Posted on 04/27/2011 10:46:47 AM PDT by altura
also, here in michigan, there is still a 10.00 bounty on them.......good practice, and profitable too...
On a coyote, your three “S” would apply. On tastier fare, I usually suggest shoot, shovel and saute.
I carry a portable air horn. Scares them nigh unto death.
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Air hon is very painful to their ears at a further distance than pepper spray will reach.
.22 pistol,
6” hunting knife,
golf club,
a dog that will attack coyotes (name your favorite breed!),
high power slingshot,
high powered pellet rifle or pistol,
pepper/bear spray,
wasp spray,
walking stick,
taser,
collapsible baton.
Did I miss anything?
Coyote hunting video shot at 14 yards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa3V5tZXT7U&feature=related
Feral pig hunting at night with thermal imaging scopes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EymHKsaOpRg
Is she old enough to pack legally? If so, a short barreled hammerless S&W .38 special is just about ideal. Just pull it, point at target, pull the trigger, and it goes bang every time. Also not as much recoil and report as a .357.
We live in a close in Atlanta suburb that was platted in 1958. I had friends living here in the sixties. No coyotes.
They have moved in here in the last 8-10 years. I was on the board of the homeowners association and saw the number of complaints increase steadily. They took to eating cats, then small dogs, then started following people in broad daylight.
The HOS hired a professional trapper who took out almost 30 coyotes in one season.
They breed like rabbits and the young ones move into new territory.
That’s Atlanta ... we’re talking about Grapevine, Texas. Around here, the ‘burbs are moving into coyote territory. My McKinney, Texas neighborhood is just one such area. The subdivision is less than 7 years old. When we moved in 5 years ago, I saw a coyote at least once per day. Now it’s like once every other month or so.
12 ga.
Well, thanks everyone. I appreciate all the suggestions. I like the airhorn idea.
She said she stood tall and waved her hands but the coyote continued approaching. She was on a cement trail through the woods by the lake and dawn was just breaking. the man who helped her was a big guy and when he waved his hands the coyote left.
She was about to pick up her baby when the man came by.
Be careful with any sprays. You need to be upwind when you spray or the results can be backwards. You become a pepper flavored snack for whatever.
We have large stray dogs around here. I make my wife carry her .22 revolver when walking her dog.
that shep has small feet
The ones here are very unafraid of humans. I tote when I walk my dogs, and if I were this young lady, I would do that too.
She should get a toting permit if she needs one to be legal, get a decent pistol in as large a caliber as she feels comfortable with, and practice so that she can hit what she aims at. Then carry it in a good holster whenever she steps out the door. If she's not a firearms type person, she should just get a .357 revolver - pretty much foolproof and she can shoot .38 special or .38 +Ps in it if she doesn't like the kick.
Especially if she has a baby that she needs to protect.
Exactly. Humans moved in, construction drove out the rabbits, mice, etc. so the coyotes moved on. But we'll eventually encounter them again in the next growth spurt.
Hunker down out there in Atlanta. Got some bad storms coming your way.
Stay safe.
The big cells passed to the north and south but missed us. All we got was some heavy rain and thunder.
A friend with a rescue dog facility had all her dogs in the basement as a huge cell bore down on them -- but at the last minute it weakened and broke up.
Unfortunately I have lots of family in Rome GA (Floyd county) that I'm still trying to get in touch with. They took three direct hits, one after the other.
Glad y’all are okay. Lots of damage between here and there.
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