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Post by moose1am on Dec 7, 2017 9:15:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 10:17:30 GMT -5
Time for the Kentuckians to get their rifles out!
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Post by esshup on Dec 7, 2017 10:56:16 GMT -5
A client of mine in Lemont, Illinois had his wife's lap dog chewed up by coyotes about 3 weeks ago. Last I heard the vet bill was still climbing.
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Post by medic22 on Dec 7, 2017 11:14:21 GMT -5
If you want to live in a fancy subdivision built on top of a wildlife habitat, maybe you should consider things like this.
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Post by raymar on Dec 7, 2017 19:09:17 GMT -5
Fancy suburb on country or major metro area makes no difference. There are coyotes there. PBS had a really good documentary on this on collared coyote s and it was amazing how close they lived to major hiways and cities.
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Post by esshup on Dec 7, 2017 22:49:28 GMT -5
There have been coyotes seen in downtown Chicago.
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Post by medic22 on Dec 8, 2017 0:08:00 GMT -5
My point is this is no different than people that build next to a gun range then complain about the noise. You should have known what you were getting into. Article mentions 8 acres behind the subdivision, well here is a screen shot. Looks to be plenty of room to take care of their own problem.  |
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 8, 2017 7:45:57 GMT -5
I see yotes at Walmart parking lot all the time and no they aren't driving there.
They also look both ways when crossing the road to go to the Family express.
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Post by raymar on Dec 8, 2017 8:02:45 GMT -5
Medic I agree. It just was amazing to see how these coyotes had adapted to urban life and how close they often stayed to homes including den sites. I don't think you can avoid them. In nine years I honestly have seen one in my yard other than the one I trapped. I have taken close to fifty or so in that time there. I think they just become more visible in urban and people freak when they see them.
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Post by SFC (R) B on Dec 8, 2017 11:41:07 GMT -5
Where I live on the west side of the Springs we have yotes, bobcats, bears and cougars. Like mentioned above, you should be ready for these things when you choose to live near wildlife. We have to keep our trash in the garage (bears)and take precautions when leaving animals outside (strong metal dog kennels with tops on them). The running joke in our house is when we see "lost cat" or "lost (purse) dog" signs in the neighborhood that they aren't lost ...they are LUNCH.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2017 12:16:24 GMT -5
The cities are great places for yotes and wildlife. Plenty of food, cover, and no gun/rifles allowed.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Dec 8, 2017 17:56:44 GMT -5
A good place for traps..
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2017 18:09:37 GMT -5
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Post by moose1am on Dec 9, 2017 9:16:48 GMT -5
I see yotes at Walmart parking lot all the time and no they aren't driving there. They also look both ways when crossing the road to go to the Family express. When they start carrying VISA cards I'm going to be worried.  My parents live out on the West Side of Evansville, IN about 3 miles from the city limits. It's was pretty rural when they first moved out there. Corn field in the back yard for about 100 acres and woods behind that. Only about 4 houses back in the woods. Now there are 20 to 30 houses that have been built in the field and woods. The corn is gone and replaced by houses and new oak trees and grass lawns. The other side of the road is a 10 acre plot of old growth forest with huge hickory trees and oak and walnuts. Only one home has been built in this woods and it's right in the middle of the woods. We now have a heard of White tail deer that roam the area. And along with the deer we have other predators like coyotes who feed on the deer and survive. I've not seen them yet but the neighbors have seen them and I've seen pictures of coyotes that the neighbors took and put on their facebook page. Coyotes are everywhere. You many not see them as they are most active at night but you will surely hear them howling if they are around. I went fishing at night by myself one time and as I was sitting in the boat by the launch ramp I could hear the coyotes howling. It was an eerie sound when all along and with no weapons. These days I carry a 9 mm pistol and if out hunting I'll be carrying my AR15 with some M855 64 gr. 5.56 ammo in it. Locked and loaded and ready to shoot an coyote. But health problems keep me out of the field these days. |
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 10, 2017 9:43:32 GMT -5
Was in downtown Valpo at my Xmas party last night when I looked out the window and seen 2 yotes just casually walking thru the lot next door.
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Post by oldshotty on Dec 10, 2017 10:52:56 GMT -5
I went out this morning to try calling raccoons, when I turned the call on the coyotes started howling and barking. I had the shotgun loaded up with a # 4 heavy field load instead of buckshot so I wouldn't have taken a shot anyway but it was still fun listening. As it turned out they hung up about a hundred yards out or so in some deep thicket where they were probably bedding because they reacted to the FoxPro raccoon fight immediately. I will go back in a few days with some Hornady 4 buck varmint which gives me a lot more downfield knockdown, damn dogs can be tough to bring down some times.
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Post by sakorifle on Dec 10, 2017 18:23:47 GMT -5
Obvious to us, change the law and get a 22 rimfire, night sight,bait them in and headshot them. My fees would be reasonable, plane ticket, digs, enough to live off for six months, lol. Regards Billy. |
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Post by firstwd on Dec 10, 2017 19:57:34 GMT -5
With some of the high power air rifles out there these days, I think they could solve their own problem pretty easily.
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Post by swetz on Dec 10, 2017 22:32:50 GMT -5
I live in one of the Indianapolis suburbs. About a month ago a person's dog got killed by a coyote in one of the neighboring subdivisions.
One of the dog owner's friends posted about it on an app that's basically a forum, but for neighborhoods. It was ok at first and was basically just a general warning about watching out for your pets and some others posted basic tips to avoid attracting coyotes like don't leave pet food out, etc. Then holy crap did it go south. There were so many face palm worthy statements, I thought about taking screenshots and posting them here.
One woman asked if anyone had a gun, which kicked off a spirited debate between myself and her about the merits of discharging firearms within the limits of a city with an ordinance specifically prohibiting it and in a neighborhood where the houses are 20 feet apart. She was under the impression that the DNR statute allowing land owners to take coyotes off their land throughout the year allowed her to do just that.
Then as the discussion touched on hunting, one guy posted about the time he was driving behind a truck with a dead deer in the back and how it was one of the most traumatic things he had ever seen.
Suburbia, sigh...
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Post by moose1am on Dec 11, 2017 9:32:33 GMT -5
Where I live on the west side of the Springs we have yotes, bobcats, bears and cougars. Like mentioned above, you should be ready for these things when you choose to live near wildlife. We have to keep our trash in the garage (bears)and take precautions when leaving animals outside (strong metal dog kennels with tops on them). The running joke in our house is when we see "lost cat" or "lost (purse) dog" signs in the neighborhood that they aren't lost ...they are LUNCH. I have a bunch of those little dogs that are smaller than cats and have a high pitched yippe. They are so annoying. The other day I was walking out of my garage and there in the middle of my driveway half way between the house and the street was my new neighbors Yorkie and he was barking at me wildly. They also have a big black German Shepard that I've not seen in a week or so. I'm hoping that they got rid of the Black Shepard as it's big enough to do some damage if it's mean. The Yorkie just barked at me while moving backward and then ran back home. I can live with that. But the Black German Shepard is too darn big to be running around my neighborhood and in my yard. I've heard coyotes howling at night while standing on my front porch. We have a few small woods around where I live and I'm sure there are a few packs of coyotes that roam around our area. The neighbors better make sure that their dogs and cats are secured at night. |
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