Coyote Country: myth vs fact

Jeffco Open Space Visitor Services Manager and myth buster, Mary Ann Bonnell, deconstructs the behavior, habits and biology of coyotes as they impact Jeffco residents. Understand this urban predator and how we can better co-exist with them in part 1 of 3 of the series: Coyote Country.

[@RealFudd]

She never explained where coyotes get the money to buy Acme products.

[@456swagger]

Are you kidding? This Chick is whacked.

[@outbackeddie]

And she acts like coyotes are smart. How smart can they be if they are always out foxed by a stupid roadrunner?

[@murphmurph2124]

They are paid from Warner Bros

[@brentfrank7012]

They get paid for acting in these videos

[@brianpeters7847]

Lol priceless Thanks for the laugh

[@456swagger]

Yes coyotes are hard to identify because they almost never carry I.D. A clear violation of the law.

[@jazzcatt]

Ha ha ha! Good one!

[@456swagger]

Yes and some of them carry fake I.D.

[@phillip_iv_planetking6354]

It's law to carry ID?

[@456swagger]

Yes if You are stopped by law enforcement in the U.S. you must show I.D. but the coyotes don't care. They flout the law at every turn. They never carry cash either which makes them vagrants. Coyotes don't believe in marriage and have children with their bitches out of wedlock. Yes they have very low moral standards.

[@TRUTHISABSOLUTE777]

@@456swagger no you don't, unless they have reasonable suspicion at least.

[@BushmasterRaZ]

I once saw a pack of raccoons beat the shit out of a coyote. It was a sight to see.

[@jhonfamo8412]

O yeah. I believe it 100. Raccoons fight to live to

[@krispalermo8133]

Raccoons are like chimps, they will kill off their own weaker group members. Also raccoons are know in my area to quickly leave the edge of corn field and out right kill farm dogs. 10 years ago I heard a group of five raccoons killed a friendly police dog within 4 seconds, the poor dog was a mess. Every year the police department has to do a kill off cause when the grain fields have been harvest the raccoons start living within the grounds of warehouses and factories. Large ones are a threat to humans and house pets.

[@ronalds.658]

Raccoons are no joke. Sharp teeth, long claws and a bad attitude demands respect.

[@krispalermo8133]

The strangeness of a corn field in coyotes life. The corn field hides and feeds deer, opossum, rabbits, and raccoons. The coyote feeds on these four animals yet the raccoon also feeds on the coyote. What goes through a coyote's mind just before it enters a corn field ? " I really needs to make this quick before I get jumped !"

[@three-stripes]

I'd pay to see this. Note that I haven't felt like paying a few bucks to see the last two star wars movies. Good thing too, sucked.

[@stevegrooms1142]

As someone who has dealt with a lot of myths about wildlife, I expected to cringe through this video. Instead, it was superb. Thank you, Ms Bonnell. I had a friend who raised sheep in a brushy part of our state (Minnesota) where coyotes are common. She used to watch them closely. When coyotes on her land went for the sheep, she went after them. When coyotes set up on her land but showed no interest in sheep, she left them alone.

[@viewerpet12]

bs

[@AzazelsWings]

@@viewerpet12 why is that BS? You personally know his friend? ... more likely you're just some bitter jerk, possibly grazing your 5 goats for a couple bucks on public land and under the impression that it's your land onto which nothing else can wander, especially since you don't want to exert any energy into actually taking care of said goats. Run along man.

[@fjb4932]

Steve Grooms, Same with drug dealers. Homies at end of block sold out their back door. But since i don't use, didn't affect me. Let sleeping dogs lie. ...

[@bonesrhodes3762]

---- so the news reports and videos of coyote attacks on pets are all faked - as was the recent videos of the coyote attempting to take a toddler from the sidewalk with the father 5 feet away in broad daylight ? --- and the coyote I watched hunting on the side of University Street in Mobile Ala at the entrance to the University of South Alabama medical facilities during evening rush hour traffic wasn't actually there the woman giving the talk is a combination of truths and bald-faced Boving Scat

[@hillbillyheart217]

Coyotes keep their territories in a pretty good balance. They live in harmony with many other species. I’d rather have a nice home turf coyote group as opposed to a rogue dog clan blow through. Coyotes are efficient killers and live within a balance. Rogue or transitory animals don’t have such care for the land and often just take advantage and tear through. My husband is a trapper and tanner…and he never traps for anyone seeking eradication. Eradication attempts only create a void in the lands balance…and every animal desiring more land will come in to battle for it. Embrace a healthy population and understand their motives. Ya just might be surprised.

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

We actively follow coyotes in our community instead of just trying to look large and chasing for a few feet. Otherwise, they will learn they don't have to go far when they are chased. But if you continue to follow them as long as you can, they feel like prey instead of a predator. They stop and see if you are still following them. I have obviously hidden behind a bush so the coyote could see me laying in wait, and it absolutely freaked the coyote out. I watched it run away at full speed... This works!!!

[@eddysegafan6655]

Absolutely mad lad

[@frankclewisiv8189]

Yea until you come across a coywolf

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

@@frankclewisiv8189 Is that like a ManBearPig? 😆

[@jeremyboushie1123]

That’s not smart lol I once watched a female coyote come to a hunters dog teasing and playing he took off after her to play and it was a trap a pack was waiting… it was on KZbin can’t remember the dog breed

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

@@jeremyboushie1123 Dogs are prey for coyotes, depending on the dogs size and age. Humans are not. The coyote makes the decision wether a dog is potential prey, or potentialy a preditor. There have been instances where coyotes have tried to get at pets that owners are carrying. Yes, coyotes hunt in organized packs. This is how they are able to take the old and young deer and other small animals that they would eat in a natural environment.

[@neh214]

Thank you. I personally love Coyotes, my neighbours not so much. Every month I see another post in our suburban newsletter stating "the Coyotes are back". I want to scream. I'm a nocturnal animal lover and I know for a fact that the same mated pair have lived in harmony in our area for years. I'm going to send this post to all of our board members.

[@joshgroban5291]

Agree. Coyotes get so much shit for just being a wild animal. The only animals that got a worse rap are their big cousins the wolves, who were hunted nearly to extinction. Then everyone turned their anger into coyotes because humans killed their natural enemies

[@chapiit08]

Some hate them, some love them. One thing's for sure, that they will still be here after we all are long gone.

[@eeeelayna]

chapiit08 well said. for that, you at least have to respect them

[@djpoolservice]

chapiit08 an old Indian saying says that when the world ends, there will only be two animals left. A coyote and another coyote! We here in Arizona refer to them as “Gods Dog”!

[@alwaysopen7970]

Cockroaches and coyotes.

[@djpoolservice]

Yes they will! They are “Gods Dogs”!

