Posted on 03/21/2018 6:08:48 AM PDT by george76
I believe there are organized hunts and bounty. I’m in s.e. Pa. I see so many on FB talk about how cute they are and how to “get big” and other tactics if one should approach. I have a different idea. These are not native..they are coy wolves. If it shows up in my yard, I’m dropping it.
“What are coyotes doing “north of Pittsburgh”. That was not their “natural habitat” until the envirowackos got involved. Thank you envirowackos.”
I can’t wait until there are wolf packs roaming central park and DC.
There is a good reason for Henry rifles & .22 LR ammo.
There is a good reason for Henry rifles & .22 LR ammo.
I’m confused. I agree on taking Coyotes with 22LR. I have a well scoped one for the purpose of small targets. But what do Henry Rifles have to do with this?
Good graphic. It shows the growth of habitat, but not the growth in numbers. Coyotes are wily, nasty creatures which should be shot on site and paid bounty for their stinking hides.
Ever owned a Henry? Great aim without an expensive scope.
The Eastern Coyote is back in a big way, but they are largely only a danger to small children and animals and generally pretty timid... but I live 6 miles from downtown pittsburgh and I have come across them in my neighborhood.
Only 1 adult has ever been killed last I saw by an easter Coyote.
Given the nature that the Coyote attacked this woman, I’d say its a safe bet the thing was rabid.... which unfortunately has also been running rampant around here for years as well (rabies that is).
I shot one with only a 3030...so I wasn’t completely nekkid:)
Coyotes evolved earlier than the wolf.
An adult coyote weighs anywhere from 40 to 55 pounds, and has three times the mitochondria density of a human being. Being attacked by a coyote is like being attacked by an extremely fit 120 to 165 pound human armed with several knives.
A coyote does not necessarily need to be rabid to attack a human. Althoughyou more likely to encounter a healthy one at dawn or dusk than in broad daylight.
Bear, deer, moose, wolves, foxes, and coyotes have become less fearful of humans in the past 60 or 70 years, due to the plentiful food supplies around our dwellings, and the fact that they are no longer regularly and aggressively pursued and hunted.
As politically incorrect as it sounds, if you are in an area known to be inhabited by coyotes, you probably should carry and be extremely proficient with, a handgun whose caliber starts with a 4.
Since the coyote's top speed is around 43 miles per hour, your Tueller Drill radius needs to increase from 21 feet for a human to 45 feet for a coyote.
The Norwegian rat and coyotes are fiercely competing to be named "the Cockroach of the Mammilia class."
Of course it’s Trump’s fault..
Why was the coyote wearing your pajamas?
I live in rural N. Idaho. We’ve lost a small dog and a cat to ‘yotes in the past 2 years. I hunt them regularly but they have more luck avoiding me than I have killing them. It’d be easier if there weren’t so many darned trees in the way around here ;-)
What really concerns me is cougars. Last week there was a report in the Spokane Spokesman-Review about a cougar that was tranquilized and collared by a biologist up near Chewelah, WA that weighed 197 lbs. That is a BIG kitty! There are good deer and elk populations so they haven’t developed a taste for humans (yet).
We will Never Know.
Not For Long!
OK, but Coyotes? The urban choice is a 22LR hollow point subsonic.
Personally, I am fond of 22LR hollow points for home defense, but it is a bit of overkill on a coyote at long range with a good rifle.
I think the key is it being a subsonic round because nothing will bring the cops in the City faster than a rifle shot.
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