Coyote Hunter Needed Johnston County

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We are having a problem with (we think) coyote killing animals on our farm in Johnston County. We are being hit in the middle of the night in a fenced (4 foot) pasture.

Is there anyone in the area that is interested in setting up to night hunt the land for us?

Ruffy
 
Fair enough. The ducks that are getting hit are ranged not cooped/housed. Anybody got a suggestion for traps that will help without getting the ducks too? Or just set the traps outside the pasture?



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canine traps shouldn't attract ducks but yeah I would definitely trap outside the pasture. I mean, you can shoot them when you see them also but from what I have seen you can trap 3-4x more than you will ever see
 
Use leg hold traps. I don't think a duck will be interested in a leg hold set baited with meat. Check the traps daily. Dispatch caught coyotes.
 
I'm pretty sure any landowner can get a depredation permit to trap coyotes year round if they're a nuisance. Call your local WRC officer or the state office.
My understanding is that only applies to the five county area down east where the red wolves are. Either way, I would be careful about publishing online that I was putting out traps. The numbers listed for contact for coyote depredation permits are: 1-888-248-6834 or 919 707- 0391
 
I'm pretty sure any landowner can get a depredation permit to trap coyotes year round if they're a nuisance. Call your local WRC officer or the state office.

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I know a few people that may want them for field trials.
 
It’s ducks that are being attacked ... maybe it’s yotes or maybe not. It could also be fox or dogs (feral or even domestic let to roam at night) not excusing any of the aforementioned. That being the case I’d contact the WRC for help ... if it’s a fox the fox thing is tricky and you need to watch the laws there. Depredation permits are your friend on wildlife ... dogs are DRT and after that you choice of SSS or hand the owner if you can determine that a bill for your ducks.

I’d also suggest if you have or can borrow a couple game cams set ‘em up ASAP to know what you’re dealing with. If you don’t have a dog or are open to getting another that might help ... especially if you could handle say a Great Pyrenees or such livestock dog. A full grown GP would very likely handle the problem if you raised and trained them. A neighbor some years back had a pair of GP’s and I actually saw these 2 dogs switch watch at night. They stay out in the field and 1 would lay down and rest while the other walked around and kept an eye on things. They are big and do take some upkeep but my neighbor didn’t have a problem with feral or roaming dogs, fox or such (we hadn’t been invaded by yotes yet) messing with his calves as long as Benny and Josie were there ... they were great dogs.
 
If you feel it is coons, possums or skunks buy 6 to 12 dog proof traps and saturate the area with them.
All other animals are pretty much immune to that trap. Get Bridger t-3’s.

If its yote’s get someone that knows how to catch them because if a greenhorn educates them with bad sets you’ll play heck catching them after that.
 
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FYI: If they are eating the breast meat and the head only the its most likely possum. If eating most of the duck then its fox coyote or wild dogs.
 
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I've killed coyotes for farmers in the Cleveland School area over the years. This might be a domestic dog. I agree to have a trapper assess the situation and dispatch as necessary. Unfortunately, traps have no regard for what they trap on and domestic dogs are attracted to the same attractants. On the other hand, if someone's dog is being allowed to run free and kill, they are the enemy.

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Find a farmer who will sell you a bag of timec. BTW get a HAZ-MAT suit and respirator before touching the timec.
 
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