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Photo Credits: Edward D. Kellems Coyotes as predators Description: Hemorrhaging in flesh of victim indicates its death by predation rather than by scavenging.

Coyotes can cause a tremendous amount of damage through their predation on livestock, family pets, and even agriculture. Coyotes eat small livestock, poultry, watermelon and certain truck and field crops

Biology

  Coyote pups at den site Photo Credits: NEBRASKALAND Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Comm. photo

coyote fur
Description: can range from reds to grays and browns
Photo Credits: Dallas Virchow

Coyote-rare color
Description: This black coyote is very rare as are albinos. But color commonly ranges across gray-brown-red.
Photo Credits: Edward D. Kellems

• N.Y.S. D.E.C. game commission officer Robert Doe confirmed that this was indeed a new New York state record coyote. Its official weight was 115 pounds, it is a very large male and was shot this (2005-6 in February '06)) regular deer season just out side the town of Hilton. (Hilton is just West of Rochester in Northern Monroe County) It has been spotted on several different occasions chasing deer & livestock, dogs, and cats.

Sign

 Coyotes leave dog-like prints

Photo Credits: NEBRASKALAND Magazine

Damage

• Attack pets
• Attack livestock
• Eat watermelon
• Human attacks, though rare, do occur

Coyote Control Methods

Habitat Modification

• wire mesh and/or electric fences
• Change herding management
• pasture selection where coyote habitat is minimal
• carrion removal
• donkeys and llamas & guard dogs,
• house young livestock; fall lambing or calving; synchronizing breeding of livestock; 

Repellents

• Frightening Agent Sirens and strobe lights such as the Electronic Guard, propane exploders and vehicles or human effigies may temporarily deter wary animals. well-placed lights, such as above sheep corrals 

Trapping

• foot hold traps and snares;

Cage trapping coyotes is extremely difficult. Catching two coyotes at the same time in a cage trap rises to the level of winning the PowerBall Lottery.
Photo Credits: Wes Patrick

Scents, baits, and other flavors and odors are used for most carnivores and for beaver. Photo Credits: Dallas Virchow

Shooting

• High caliper rifles, shotguns
• hunting with dogs; aerial hunting, denning

Toxicants & Fumigants

• M-44 (professionals use only)  

  

  Predator Control Device (M-44) Description: Used only by USDA agency personnel specifically for canines Photo Credits: Dallas Virchow

  These links are comprised of pages dedicated to providing more information on the biology and control of coyotes. Before initiating any coyote control measures be sure to check with appropriate federal and state agencies. Links to those agencies can be found in the navigation bar above.

• Livestock Protection Collar;
• Gas cartridges as burrow fumigants;

Living with Coyotes

• NY Dept. of Environment & Conservation Tips
• CA Coyotebytes--Info on Urban CA Coyotes

Safety & Disease

• Coyotes can attack pets, small children and even adults.
• Coyotes can carry mange, rabies and other diseases.
   

University Publications

Coyote Information Page--Kansas State Univ. Lots of info

Coyote Control in the Eastern U.S.--Michigan State University 

How to Call Coyotes--Kansas State University PDF

Living with California Coyotes--California Fish & Game Dept. PDF

Predation by Coyotes & Other Predators to Livestock or Poultry--Virginia PolyTech 

Reducing Coyote Predation Through Sheep Management--University of Nevada PDF

Reduction of Coyote Predation on Louisiana Livestock--USDA Environmental Assessment PDF

Snares for Capturing Coyotes--Kansas State University PDF

Understanding the Coyote --Kansas State University

Coyote Management-University of Kentucky

Coyotes in the News

April 10, 2007. Coyote Attacks Child. Asbury Park Press.

Nov 20, 2006. Boy fends off coyote. Edmonton Sun News.

Oct 22, 2006. MA coyotes like cats. Sentinel & Enterprise.

Oct 19, 2006. Coyote attack in CT.

April 27, 2006. Boys Nipped by Coyote. BostonChannel.com