MMagis
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The muzzle, ears, neck region are the most notably different features to me. It’s usually very obvious.
How to deter coyotes
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Don't know if its been said and may sound funny but it works if your a guy... I raise Boer Goats and also just happen to be infested with coyotes, bobcats, coy dogs, foxes etc... I don't have to worry much until the kids hit the ground but a good trick is to actually urinate around the pen when possible... k-9s steer clear of territory smells they arnt sure of... may sound a bit far fetched but havnt had a single problem yet... and this is well in the back of no were.. only thing I have to deal with is the black headed vultures... they are twice as bad as a yote... they run in flocks of 30+ and kill more live calfs, goats, etc around here than anything else..
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The farmer across the street has cattle and had a couple donkeys for awhile but I think he got rid of them. I haven't talked to him in awhile but I'll ask him what happened and what he's doing for coyotes next time I see him.
Ed of all trades
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Run some woven wire flat on the ground outside your fence tied to the bottom of the fence. that will keep them from digging and run a hot wire on top of your fence. That will keep them from going over the top. A good rifle will help a lot to but it will only help them from being comfortable there, you won't be there to stop every one. Ed
MMagis
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I’m afraid that’s eventually going to fail you. I think so far it’s been a coincidence you haven’t lost any, a little pee isn’t going to scare a coyote.
I’ve been lucky with the black vultures so far, but there’s getting to be more and more of them up here every year. Nasty creatures.
EddieWalker
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I'm no expert and have only killed a couple dozen of them in my lifetime. I've never noticed a bad smell on any of the ones I've killed.
We shall see its been going strong for 3years now.. don't expect it to be bullet proof.. that's were the real bullets come in handy.. eventually raising a dog with them im sure will have to happen.
Id also steer clear of donkeys... we have a few that roam with the cattle but they are taken out when new borns hit the ground and until they are able to eat/drink without mom... most of the ones iv seen the donkeys will take the calf away from the momma cow and it wont get fed.. some do get stomped by the cow also during the exchange.
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EddieWalker
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I'm running a hot wire at 4 inches a foot and a half and at four feet around my goats, ducks, guineas, chickens, horses and a pig. Part of it is to keep them in, but I also want to keep out coyotes and raccoons. Before putting in the fence, I was loosing birds to coyotes and raccoons all the time. I would try to trap them, but only caught raccoons. I've killed more of them then I can count. Dozens and dozens of them. But the ones killing my guineas up in the tree never stopped at my traps, they went straight to the tree and killed a live bird. Coyotes would go for my ducks.
After putting up the hot wire, I can see where their tracks went up to the fence and then turned away. Some would walk the fence a little bit, but they always turned away. It's been almost a year and so far, it's worked great. It is more maintenance, and a lot of inspecting and spraying round up to keep grass from touching the bottom wire.
I have two little goats. They follow the horses around and are out in the pasture, or in the barn, wherever the horses are. They would be easy pray for coyotes, but so far, the fence is keeping them out.
I've lost every cat I've ever had to coyotes. Sooner or later they cross the fence and then disappear. I see coyote tracks and figure that's what happened to my cat.
Having said all that about electric fences, I hate them. They are a HUGE amount of work to keep clean and free of debris. Grass Hoppers love to die on them and short out the line. Wild hogs will hit the fence and then keep going forward. I've had my fence tore apart and busted up by hogs three times in the last year. It's easy to fix, but you have to be on top of it all the time. Round up takes forever and has to be done 4 times a year. If you wait too long, then you have to weed eat everything under the bottom wire to keep it clean. Grass that is wet, from rain, dew or just green will ground out your fence. My charger is a pulse type charger, so it makes a loud popping noise when it's grounding out. This is what we listen for when going on walks.
On Facebook, there are some groups of guys who raise goats and different types of exotic animals. Coyotes are the biggest battle. One coyote can kill a dozen babies in a night and not eat any of them. I've hear of as many as 40 babies being killed by coyotes. Figure that some of these animals are worth a couple grand each, and some are worth a lot more then that, and you can see how serious that can affect an operation!!!
Some have said that snares are the only way to kill them. They will cut a piece out of their fence to trick the coyote to come through there and catch it in the snare. Others have said that you will never kill enough of them to make a difference, so you have to put more effort into fencing to keep them out. The most common way to fence them out is to roll a lenght of fencing on the ground so it's flat, then put your fence up on the inside part of the rolled out fence on the ground. Most use 32 inch tall fencing for the ground part, which means your standing fence needs to be 32 inches inside your property line. I hate the idea of losing that much land, but haven't been able to find another way that is better. Then you connect both fences together. Staple down the flat fence into the ground and hog tie them together.
When the coyote goes to dig under the fence, it hits the fence that is laid flat on the ground. It will never go so far back as to dig under that fence, and will be unable to get through the wire on the ground so it can tunnel under the standing fence.
Here is a picture that shows what I'm saying.
After putting up the hot wire, I can see where their tracks went up to the fence and then turned away. Some would walk the fence a little bit, but they always turned away. It's been almost a year and so far, it's worked great. It is more maintenance, and a lot of inspecting and spraying round up to keep grass from touching the bottom wire.
I have two little goats. They follow the horses around and are out in the pasture, or in the barn, wherever the horses are. They would be easy pray for coyotes, but so far, the fence is keeping them out.
I've lost every cat I've ever had to coyotes. Sooner or later they cross the fence and then disappear. I see coyote tracks and figure that's what happened to my cat.
Having said all that about electric fences, I hate them. They are a HUGE amount of work to keep clean and free of debris. Grass Hoppers love to die on them and short out the line. Wild hogs will hit the fence and then keep going forward. I've had my fence tore apart and busted up by hogs three times in the last year. It's easy to fix, but you have to be on top of it all the time. Round up takes forever and has to be done 4 times a year. If you wait too long, then you have to weed eat everything under the bottom wire to keep it clean. Grass that is wet, from rain, dew or just green will ground out your fence. My charger is a pulse type charger, so it makes a loud popping noise when it's grounding out. This is what we listen for when going on walks.
On Facebook, there are some groups of guys who raise goats and different types of exotic animals. Coyotes are the biggest battle. One coyote can kill a dozen babies in a night and not eat any of them. I've hear of as many as 40 babies being killed by coyotes. Figure that some of these animals are worth a couple grand each, and some are worth a lot more then that, and you can see how serious that can affect an operation!!!
Some have said that snares are the only way to kill them. They will cut a piece out of their fence to trick the coyote to come through there and catch it in the snare. Others have said that you will never kill enough of them to make a difference, so you have to put more effort into fencing to keep them out. The most common way to fence them out is to roll a lenght of fencing on the ground so it's flat, then put your fence up on the inside part of the rolled out fence on the ground. Most use 32 inch tall fencing for the ground part, which means your standing fence needs to be 32 inches inside your property line. I hate the idea of losing that much land, but haven't been able to find another way that is better. Then you connect both fences together. Staple down the flat fence into the ground and hog tie them together.
When the coyote goes to dig under the fence, it hits the fence that is laid flat on the ground. It will never go so far back as to dig under that fence, and will be unable to get through the wire on the ground so it can tunnel under the standing fence.
Here is a picture that shows what I'm saying.
