Posted on 02/01/2023 3:52:56 AM PST by marktwain
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- A decade or more ago, a middle-aged couple in Washington State settled in on some acreage near the Hood Canal. They started raising chickens and sheep. All was going well, but coyotes started showing up, killing and eating their livestock. There was a wash/intermittent stream/ravine at the back of one of their pastures. It was a coyote highway through the area.
As the problem got worse, they obtained a McNab dog. He was very effective at chasing off coyotes. The population of coyotes kept growing. There was a nearby marina where the coyotes were able to obtain food. More housing was moving into nearby suburbs. The coyotes had access to lots of pets (cats and small dogs) for food. The number of coyotes became overwhelming for their dog to defend against.
The coyotes were taking an average of a chicken or two a week. You do not want to lose a laying hen when she starts to produce. The final straw was reached when the husband witnessed a pack of coyotes pull down and kill one of their oldest-producing ewes. Call him Grant. Grant’s wife told him that was enough. She said: Do what you have to do to protect our livestock. The coyotes had become so numerous they would see them every day. They would hear numerous coyotes yipping and howling at night. Grant did not have experience as a hunter. He was and is a shooter and a thinker.
There was a hog slaughterhouse not too far from their acreage.
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A story so nice he posted it twice!
I know a guy that has made his entire adult living as a professional government funded Coyote Killer. He is sometimes assigned to a problem area for other predators but usually it’s coyote. He loves it and it is ultimate life goal.
Fabulous! Way to do it.
Why, thank you!
My error, to post it again.
It’s all good Dean. Thank you for posting these articles. I enjoy them.
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