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Coyotes in the City! But what about your farm?

I'm sure you have all heard or seen in the news that coyotes are making their way into our cities. Urbanites everywhere are concerned for their small dogs while walking in parks and near waterways.

 

But about our farmers? At my family farm in Delaware, ON Mr.Coyote has been visiting for 3 years now. My friends dairy farm in Glencoe, ON has been having problems with these wild dogs for a while before they have been making their way into the city news.

 

The Coyotes at our farm do not care about people, they are not afraid of us... in anyway. We have seen them up at the houses, and there coats look great... no worry about mange there. 

 

Besides hunting (which I have no problem with), how do you deal with these wild dogs at your farms and rural properties??

 

It would be great to get some advice in alternate methods in coyote control.

 

Links:

Welland County- Niagara Falls Coyote Article:

http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2907563

 

Coyotes right in the city of London!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfkJWqFtXDc

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Permalink Reply by Joe Dales on January 21, 2011 at 5:00pm

Here is the Youtube video embed.

Permalink Reply by Joe Dales on January 21, 2011 at 5:03pm

Hi Mackenna,

We had a cat killed by a pack of wild dogs a few years ago when we lived on the edge of a small town.

I had a friend mention that they were a problem on their farm with some of their sheep.

Not sure what the solution is.

Joe

 

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on February 24, 2011 at 6:51am

Coyotes: Villains or vilified

From Tillsonburg News

Wily killers. Scavenger hunters with a bad rap.

A battle among coyote experts in the field, on the trail and in the office has heated to fever pitch and is nearing the boiling point.

Farmers' reports of livestock predation have soared in the past five years.

In the past eight months alone, and in Bruce County alone, 45 cattle have fallen victim to predators, almost double the number in the March 2007 - March 2008 year; in Middlesex, 200 sheep fell in the most recent eight months, triple the number in the 2007-08 year.

Three counties now offer a coyote bounty, which they call "payments in kind" -- and a petition for province-wide bounties is gathering steam.

In urban areas, family pets have disappeared from backyards and children have come face-to-face with coyotes.

 

Here is the story:

http://www.tillsonburgnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2990904

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on March 4, 2011 at 3:26am

"Shoot a coyote, win a prize" ...  what do you think? Is this a good idea, would it help with your coyote problems?

 

Ontario is considering holding a “contest” to get rid of wily coyotes in some areas where the animals have become increasingly aggressive.

 

Check out this article in the Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/948497--shoot-a-coyote-...

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