That depends a lot on what sort of dog you have running outside. A mature southern Georgia "catch" dog has no problems (a variant of the American Bulldog).
Another animal that is rough on coyotes is a mule or a donkey. They'll stomp a coyote or a snake into the ground.
Coyotes can dang well be eradicated, just not in one night. Following this recipe about ten times over the course of a couple of weeks will work. Don't let up once you start. Bait them up at night with a tethered live chicken or two, an electronic rabbit squaller, some red spotlights and four or five buddies who are decent rifle shots and......
Oh wait. This is New Jersey.
"That depends a lot on what sort of dog you have running outside."
City dwellers that move to the new suburbs with their city raised and coddled pets is equivalent to a tethered live chicken, dead meat!
There is a fellow near me that catches coyotes in live traps, similar to those used by the dog wardens.
He baits them with a cat. He puts the cat in a small wire cage inside the larger cage.
Coyotes can't resist cats.
There is a fellow near me that catches coyotes in live traps, similar to those used by the dog wardens.
He baits them with a cat. He puts the cat in a small wire cage inside the larger cage.
Coyotes can't resist cats.
The feral cats have all disappeared as well. Lately the doves are starting to 'explode'. It's the coyotes I tell the neighbors so don't let fluffy or muffin outside unattended.
When my pug gets his excersize theres a .22 revolver in my pocket loaded with CB caps. Nice and quiet, won't penetrate an exterior wall, but they will penetrate coyote hide. Concealed carry is illegal here, but if I don't admit to carrying concealed there ain't much they can do about it.
Let 'em do ballistics on a varmint if'n they want to.
The most they can get me for is discharging a firearm in city limits and that's a misdemeanor. State law says I can kill an animal attacking a pet or livestock, so screw 'em.
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