[@joshgroban5291]

@@alwaysopen7970 don't forget mice. Annoying bastards because they know how to persist! I respect that tho

[@abstractplace2013]

I seen three coyotes standing on top of each other in a trench coat trying to get into a theater

[@johnstewart8849]

Adult movies??

[@shadowjammer9981]

I saw one push a boulder off a cliff trying to kill a roadrunner !! 😨

[@456swagger]

Yeah but I guarantee that there was a fourth Coyotes around that you didn't see. They're sneaky and often wear disguises.

[@samualwhittemore228]

They sneak into the drive-in theatre down the road from me...the only problem they have is not having popcorn except what they get fed to them by the people that think they are stray dogs.

[@456swagger]

Ha, That's nothing. Where I live the older ones try to get the senior citizens discount. The bad thing is that they even have the damn Wolves starting to get into the act.

[@tommywilliams5140]

I came home one night after watching a movie at a friends house and on my front step was a dog that really looked like a Coyote but ended up spending 12 years with me. I miss him he was unbreakable I respected that dog so much.

[@bobcourtier4674]

They’re smarter than some people.

[@martyyoung3611]

They're smarter than most people.

[@fierceapes]

If you see a rocket on the back of a coyote, that's definitely a dumb one.

[@carolyn9andthecats653]

@@fierceapes lol or if you see a coyote w/ ANYTHING made from "Acme" company.....you just know that particular one is stupid, yet determined and never seems die.

[@taekwondotime]

They're smarter than the woman in this video that's for sure.

[@fleuger99]

Frogs are smarter than most people!

[@bsjcook]

We live in the mountains of Colorado, and raise a few chickens. We have to completely cage the chicken run due to the many predators that would eat them. Our philosophy is that we live in a zoo, and we are in cages so that the natural wildlife can live in their way. It's worked for us for over 19 years.

[@stefanodogg280]

Double chicken wire over deer or plaster lattice steel will keep even a racoon out

[@bsjcook]

Stefano, we have bears and mountain lions too so we used 1.5 x 3 square welded wire and then half inch square mesh going two feet up the 6 ft tall fence and out 2 feet at the bottom. Then hawk mesh over the top of the run and so far so good for 3 years.... Thanks for your input and helping others .... Dick

[@peterm.eggers520]

A flimsy hot wire properly installed keeps all furred predators at bay.

[@peterm.eggers520]

Perseverance13: Chicken wire (2 ft x 150 ft, 2" mesh, ~$20) laid down on the ground at the fence line with the fence over the top, keeps diggers like fox, coyotes, and dogs out. For fox and coyote, it probably smells like a leghold trap to them. Dogs that will dig through rocks and landscape timber seem to have an aversion to getting the wire between their toes. Never had to worry about badgers. They could be a serious problem as they are Olympic class diggers.

[@bluepuppy1139]

That is the very best and environmentally resonsible way I have heard.

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

I like watching them. I used to do security at night and would shoo them off the sites often. It was pretty pointless though. The workers left food and trash everywhere and this attracted mice, which attracted the coyotes. They would just come inside after I left the immediate area. I took it as a good sign. If the coyotes were acting normally that probably meant there were no theives or vandals around.

[@mikebrooka9395]

Ain't not Oklahoma

[@mikebrooka9395]

They are knee tall for a big one.

[@little_lion_heart9850]

i lived right outside of Death Valley as a kid and the coyotes were pretty scrawny since it was a desert area. In the neighborhood they would show up near any events, neighborhood cookouts and such. They waited a few hundred feet away hoping when the people left there would be food left over but they weren't aggressive and remained fearful of people. They didn't come after pets and children in backyards. now i live in florida and they are a bit bigger here and will take a cat or small dog if they get the chance but still are very people shy and will run if they see you.

[@valkimber3706]

Everyone knows coyotes are super-geniuses that have a fetish for killing roadrunners and sometimes,rabbits.

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

They try to kill the roadrunners, but they never quite succeed.

[@pucklife3370]

Everyone knows the roadrunner always outsmarts the coyote!

[@alymig70]

Wabbits

[@Foozkillah]

You meant Wabbits, Val.... Wabbits....

[@valkimber3706]

@@Foozkillah wabbits indeed :)

[@mwbrada]

I used to work the overnight shift at a small midwestern hospital. Some nights, as I walked into work I could hear coyotes singing, getting ready for the hunt. It was glorious.

[@jeffbingaman2754]

So a coyote diet consists of anything in abundance.

[@holyfreeholy2329]

Jeff Bingaman they always come to the farm. We have lots of dogs here small and big so we keep them inside and have them out only under surveillance. Like we go outside with them. Neighbors fed cats so that attacked them among the wild melons and other plants. And the many variety of fruit and corn here. So we watch out. We are in the rural side of town so we see and hear them at night. So as long as your careful you should be ok.

[@Keys879]

A friend up around Ward keeps a compost pile on the far end of the property he lives on. His animals have never really had problems with the coyotes, who seem to prefer to scavenge the fruits, veggies, and meat scraps tossed out by the family into the compost. He claims they poop and he just mixes it right in. Makes for excellent tomatoes/fruits. Cougars however.....

[@ralphcraig5816]

@@Keys879 We have black bears around too, they mostly behave themselves because of beanbag loads for the shotguns, though one did into my neighbor's big henhouse, start wolfing down eggs. The egg lady took exception, sold the bear meat to a wholesaler who deals in game meat, left the head chained to the fence and has an interesting rug. However, no beanbags for big cats...

[@chipcatz]

Jeff Bingaman yup

[@chipcatz]

Other than kids

[@pychohobo1832]

This is funny. First I'm really rural. I've had coyotes 20 feet from me, at the same time 20 feet from dogs. They, the coyotes just keep digging. I though it was odd. My dogs didn't attack them, and they didn't attack me or the dogs. The coyote around me travel in 2s and 3s, but there are far more then that. My guess is around 50 of them. At times I hear them 360 degrees around. But now seem to stay at least a half mile away. A few months back I seen some feral dogs, I think they are pushing the coyote back. Which I'm not happy about since they coyotes seem to have a live let live attitudes with me. Ones around me appear to live on rodents and rabbits. Someone may ask why I don't mind the coyote. Here is why. Coyote eat rodents. Less rodents means less snakes. I have a lot of rodents and snakes. I use to have a couple eagles around but haven't seen them in about 3 years. When the eagles disappeared the snake population boomed. Last eagle I seen was a little one that flew into my house.

[@SgtHawk13]

I just encountered 6 of them near my park. I was walking my lab and they didn't do anything, they were so chill, just watching us, and my dog didn't care as well lol. but I was thinking they was planning an attack on us so I just walked away, I kinda wanted to stay there a bit longer lol

[@bison2022]

Snakes curb rodent growth.

