced into moving into populated areas - It is our fault for taking away their homes. Enough with all the building - it's crowded enough around here. . .off my box, where was I? They usually hunt alone, but when food is scarce, things change and it seems that in New Mexico, that's the case - my cousin said that they come in packs - he lives pretty much on top of a mountain and had to spend a fortune on a fence system so his dogs could use their dog door - two fences and the outer one loaded with barbed wire - he sent pics years back - it looked like a prison compound.
Thanks Zoo. No birdfeeders. We feed the Farm cats on the deck and they never have leftovers. No other food scraps are put outside. Big Woof Woof is fed indoors only. We are missing a new farm cat but he is a MALE and may be on a weekender - made the VET Nuter appt. on Thurs. I think he must have heard me make the call as he was gone on Friday. I hope he was not a Coyote snack. We are very worried about the CALVES but they are all over 1 month old & very active. None are missing - <knock Knock on wood> I am still shocked at how long the Coyote watched our house... 2 hours with us being loud and trying to RUN him off. Big Woof Woof never did see the coyote or pick up his scent. No ugly issue there.
For young livestock, you can try hooking up motion sensor lights - often light will scare them away. Since they usually hunt alone, they typically go more for smaller livestock, like goats. . .I took care of some Tennessee Fainting Goats whose owners were fearful of coyotes and knew they were in their area (Panther Lake Rd.) They had set up lights and the coyotes stayed clear of them. They didn't have any problems with their cattle and did have some very young ones at the time - every morning, I'd do a head count and check them out and none were ever harmed. The BIG bull, in the pasture which backed up to theirs may have deterred the coyotes, as there is no way the coyote would have known that the huge fella couldn't get into the next pasture. Coyotes are pretty opportunistic hunters, they might play the waiting game for something they can take down themselves, but they aren't about to tangle with anything large. Hope the kitty is just out on the prowl, he may just wait a bit after hearing about getting snipped.
yep, we had tons, I have a friend that will come trap them. And he relocates them to fox pens etc.. so if you want them gone let me know. Not real sure what he charges for this...
Just talked with my friend if he traps in season which is now he does it for free, if he has to come out of season he has to get permits and he will charge ya, so if you want them gone let me know!
