I'm an old softy at times, which causes my hesitancy to rid my little ranch of a coyote pair that I believe have a den and little pups. I can see them (not the pups yet) with my binocs from my living room windows on the other side of the pond, so the den is probably 500 yds away or so. I've been watching them every evening come back to the den- he takes up watch and she enters it. A couple of weeks ago when I was bushhogging around the pond, they were not shy about hanging around in the open most the time and couldn't be run off for long and would make a big circle back around. I suspected then they had a den close by. If there were no harm, I'd keep em to watch for the entertainment- at least till fall. (I've killed about one or three a year for as long as I've lived out here.... this just feels different).
The downside - My wife lost all her chickens to coyotes and raccons (mostly the coons) last year and is about to restock. My renter and neighbors have cats (and a few feral ones around -which can be coyote food as far as I'm concerned), and I have a 20 lb Parsons Terrier (outdoor/indoor) who thinks he's superdog and Hank the 55lb cowdog at my place. Hank will keep em away from the house...... mostly, when he's not "too busy with other chores" like getting the Parsons' Terrier into trouble or practicing herding the neighbors cattle. (That's another story)
What would you do?
The downside - My wife lost all her chickens to coyotes and raccons (mostly the coons) last year and is about to restock. My renter and neighbors have cats (and a few feral ones around -which can be coyote food as far as I'm concerned), and I have a 20 lb Parsons Terrier (outdoor/indoor) who thinks he's superdog and Hank the 55lb cowdog at my place. Hank will keep em away from the house...... mostly, when he's not "too busy with other chores" like getting the Parsons' Terrier into trouble or practicing herding the neighbors cattle. (That's another story)
What would you do?
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