[@stevenwilson6450]

I'll make sure to show this presentation to my Alpha Mule and Donkeys. They seem to think any Coyote is fair game for the "hoof dance".

[@CajunAdrienne]

Lol...my horse is mean to them too!

[@truckert9729]

My mother has mules for a wagon team ( parades and what not ) ya they have broke through a fence to chase one off.

[@shank492]

Jenny's will stomp a coyote to death if they can catch them. Cattle ranchers in Texas keep Jenny's in a pasture with cattle, especially if they have calves.

[@CryMeARiver63]

@@shank492 we do they same in SC .

[@desotofiresweep58]

Those must be super skinny welfare coyotes in Aurora Colorado. the reason they're so hard to identify is because people are fucking stupid. We have a lot of coy dogs here. To see a 50 or 60 lb coyote around here is nothing unusual. And I love it when they get out in the pasture with the calves so I can watch the Jenny mule stop them to death, it's all in good fun to her

[@jasminewood395]

Been preaching the good pack vs bad pack issue. Ranchers often just kill any they can but at our farm we managed them carefully and maintained a very useful passive pack but bad ones did need to go, was a crowded area

[@Atzy]

That's a very urban coyote at 10:03, he even looked both ways while crossing the street XD

[@johnnyshd8250]

Rabies, man !

[@hydrolito]

Had to learn to live in an urban area to avoid the wolves.

[@mrpatriot8279]

We have lots of coyotes out here in the Arizona desert and I hear them howling often. Often the dogs will join in the singing including my brothers wolf-dog hybreds. I've been around them all my life but the javalina or pig-like critters are more dangerous out here. It ticks me off when transplants from urban areas complain about the coyotes and other predators out here. These outsiders moving out here are pushing the wildlife out as more out of staters move here, mostly retirees for our warmer weather. The coyotes are shy here but we do have an occasional mountain lion and bob cats. A pack of coatimudi related to racoons killed my neighbors goose and several chickens. If transplants don't like that then stay in town or the city.

[@nowahblanco9935]

True. I use to live in pima county and javalinas are very dangerous. Travel in packs to.

[@countessratzass5408]

The transplants are dismissive of the rhythm of nature and don’t care to learn. We were raised in the Appalachians and respect wildlife, learning to be aware at all times. Those javelinas sound nasty. I live in a large city now and the predators are more ruthless and 100 times more stupid.

[@grimsonforce7504]

Agree! Tired of citidiots ruining quiet living. Stay in the damn city if you hate the slow pace and wildlife.

[@CSDonohue11]

Yea, I’ve always been able to just scare them off as they’ve started coming into the city more with the city coming out to invade in their territory as well, so I always just scare them off so they aren’t comfortable in the neighborhoods. I don’t ever try to hurt them and I’m always carrying , so that gives me extra security but I don’t want them getting to comfortable around the neighborhoods with the pets and children. They don’t attack children usually but they will eat anything they can if they’re starving so It’s best to just keep them @ bay. It’s surprises me sometimes when I see how far down into the city they come a lot of times.

[@Paul-gz5dp]

@@countessratzass5408 They also think the police are there to protect them, when facts are they are there to enforce the laws and we have to for the most part look our for our own safety.

[@kiddykatnesscorral4613]

I'm on the back side of a neighborhood and they have been yipping it up for years but low and behold, a young one got stuck in the top of my chain link fence for a few uncomfortable minutes but after one last snarl it got loose. Now I couldn't figure out what had changed to attract it till two days later when I investigated another strange noise and there was a armadillo, that had to be the extraordinary attraction it was after. Each year its something wild and for some reason my neighbour's on either side never have anything abnormal happen. Who knows, next it will be Bigfoot dropping by...ah Nature, gotta love it.!

[@mikeleikam2892]

If you can't tell the difference between a coyote and a wolf you should just stay home! The face is different ,the ears are different. The pelt markings are different.

[@ralphcraig5816]

And the hybrids? Thing is in the East, there is extreme surplus of deer, and coywolves are big enough to take a whitetail. We don't have those in the West, and mule deer can protect themselves, packs will go after fawns and yearlings. When they do in my neighborhood, we all hear them yelping it up...

[@theresamacdonald6319]

@@ralphcraig5816 what country r u from like where is east and west for u!

[@BobGymlan]

You gotta learn sometimes.

[@ralphcraig5816]

@@theresamacdonald6319 Anything east of the Rockies is the East to many in my part of the world, I'm a little more parochial, Sierras is my dividing line, except for Reno. My coyote alarm system is a flock of wild turkeys and a covey of California quail. I had a bobcat attack a couple of raccoons that were harvesting the acorns on my roof, the raccoons held their own, I went to see the deal, the cat took off, then the neighbor's dogs got after it. Big excitement in the hills...

[@theresamacdonald6319]

@@ralphcraig5816 ok thanks. Im from canada

[@russellthompson8414]

I lived on Mather AFB in the Sacramento, Ca. area in the very early 1990s. We had lots of grasslands, Jack rabbits, and coyotes. Our worst problem with the coyotes is they would sun themselves on the runway. An acquaintance learned a bit about how they hunt rabbits. He was in the tall grass with his dog off leash. He heard some Coyotes coming, and grabbed his dogs collar, just as several coyotes came buy. They had formed two lines. The ones in the back were making noise to scare the rabbits. The ones in the front were silent looking for the rabbis trying to make a hasty retreat. I worked in environmental management there for a year and a half, we really never had a problem. But then, we had plenty of rabbits.

[@IMCcanTWEESTED]

Without coyotes, my neighborhood would be nothing but wall-to-wall small rodents, squirrels, jack-rabbits, and stray cats. God bless the coyotes. They maintain balance. Besides the puppies are so cute! My 90 pound Shepherd/Pitt went bounding into a thicket and I heard a scatter of motion close by and a scared and disoriented pup came flying out. He saw me and went right back into the brush. Evidently he/she was more afraid of me than my dog.

[@HarleyChapin]

i live out in the wooded country - we have packs of coyotes - for the most part they leave ppl alone - every now and then one will get out of line and attack a pet or try to grab a chicken or young calf or goat but 95% of the time they stay away from ppl - I enjoy watching them and love to hear them talk with each other

[@kholbrook203]

Harley Chapin I agree with you. I also love hearing wolves howling. I dispose people that trap because it is so inhumane. Live and let lice. Where I live, we have coyotes coming in. I think they are being chased away from where they originally lived because of development. Now when you go to the feed store you’ll hear some jerk boasting about the one he just killed. I’m excited about them but afraid for them too.

[@VirtuesOfSin]

So uh... I'm 99.99% sure that Identifying a Coyote is easy.... At least for me and my family.

[@jazzcatt]

It's very easy for me to tell the difference in a 'yote, dog and wolf, even in very dim light. Their shape is different and the way they move is different.

