Pompano - 4-15-2007 at 06:25 AM
Some things can only happen in Baja.....
How to Catch a Coyote - Step 1
1. get a hot dog out of fridge.
2. place hot dog into empty parrot cage.
3. tie rope onto open cage door.
4. sit quietly holding rope end in hand.
5. quickly pull cage door shut when coyote enters to gobble the hot dog.
6. you have caught your coyote!
[Edited on 4-15-2007 by Pompano]
How to Catch a Coyote - Step 2
Pompano - 4-15-2007 at 06:29 AM
Of course, Step 1 will not work at all, because too many people are laughing their fool heads off, thus alerting the damn coyote. So...Step 2:
1. insert 2-3 doses of valium into each of several hot dogs.
2. run around the entire neighborhood after the coyote throwing loaded hot dog mickeys at him.
3. when he finally eats a couple ..sit still and observe.
4. when the coyote sits down and yawns....get ready with your large salmon net!
How to Catch a Coyote - Step 3
Pompano - 4-15-2007 at 06:31 AM
Okay, so now you know that the damn coyote can eat 8 valium hot dogs without keeling over...but the good news is he knows we have
more hot dogs!
Step 3...back to Step 1 and the parrot cage-roped door-lying in wait- thing.
1. show the coyote another hot dog...chuck into cage.
2. NOW! Pull the door shut and watch the coyote start bouncing up and down the cage ...like a caged coyote!
3. trick some NOLS students into going into the cage with a large dog kennel/carrier.
4. kennel the coyote in carrier. Treat student wounds with iodine.
5. transport coyote to an area close to Loreto..60 miles south...
6. place on ground a tub of water - and drop some non-drugged hot dogs
7. release coyote from carrier and say "Lucky, you are on your own."
BajaBruno - 4-15-2007 at 06:46 AM
Do you now buy a new parrot? 
vandenberg - 4-15-2007 at 07:20 AM
Looks like the same one I took from Loreto To Mulege a few years back
Bajagypsy - 4-15-2007 at 08:20 AM
That is a bit different than the way we do it at home!! Our way involves guns.....
jerry - 4-15-2007 at 08:31 AM
in oregon its a 22 hornet between the lookers and collect the bounty
Pompano - 4-15-2007 at 08:54 AM
BajaBruno...oops, no...no parrots were injured in the capture of Lucky. We used an empty cage.
vandenburg...another coyote saga, perhaps? But yours is not our coyote. This one was raised from puppyhood by our neighbors.
BajaGypsy,...Ouch!...guns are good for an over-abundance of wolves up your way, I know...but this Baja coyote was kinda special. He was 'found' by
some neighbors who believed he was 'orphaned' when they spied him sitting in the mouth of a den on one of their desert walks. Caring deeply about all
animals, but not being too knowledgeable in the habits of coyotes, they took the little guy home with them. Little did they know that they had done a
bad thing...removing the coyote pup from his mother who most certainly was close by the den.
Anyway, they had now adopted the coyote pup and gave him a name, Lucky and proceeded to raise him like a family pet. Not a great idea, but they
were acting with the greatest of intentions. Naturally the pup grew..and grew...and started looking around for some other snacks than which the
couple were feeding him. Pretty soon a cat or two in the neighborhood would be seen streaking away from Lucky, who was in hot pursuit. He got into a
lot of devilment in the months ahead....naturally.
Eventually the couple realized that they had made a mistake and wanted to rectify it. They asked for our help. Hence...we organized to form our
version of a Coyote Protection & Relocation Plan. We would corral Lucky..who by now had the run of the entire bay and was showing his true colors
as a predator. We decided to introduce him back to nature while he was still young, hopefully able to cope with it's variables. One good thing was,
he was in terrific physical shape...being well-fed by the community and by excercising daily chasing local pets.
Bueno suerte, Lucky.
DianaT - 4-15-2007 at 09:40 AM
What a GREAT story---sure hope Lucky does well.
Thanks for sharing it
Diane
vgabndo - 4-15-2007 at 10:18 AM
Good job Roger...at least Lucky has a better chance of survival than if you had been one of the "nice" folks who advocate killing dogs for fun and/or
profit.
Mexico needs all the coyotes it can get. If enough of them breed with the domestic dogs, there is a possibility of introducing normal length legs back
into the gene pool.
Cypress - 4-15-2007 at 12:56 PM
Coyotes are strange critters.
They're my neighbors.
We get along.
