[panaxanax]

I’m surprised that the large population of coyotes & wolves haven’t taken them out already.

[DCBryan1]

I was told that during the depression, our county (Clark, Co, AR) had a HUGE feral dog problem, and they killed a few children. It is your DUTY to kill this pack if they are "packing up". Treat them like hogs.

You can get an electronic prey call if the dogs are kinda dumb. Rabbit squeeling works the best, as does a mewing fawn.

As the feral dogs RUN to you, look for a young bitch ore better yet, a pup. The bitch and pup(s) on their new hunts hang back a little. Try to wound the pup in the rear with a .17 HMR or .22 MAG round. As the dog is wounded and yelps, the whole pack kinda goes berzerk as you shoot them, but they wont run off (usually). You can get a good third or more of them with this tactic, maybe more, especially with a suppressor.

If you can get the alpha males, they get really dumb and start to roam, and you can more easily thin them out.

Best thing to do though, is to neuter your animal and make sure your neighbors do, and if they fall on hard times, have a back up plan for your pets so they don't go feral. I would hate to do what my grandfathers did, but to protect kids, wildlife, and pets, I would in a heartbeat.

[B4Ranch]

Coyotes & wolves do not attack other animals which will cause them wounds. An injury lowers their position in the food chain. They much prefer mice, fowl and rabbits.

A healthy buck is not afraid of wolves because he knows he can easily outrun them. Now if the wolves can tire him out then they have a chance. If the buck has his back against a wall of rocks he will do a lot of damage to them on his way down to his knees.

Calves and fawns are defenseless. Wolves and coyotes will attack and run before the mother can injure them. When the baby has died and the mother abandons the carcass that’s when they will come back for a meal.