[@wadopotato33]

She is talking to a bunch of generational city folks. In the country they are treated like pests and are rightfully not tolerated on farm property.

[@theresamacdonald6319]

@@wadopotato33 this is true! But u never no when they will turn on u also. It only takes a sec to attack!

[@linguinepast3743]

Me too

[@RU-zm7wj]

Their norm is not to attack humans. I live in close contact with them daily, They attack if it's advantageous to them. Things that are small and will put up no or minimal resistance. Lapdogs are at risk but medium to large dogs are not. There are many advantages to having them around for pest control, but in the U.S. all predators are killed, so you'll never convince a rural person of tolerating wolves, coyotes, bears or any other predator on four feet. I work on a golf course, and one female Coyote follows me around to all the holes I am working on, she never comes closer than 3 meters, they are just smart curious animals, co-existence is easy with her and the other Coyotes that inhabit the area, their main diet is rodents, rabbits, and insects. I respect them but feel no fear when they are around, I enjoy them and feel safe, in fact.

[@GrnXnham]

I live in a rural area. One night after dark while I was jogging on a road near my house, I heard something behind me. I looked back and there was a coyote about 50 feet back that was chasing me. I imagine that it saw me running and that predator/prey instinct kicked in and it gave chase. When I saw the coyote, I turned around and charged at it while performing the meanest sounding growl that I could produce. The coyote tucked it's tail between it's legs and took off.

[@jessiefayne4083]

A few years ago here in Ohio there was a coyote that attacked someone on a lawn mower that was cutting grass wasn't scared at all it was all over the news

[@jarvisfamily3837]

Like almost everyone we live in coyote country. We raise goats and brought up three kids here. Used to have one 'yote sit out over the rise behind the house who'd just watch the house in spring. I think it was a female making sure we weren't going to mess with her kits. Trail cameras pick them up on a regular basis. Never had problem #1 with them. Never figured out where they den up, but I know they're there. Like 'em a whole lot better'n some of my human neighbors...

[@travisg1518]

You can't misidentify a coyote yelp, it's so distinct, almost like a hyenas laugh, and in the middle of the night right outside Superior, Arizona, you'll get woken up to hundreds of thousands of them screaming into the night. It's a very scary experience especially if you camp alone.

[@joshgroban5291]

Fox screams are also terrifying. I thought people were getting murdered

[@woozziewooify]

@@joshgroban5291 no a bob cat or lynx has a terrifying scream

[@nickclark18]

Coyotes don't travel in packs of "hundreds of thousands" quit lyin

[@GoodHunter9]

Yotes actually don't travel in large numbers at all. Around me they really only travel in 2-3 at most. You'll usually get one doing iconic howl while the others do smaller yips and barks. It all kind of bleeds together and ends up sounding like an entire army of those damn things.

[@kelseymardlin2375]

Here in rural Michigan, coyote season is year round. I've lived outside of town about 5 years now and have only ever heard them, never seen one. But boy can you hear them during mating season! The woods get loud

[@georgecollins9388]

Loved coyotes all my life since I was 6 years old, when I had to feed and water a "pet coyote", (I was given that chore by my dad) It was scary and I never knew what to say or do when I approached him. He wasn't really a pet. He was a coyote in captivity and confined against his will. In a dream I had, he finally escaped. I ran to his pen and he was gone. I'm 73 now but I will never ever forget him and deeply love coyotes to this day. Sometimes I run into them around here and hope that we understand each other.

[@bryanpauley1455]

But they can vote

[@bobburnitt5389]

Coyotes can and will kill domestic Dogs. They also will mate with them and produce Coyote-Dog Hybrids. Where I live, they den right across the road from the house I live in. On my own land, the few trees that are around, if the limbs droop all the way to the ground and provide cover they will den under them. I have lived on this land I live on since I was a boy in 1958. I have observed them doing all kinds of notable and interesting things, but I am not an expert on them. I have had packs of the cut a path about 40 feet from the house, just after dark they will march right by, I can flip on a flashlight and their retinas will reflect, looks kind of like a small train going by at low speed. It seems they don't mind being close to humans and they observe humans, but they don't like the opposite, humans observing them. Their "scat" contains most anything that has a calorie in it. Grass, seeds, insects, cattle feed, anything a calorie, they are also scavengers when it comes to road kill, and other detritus. That is if the Fire Ants don't get the carcass first. They will make dens in tall Johnson Grass by turning in a circle over and over, similar to a dog before he lies down, but they do it in a more agressive manner and it will make a surprisingly good "den". I have mowed those things up with a tractor and rotary mower. Many years ago before the demise of agriculture in this area, we did not have as many coyotes and there was so much less "cover". But since Speculators have bought all the land around and started NEGLECTING IT and of course "claiming" an Ag Exemption on Property taxes, they have flourished. We have a LOT of them now. People SWEAR they have seen WOLVES here, but there are NONE, that, I know for sure. Unless, a PRIVATELY OWNED Wolf escapes from the owner, there are NONE. It is legal to OWN WOLVES and people do have them, they have to have a permit in City Limits to own them as a rule, but I do NOT know if there is a STATE permit for them. I knew a man once that did own some wolves, and he said he had a permit, but I don't remember the nuances with that. Coyotes, since they EAT ANYTHING are very good at surviving. Hard to wipe out an animal that will eat anything and sleep anywhere almost, kind of like Feral Hogs, however Feral Hogs multiply so fast, and do a lot more damage. I do NOT like them Denning close to the house, otherwise I leave them alone. I can keep them away from my house pretty much on my land, but the land across the road is much harder, as I have to get premission to set foot on it and since no one farms it anymore it is all grown up in Brush and TRASH TREES. A black and tan German Shepherd can be mistaken for a coyote at a distance by people that are not used to seeing coyotes on a regular basis. One thing to me that is unmistakable is the "crook" in the side of a wild Canine's jaw. Looks like a crooked smile, a domesticated Dog, does not have that, or I have never seen one that does. A domestic dog, his "smile" or mouth profile on the side is Straight. They can be interesting to watch, if I am mowing or plowing, i continue to work for hours in a defined area, they will walk up right on the side of the Tractor and just stroll by as long as I do NOT sot at them or get off the tractor. they SEEM to "judge" the man on a tractor as not a threat after they have observed him working in a defined space for a long time, usually a few hours. I have photographed them this way a number of times. BB

[@kevinstreeter6943]

I had a dog that was a hybrid, smart and loyal, best dog I ever had. I have been near wild coyotes in a rural area. It did not seem afraid of me nor did I feel threatened by it.

