Coyotes are fearful animals, normally they will run when humans are around, they see us before we ever see them. You do have sick or desperate Coyotes that pose a real threat, but not the norm.
� Coyotes want easy to get prey, sheep, goats, calves, cats, small dogs. Big horses are not a concern or cows, just the calves.
� Foxpens are not liable for damages to livestock because can not be proven that coyote that caused the damage was the one escaped from foxpen.
� Foxpens are not required to tag their wild animals.
� Mini ponies are at risk from Coyotes, but it's not a high risk. Coyotes hunt in 1,2 or 3s not normally a pack, only in desperation do they hunt as a pack, it would take a pack to take a mini horse down.
� Unlike Wolves, Coyotes do not hunt in packs.
� The best livestock protection is the LGD (Livestock Guardian Dog) a male only, females will attract the coyotes.
� The Coyotes are here due to Migration, Expanding their own territory, the government did not bring them into the eastern seaboard.
� The State Wildlife Commission does not get involved for Coyote sightings or Coyote damage unless $50.00 or more worth of damage to livestock. In these cases, they will release a license allowing you (or someone you hire) to trap .
I find coyotes fascinating have spotted a couple a few times in our sub division....no we do not live in the wilderness but the burbs of a big city
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