Any Hoosiers spilling Coyote blood?

MikeTBC · December 17, 2004, 11:41 PM

I'm told Coyotes are making inroads into Indiana.

You getting any?

Where?

TIA

TBC

Erich · December 18, 2004, 10:03 AM

Not me (I'm in NM, where they've always been), but around my mom's house just west of West Lafayette they are. I remember seeing the first ones there in the mid-'80s: '84, I'm pretty sure.

MikeTBC · December 19, 2004, 09:12 PM

Maybe I should've said "inroads across Indiana".

They've been in the western half for some time (as you noted)

TBC

Erich · December 25, 2004, 12:48 AM

Heck, according to a friend of mine, they're on Cape Cod now.

I doubt they shoot many out there in Taxachussets, though.

mete · December 25, 2004, 01:11 AM

Coyotes are everywhere, all thorough the east, into Canada. There was one trapped in WVa recently that weighed in at 90 lbs !!!.....BTW the fellow who told me about the coyote also told me about film taken with one of those cameras you put on trails to see what's in the night -this was in OHIO and the film showed a mountain lion !!! Ohio is another state that says there are no mountain lions there !

wacki · December 25, 2004, 06:40 AM

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Heck, according to a friend of mine, they're on Cape Cod now.

I doubt they shoot many out there in Taxachussets, though.

They are everywhere. If you have ANY trees in your yard, odds are you will have coyotes as well. And I highly doubt they get shot. The ambulances don't even use sirens in Falmouth because the noise disturbes all of the old people.

Indy_SIG · December 25, 2004, 07:56 AM

Indiana has always had coyotes.

Erich · December 25, 2004, 01:35 PM

Not true, IndySIG. They were from west of the Mississippi originally. I don't know when the first ones crossed in, however, and I'd be interested in hearing about any early reported historical sources.

FWIW, there were NOT any around when I was a kid growing up ('70s) in the Tippecanoe/Benton County area (on IN's W border with IL, about 1/3 of the way down), and since Benton County was the most heavily agricultural county in IN, I would have heard about it.

Enjoy your snow, IndySIG (I just got off the phone with my littlest brother in Indy).

Indy_SIG · December 25, 2004, 04:53 PM

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Not true, IndySIG. They were from west of the Mississippi originally. I don't know when the first ones crossed in, however, and I'd be interested in hearing about any early reported historical sources.

They've been here in abundance since the early 1900's (and probably a lot longer). I shot my first one in about 1954. They're most prominent in the Western counties. There's actually too many of them these days, both for their own good and for my family's chickens. You may not have been paying close enough attention in Tippecanoe County; I have no doubt they've been there just as long.

Erich · December 25, 2004, 10:13 PM

We had such a problem with feral dogs that they might have run the 'yotes out!

Anybody else remember organized hunting of packs of feral dogs as a young'un?

Tom2 · December 26, 2004, 01:03 PM

We got em all round this town here in SW Ohio now. Most people never see them unless they are outside of town late at night though. Some hear them at night who live on the border of town faceing the farmlands and woods. Better start watching-this kind of weather drives em into town looking for food. Weird to see a mangy one trotting across the street in the middle of town in your headlights at night. Never heard of a coyote except in Disney shows about the far west when I was growin up. Who knows what else might be comin' in here next. Bigfoot might be knockin at the door.

Long Path · December 26, 2004, 03:01 PM

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...06_coyote.html

Erich · December 26, 2004, 04:53 PM

Talked to my sister today - she and her husband farm in Benton and Warren counties - and she said that the state has a bounty on the coyotes again.

I told her that they ought to lay low for a while and let them take care of some of the white-tailed "field rats" first. Man, I've never seen so many deer as they've got running around!

beenthere · December 30, 2004, 12:03 AM

A gun dealer I know north of Fort Wayne says he has killed 9 since he built his house 12 years ago. Shoots them from a second floor window at 200 - 250 yards with a 223. I saw one a month ago eating carrion at the roadside during the day and there were two on a neighbors porch last spring. They're getting to be quite a bother and even some of the Amish farmers are carrying guns out when doing farmwork. Never thought I'd see that.

Jseime · January 3, 2005, 07:57 PM

the only way to deal with coyotes and keep your cats safe is to get a .243 loaded up with light bullets and a coyote call when you see that big dog pop out of the bush 200 yards away with his two buddies i swear to you youll think your heart is going to jump out of your mouth

beenthere · January 9, 2005, 12:40 PM

My son lives northeast of Lafayette, IN about 25 miles and has coyotes. I live in Auburn and have them around here. I have seen them within half a mile of my lake cottage (soon to be my retirement home) west of Wolcottville and a workmate has them near Columbia City. My daughter was at the cottage last spring early and saw a couple on the neighbors porch.

