FC Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 This has been killing my chickens. I've got a dog-sized trap out trying to get it. Tail looks like a fox, head looks like a coyote, and butt looks well fed like a domestic dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdm1962 Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 IDK but I think it is a dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Dog, I would agree. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacrat Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 IMO that's a yote. Late Nov. he is fuzzing up for winter which makes the legs appear shorter especially from that angle. Color scheme even screams yote. Or maybe a pint size Chupacabra, they love chickens when they can't get children or sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 The hot dogs have disappeared twice in one day. Either the smaller chickens, which escape through the fencing squares are eating them, or the canine is taking off with it. I didn't see it on the game cam this morning. I'll have to make a net for the food, or wire it to the back. Maybe another meaty bone. Those two dogs I shot a couple months back were picked at by the buzzards, but after that something left only scattered bones and half a jawbone. I saw the hind quarter on the game cam, when it was in the back of the property where the carcasses were over the fence of some sort of canine. I've never heard a coyote howl in this area though. Whatever it is with the appetite has to be eliminated, and is making the job hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacrat Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Might suspend the bait a few feet off the ground in view of camera. That way ground dwellers like chickens can't get it. just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I have a box cage big enough to catch dogs. I suspended some dog "Treatz" from the top, so hope that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiris Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Back a decade ago when I still lived in upstate rural NY, there were small packs of what we called Coydogs in the area, but they were quite vocal at night. More definitive pics would be nice, and hopefully you'll catch it live and take closeup pics to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Darned small chickens are still eating up the meat based stuff I put in the cage! I'll have to get another ham bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoedoh Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Tony, You need a real big box trap to trap a canine. If you have a dog/coyote problem and you live out in the woods, you ought to figure out how to set some snares. They're somewhat safer than leg-hold traps because you and your chickens won't step on them and they work. My friends that live down by the river frequently trap problem coyotes with them. I'm not saying they're most humane solution but if you're trying to protect your livestock, you might think it over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I bought some stainless steel snares some time ago and never used them. They are for the head, right? The cage I have has caught a big dog before. This darned possum got away last night. The cage door didn't lock when it fell shut. I'll use a wiener in a medium cage. As you can see, he is very well fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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