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My female killed another coyote this morning.

m0rg4n

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Like Ben, we've got super healthy, beautiful looking coyotes out where I live. Totally different from the scraggly desert Wil E. Coyote type. They have a horrible, evil sounding bark/howl, especially in packs, however. Wouldn't want to get near one.
 

slim12

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We have them all around the south now, mostly due to them being used to stock fox pens. I have heard stories of them packing up, luring something in and the pack killing it. We see them on trail cameras all the time. I am not saying they would not fight another dog if cornered but they will choose flight over flight 99% of the time, especially if something is aggressive toward them. One hound of forty hounds coming the coyote shags ass. Their prey is always defenseless. We put them down on sight as they manage to get a calf here and there. I have also seen our Australian Shephard give chase, but she can't keep up. Maybe coyotes are different in their natural (non North Carolina) habitats. S
 
We have some big ass healthy coyotes out here in Oklahoma as well. The males are 60-80lbs and the females 45-60lbs. Before I had my first Anatolian they would come right into the front yard, look at us, and then walk off. Very brazen. At night it sounds like we are surrounded by them; we'll hear one howl, then the others chime in and suddenly it's coming from all sides. If there weren't so darn many of them it would sound beautiful, instead I find myself don't a head count to make sure the barn cats are all accounted for.

Our bigger problem is bobcats though. They are hefty suckers. I've only seen them a handful of times but I see their tracks every time it rains. After we moved to our estate I purchased 25 guinea's to keep the ticks and bugs down; I spent HOURS making a nice safe place for them to roost. They chose the cedar trees instead and one by one the bobcats picked them off in the space of 10 days. I was so disgusted. Eventually I may try it again.
 

KristinandCianna

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Wow!! I am so enjoying be on this board, and reading about all of your experiences with your dogs. I have always been a huge admirer of the Fila. I have a couple of books on them, they are an amazing breed. However, I am definitely smart enough to know that my lifestyle would not suit one of these magnificent animals. So I will just enjoy reading these awesome stories on this forum =).
 

BradA1878

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My past Cane Corso, Blue, killed several Coyotes when we lived in Taos. It was always a mixed feeling for me - proud of him, but sad for the Coyote.

Anyway, in hindsight, I wish I had made the Coyote's he killed into hats like this...

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DDBsR4Me

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I've got two that have been hanging around my house antagonizing Bub. He chases them off, but they like to get just through the fence and yip at him.

I live on acreage, but I'm still in town so even if I had a gun or knew how to use it I probably couldn't shoot them (not that I have the heart). But I might call animal control as they are getting pretty annoying.

I don't know why they are hanging around. I don't have small livestock or animals that they might be after.

Can you bring your Fila over and let her take care of them for me??
 

Kate Williams

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We have a pack of about ten at the edge of our 144acres. They don't come too close to us but damn they are obnoxious at night. I wouldn't mind Hank thinning the pack by a few.