azdigger Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 About 8:15 this Friday morning a coyote jumped our fence and killed my fathers Boston Terrier.I will go out of my way from now on to kill coyotes.This was in Golden Valley AZ , with neighbors that had dogs and it came in the yard anyway.Needless to say we are not a happy bunch of people right now.The Boston was like a kid to my father and at 80 years old he don't need this kind of stress.Thanks for letting me vent..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 So sorry to hear about such a tragic loss....... Our dogs are just like kids in the family and to lose on like that has to be tough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azblackbird Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 That sucks AZD! I know how those little dogs can warm the heart. We've have a little toy poodle for almost 15 years now and if something were to happen to her, my S.O. would totally lose it. I know I'd be sad for a few days.As an aside, I've probably killed almost a 1000 coyotes in my life, so you can say I got even for you. The coyotes used to eat our baby calves like they were candy. Sometimes they'd eat them right from the cow as they were being born. On a good day I could kill at least 5 or more depending on if I was hunting them down on the snowmobile, or playing sniper and calling them in. When they got too thick, we used to invite fur brokers who ran packs of greyhounds trained to hunt and run down coyotes. There's probably only a handful of people in this world who have ever been witness to a pack of greyhounds run down a coyote from almost 1/2 mile away. Those dogs are so fast that the poor coyote only gets a few steps before the greyhounds catch up to him and proceed to run him down. By the time we get to the coyote, they were usually dead from heart attack or exhaustion from the greyhounds chasing them until they couldn't run anymore. Rarely did we ever have to shoot the coyote and mess up the fur, just clubbed them a few times and called it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Z Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Coyotes climb the walls here and got a few dogs already so i am very cautious. We have a small Schit-zu and everytime i let him out i clap my hands real loud and make some noise but i'm not sure if that is bad or good?______ I don't leave food or water out just for safety sake...... If it's real late i stand by the door and always have a huge stick handy.... neighborhood is too tight to discharge a firearmAny other recommendations?____I am so sorry to hear about your little dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hey Rick, About 8 years ago, our neighborhood in Phoenix (near 2 mountain preserves) started to lose cats and small dogs to coyotes.I was notified by the police when the coyotes left part of one of my pets across the street, on the neighbor's bloody lawn. since thatwas my second pet eaten, I wanted to shoot the coyotes, but the cops said it is illegal to shoot in the city limits. They said call Animal Control. I did. They said they we just deal with domestic animals, and to call County Animal control. I did. They said to kill coyotes wouldbe hunting, so I'd need to call Arizona Fish and Game. I did. They said it's illegal to hunt in the city, and because they live in theMountain Preserves, that they're "protected", and quoted something from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife. So I called them, too. And THEY saidit's not their jurisdiction, and to call "your City Animal control". Well, I went down to Big Five Sporting Goods and bought a Crossbow on sale, and after a few bolt-filled bodies were found in our neighborhood, it was frigging Amazing how fast the authorities werein removing all the rest, including at least one family of them that was living in the Rte. 51 freeway landscaping ( that would be ADOTjurisdiction) near us. Before that, I'd see pairs and threes of coyotes openly trotting down the middle of the streets from about10:00 PM till just after sunrise. Not anymore. Do what you gotta do. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I had one cross my property the other day..he was moving pretty fast...never had a chance to pick up my gun and get a shot off. Night time i think they run in packs. When they start howling a bunch, i think they got a kill...but not sure. Sorry to here about ya'lls dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Sad thing to hear. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Sneaky nasty things for sure. They keep all the stray cats/dogs cleaned out of my neighborhood for sure though. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I have seen single and pairs of coyotes hunt at night and then when a 'target' is found start to bay alerting other coyotes in the area they are about to chase and ring the dinner bell. They are prolific hunters. When they come onto my property I tend to dispatch them if they are within a 100 feet of the house. If they just cut the corner of my 10 acre lot then they can go freely. I don't consider it 'hunting' when they invade my property! I had a close call with Max lately when a coyote jumped the fence into his run area ... Max's barking alerted me to a danger and I ended up shooting that coyote as he landed on the other side of the fence when I came to the door. Coyotes can be stupid brave sometimes ... that will get them killed in my yard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paratrooper Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Consider the virtues of a REAL slingshot. They're not just "bean flippers" anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-2 Charlie Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I saw a big one almost as big and full as a police Shepard just behind my house . My bull dog would not be tough enough for that big coyote .