The Size of Coyotes

[toppop52]

Florida coyotes are genetically similar to western coyotes. The so called eastern coyote is almost always a coy/wolf. As stated before they hunt in packs, unlike westerns. The largest known coyote here was an albino, pure white with pink eyes and lips. It weighed 43 lbs but appeared huge. I'm pretty good at guessing dog weight, but the yote fooled me. I had guessed 60 lbs.

 

[dmccarty]

For sure! One of the few times i truly feared for my life from an animal, was having a dog pack pick up on me. They were on one side of a chainlink fence, i was on the other side. Running for all i was worth to get to my rig before they got around the end of the fence over to my side. I felt pretty sure, if i'd not gotten to the truck, they would have mobbed me and knocked me down. EEk, was all i was thinking.

The Timber Agent we used to sell our timber said he was once treed for hours by a dog pack. From that time on he always carried a hand gun when he was in the woods. Back in the 70's we lived in KY and I can remember one or two people being attacked and killed by packs of dogs.

Knock on wood, we don't see many strays/packs of dogs but we have seen a few over the years. Ironically, the wifey saw some yesterday but they ran back they way the came.

Later,
Dan

 

[toppop52]

We had red wolves where I grew up in northeastern NC. Supposedly extinct in the wild back then, but today they are thriving. They are smaller by a third or more, than the gray wolf. A bit more timid and virtually never instigate an incident with humans.

 

[toppop52]

The Timber Agent we used to sell our timber said he was once treed for hours by a dog pack. From that time on he always carried a hand gun when he was in the woods. Back in the 70's we lived in KY and I can remember one or two people being attacked and killed by packs of dogs.

Knock on wood, we don't see many strays/packs of dogs but we have seen a few over the years. Ironically, the wifey saw some yesterday but they ran back they way the came.

Later,
Dan

We got the occasional dog pack where I grew up, it usually contained several dogs that were pets within weeks or months of being seen in wild packs. We organized hunting parties and shot as many as we could. That usually left some scattered around to start recruiting again. Repeat the cycle every couple of years.

 

[TomSeller]

Out here in the desert, the yote's are all scrawny. I doubt that I've seen one over 35#. Not much to eat!
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Not much to eat?

 

[dmccarty]

We got the occasional dog pack where I grew up, it usually contained several dogs that were pets within weeks or months of being seen in wild packs. We organized hunting parties and shot as many as we could. That usually left some scattered around to start recruiting again. Repeat the cycle every couple of years.

When we were looking to buy land, we were talking to a man who was in his 80's or 90's who was selling the land where he literally was born and raised. The guy was a chicken farmer who smelled like chicken scat in the worse way. I don't think he had bathed in who knows how long. Some guys were rabbit hunting on his land without permission so I went with the Chicken Farmer to ask them to leave. We went in his truck, and boy howdy, even with the window rolled down, I wanted to puke from the smell. Which brought back memories. When I was a teenager I had a job where I was working with a drunk. He had a contractor grade truck with a plastic/rubber floor which allowed up to clean up his puke easily. Course, the smell never left the truck and riding with him I had to act like a dog and stick my head out the window to breath. :shocked:

Anywho, the Chicken Farmer told us that back in the day, the neighbors would get together when the number of stray dogs increased too much and they would go dog hunting to reduce the population.

The house on the Chicken Farmer's land was built by his father around 1900 and the Chicken Farmer was born in the house. They had quite a few nice out buildings and barns on 50 acres but the land was a bit too far out for us to buy. Nice guy though he stunk to high heaven.

Laer,
Dan

 

[toppop52]

When we were looking to buy land, we were talking to a man who was in his 80's or 90's who was selling the land where he literally was born and raised. The guy was a chicken farmer who smelled like chicken scat in the worse way. I don't think he had bathed in who knows how long. Some guys were rabbit hunting on his land without permission so I went with the Chicken Farmer to ask them to leave. We went in his truck, and boy howdy, even with the window rolled down, I wanted to puke from the smell. Which brought back memories. When I was a teenager I had a job where I was working with a drunk. He had a contractor grade truck with a plastic/rubber floor which allowed up to clean up his puke easily. Course, the smell never left the truck and riding with him I had to act like a dog and stick my head out the window to breath. :shocked:

Anywho, the Chicken Farmer told us that back in the day, the neighbors would get together when the number of stray dogs increased too much and they would go dog hunting to reduce the population.

The house on the Chicken Farmer's land was built by his father around 1900 and the Chicken Farmer was born in the house. They had quite a few nice out buildings and barns on 50 acres but the land was a bit too far out for us to buy. Nice guy though he stunk to high heaven.

Laer,
Dan

It was my experience that the dog packs weren't too brazen until there were 5-6 dogs at least, they would attack in the woods or way in a field, but didn't come into the village in daylight until there were a bunch of them. Then they would raid chicken pens, or goats, sheep or pigs, in broad daylight.At that point they had to be thinned.

 

[TomSeller]

I would rather have most any 4 legged intruder than a 2 legged one. You can't shoot the 2 legged. Wild animals don't bother me if they are around. I leave the coyotes as long as they stay wary, MANY less mice and rats that way.

 

[tractchores]

I had a couple close calls with coyotes in VT when lost at night hunting. Both times I'd waited a little too long to get out and dark fell. I generally knew where I was, but it's tough to find your way with a small light in the woods at night so I wasn't on the trail and it took a while to get out. In both cases the coyotes (sounded like a lot of them) stayed just outside of the flashlight beam howling and yipping to each other. They followed me right to the road. Even with a loaded gun I've never been so nervous!

Speaking of guessing the size of animals, I just checked out my trail camera. No coyotes, but check out this monster! Anyone have a guess as to weight?

 

[nybirdman]

Nice buck but young,may-be 2-1/2 yrs. old with good genetics.Straight back,no belly hanging down,rack inside the ears,tight skin on face.May dress 130-140lbs.