I'd guess they are prolific in central to northern Indiana. Sad thing is the fox population seems to be going down some and I don't know if that is related to the surge in coyotes. All I know is if I see them I'll shoot them.

December 17, 2004, 11:41 PM	#1
MikeTBC Member Join Date: December 17, 2004 Posts: 23	Any Hoosiers spilling Coyote blood? I'm told Coyotes are making inroads into Indiana. You getting any? Where? TIA TBC

December 25, 2004, 07:56 AM	#7
Indy_SIG Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 441	Indiana has always had coyotes. __________________ I refuse to be a willing victim.

December 26, 2004, 01:03 PM	#11
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Buckeye coyotes We got em all round this town here in SW Ohio now. Most people never see them unless they are outside of town late at night though. Some hear them at night who live on the border of town faceing the farmlands and woods. Better start watching-this kind of weather drives em into town looking for food. Weird to see a mangy one trotting across the street in the middle of town in your headlights at night. Never heard of a coyote except in Disney shows about the far west when I was growin up. Who knows what else might be comin' in here next. Bigfoot might be knockin at the door.

December 26, 2004, 03:01 PM	#12
Long Path Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: N. Texas Posts: 5,899	http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...06_coyote.html __________________ "Welcome to The Firing Line, a virtual community dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership."T.F.L. Policy Page Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap? ____________

December 30, 2004, 12:03 AM	#14
beenthere Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2004 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 460	Coyote in Indiana A gun dealer I know north of Fort Wayne says he has killed 9 since he built his house 12 years ago. Shoots them from a second floor window at 200 - 250 yards with a 223. I saw one a month ago eating carrion at the roadside during the day and there were two on a neighbors porch last spring. They're getting to be quite a bother and even some of the Amish farmers are carrying guns out when doing farmwork. Never thought I'd see that.

December 18, 2004, 10:03 AM	#2
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Not me (I'm in NM, where they've always been), but around my mom's house just west of West Lafayette they are. I remember seeing the first ones there in the mid-'80s: '84, I'm pretty sure.

December 19, 2004, 09:12 PM	#3
MikeTBC Member Join Date: December 17, 2004 Posts: 23	Maybe I should've said "inroads across Indiana". They've been in the western half for some time (as you noted) TBC

December 25, 2004, 12:48 AM	#4
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Heck, according to a friend of mine, they're on Cape Cod now. I doubt they shoot many out there in Taxachussets, though.

December 25, 2004, 01:11 AM	#5
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Coyotes are everywhere, all thorough the east, into Canada. There was one trapped in WVa recently that weighed in at 90 lbs !!!.....BTW the fellow who told me about the coyote also told me about film taken with one of those cameras you put on trails to see what's in the night -this was in OHIO and the film showed a mountain lion !!! Ohio is another state that says there are no mountain lions there !

December 25, 2004, 01:35 PM	#8
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Not true, IndySIG. They were from west of the Mississippi originally. I don't know when the first ones crossed in, however, and I'd be interested in hearing about any early reported historical sources. FWIW, there were NOT any around when I was a kid growing up ('70s) in the Tippecanoe/Benton County area (on IN's W border with IL, about 1/3 of the way down), and since Benton County was the most heavily agricultural county in IN, I would have heard about it. Enjoy your snow, IndySIG (I just got off the phone with my littlest brother in Indy).

December 25, 2004, 10:13 PM	#10
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	We had such a problem with feral dogs that they might have run the 'yotes out! Anybody else remember organized hunting of packs of feral dogs as a young'un?

December 26, 2004, 04:53 PM	#13
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Talked to my sister today - she and her husband farm in Benton and Warren counties - and she said that the state has a bounty on the coyotes again. I told her that they ought to lay low for a while and let them take care of some of the white-tailed "field rats" first. Man, I've never seen so many deer as they've got running around!

January 3, 2005, 07:57 PM	#15
Jseime Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,775	hunt em the only way to deal with coyotes and keep your cats safe is to get a .243 loaded up with light bullets and a coyote call when you see that big dog pop out of the bush 200 yards away with his two buddies i swear to you youll think your heart is going to jump out of your mouth

January 9, 2005, 12:40 PM	#16
beenthere Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2004 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 460	More Coyotes My son lives northeast of Lafayette, IN about 25 miles and has coyotes. I live in Auburn and have them around here. I have seen them within half a mile of my lake cottage (soon to be my retirement home) west of Wolcottville and a workmate has them near Columbia City. My daughter was at the cottage last spring early and saw a couple on the neighbors porch. I'd guess they are prolific in central to northern Indiana. Sad thing is the fox population seems to be going down some and I don't know if that is related to the surge in coyotes. All I know is if I see them I'll shoot them.