Coyote pack atack

No Worries about the off topic Thank you all for your input. I own a herding cross GP bitch that is a joy to have around. She is as large as one of my female GP. She is the dominant female on the place. AS far as when a coyote is around she goes to the porch and barks and howls. The GP run toward the edge of the fence that they are barking except jess he immediately starts jogging circles around the lot and marking everything. Traps are going to be set and the Coyotes were Reintroduced in KY about 12 years ago. They are not overpopulated but described as thriving. I understand the SSS method of handling issues however I always try to do the legal thing first. As grandpa used to say when we would do something off color Heath even a fish wouldn't get in trouble if it just kept its mouth shut.
 
One Fine you live in Raleigh, the Capital of our state. Wake county is densely populated. I do not not. You are not aware of our region. Piedmont is a large area.
I will let my neighbor, who has already lost 2 dogs off his porch to coyotes, know we do not have coyotes here. I will also inform my neighbors that have had several calves lost and had 3 cows end up with rabies that they too have no coyote threat here.
I guess the fox family that would cross the road everyday and ate my poultry as they pleased (before I got goats and LGD's) weren't real either.
We are in heavily wooded country... that's where these kinds of predators live. People are aware of what environment they live in and what their particular threats are. Many will not need any form of Livestock Guardian, but many will. I think the average farmer knows what they need to protect their herd/flock.
 
Back to the original topic, I live in Kentucky and if your Game Warden told you that, he needs to be fired. Kentucky does allow for lethal defense of livestock if animals are threatening your livestock. We trap raccoons out of season because they kill our poultry. We just had to let the Game Warden know.

Coyotes can be hunted year round, no county exceptions. They don't even have to be a threat.

https://app.fw.ky.gov/seasondates/

Coyotes may be hunted year-round during daylight hours.
Coyotes may be hunted year-round after daylight hours; however, the following restrictions apply:
Lights or night-vision may be used: Feb 1 - May 31.
  • Lights and night-vision may not be used: June 1 - January 31.
Other items of note:
  • Artificial lights and night-vision equipment shall not be connected to or cast from a mechanized vehicle.
  • Only shotguns may be used to hunt coyotes after daylight hours.
  • Single projectiles (slugs) are prohibited.
Trapping is permitted November 11th 2013 to Feb 28, 2014
 
Southern by choice said:
One Fine you live in Raleigh, the Capital of our state. Wake county is densely populated. I do not not. You are not aware of our region. Piedmont is a large area.
I will let my neighbor, who has already lost 2 dogs off his porch to coyotes, know we do not have coyotes here. I will also inform my neighbors that have had several calves lost and had 3 cows end up with rabies that they too have no coyote threat here.
I guess the fox family that would cross the road everyday and ate my poultry as they pleased (before I got goats and LGD's) weren't real either.
We are in heavily wooded country... that's where these kinds of predators live. People are aware of what environment they live in and what their particular threats are. Many will not need any form of Livestock Guardian, but many will. I think the average farmer knows what they need to protect their herd/flock.
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I just use Raleigh in my avatar. I live in eastern wake county. There is a horse farm, cattle farm, and poultry farm all within one mile of my house.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6149488/

This is a link to a story from WRAL 4 years ago about coyote sightings in one area of Raleigh 4 years ago. And a cattle farmer (in wake county) who lost 20 calves in one week. There is a related story about two coyotes being struck by airplanes at RDU, these are from 4 years ago, but there are a number since then.

Southern, before I ever got goats 4 years ago I killed a coyote in the field behind my house with my bow deer hunting. I killed one with the bow at Falls Lake 10 years ago. I actually was hunting for that one because I had seen him and baited the area with dog food after deer season went out. FYI, it's pretty tough to kill a coyote with a bow.

I looked back through everything I had wrote before this and I do not see where I ever said you do not have coyotes where you are at or where I am at. So, no don't tell your neighbor who lost two dogs off of their porch you con't have coyotes there. I never said that.

I don't even know why you are bringing in foxes eating chickens. I lost chickens to foxes right here in my neighborhood in Wake County before I got goats and an LGD. Oh, but that's right I don't have an LGD.

I'll let my neighbor, in my neighborhood who lost several cats to Coyotes know that it's ok, we don't have as many coyotes as they have near Pittsboro because we are more densely populated here.

I don't know why we are having this debate.
 
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Had a big post typed up but then I remembered

The best way to keep your little FluffyBunnyLove in harmony with you and your home is to ignore him or her. Unlike their human counterparts, neglect keeps trolls temperamentally neutral.
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Trigoat&pbrlover said:
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Had a big post typed up but then I remembered



Ahhhhhh much better!
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I think you may have misunderstood, But, I'll give you a "like" for your post anyway. Southern has me at a bit of a disadvantage. She's been to my house, but I have not been to hers yet. :)
 
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I lost my entire Spring 2012 kid crop to a pack of Coyotes. I lost 5 in 1 night before I realized what was happening. I found where the doggone coyotes were getting in but by that time, my kids were all gone. These were my first commercial kids out of my Sawyer Spanish buck (his pic is my avatar). I had high hopes for those Genemaster/ Spanish kids. I had several orders to fill for replacement does and meat bucklings. Most of the kids were only 2 weeks old. I was out a huge amt. of money and distraught about losing those cute little boogers. I now designate the closest pasture to the house as my nursery lot so I can actually see the kids and their mommas at all times. The kids romp around with their new guardian llama "Carl" who loves him some baby goat. LOL!!! The remainder of the herd has "Dolly" as their guardian llama. Carl stays with the babies from 2 weeks before due date until they are weaned and then the herd is merged back together as one big herd and both llamas team up to guard the whole herd.
 
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