something to think about next time you are in the woods alone

[beowulf]

tell bigfoot I said HI !

[Wild Ed]

Last year in Big Bend Ranch I found Cougar tracks following a mountain biker.  In Big Bend Park and State Park the cougar is protected and can not be harmed.  I believe as we declare more predators protected and they lose their fear of man we will see man become the prey more and more.  If a cougar every knocks a mountain biker off his bike and finds out that bikers are easier to kill than mule deer or bighorn sheep we will have real problems.  Same thing where wolves or coyotes no longer can be hunted.  They are losing their fear of man and that is not a good thing. JMHO

[Dryball]

There have been several cougar kills here in my local area...hikers, mountan bikers and fishermen. I have had to face several cougars in the past. No coyotes yet. I never leave my home unarmed nowadays.

DB

[FrankG]

Few years back while sittin on a deer trail waitin to ambush a buck a coyote was puttin the sneak on my backside . I heard a rustle of slickleaf behind me and I thought a deer was tryin to slip by. I turned slowly around to get snarled at by a coyote who then boogied just to sneak back a dew minutes later. This went on for about half an hour before it gave up !

[sluefox]

Over the past several I travel down to E.Texas and  hunt on family property. The coyotes are always yelping just at sundown! My cousin has property that connects to ours and runs cattle on several acres. On afternoon he was coming home from work and happen to look out in one of his pastures and saw two coyotes after a cow who was giving birth to a calf!
The rest of the herd was heading towards the coyotes with the herd bull ,my cousin was able to get to his 30-30 and the coyotes spotted him and started to run for the edge of the woods! They stopped, a fatal mistake for one of the coyotes as my cousin dropped him drt!The other coyote ran off never to be seen again.
The worst thing about coyotes is when they on rare occassions breed with a large domestic or feral dog and produce coydogs. These can be mean a cunning predators both for livestock,wildlife, and even humans. We have shot some of these on the property with blotches of yellow and black coloring mixed in with the regular grayish brown color of the coyote.

[redwoodfox]

i didn't know coyotes and dogs would breed.

[Wild Ed]

i didn't know coyotes and dogs would breed.

Coyotes and feral dogs cross more often than most people think.  I have raised such a hybrid and it was very smart.  Here are a few pictures of coydogs for you to study.

[Muler44]

Excellent pics, Ed!  I haven't seen photos of the coydogs before, just heard about 'em. Thanks for showing them to us.

Troy

[aka-kesler]

There are thousands of yotes in Indiana, never heard of any one being physically hurt by one ,but have heard many stories of them being aggressive towards humans. My younger brother had one try to charge him while chasing a fawn several years ago, but he died from lead poisining, and the young deer lived another day!!!

[Watauga]

 The way to handle the coyotes and other predators that don't fear Man any more?
Hunt them! That will put the fear right back in them. (The Smart ones)
Lead poisoning for The dumb ones! (They will be dead.)
Problem Solved!

[hank-aye]

Great pic's Ed.
How do their footy prinys look? Like a dog or a Coyote?

Jest askin...

[redwoodfox]

man! thoses things look cool. bigger than a normal coyote?

[chuckwagonRN]

Watunga-
That's the best control of any varmint. We have a problem with feral cats and the yotes acute lead will cure many predator problems. Ifn ya don't wantem on yo land a bit o lead will take care o da dum uns. The others will find a easier way ta make da livin.
Chuckwagon

[sluefox]

i didn't know coyotes and dogs would breed.

Coyotes and feral dogs cross more often than most people think.  I have raised such a hybrid and it was very smart.  Here are a few pictures of coydogs for you to study.

Wild Ed ,
Those are some great photos!
Those canines can really become a problem once they pack up!

[chuckwagonRN]

Excellent trappin!! How do ya do the bait set?
We have the half breeds runnin and lead don't scare um. We can keep shootin but them city folk just dont like it. Thanks for dumpin your dogs in the county! (Irresponible pet owners).The yotes are a big enough headache but when they start breadin with the strays we got evolution or would it be de/evolution? Them dogs is smart and nasty.
Thanks for the Pics.
Chuckwagon.