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Last night I got home from work about 10:30 ,10:45 opened front door, sat on couch watching T.V.. I heard neighbors little dog "sugar" about 9 pounds,bark about 3-4 times then yip as if hit by a car.Then I heard the girl that owns him scream so loud that I grabbed my spot light and shoes and went out.She was in her front yard in a state of shock mumbling that something came in the yard and took the dog,not 30 feet from her.I was hearing from the neighborhood all month that a large coyote was spotted by several neighbors.I along with her brother went to look in the woods for any sign, nothing not even a sound.After about an hour her boyfriend came over and with her brother went deeper into the woods.They searched deep in and found a game trail that led into a hilly area where they say they saw tons of sign and tracks, also a possible den.After searching for a long time they called it off. About 4 am.they get a text that someone found an all white poodle type dog in the ditch along side the road,and it was taken to an emergency clinic that new the neighbors.It was sugar all bloodied around the head and ears but he will be o.k..Can't believe how bold they are.So now we are armed and are hoping they will die from lead poisoning.Also made a notice and gave a copy to everyone on street.Watch out for small dogs and cats.
 
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They had a run around here a couple years ago. Told everyone to not to leave small kids or pets outside alone. Not sure what they did to get rid of them but haven't heard of many lately. We did have one big bastard stalking the neighborhood last year. Always keeping an eye out for them and their scat.
 
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Yep. 3 dogs were "lost" in the next neighborhood (West Chester) away from me when the problem first made the news. All smallish dogs, left out, unattended. Owners surprised when Fluffy didn't come home for dinner.

Still around, as far as I know. Occasionally see one, or tracks in the snow. A fellow, who lives in the "infested" neighborhood, property adjoining the railroad right of way, tells me he was up early, preparing for work, when his backyard motion lights came on, showing 5 'yotes milling about.
 
#3 ·
They are really bad around here and I live in the city. There's so much wildlife around here they can really flourish. You name it and it's around somewhere. The neighborhood association even went so far as to hire someone to take a couple of them out a few years back after a neighbor lost their pet to them.
They seem to be really active in the fall and spring.
I just saw one about a month ago in my neighbors yard as I was taking the dog out late at night.
 
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Don't say that to loud here on OGF bountyhunter. There are a few here that seem to believe yotes do very little, if any harm to the deer herd.:rolleyes:

Have been hearing them about every night around these parts. They are very active, and hungry this time of year cause momma yote has usually had her pups and is out feeding heavy for herself and her pups.
 
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We called them up last week,at my neighbors farm, he lost two lambs and 1 sheep. He had some sheep shearing in the barn. Rubbed it around a lambs ears and under the front legs, tied it to a piece of old antenna rod,he has a light that stays on 24/7,we laid up in the loft. I made a few calls, he pulled the cord, and hanging just at the edge of light, three of them were pacing back and forth, then one made his last move into the light. Needless to say it was lights out, the next two came in sniffing around their buddy:eek:. That little .22 is sweet! Got three, but saw at least four more. The rain started , and we called it a nite. He called me yesterday and said he may have found a den. Took his front end loader and shoved it shut, with about 2 tons of sheep dip:p. Our nieghbood has lost a lot small pet last year, and this year. They come up and get the neighbors big dogs all riled up. There will be more shots fired;).
 
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It would help if you would at least give a city or town name where all this is happening.
Homesville, just north of Millersburg had a bear running around in it yesterday.. Have pictures but can't get them off of my phone.
 
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Read “coyote America” by Dan Flores, or the shorter version in “National Geographic “. Or listen to his podcast interview with Joe Rogan. Very interesting. He contends that shooting coyotes does nothing to suppress their population because it just causes them to breed more. He says that when one coyote does not return to the pack the alpha female instantly goes into heat to make a replacement.
 
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Ashland County. hunt coyotes with beagles. hunt one block of woods 99% of the time. use the snow to cut a track or a sighting in the morning. Block the exits routes off and kill multiple dogs a day with shotguns. Keep in mind snow is very important. kill 50 plus a year in the same block. Where do they keep coming from? They keep breeding and new females take over. It’s hard to find places to hunt entire blocks bc everyone is a trophy deer hunter and land managers but I think people need to realize it’s only gonna help your fawn numbers and it might help your vulnerable pets and live stock as well. Jan feb March are good times to put a damper on the pack. We have a coyote problem and we have guys who can kill them in good numbers. Just need the permission from landowners that way you can cover everything. Some guys are great at calling them in or trapping. Surround the block and kill 4-5 a Day is much more effective. Do that for a month or so and it helps out.
 
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Over the past 4-5 yrs, my neighbor's and I have declared war on the yotes in our area. We've hunted them extensively, killed many and even killed out a few dens(including pups) then pushed dens shut using tractors. While we have managed to hold our own with the population on our properties, we have come to the conclusion that hunting alone will NOT control the population. Just too many pups being born, too many new yotes moving in to replace the dead ones we exterminated.

