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Offline Sourdough

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Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« on: August 23, 2012, 05:53:14 AM »
Normally my little Pinscher Prince, lets me sleep till 6 or 7AM.  But this morning he woke me at 3:30, wanting to go outside.  For the very first time he jumped on my bed and was walking all over me.  Thinking he really needed to go I got up and put his leash on him and started out the door.  As we crossed the porch he turned and grabbed the leash with his mouth pulling me along.  Like I was not going fast enough.  Then he gave a short little yipp type bark.  His barks are real high pitched, and often comes out as a yipp. 

Suddenly, he was answered from all around us.  I backed up and grabbed a shotgun.  Coyotes, the short barks came from all around us in different directions.  At 3:30 the Northern sky is bright, but it's still dark out.  You can see well for about 50 to 60 yards, but beyond that everything is shadows.  Prince really wanted to get to the road, about 60 yards from the house.  Once on the road Prince started barking again, and was again answered, from every direction.  Talk about making the hair on the back of your neck stand up.  Prince is going wild, he starts barking and jumping high.  Then standing up on his hind legs, looking through the trees and over the grass.  A shadow darted across the road about 60 to 70 yards out.  Now Prince has a target and wants to go that way.  I am holding him back, realizing there is not going to be any potty and PP this trip.  I turn and start dragging Prince back to the drive.  Then two more shadows dart across the road in the opposite direction.  Too far out for the shotgun.  We returned to the house.

After returning to the house I realized Prince did not want to go potty, he was wanting to protect his territory.  The little sucker was ready to go and fight.  He had heard those Coyotes outside and that is why he wanted to go out.  I took him back to his bed and threatened him with bodily harm if he woke me up again.  After I went back to bed I started hearing Coyotes howling through the open window. 

What's really funny is that we did not have Coyotes in Alaska 40 years ago when I first moved up here.  Now they are everywhere.  Fish and Game just made a change to the hunting regs, No closed season, no limit on Coyotes in certain areas of the state.  I live in one of those areas.     
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 06:00:08 AM »
Kill 'em  all Sourdough.  I shoot every one I can.
 
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 06:58:43 AM »
Another good story Roger!!

We have nearly the same regs here in CT. Our coyote season closes up during spring turkey. Something about center fire rifles and turkeys. I don't understand it.

When I started hunting, here in CT we did not even have a archery season and we hunted in neighboring new York. No turkeys, no coyotes ( to speak of) either state. CT stocked a couple doz birds I. The late '70's IIRC populations have exploded and with it the coyotes have returned. They are everywhere!!
At least once a week I chace one or two down on the property where I work. I have had workers return telling tales of dogs watching them from the woods. We go in and sure enough, coyotes.

You know it was the end for your pup should he have gotten free from you. It's happened many many times here too. My own brother in laws. Either lost there minpin to a coyote last spring. The dog was on a 25' retractable leash and was taken right from his wife just down the road from there house. She is still traumatized by the whole thing.

I hunt/shoot them at every opertunity too!

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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2012, 07:10:44 AM »
Dont  the  wolves  keep  those  yotes  in  Alaska  in  check? 
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2012, 09:09:27 AM »
Due to the drought down here we've more and more of them boldly entering the nieghborhoods around here. I haven't seen any, but I've heard them. Where I lived before moving to the edge of town it was no big deal. But here with the closeness of the homes, most on a couple acre lot, I just can't go out and blast away anymore. One of many things I miss about living in the sticks.
You min-pin sounds like mine. I tell everyone I have a 250 lb Rott. Well at least she thinks she is.  ::)   ;D
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2012, 09:11:34 AM »
Quote from: mechanic on August 23, 2012, 06:00:08 AM
Kill 'em  all Sourdough.  I shoot every one I can.
 
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From what I understand if you shoot them all.
The Alpha female once killed will trigger all the subordinate females to go into heat and produce a litter and increase the number of the pack.
 
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2012, 01:41:28 PM »
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First--before you start killing--you go to build a suitable 4 stran Bob Wire fence in front of your property to hang 'em on.
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2012, 02:34:18 PM »
Quote from: TM7 on August 23, 2012, 08:53:12 AM
So what do you estimate the weight of these Alaskan coyotes to be about..?  I've seen some in the North East that I estimate go about 65lbs maybe...
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Out here they don't get to be that healthy. The ones down in Albuquerque do--- diet is mostly cats and small dogs. Where I am, the biggest thing they can grab is a cottontail. They don't even bother chasing the jackrabbits. I don't kill 'em. I hate rodents, and, besides, the county made it illegal to shoot out here.
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Re: Morning Walk met Coyotes.
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2012, 05:43:30 PM »
Most of the ones I've seen here will go 35 to 45 lbs.  They are the number one predator of Dall Sheep in the spring.  Soon as trapping season opens I'll be setting leg holds out in the back.  If I see them again close enough for a shotgun I'll shoot them.  Across the street are all vacant lots, so I have range to shoot in that direction. 
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