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Post by moose1am on Dec 11, 2017 9:38:14 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... I have a Gamo Air Rifle that I use to get rid of pesky squirrels and other small critters. I bet that a larger caliber air rifle would get rid of some small coyotes. If you keep the speed of the lead pellets below the speed of sound they are fairly quiet and won't disturb the neighbors. |
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Post by sakorifle on Dec 11, 2017 13:27:53 GMT -5
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Post by bill9068 on Dec 11, 2017 21:32:41 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. I live there also, but 5 miles out. |
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Post by swetz on Dec 11, 2017 22:15:37 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... I have a Gamo Air Rifle that I use to get rid of pesky squirrels and other small critters. I bet that a larger caliber air rifle would get rid of some small coyotes. If you keep the speed of the lead pellets below the speed of sound they are fairly quiet and won't disturb the neighbors. It's not really an issue for me. The only pet I have is my dog and she's about 100 lbs. While she is getting up there in years, odds are she won't have any problems and could probably better than hold her own one out. I have thought about putting a trail cam up in one of the common areas just to see how many are around, but I'm not going to risk some jerk lifting my camera. |
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Post by esshup on Dec 12, 2017 9:10:15 GMT -5
A friend of mine in California had his 80 pound female Pit Bull killed by a pack of coyotes one day while he was at work. He has a fenced in yard and the coyotes got in somehow.
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Post by swetz on Dec 12, 2017 21:06:57 GMT -5
A friend of mine in California had his 80 pound female Pit Bull killed by a pack of coyotes one day while he was at work. He has a fenced in yard and the coyotes got in somehow. That's pretty crazy. Did he see tracks? I would have also wondered if it could have been a mountain lion depending on where he was in CA and especially getting inside the fence. |
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Post by esshup on Dec 13, 2017 0:14:34 GMT -5
A friend of mine in California had his 80 pound female Pit Bull killed by a pack of coyotes one day while he was at work. He has a fenced in yard and the coyotes got in somehow. That's pretty crazy. Did he see tracks? I would have also wondered if it could have been a mountain lion depending on where he was in CA and especially getting inside the fence. Yes to the tracks. He lived in Fallbrook, Ca. Fence wasn't tall, only 3'. She (the pit) was a sweetheart when he and his wife was home, a good protector when they weren't home. The fence was there to let people know where the property line was, she never even jumped up on it to bark at a stranger. He lived on the outskirts of town, but not in the sticks. Properties there were in the 3-5 ac size range. I lived in Oceanside, 10 houses off of Mission Road, on Jefferies Ranch Road. 1/2 to 3/4 ac properties. We had coyotes roaming the neighborhood - had them come inside the fenced yard if I left the driveway gate open. Don't leave a cat outside at night, it'd come up missing in the morning. Neighbor had an in ground swimming pool. About 2x year he'd have to fish out a rattlesnake that was swimming in the pool......... My Springer Spaniels were house dogs/hunting dogs and every year I'd take them through a snake breaking course to teach them to avoid the snakes. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Dec 13, 2017 10:17:16 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.  That’s only about a mile as the crow flies from my grandparents house. |
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