Bottom line, IMO, i don't believe solely hunting them will ever be the answer to the ever increasing yote problem. It's gonna take constant trapping with hunting to bring the yote population under control. While trapping may be the answer in rural areas such as where we live, don't know what the answer is for suburban/city areas where trapping may also include trapping dogs/cats running loose.
But then again, maybe trapping for yotes in these suburban/city areas is the answer to the huge stray dog/cat problems also. That would kill two birds with one stone.
Of course, that idea would never fly cause there are just too many irresponsible pet owners(cat owners especially) that don't keep their pets at home and think their pets are supposed to be the responsibility of their neighbor's. :mad:
 
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Bountyhunter- The problem or population boom that you hear so much about I believe is primarily related to urbanization. People build homes where the woods once were and then have deer in their gardens and coyotes eating their cats and small dogs.
Fastwater-Studies suggest you are correct hunting will not really impact their numbers significantly. Large percentage of them are transient which means the ones you kill may just be passing through or new ones are around because they will just be passing through too. Also litter size will be dependent upon food available and their population. Studies have showed that they just have larger litters when pressured from hunting.
It cracks me up when I see photos of guys with their dead yotes talking about another fawn killer down when again studies have shown the populations of deer are impacted by humans take of doe, not much else. Sucks about the loss of pets to coyotes but not sure what a response that would have a real impact be.
 
#22 ·
When I was a kid, coyotes were creatures of the western plains, deserts, and mountains. But they have moved into NC, and are now found in all 100 counties. The only place where they are scarce is the huge Alligator River Refuge down east in Dare, Hyde, and Tyrell counties, where the last 110 or so red wolves roam. The red wolf will kill coyotes. Heck, we have a pack living in the forest just behind our house, sometimes hear their yipping at night. A Lady and a small girl were attacked by them this year.
I read somewhere that coyotes have began to run in packs after the wolf was eliminated, to fill the niche. Now that the gray wolf has returned, will western coyotes go back to their former ways of smaller groups. I know here the red wolf packs have kept coyotes down in the refuge.
Last year, a pit bull killed two coyotes that were going after a lamb on a sheep farm.
Many farmers use Great Pyrenees dogs to guard livestock, as these huge dogs easily vanquish the coyotes. And believe it or not, many also use big donkeys for the same purpose. A guy I know has cattle and goats, and he keeps three donkeys in the pasture with the livestock. The donkeys have killed two coyotes to date, and the others avoid his land like the plague!
 
#23 ·
Llamas will do the same with the yotes.
Know of a guy up in northern Ohio that has a huge sheep farm that runs a few llamas with his herd specifically for guard purpose. They aren't too fond of domestic dogs either. According to him, one of his llamas killed his neighbor's dog that was witnessed attempting to get around the sheep. Dog was dead before anyone could get out there to run it off.
 
#27 ·
Not sure about here but in some areas like Biloxi Ms. some bright people got the idea to use yotes at the airports to help keep the birds away. It did help with the birds but now they have a yote problem. As far as the bears they have been moving back into Ohio from PA and other border states for years. Read an article back around 2004 in Ohio Fish and Game that said that Bobcats were last seen in Ohio in the late 20's early 30's but started moving back into the state in the mid 90's. Lived on a farm in Seville late 60's early 70's and had a couple running around the area. Guess nobody told them they weren't suppose to be here. We also had a small stream that had a couple beaver. So I guess yotes and bears could have been here then just very rare. I have noticed since I came back after being gone for 30 years that all wildlife has really made a big come back from when I was a kid.
 
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#29 · (Edited)
Maybe like black bear have once again, they just migrated this way.
Think about it, we never used to ever hear of black bear being around the Lancaster, Amanda area. Now they are frequently seen here.
One was seen right here on my property two yrs ago by my brother and his son.

And yotes were seen in the rural areas for many years prior to migrating into the expanding suburbs and even the inner city. They adapt very well to their surroundings, are excellent hunters, very smart and learn extremely fast what endangers them. And most of all, have no natural wild predators where they live.
With man not trapping them, or anything else like we used to, there's really no means of controlling them.
But I would bet if there was a decent bounty put on their pelts once again, we would see a decline in their numbers if land owners would allow permission to trap on their property.
With ODNR always being broke, I don't look for the bounty $ to come from them anytime soon.
 
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About 3-4 times a summer while catin in the backwoods of westbranch after dark I'll hear coyote vs. Turkey going on...most times seems like Turkey wins...also hear alot of it at the dam after dark in the woods on left before you get out by dam.

Had one coyote follow me about half mile on the dam a few years ago back to car...I'd stop...he stop and just lower his head...I'd walk a little and stop...he would stop...I smelled like cutbait of course lol.

Don.
 
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