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Z Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Consider the virtues of a REAL slingshot. They're not just "bean flippers" anymore.Very good idea where i live..... Found an old set and ordered new Trumark bands for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I shoot 50cal lead balls in mine as then critters don't just limp away,otherwise like them marbles for practice. Great new designs and rubber make'm much more fun than wimpy ol'school. A great viable tool for critter control-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Nugget Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 In the 1970s when I was involved in bull terrier clubs I learned of this particular white bull terrier in AZ that became obsessed with nailing coyotes. It was all he lived for. He would disappear for hours each night and the next day the corpses of coyotes he singlehandedly killed littered the desert for miles around. Some types of dogs can stand up to coyotes better than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Attacks are happening even in the inner cities.I've started calling them "Urban Wolves".Wolves of Idaho share the same tactics, to the pointof taking new born Elk at birth. They are predators seeking prey.I try to remove temptation as best I can.Lessons learned from past experiences.Ducks, chickens, and cats, I provided a varied menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 As of the 19th of Dec. the is no coyote that I will not kill if given a chance.When out on my side x side I now carry my .223 (scoped at 200). I have pics of a coyote in gold basin....from now on it will pics of DEAD coyote.There is a couple more small dog gone missing in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Not Classed as a Fire Arm you may be able to use one of these. I killed a wild dog with one heart Lung shot with a Sheridan Blue Streak. http://www.airgunwarehouseinc.com/benjamin-sheridan-pellet-guns.htmlIf you can go Big Bore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mCTl0lGyuoI'm a Dog Owner and Really don't like to shoot dogs but this one was a killer. Complete Farrell. Any other animal in it's reach was dead meat. Put the carpus on the scale and it came out to 80lb. Edited December 23, 2014 by homefire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 I have a .22 pellet rifle and it does 830fps with pointed pellets, scoped a 35 yds.Very accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Don't do head shots unless there from the side like just in front or under the ear. A .45 ACP only does 950FPS . Hell you can see them going down rang. Place your shots and they WILL go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 head-on eye shots if possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Yea, head on eye shot. They show up like a Blinky light at night. I find the Side more effective. Did you know that if you put a Red Lens on the flash lite coyotes don't see red light? You can see them but it's like you and Infra Red. They just don't see it. Edited December 23, 2014 by homefire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleforkminer2 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 About 8:15 this Friday morning a coyote jumped our fence and killed my fathers Boston Terrier.I will go out of my way from now on to kill coyotes.This was in Golden Valley AZ ..... Sorry to hear this digger...I just got down here last week & one of the first things the managers of the RV park I'm in, told me was to watch/protect my pets or they'd be promptly killed by the local yotes. Since I don't have a fenced in yard, I take mine out on a leash along with a .22 pistol that fits in my pocket. Actually ONE of the reasons I moved down here was the legal aspect of being able to carry a firearm for defensive purposes... I seen mentioned the use of a pellet gun for dispatching neighborhood intruders. While a .22 will work, I'd suggest that if you need something "quiet" & can afford it, one of these in .25 caliber will work very nicely... http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Benjamin_Marauder_PCP_Air_Rifle_Synthetic_Stock/3139 They are easily modified for better performance & aftermarket parts like "shroud extensions" (silencers) are readily available at modest cost. I had a different model when I lived in a housing subdivision in the Sacramento area & none of my neighbors (within spitting distance) ever knew I was regularly shooting it in the back yard. The pellet hitting something was the only sound that might draw attention, but for target practice, I used a trash can filled with rags laid on its side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Working on getting a crossbow......was suggested by game & fish...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Waiting for my crossbow to arrive.....175lbs pull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 You are going to be absolutely amazed at the accuracy,ease and great punching power to the new improved cbows. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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