[@mrs.schmenkman]

If they are denning close by there must be a lot of rodentia they are keeping under control. Southern Oregon finally learned their lesson, the Hay farmers and potato farmers have finally learned what happens without a large coyote population. The ground squirrels take over in the millions and destroy croplands as well as causing damage to irrigation etc...now there are coyotes who come down to the fields at keep them under control. It's pretty cool. Cattle farmers don't let their calving cows out on their own, so no problems with that.

[@patriciapatrician6516]

If you have been observing coyotes since 1958 and are honest and unbiased, you probably can teach people a lot more than just about all of the dishonest animal rights activists and even a good number of scientists.

[@mtpromises9440]

A small retirement village was built near where I live and each morning on my way to work I would see the coyotes crossing the road into the retirement village to catch their dogs and cats when the old folk let them out to go the the bathroom in the morning.

[@DearestDawn]

@@mtpromises9440 That is awful and unnecessary

[@taekwondotime]

There's some bad advice in this video. #1: Coyotes vary depending on where you live. They're larger in Canada (for example). #2: Coyotes often CROSS-BREED with wolves to create Coywolves. #3: Coyotes can attack and kill adult humans, and they have. That's a fact. Don't ever underestimate what a coyote can do. It's like a medium to large sized dog (again, bigger in Canada). They also have packs, so they might not be alone. #4: Coyotes most certainly DO hunt at night. They are most active at dawn, dusk, and at night. #5: Coyotes are out in the day as well in areas with minimal human contact. #6: Coyotes use train tracks, trails, and other "quiet" areas to move around urban areas. #7: Coyotes will attack and kill small dogs, cats, and potentially human children. For sure. Again, don't ever underestimate a coyote. A hungry coyote will eat ANYTHING.

[@jaimieking5297]

That's what I thought too when she sayd coyotes only weigh 30 pounds, so don't pose much of a threat. 30 pounds is still a big animal. I work as a dog caregiver in a grooming and boarding facility, and many of the dogs I care for are about that size. I also have 2 catahoula cur siblings that are both about 35 pounds and that are very capable hunters. One of them actually got chased by a coyote a few years ago, and the coyote was not afraid of the dog at all, even as he was lounging at it. It only left because I intervened, but if I wasn't there, I'm sure my dog would have sustained some nasty bites wounds. I also know that any of the 30 pound dogs I see on tbe daily could do a lot of damage if they decided to attack someone. So I don't doubt the coyotes could too if they wanted to.

[@jasonvennard4550]

Kill adult humans...lol source?

[@jasonvennard4550]

Not even confirmed coyotes, “witnesses” as likely domestic dogs, coy wolves or wolves relying on ignorant witnesses to identify wild animals, and you had to go back 11 years to even find that lol... again coyotes cant kill adult humans unless there is some crazy weird circumstance, but then given those kind of crazy circumstances rats can kill people.

[@dunzerkug]

@@jasonvennard4550 so, because it doesn't fit your narrative the hikers have to be wrong? Coyotes do attack humans, multiple coyotes can overpower an adult human, especially if they manage to land a serious bite to the face or neck.

[@jasonvennard4550]

@@dunzerkug lmao havent ever held a coyote have you.

[@o2boutdoors]

Great presentation! I've been around coyotes in suburban and rural environments for most of my life. Learned several things in this video.

[@michaelsanders8799]

This is a really great video. A lot of this is already very familiar. Reviewing that which I was familiar with was equally refreshing. I have subscribed to your youtube channel. Please continue posting these videos.

[@Mr.CliffysWorld]

I stopped hunting about 7 years ago (due to health issues). When I stopped, coyotes were so numerous in west central Ohio that they were considered varmints and subject to open season, year round .

[@larrycoonrod5563]

It’s ignorance to consider coyotes vermin.

[@ohokay4663]

I love coyotes! I grew up on the edge right between suburban and rural NC, and there was a pack of coyotes that I never really got to *see,* but I heard them pretty often- and pretty close a few times. They helped me fall asleep :)

[@brentwilliams102]

"What's interesting is to watch coyote poo throught the seasons. It's kinda fun" I laughed out loud on that one. No it is not.

[@Sugarsail1]

coyotes suck, they chew on our irrigation lines and eat our chickens.

[@coleparker]

Nice video. Historical note, back in the mid 19th century and earlier coyotes were pretty much contained in the west and southwest regions of the US and Northern Mexico region. As the young woman points out, the removal of the larger predators like the wolves allowed them to expand their territories. Also as of this year 2022, there have been more brazen attacks on young children in So. Cal where I live.

[@HalsPals]

The coyotes were yipping this morning in rural Nevada. The Great Pyrenees is quick to guard his fenced one acre while the Labrador runs inside next to me whining. I appreciate the coyote because I'm sure that they keep the kangaroo desert rat population way down.

[@kevink552]

I love the way they look through a 4x12 Leupold just as the dot settles.

[@jopalo31675]

Here’s a funny story. I was in the US Army’s National Training Center. I was in an observation post and we were swarmed by coyotes( approximately 25-30). These Coyotes came from the hills and caves... it was a little hairy. They must’ve thought we were dead. Oh... this was our desert warfare center. We fought them back. Yes... it must’ve been a good 10 minutes of hazing(including the firing of blank rounds. Yes... they can be aggressive one hungry... like anything else!

[@mrs.schmenkman]

jopalo31675 I think you actually ended up in the middle of mating season where they gather up at night....?

[@funkmonster]

Sounds like a bullshit story but ok

[@PT3VIDZ]

I've been there with the 2AD and the coyotes have no fear of soldiers. We had a few close encounters ourselves. I was with C Co. 3/41st INF. I went twice. Saw coyotes both years.

[@CSDonohue11]

Yup. Exactly, people are acting like they don’t attack humans but they’ll eat anything they can when starving , especially little humans.

[@tavspop]

@@CSDonohue11 How about showing some statistics, you s*** talker.

[@vincentw4881]

I love this lady....shes so real and loving.

[@FixingCrappyCars]

Yeah I'd hit it

[@tomrose6292]

She's paid to express the states opinion. Kill them all.

[@tomrose6292]

@@FixingCrappyCars I would too.

[@malcolmt7883]

That's both a fact and a myth

[@tomrose6292]

@Jerry Davis lmfao

[@loniebrown9646]

Coyotes are tricky, one will be friendly and approachable in a non threatening manner, even playful to draw a domestic dog away from its owner or home, and thiers pack waiting too kill past your sight lines.

[@RSTI191]

My wife and I have a Coyote/Husky (Coyusky) she's about 1 year old and the sweetest thing. She came running over to us in the Mojave Desert, nothing but skin and bones at the time. She gets along great with our senior Basset, G/shepherd, and 2 small terriers. She's great, recommend one highly..

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

Great info about their interactions with dogs. Some people don't get that wildlife doesn't want to play with their dogs.

[@joemcmurry7768]

They want to kill them and eat them.

