Harford County Coyotes

chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

I know this is old news (Coyotes in Harford county) but I just heard a story I though that I would share. One of my Neighbors let their dog out in the back yard last night, and the dog never came back, wouldn't come when called etc. They went out searching the neighborhoods in the area with no luck. This morning, they found the dog dead (springer spaniel) in their back yard with its belly ripped open.

I have hunting property that backs up to the back of his woods, so I am hoping to have something on the game cameras.

Moral of the story, make sure you watch your dogs at night time if you let them out

chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

update - Just got a text that another dog in the neighbor was also killed, it was a small poodle type dog im not sure of the breed, in the same neighborhood though in the not far from jones junction

W.Coyote · Dec 8, 2016

Can you be a little more specific in regards to neighborhood?

chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

Off of old Joppa road - Exeter green

W.Coyote · Dec 8, 2016

Ouch. I'm on the other side of 152. My dogs, both of which normally don't make a peep once they're put to bed, both went apesh1t around 2 this morning....

chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

Yeah I was pretty surprised to hear that, I have not heard of many actually getting ahold of pets.

foxtrapper · Dec 8, 2016

I have a graphic pic of a fox killed by a coyote. It was skinned out to take the pic showing the injuries. It was my 1st fox ever that was killed by a coyote after being caught in one of my traps. I would imagine the same injuries on the fox would be like what happened to the dog. I'll post the pic if allowed. The fox's belly was ripped into as part of the injuries. And no, I have not caught the coyote or any coyotes at that farm after getting the dead fox. I tried, but the next time it rolled through it missed the trap and pooped behind my backing. I then caught another fox there, on coyote gland and coyote urine. But that fox was alive and intact.

There are def a lot of coyotes in Harford now. I have another farm to trap, where the neighbor heard a coyote right out back of his house recently, and there is a pack of coyotes right on the edge of Havre de Grace, that howl almost every night. It's a farm that has been around since 1600 something, but I cannot trap it due to the deer hunters there. My new trapping buddy is a tenant there, and even he isn't allowed to trap. But they got one of his pet ducks recently and he is now mad and going to night hunt them as soon as shotgun season is over. They will let him do that at least. It's in the best interest of the deer hunters to get rid of some coyotes anyway to keep the loss of fawns down. My buddy told me of another nearby property where they won't let a trapper or predator hunter in there, but then bitch about seeing way less deer due to coyotes. SMH...

foxtrapper · Dec 8, 2016

BTW these 2 roadkills were found in Baltimore county on rt 40 somewhere around where the Gunpowder park is, in the White Marsh area. 42 pounds each on my digital scale. Both males.

travistheone · Dec 8, 2016

Sweet!

F2S · Dec 8, 2016

Chesapeake, looks like we got ourselves a date night!

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vinjet700 · Dec 8, 2016

Have friends that live near 23 & 165 and had one run thru his yard couple weeks ago.

chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

foxtrapper said:
I have a graphic pic of a fox killed by a coyote. It was skinned out to take the pic showing the injuries. It was my 1st fox ever that was killed by a coyote after being caught in one of my traps. I would imagine the same injuries on the fox would be like what happened to the dog. I'll post the pic if allowed. The fox's belly was ripped into as part of the injuries. And no, I have not caught the coyote or any coyotes at that farm after getting the dead fox. I tried, but the next time it rolled through it missed the trap and pooped behind my backing. I then caught another fox there, on coyote gland and coyote urine. But that fox was alive and intact.

There are def a lot of coyotes in Harford now. I have another farm to trap, where the neighbor heard a coyote right out back of his house recently, and there is a pack of coyotes right on the edge of Havre de Grace, that howl almost every night. It's a farm that has been around since 1600 something, but I cannot trap it due to the deer hunters there. My new trapping buddy is a tenant there, and even he isn't allowed to trap. But they got one of his pet ducks recently and he is now mad and going to night hunt them as soon as shotgun season is over. They will let him do that at least. It's in the best interest of the deer hunters to get rid of some coyotes anyway to keep the loss of fawns down. My buddy told me of another nearby property where they won't let a trapper or predator hunter in there, but then bitch about seeing way less deer due to coyotes. SMH...

That's some good infomation, I really didn't realize there were that many of them, we actually have not seen much deer action in the past weeks so I'm thinking this might be the cause.

Yeah I don't understand why they wouldn't want a trapper or predator hunter there, I guess they will sing a different tune when one of their pets gets killed

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chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

F2S said:
Chesapeake, looks like we got ourselves a date night!

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That's what I'm talking about bunk!

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chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

foxtrapper said:
BTW these 2 roadkills were found in Baltimore county on rt 40 somewhere around where the Gunpowder park is, in the White Marsh area. 42 pounds each on my digital scale. Both males.

Those are some bigguns, DANG

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chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

foxtrapper said:
BTW these 2 roadkills were found in Baltimore county on rt 40 somewhere around where the Gunpowder park is, in the White Marsh area. 42 pounds each on my digital scale. Both males.

Trapper, is coyote hunting open season in Maryland?

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newmuzzleloader · Dec 8, 2016

I'm in the same general area and twice this yr I've seen coyote scat. Our dog goes out on the leash at night so no worries that way. It is something to keep a look out for. A month ago I did lose 19 chickens when I went camping with the boy scouts and didn't lock the coop before I left. I blamed that on the foxes though, I've seen them in daylight chasing the birds.

newmuzzleloader · Dec 8, 2016

chesapeakeIRON said:
Trapper, is coyote hunting open season in Maryland?

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I'll answer.. Yr round, 6 months of the yr its legal to hunt em at night but I can't tell off the top of my head which 1/2 of the yr

chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

newmuzzleloader said:
I'm in the same general area and twice this yr I've seen coyote scat. Our dog goes out on the leash at night so no worries that way. It is something to keep a look out for. A month ago I did lose 19 chickens when I went camping with the boy scouts and didn't lock the coop before I left. I blamed that on the foxes though, I've seen them in daylight chasing the birds.

Ok yeah i have not even thought to look out for coyote scat but I will be now, my sister lost about 12 chickens last spring she lives in the same area as well and we figured it was fox as well, maybe it's time to put a game cam on the chicken coops

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chesapeakeIRON · Dec 8, 2016

newmuzzleloader said:
I'll answer.. Yr round, 6 months of the yr its legal to hunt em at night but I can't tell off the top of my head which 1/2 of the yr

Ok yeah didn't know about the night hunting for 6 months, thanks for information I'll have to look it up the details on DNR if we do go out. Although,f I'm as lucky as hunting deer as I would be hunting coyotes, I most likely won't see any coyotes

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montoya32 · Dec 8, 2016

chesapeakeIRON said:
Off of old Joppa road - Exeter green

Oh, wow! I did know they were down this far, but I guess being that close to the Gun Powder makes it convenient. I am off of Whitaker Mill and Old Joppa and could have sworn I say coyote prints in my driveway. I have a larger dog, 80lbs, and a smaller one. They usually go out together and my yard is fenced.

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