I found the head of a deer in my backyard once, just the head, never found the rest of it.

Fan mail from a Flounder?

We have a ton of coyotes round here (living close to a state park). If I were having problems I know that my Ruger Air Magnum would take care of them and not bother my neighbors in the least. It sounds like a .22 going off maybe a tad quieter...

If you need to dispatch the animal(s), do it quickly and quietly. (although a 22mg may not be that quiet), It is effective. Lever action, bolt action, revolver, or semi auto.

Have to agree with Jeff

Karl
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Yep, the Ruger Air Magnum is a .177 air rifle. I think if I were to use a .22 and wanted to be quite, I think that I would use a revolver with Aguila Super Colibri (primer only) ammo.

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Plenty of punch to penetrate the hide of a Coyote...all that's needed, really.

I like this one better.....

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My kid or your dog. Let me really think about that for a longer period of time, what would it be? Plus it will be in my own property. I own the whole damn hill side a little more then the width of my property. Your dog should NOT be in my property to begin with. Put him on a leash or keep it in your yard or house. You are not one of those that let your dog run wild in the middle of the street are you? Car hits it and you sue the driver? A guy down the canyon does that siht. The SOB chases me every time I go for a bike ride. I want to run over that fooking dog. sometimes it sit in the middle of the street and does not move for the cars. Street are windy and narrow, so we wait until he feels like moving.

I did see a news report or something similar about a grown girl about 20 getting killed by coyotes fairly recently. They thought a couple of coyotes were probably acting agressive toward her and she ran which caused the coyotes to chase after her & take her down. They shot one the following day. We have tons of coyotes around here and lots of people have big dogs - if they have dogs, and keep the cats inside or they're gone. Almost everyone has guns and nobody thinks much if they hear shots, since we live in a rural area. We had two in the back yard last week. Nobody shoots them on sight, but nobody minds if somebody kills one for infringing too much.

seems to me they need to be retaught to fear man...

I know nothing about guns or these animals. Here my thinking. They aren't dumb. If I hit them with my pellet gun (if I can get the co2 cartridge out tonight) enough times, I assume they will not come back because they will remember how much it hurts. they have been coming about 2-3 times a week because they know my next door neighbor has a couple of small dogs. you guys think it will work? I like to shoot them too, but it isn't going to happen here with a .22 in LA. I don't want to go back to jail and get rape again. Plus, if I kill one, I have to deal with the dead body. I can't just throw it in the trash, or can I?

Jeff

My neighbor has been reading up on the coyotes. He tells me the ones that are bred with dog are getting bigger and they are known to attack or bite human.

Those little guys can jump. I saw one jump over a 6' fence like if it wasn't there.

Jeff...do you suppose one just laying along the road looking like road kill ever gets checked for gunshot wounds?

I agree...staying out of jail sounds like a good thing to do..

Seriously, I heard that the female coyote population has a class action suit against the ACME corporation for loss of life. Apparently ACME sells faulty bat suits and rocket shoes all the time. It is sad to know how many single mom coyotes are left to raise their pups on their own after losing their loved one to a failed bat suit.

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:D thats some funny shyt!

I live in the city of San Diego and have had problems with coyotes for years. It was not a big deal until the neighbor's dog was taken from their yard in the middle of the day while the owners were out there with it.

Calls were made to the Police, Animal Control and Fish and Game. Everyone passes saying it was not their job. Finally we were told to call the USDA. Yes, the people who grade your steak! Made the call, described the situation, and were told a specialist would be in contact with us.

The next day a clean cut, uniformed USDA employee shows up with soft jaw traps and bait. He explains ow he is going to set the traps and to call him when the have caught something.

At the end of a week, we took care of five coyotes. All were young males and all 40+ pounds.

I know that these guys are Federal Employees, but I have to admit, I was impressed with how responsive they were.

I grew up shooting coyotes, but firing a weapon in the city limits just is not worth it to me. Arrows wound animals and I do not want to track a wounded coyote through our neighborhood. I will let these guys do their job.

Seems some have .

Here in Ohio yes , Portland no .

I was in Portland (really liked the visit and town BTW) and we went into wine country for some tasting one day about two weeks ago . While at Domaine Drouhin as we entered the drive I spotted a yote in a field just off the drive not far off the road. It almost didn't raise it's head to look as we got about 30' from it . Rather large compared to the yotes I've seen in Ohio . Also showed zero fear of humans .

Thought that was rather weird . Seldom seen here in Ohio , of course they're hunted on a daily basis and rather skidish .

Coyotes are a big problem in our neighborhood, and getting even bigger, not just because there are so many of them, but because they are fearless. But any time there's an initiative to do something about them, the animal people, especially the dog people, go nuts - huge outcry at city council meetings, letters to the editor of the local paper - and the authorities feel that they have to back down.

These are city people; they have no idea that these things are vermin that will eat their cats and small dogs, and will kill children. It's just stupid.

We've also had repeated sightings of mountain lions. I keep hoping they'll eat some of the animal-rights people, maybe thin them out a bit....

Some Coyotes have a sexual taste for domestic dogs, the offspring can be all sorts of styles...

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We can learn much from these animals - excellent survival skills, adaptability, working effectivly in a group, eat the weak, f*** the willing...