[@theresamacdonald6319]

I totally agree with u guys they want to eat them lure them in the woods then the pack attacks

[@mr.x2567]

People usually hate wild animals because they are not like them

[@stephensaines7100]

Actually some do! Wolves especially have been known to play endlessly with domestic dogs. And carnal interest too...

[@ginidontthinkso4282]

@@joemcmurry7768 Well small dogs, large dogs are a different game

[@TD402dd]

Do the westerners actually think they are the only ones with coyote problems. I live in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA and we have coyotes. The reality is they have begun to eliminate the feral cat population. I was walking my springer spaniel and my little peekapoo when I saw a small coyote running toward us. I instinctively grabbed my little dog and the little coyote left my springer alone. It tried several times to grab my little dog while I'm screaming and kicking at the coyote. It followed us home, so I went through the gate to the rear garden area. When I safely had my dogs inside, I went looking for the coyote (no more than 30 seconds). It was nowhere to be found in mine or my neighbors yards. I believe what the western native Americans call them "ghost", because they can disappear in an instant.

[@stefanodogg280]

Why aren't you carrying a gun?

[@Taumpy]

What a dumb response. You don't need to carry a gun in the middle of the suburbs to ward off coyotes - he got his dogs safely home without it, after all.

[@joemcmurry7768]

That's where they are from,they are in all states except Hawaii.They are here in the Smokey Mountains.We have lost a lot of small game.They have killed every grouse around.They are a curse from the devil.

[@rockymtnsteeze1815]

Get rid of feral cats and songbird populations can rebound. Cats kill for fun and kill many birds. Coyotes kill a lot of rodents, but don't hunt birds as much.

[@wadopotato33]

Westerners aren't the only ones with Coyote problems, but your coyotes are half the size of the coyotes in Canada. They grow bigger the farther north that you go. Heat puts stress on coyotes.

[@josephbourque1032]

Thank you for an informative, dispassionate well-researched discussion of coyotes and their behavior. They are an essential part of the ecosystem as are foxes, wolves, big cats and other predators. The more we understand about them, the less we have to fear and the more we will have safe interactions with them.

[@ridedaily23]

Facilitating and extremely informative. Thank you for creating and sharing this content.

[@coiledsteel8344]

The more we try to eliminate them the faster they rebound - a natural survival response to their demise. Leave good ones alone, or not so good one roaming may take it's place! Coyote Math 1-1 = 1!

[@rutee4614]

Thank you! Its like the rare color phase ones. They are like "wow these are so rare and we want tk understand more because we dont know about it."......ok so logic says don't shoot it, if you want to understand it, because now its not just rare, its extinct.

[@plooker39]

Like I said, 1-1 equals another pelt.

[@nafuregal1288]

Saw a documentary on the SUPER COYOTE. They have bred w wolves and become larger in many areas.

[@jerrybobteasdale]

I have never seen a coyote so accustomed to urban environments as those in the video. It looks REALLY strange.

[@grimsonforce7504]

When she said its a parenting problem not a coyote one. Subscribed. People are stupid. Give me a coyote any day.

[@JasonJBrunet]

I live in Jefferson Parish in Louisiana, and how I wish my Jefferson was like yours. We have no public employees who care about anything like this.

[@paulhailey2537]

In Phoenix Arizona I regularly see Coyotes using Traffic Lights to cross the Street

[@nicholasplesko533]

Two coyotes ripped my cat's jugular. I watched him bleed out, on the way to the vet. That cat was an excellent hunter, and I'm going to make a coyote blanket.

[@solowstang9821]

Hope you got your blanket bro

[@rebeccahicks2392]

I'm sorry for your loss, but the coyotes were following the same hunting instinct that your cat had, neither is better nor worse than the other.

[@Treehouse1730]

Link the other two programs in this series in the description so we can find them...

[@mrderinheaven]

Dude this only plays in my right ear with my headphones I got so pissed I thought I broke mine😂🤦‍♀️

[@JK-cz6bu]

It is crazy looking at coyote scat and seeing the teeth and bones of little rodents.

[@jackvoss175]

That is exactly the same thing you’d see in a owl pod. We can thank both coyotes and owls for thinning out rodents. In India, they use cobras for that job. I prefer coyotes and owls. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying.

[@tomrose6292]

It was so cold here yesterday,I saw two yotes running with a pair of jumper cables trying to get a rabbit started

[@thistledewoutdoors3331]

What about the "CoyWolf" / Brush wolves ,,, We are seeing more & more of the hybrid all over so the distinction between them is becoming harder & harder - Especially when they really do look to be 80# !!! I had a coywolf that would sit at the edge of my neighbors property during hunting season & would wait out the hunting pressure before returning. It never Came close to my dogs & never posed a problem whatsoever.... It was a perfect example of mistaken identity - It looked like a healthy small/young wolf.

[@andrewchadwell2759]

Here in dallas there have been 3 coyote attacks on fully grown adult humans. One literally jumped on a man jogging and bit him in the neck

[@susanolson3611]

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[@brandoncruise6398]

To be fair, many wolves don't all have the characteristics of the typical grey wolf. For the red wolf this is very true and can be easily confused for a large coyote from many lengths of distances. Even the shape of the head can be very similar. With that being said adult wolves and coyotes usually are easy to tell apart just by size.

[@Joe-bh4vz]

Red Wolves are all but extinct.

[@Vernbubba]

Coyotes and cockroaches the last things standing. I’ve caught lots of coyotes in snares and it never gets old. Very smart critter

[@wreckitjax]

The only cockroach is you. Leave the freaking wild dogs alone.

[@Vernbubba]

@@wreckitjax caught 5 this week thanks for giving me the incentive to keep catching them

[@wreckitjax]

@@Vernbubba it’s ok I’ll just bang your wife on the side like I’ve been doing for the past 5 years. She’s fat but she’s freaky. You keep killing animals like a little Pansy.

[@Vernbubba]

@@wreckitjax only thing you’ve ever banged was your dick with your hand Move out of your moms basement so you quit fantasizing about her and get on with your gay life

[@elenaspeaks8817]

As a bio teacher I'm doing a lesson on urban biodiversity. This is an amazing video to take to my discussion challenging my students: "do coyotes belong in the cities?" I've gotten a wide range of answers, but this video helped push students to say that "yes coyotes belong here, but we have to manage our lifestyles and theirs to keep things balanced all around." Great work!

[@Meatwad.Baggins]

I was attacked by a coyote when I was a kid. I have had hundreds of encounters with them both as a child and an adult but that one event was the only time a coyote behaved even remotely agressive. They normally keep their distance. However I had no idea that coyotes could act passive around humans. Seeing that coyote walk down the sidewalk with those people bothered me a little but it was neat to see 😕😅

[@SunChaserWildlife]

Well done, Mary Ann! Thank you!

