Anyone poison coyotes like this?

sorry i offended anyone ,was not my intention.a far as target specific ,if you can read ground it is,you dont place anything willynilly,just like snares in the wrong place you could catch your neighbors dog,and the results would be strangulation death which aint real pretty. its not intended to be used in close proximity to your neighbor,but i guess if you live in a subdivision you may not have a coy problem,but if you do live close to folks who cant contain their work dogs,or pets.you could always try a warm glass of milk and a blanky,and try positive thinking and the coyotes and coy dogs might guard your livestock and children,and even sing a chorus of kumbayah,might even stop global warming and help ET get home.but for those who have a coyote problem,and whos neighbors have enough sense to contain their animals,it works. as far as chewing through aircraft cable they will if they are on the ground. if you are on your hind legs with a hook in your mouth regular trap wire holds, and he will be there waiting on you at daybreak

I'm in the non poison crowd myself... its just not right!

The linked article though has one major problem, foot holds and snares are not LETHAL.
They are non lethal at least til I show up with the gun.
Sure a snare can be but at least here it has to have a stop which prevents strangulation.
Proper placement also prevents strangulation.
A snare with out a stop is just as inhumane a way of killing as poison!
I don't want to be cruel to any animal even the problem ones or those slated for the plate, do it as quick and painless as I can and be done with it.

I agree...we are humans and way more humane than to poison or slow death strangulate animals. Nature is cruel, but we are better than that.

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I agree that nothing deserves a slow painful death.
I prefer to shoot coyotes but on occasion will use leg traps and snares.
The snares I use and are the only legal kind to use here in Missouri are quick release and have the stops so they don't normally strangle the animal. That's just in case you snare the wrong critter like a neighbors dog or cat. Never had that happen yet but I guess it could easy enough.

I used to know a guy up north who got sick of the neighbor's dogs coming around eating everything in sight, chasing stock, killing cats, etc.

He'd tie a chunk of meat, real secure, on a length of fishing line, add a plastic float a couple of feet up from the meat and hang it on a bush or something. Dog eats meat, goes home with plastic bobber hanging on a string out of his mouth. owner pays for x-ray and vet bill, only to find that there is no hook. Takes hint. Pens dog.

he also used to feed them x-lax so they could decorate the neighbor's house and yard for a day or so and then recover. The friendly ones, he'd paint with water based paint.

Now, I know that all sounds mean, but bear in mind that everybody else was shooting them on sight. Stray dogs in cattle country have a pretty short shelf life.....Joe

I've had to shoot two since we've been here. When I step off my back porch and see 5 pit bulls there growling at me, something has to be done. I thought about going up to the neighbor and letting them know I'd shot one of their dogs, but my wife talked me out of it. What good would come of it, she asked. They know this is livestock country, they still let their dogs run loose, and we're the new people. We've been here a month and we've already killed one of their dogs. How do you think that's going to sit?

The next month I had to kill another one. After that they all disappeared. I don't even see them out on that neighbor's porch anymore.

We have had way more trouble from other people's dogs than we've ever had from coyotes.

I think coyotes are more of a problem at calving time, while the dogs are a problem daily. Except for chickens...........They ALL love fresh chicken.......Joe

I've noticed that even CHICKENS love fresh chicken.

When I've had pregnant livestock that are near to birth, I bring them up closer to the house in smaller enclosures. This keeps me from having to play "hunt the baby" and also protects them from predators.