coyotes

[oldandslow]

All of them in this area have either starved to death or left for "greener" pastures I guess. I haven't heard any coyote music in a few months and they ought to be singing this time of year. I haven' t seen a rabbit since summer and only a couple of them then. Even the feral cats are scarce. No groceries equals no predators.

I have an infestation of gophers that stared about three months ago. I would love for a hungry coyote or three to dig some of them out. If the little devils would just stay out in the pasture I wouldn't care but no, they have dig where I mow and try to keep things looking nice. It's lots easier to patch dug up ground than to cave in the gopher holes and then patch things up.

[Dee]

Several gopher patches on the ranch. You won't see'em amongst the sage, and Spanish dagger until your horse steps on a tunnel, then starts hitting one after the other.
I tell the young guys that help me occasionally to be careful of'em, but their fearless having never seen, or experienced a header on a runnin horse.
We've got lots of coyotes, but gophers seem to multiply faster than the coyotes.

[TrumpWon]

The most awesome cat control machine ever developed
Process an elk at home then throw the carcass in the back yard. Gone overnight!
Was hunting and crested a hill the same time as a coyote. We scared each other
Enjoy watching a pack on the hillside with the pups frolicking.
I like them!

[Lloyd Smale]

both coyottes and wolves are at the peak of their cycle up here right now. You can walk outside after dark any day in the summer and hear them howling. im sure it will be going the other way soon. We used to be lousy with turkeys. In my yard and at camp every day. Now you rarely see one. Pretty soon it will swing..

[DDZ]

When I was growing up we never had any yotes around here. Now we have a good many of them. I shot one in buck season, saw another one chasing a small buck. I'm sure they are hard on fawns.  They are pretty smart animals. Its why they never were able to be done away with by poisoning, trapping and hunting. Usually any attempt to rid an area with of yotes just increases their numbers.

[Ranger99]

None to speak of in e Texas
until the 50's
There was still a few red wolves
and the coyotes took over after
the wolves were nearly gone.
The old men would get frustrated
trying to trap and hunt them. Their
saying was that " everything else
is retarded compared to a coyote "

I know they're very call shy where
ive hunted. Ive tried all manners
of mouth calls and electronics.
The only measurable success I've
had is bait and shoot or traps