[@sector69102]

A coyote almost attacked me today. I screamed at it and it ran away though 👍

[@countessratzass5408]

Lower your voice and get big but don’t run.

[@browningmaxus5360]

Good girl

[@laylabono4035]

Did you had your hamburger in your hands..

[@percyhawkins716]

They always run when I try to put the leash on them.

[@tavspop]

When you say attacked you, you actually mean it looked at you. Correct?

[@drizler]

I was a Corrections Officer At FCI Englewood in 1982-84. We only manned one tower and that was only in the evening. We used to sit up there and watch those yotes roam through the neighborhoods nearby constantly. They were completely at home in peoples back yards.

[@ariessolarhijiri2985]

That was their home

[@michaelholt8590]

I live in Northeast Tennessee and have coyotes around my land. Usually they leave people alone and stay away but at night they are everywhere. Sometimes in large packs they can become bold and aggressive but not often.

[@preston121068]

Wait... She says it's a Myth that Coyotes will attack a child, but then says there was one coyote that did... wouldn't that be more in the Plausible area rather than Myth then?

[@wadopotato33]

There was a Coyote in Eastern Canada that killed a grown women. She is making rash generalizations.

[@ottotheweinerdog676]

@@wadopotato33 She was probably a dummy trying to pet the coyote

[@djpoolservice]

preston121068 they will not attack humans period

[@djpoolservice]

Wade French bullshit!

[@djpoolservice]

Perseverance13 bullshit

[@v.skeggjoar7307]

I invested in my own pack, to deal with my coyote problem. 5 Rottweilers made very quick work of them all, and the neighbors loss of his lambs stopped as well. To date there have been 0 problems for 9 yrs now.

[@And3aPet]

Your coyotes are so much smaller than ours! I live in Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. I have spoken with naturalists who actually measure and weigh wild coyotes and they say they average 42 lbs as adults, give or take a pound or two. I put out trail cams every night and watch them pass through or hunt or sometimes just hang around. They are active at all hours.

[@moonlitme]

Eastern Coyotes have interbred with wolves. They are larger, heavier, and more aggressive.

[@terryfincher2079]

@@moonlitme where did the wolf's come from ?

[@moonlitme]

@@terryfincher2079Grey wolf dna has been found in the eastern coyotes. We eradicated the wolf for ranching, but they still are in Canada and a few parts of western USA. Historically wolves would kill coyotes, when we killed the wolves off coyotes filled the niche left in ecosystems, rapidly expanding across the U.S.. The hybrid is larger than a 'pure' coyote, more aggressive and smarter. I live in the western U.S. and see coyotes all the time. Beautiful animals.

[@brucekingsbury1674]

EXCELLENT Presentation and information!!! Everybody should listen to this one.

[@samualwhittemore228]

The coyote that was eating my chickens weighed at least 50 pounds. He was the same size as my Border Collie /Lab mix. In fact all of the Coyotes that live near me are this size. They feed upon the millions of cottontail rabbits in the area. Their pelts are full and thick, they are fat. I know because I skinned one. They are Very smart, very hard to even get a shot off. A simple click or rattle from your rifle is enough to alarm them...even at 200+ yards(ask me how I know). That said, they visit my backyard multiple times a week - very stealthily. They even visit having two full grown labs and the border collie/lab. My Labs bark, but I've caught my Border Collie nose to nose with one. For some reason he is more social for whatever the reason. And no, there has never been a violent confrontation. He will be 13 in March 2020. So he has been at this game for a long time. Even though my chickens are attacked(and eaten) I hope they stay around. Every year you can hear the pups that live in the heavy thickets, near the creek at the back of my pasture. Hearing the gaggle of little ones is a lot of fun. I often howl back and forth with the adults. Sometimes I get the entire area in an uproar. LoL 😁 I downloaded an app that has many of their howls -- I do my best to emulate. Edit: I live in Central Texas

[@stacylarge5636]

I like you I live on the banks of the mighty Mississippi river in mo we have a generous population of coyotes and I too enjoy their nocturnal melodious yipping and howling often heard seldom seen I've caught only a fleeting glimpse from time to time while on a bike ride very stealthy but judging from the sound and the freshly peppered paw prints on the silty dirt they are doing well I have seven dogs and have never had a problem with them I feed them indoors and they stay indoors if they want I really resent people who kill them it is a cowardly man who cannot learn to live with nature

[@ocantu1987]

my dad claims there a very intelligent animal, he always encountered them in mexico during his youth

[@geraldherbst5069]

As a Trapper I can guarantee it’s one of the most sustainable things in the world and has been for as long as mankind has been around. Controlling its numbers is vital to its health, if you notice many of the coyotes in this story are impacted by the mange that is a slow death.

[@karendegraaf1146]

Trapping is a painful, prolonged, cruel death, too...

[@RadagastBrown420]

In suburban Cleveland they always travel in pairs. There are hundreds of coyotes in urban Chicago.

[@ontherocks23]

A few years ago, there were some coyote sightings in downtown Manhattan (I guess they were usually seen on nighttime security cameras)..

[@coopthefootlicker3265]

Well yeah you have a major rat problem it's a year long buffet for predators

[@chrispy199]

Agreed with absolutely everything she said ofcourse except for the "shouldnt leave your kid in the backyard by themselves, thats a parenting issue" - when I was that age I was outside all the time with a bunch of kids all over un supervised and everything was always fine

[@bobbeorn]

Toddler's not kids is what she meant.

[@markkubiak8296]

Thank you, Mary Ann Bonnell! Excellent presentation.

[@LassieFarm]

I was in the youth work program 30 years ago. Was an amazing experience. Helped build several new parks. Dude named Kim was the director

[@austynstevens6641]

I am from Pueblo West and coyotes are ramped out there! It’s actually scary hearing them cry at night especially when you hear them calling to each other and you hear how many are really in a pack!

[@brianjonker510]

SUNY ESF states that , "NY coyotes are between 35 & 45 pounds." Yes eastern coyotes are much bigger than their western origins.

[@gregawallace]

Those must be cityfied yankee yotes in south Texas they live in the brush and are carnivores I know because they always come to injured rabbit or bird calls but never potato and lettuce calls. They are skittish as heck but very easy to identify ya just look through the scope.

[@ralphcraig5816]

The potato call, to be effective, must be very subtle. Also it helps to put some eyes on the call. To stay completely in the moment I use a spud gun as well...

[@stefanodogg280]

@Perseverance13 I'm reporting you guys to Mr Potatohead Protection Society

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

The high pitched shriek of a lettuce always brings em running here in Pennsylvania, but, yes, they are cityfied ones.

[@atmako1]

Thats funny right there I don't care who you are...

[@BREEZEONE1]

Yankee yotes come to starbucks calls or Elton john songs.

