Coyotes in NC (Apex, Franklin, Louisburg: buying, closing, shopping center)

[trese]

The fact they can jump a fence is scary. :/

[ChelleC]

Originally Posted by trese

The fact they can jump a fence is scary. :/

They're breeding like wildfire. I know people that are getting rid of their goats/sheep and other small animals because they are being killed off.

[trese]

I wonder if they can be caught with traps? You know bait them somehow?

[ChelleC]

Originally Posted by trese

I wonder if they can be caught with traps? You know bait them somehow?

Yes, I know of people who are doing that. I'm not sure if it's legal so wouldn't try it without finding out. I've heard they are attracted to the scent of tuna packed in oil and can be lured in that way. I haven't tried it, of course, as the further they stay from me the happier I am.

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[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by ChelleC

Yes, I know of people who are doing that. I'm not sure if it's legal so wouldn't try it without finding out. I've heard they are attracted to the scent of tuna packed in oil and can be lured in that way. I haven't tried it, of course, as the further they stay from me the happier I am.

I'm sure it is fine as long as the trap is one that captures/confines the animal without harming it. You might lure any number of different creatures with a can of tuna...

[grow0001]

Originally Posted by erineieio

I've seen two coyotes. One was on family land in Sampson County. It was young & came toward the truck while we were looking for deer one night. It was eery--we tried to make it be a fox or something, but it was clearly a coyote. It came within a few yards of the truck & stayed for a long while. I got to check him out really good with binoculars. When it's quiet, you can hear the young howling in the woods. Needless to say I'd have to have a really good reason to go in the deep woods after dark! The second I saw get hit crossing I-40 near the Cary/54 exit while I was running an errand at lunch. The one in Cary definitely surprised me. There's also been lots of documented cases of coyotes in Forsyth/Stokes counties. My parents have trouble with trying to get the young animals on the farm. A while back the coyotes even attacked a dog being walked on a leash up that way. That would have REALLY scared me!

I have lived in Cary for a long time and had no idea that there were coyotes here. However, I believe that I saw one yesterday morning on my way to work crossing Alexander just before getting onto the Durham Freeway. I thought it was a fox at first, but just didn't seem to fit. I think this creature was too big to be a fox. So, I have looked up coyotes and think this is what I saw.

[doctorjef]

I haven't read through this entire, very long thread, but I did notice someone opining that coyotes are strictly nocturnal creatures, so only a danger to your pets at night. From experience, I can say that's not strictly the case. Many years ago I was out jogging in the morning (but not at the crack of dawn or just after sunrise -- probably around 9.00 a.m.) and saw one up-close in a not entirely built-up suburban neighborhood -- it was initially trotting in my direction with what appeared to be a rabbit dangling from its mouth. It looked at me for a second and veered off into the bushes. Although morning, this was still in broad daylight. This was in Austin, Texas.

Also, when I was a child my grandparents lived in rural West Texas, where I would hear them howling early in the morning, shortly after sunrise. I can further recall occasionally seeing one trot across the road or along the road in that very isolated area. I would think that coyotes are more stealthy than strictly nocturnal. They are tremendously adaptable canines - far more so than wolves - so I would imagine that they will hunt and forage when the opportunity best presents itself and when they can avoid encounters with people. They have been known to get into garbage cans, so it's a good idea not to throw out edible items and of course not to leave pet food outside, which attracts all sorts of wild animals.

[LLN]

10:45 this morning, going from New Bern to Greenville. Turf fields on either side of the road (turf is about 1/2 inch) in other words, there was total visibility.

Coyote running (or loping along) comes from left, crosses road about 50 yards in front, and continues across the other field. Each field at least 1/2 mile wide, so he had been a long way from any cover, and he was a long way from any cover in the direction he was heading.

My first glance I thought was a deer, but it did not look right, and recognized coyote almost immediately. This was the second one (alive) I have seen. The first was in Mooresville at about 11:00am on a Sunday morning. Forget the nocturnal tripe.

lln

[Mattman704]

I suppose this is an overly simplistic answer and most likely offensive to animal rights droolers out there, but if you ask me, as long as you live outside city limits, if coyotes are causing a problem, a 12 gauge shotgun or a decent rifle will handle the critters just fine. Notice I say if they're causing a problem, because if you shoot a critter just to shoot it well, you're a butthole.