So my friend has a coyote lurking around his property.

 

His wife says she saw it a number of times hanging around their yard/driveway. (their land backs up to a large park)

 

It apparently has been acting very weird and making kills (rabbits/squirrels/rodents) near the house.

 

If he were to see it on the land acting funny...does he:

A) Call F&W and wait around

B)Shoot the thing with a .22 or shotgun.

 

What would you do in this situation? He's worried something will happen to his dogs when they go out.

Bow, silent and just as if not more deadly.

His wife already saw it so I would call and then generate a follow up email the F&W and local police.. If you have to shoot it to protect your family so be it. I wouldn't use a .22. just might piss it off. Maybe 7.62x39???

Contact the local PD and/or the State Squirrel Cops every time you see the animal. Create a paper trail of instances that this animal approached your residence. In the event you are forced to take action and destroy the animal yourself you will have a record of how often it has been a nuisance and danger to you family and pets.

 

I am not a hunter, but I believe that NJ amended some of its laws to allow small caliber weapons (.223) to take nuisance animals like coyote and fox during certain times of the year and while hunting other animals. Something to look into.

I guess the concern is, he will call fish and game and it will take forever for them to do something.

 

Is it illegal to dispatch a coyote on private land if its acting unusually (rabies is the concern, although I've told him is rare to see a coyote with rabies)

 

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How is it acting weird? Do they know what normal coyote behavior is? Makeing kills near a home is not unusual for them, rodents especially are drawn in and near homes in winter time. Just because someone fears something that dosent mean it should be killed. If it is acting agressively towards people that is a different story and something should be done. If they are fearing for the dogs safety walk them on a leash. If i was in that situation and the coyote was acting strange like showing signs of rabies or distemper i would contact fish and wildlife and report it. They do not take forever it has been my experence that they come out right away. You are not trained to judge weather something has rabies or not. if any animal is suspect of being rabid the brain has to be sent out to be tested and you cant do that either its best to leave it up to the pros.

Bow, silent and just as if not more deadly.

 

cross bow, just because

how much property do they have? i would be willing to come up and legally take the coyote if they have enough property for me to legally hunt it

So my friend has a coyote lurking around his property.

 

His wife says she saw it a number of times hanging around their yard/driveway. (their land backs up to a large park)

The coyote probably has a den close by.

 

It apparently has been acting very weird and making kills (rabbits/squirrels/rodents) near the house.

Perfectly normal. The coyote has found an area where no one bothers him/her and food is plentiful.

 

If he were to see it on the land acting funny...does he:

A) Call F&W and wait around - X

B)Shoot the thing with a .22 or shotgun.

 

What would you do in this situation? He's worried something will happen to his dogs when they go out.

Good reason to worry.

 

You could post a plea on NewJerseyHunter.com and ask a trapper to come get it for you. They are still in season for trappers. Much more silent than a firearm going off in the neighborhood, which probably isn't a good idea unless you are in a very rural area.

 

Or call F&W. This is posted on their website as for "what to do." : http://www.nj.gov/de...coyote_info.htm

 

"If you observe coyotes in the daytime that show no fear of humans or if a coyote attacks a person, immediately contact your local police and the Division of Fish and Wildlife at 908-735-8793; outside of normal business hours call the DEP Hotline at 877-WARN-DEP."

Or just declare it a "Coyote free zone", post some signs and your problem will be solved!

 

Sorry- couldn't resist.

We had a bunch of yotes the summer before last. I could hear them each night up in the Ramapo mountains.

They killed several dogs and cats in the area. One even broke into a house to give birth in a mans home.

Last summer nothing no howls no dogs missing no sightings. Still there is plenty of game for them to eat.

I think a bow hunter got'em. Alot of wealthy people in the area so maybe a hired gun?

I guess I'm in trouble!

 

Check the legalities of discharging a firearm on residential property before you do anything.

By a road runner and let the coyote chase it down. If he starts to use Acme rockets, then start to worry...

 

Seriously though my town has had a problem with them but the cops do nothing. So call the fish and wild people.

By a road runner and let the coyote chase it down. If he starts to use Acme rockets, then start to worry...

 

Seriously though my town has had a problem with them but the cops do nothing. So call the fish and wild people.

 

My thought exactly. Paint a tunnel on the side of a brick wall.

Try a natural predator, lion or tiger from popcorn zoo would take care of that pest .

This cracked me the hell up lmao

 

 

My thought exactly. Paint a tunnel on the side of a brick wall.