[@got2kittys]

My dog is 80 lbs. Burly and strong. He beats the crap out of coyotes, he has driven off whole packs. They are not the monsters people think, they're just little wild dogs. But I have respect for them, they are very smart, and very good at what they do.

[@jessiefayne4083]

Depending on where you live they are considered a nuisance and pelts can go anywhere from 30 to $100 depending on where you're at

[@salvationbordercountry3800]

I had just moved into my mobile home park in Scottsdale, AZ which is on the edge of the city and the Indian reservation when coyotes killed a fox at 2am in the morning right behind or on top of my mobile home. I had just finished work and was home relaxing. They all made a hell of a racket especially the poor little fox. I've seen the mini pack of 2 or 3 coyotes two or three times. The last time I saw them they had gotten a Lot bigger. It made me wonder if they were not actually coywolves.

[@jiphy]

Subd

[@jackscott5465]

I have a pack living across the street on the east edge of town. A couple of years ago I saw two that were large and beuatiful not scragily or wirey looking. I could have sworn they were grey wolves. But when a train goes by you can immediately tell they are large coyotes. The problem is people don't put their trash up and the scatter it everywhere. Not so bad lately. They are beautiful and I'm hoping they will eat the roaming pack of crackheads or at least thin the traffic.

[@fouledanchorfarm1192]

Could have been a coy-wolf hybrid..

Coyotes also deter bears, Coyotes in bear country are always welcomed by me when hiking... Now the wolves I could do without.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Hiking in that kind of country requires a firearm. A big one. Bears don't run like coyotes or wolves.

[@historygeek2587]

What's wrong with wolves, I love those guys.

[@krisbaker9427]

@ you should be more afraid of cougars

[@srgwaffles24]

0:32 - the picture of that jackal is really creeping me out, I feel as though it’s staring into my soul

[@schizoidboy]

In the 1970s NYC was having a rat problem. It wouldn't have surprised me if a number of coyotes moved into the city around this time and got mistaken for stray dogs. Rats are a problem with humans but to a coyote they're a buffet.

[@mcmptn]

Good to know I'm not the only one who pronounces "coyote" as two syllables instead of three. I was beginning to wonder if you really could say it that way or if my entire family was mistaken.

[@WanderingLoner1]

Pronounce it however you like man...

[@jonathanstein1783]

Depends on where you live. Out here in central Washington, most of us say cai-oh-tee.

[@CompactCowboy]

Man my left ear feels great

[@johnstewart8849]

Liam Pitney Somebody scratching you behind it?....making your leg bicycle?

[@JSWilliamssr]

Mine too! I stream video into my hearing aids, and this video only plays in my left ear. :D

[@Life_Is_Hilarious]

LOL !!

[@Life_Is_Hilarious]

I thought my right ear bud fell out. LOL

[@MrCpete84]

My left ear has a head ache lol

[@Erik-kp1ux]

Sedona AZ has alot of trail hiking and tourism. The coyotes have been known to send one in to lure your dog to chase it then the whole pack will get it. I use to have a coyote pitbull mix. Mom was a Arizona desert coyote from the Black Canyon area about 25lbs. And dad was a giant block head red nose American pitbull terrier about 85lbs. I got first pick and chose the only one that looked like dad. 3 other people thought they got pitbull/mix shepard. She was always the fastest dog at the park! Raised with 3 kids. Never an issue. Super lovable. Had to be around the family. Rip Sweet Pea.

[@wes9389]

My 60 pound, pitbull would always chase the coyotes in the pasture until he caught one. Now he want leave my side when we see a coyote. The vet bill was $350. These are some type of hybrid.

[@robertzack1635]

Shoot at em , they will stop messing around on that trail . They are smart enough to live among us and stay living .

[@jameshickok2349]

I lost a beautiful Border Collie pup at 6 months. That's exactly what happened. Pup was suckered away from farmyard into a killing zone. Dead coyotes are good coyotes.

[@jameshickok2349]

@@robertzack1635 They have an aversion to gunfire sounds and bullets.

[@countessratzass5408]

James Hickok I’m sorry about your pup. I have border collies too. Poor baby.

[@jameskleist9176]

I was working at Milehigh Honda and their property borders JFK golf corse and coyotes live in that space and one time I was within 5 feet of one coyote and he took off like lighting that was a good thing I only had an utilty knife for a wepon. Another time I was deer hunting on Mt. Evens when four elk came running over the hill out of the black timber (3 spikes and 1 four point) out of my sight one of the elk kicked the coyote in the face, I herd the inpact and the cry and saw four ekl scater the big bull went tword my brother and went drect to his lift and at one point he was within 30 yards of me one spike ran strate ahead, the other ran about 20 yards past me and was going to go over the noll to the Evans ranch but stoped dead in his tracks ( there was a nother hunter that I knew about and at one point the spike stared to wiper or cry) what he didn't know was that I was just 20 yards away watching this. Then he took off and I heard about 4 shoots (I didn't hear the thump like a hit of flish.) A coulple of minuits later the coyote comes limping out with his head down. If it was a cartoon the stars would be still dancing around.

[@MartyMoose1611]

I have no problem with wolves, bears or coyotes: they don’t like my Sasquatches. Great video.

[@rush2124u2]

Thanks that was very informative Mary Ann Bonnell,

[@bretthoffman2128]

I've seen a few coyotes, some people say kill em wholesale, as many as you're able, I figure it this way, can they be a nuisance? Yes, but remember in the grand scheme of all that's nature, they're just trying too make a living too

[@HelloGoodby]

God bless you. I just adopted a coydog pup. Very interesting little animal.

[@bretthoffman2128]

@@HelloGoodby very true,they do however grow up, and still are a wild animal

[@johnhorne2012]

AWESOME!...good job!.....I live in Maine and have had a few contacts with these pups,.........I leave them alone,...they leave me alone and once in a while we see each other, sit and watch,.........gorgeous pups,.......the have a right to live here too!..........( I also raise German Shepherds)..........they are not a good match for the coyotes,.......German Shepherds are very aggressive larger and stronger/more muscular than their cousins the coyote,..........

[@dontbeuhdummy]

What about your shepherds are puppies? Do you sorry about them being snacks on a leash or do they just keep your distance? Wondering if they behave similarly across the country. I'm in Va and our suburban areas have spottings and I just hope no one gets the terrible idea of killing the local ones. I've heard about the replacement population math of coyotes everywhere and I'm paranoid now that we have added a puppy to our pack.

[@SuperCinemaCraft]

If you don't train your dog to stay off the couch will it get on the couch? Absolutely! This is a very informative video

[@gonefishin2271]

came across a western diamond back too wow amazing. The wild animals in my backyard which happens to be a few thousand square acres of prairie land are thriving, I know they feel my vibration of love and compassion