Bajagypsy - 4-15-2007 at 04:18 PM
I can understand taking a baby home, we once had 3 baby racoons living in our house cause the mom had died. That lasted a month as I didn't realize
how districtive they are. We kept them in our huge aquairium and then they out grew it. Todd made them a little dog house, and we took them out to
the river with their house and a bag of cat food. Hopefully everything worked out!!
Paula - 4-15-2007 at 05:31 PM
Pompano, you could have called this thread "how a North Dakotan catches a Coyote"
But seriously, nice work! Hope Lucky is doing well, and if we see him down this way we'll off him a burger. He's probably pretty wary of hot
dogs
a true story.
djh - 4-15-2007 at 06:18 PM
Thanks, Pompano
I like coyotes....
A true short story..
About 15 years ago, I found a female coyote trapped by the toes in a brutal leg trap. (slow painful death.... forchrissake how heartless is THAT?)
The bait used to catch this coyote was a dead crow.... beautiful, the crow (also of native lore), was killed to enable killing the coyote... gotta
love dem humans... There were about 20 other dead coyotes laying around in various stages of decomposition.... from newly dead to years old - bones
and skin only).
I was beyond angry. I paddled my kayak to the village... and called a friend with the only instructions being.... Come now, bring your kayak, two
pairs of heavy gloves and your boots.
I used a fallen, long straight branch as a guide, pivoted from one side of the trapped kayak - over her leg, and slowly moved her back and down to the
ground. She seemed to know we were helping. She laid down and stayed very still while my friend released the leg trap. I held the coyote down until
my friend backed off about 30 feet. I laid the branch down, essentially releasing the coyote, and joined my friend.
The coyote stared at us - directly into our eyes.... for what seemed to be 5 minutes, but was perhaps only 2. She then pulled her leg and injured
foot easily from under the loose branch. She laid and licked her injured toes and pad.
We watched for about 15 minutes. She could walk... Injured, but not fatally, and her healing seemed assured.
When I finally made eye contact with my friend, Mark, he sat silently in tears. I too was deeply moved by the event.
As we broke all of the leg traps free from their pinned chains and deposited them into the deepest part of the river we'd just paddled, and covered
the now piled corpses of coyotes with brush and branches and rocks, this female coyote just laid and watched us. And as we made our way down to our
kayaks to paddle back to the village, our newest friend trailed us about 30 feet. She stood on the bank of the river as we paddled away and let out
two soft YIPS !
A coyote might steal a chicken.... (horrible? ? my butt ~ you're just gonna kill and eat it yourself....)
A coyote might howl on a rare summer night.... (as opposed to drunken Peepoles who howl all night like they're the only thing that really matters...)
Coyotes are legendary in native culture.... The "white man's" forked tongue, smallpox laden blankets, and cultural gifts... (like alcohol and beads)
are quite a bit below the status of coyotes.
Coyotes scavenge.... they kill for food. They do not kill for sport, trophy, photo opportunities, or bragging rights.
The more I know about people, the more I like coyotes.
[Edited on 4-16-2007 by djh]
Stickers - 4-15-2007 at 06:42 PM
Nice story
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vgabndo - 4-15-2007 at 08:23 PM
I understand your anger about the abuse of coyotes djh. In these parts about the only thing with more bullet holes in it than a careless coyote is a
rural road sign.
The dog killers around here hang the corpses from barbed
wire fences like trophys.
jerry - 4-15-2007 at 09:57 PM
theres a reason for the bounty im sure you can figure it out
coyotes are NOT dogs
taking any wild animal out of its element and your condeming it and perhaps its species to death
hard words but true
besides throu cloning there no need for indangered species just cross a polar bear with a possem and they can live anywhere
Iflyfish - 4-16-2007 at 12:14 AM
Might I suggest a variation.
Eat the valium and groove on the pup! Used to work in the 60s.
Iflyfish
"song dog"
Pompano - 4-16-2007 at 05:32 AM
So let's talk some coyote....As all of us know who have camped in Baja's outback areas, the coyote's most characteristic vocalizations are shrill yips
and howls. The howling is often a group effort and may function as greetings between individuals or territorial claims. However
used, the sound always sends chills down our spines. Native Americans name for them was "song dog."
I can personally attest to the reason Coyote Bay got it's name... because we are often treated to a nightly chorus!
Howls are used to keep in touch with other coyotes in the area. Sometimes, when guests first hear it, they may have an initial tingling fear of
primitive danger, but to us relics, the howl of the coyote is truly a song of Baja.
Coyotes, in additon to howling, also yelp, bark, and huff.
Howling - communication with others in the area. Also, an announcement that “I am here and this is my area. Other males are invited
to stay away but females are welcome to follow the sound of my voice."
Yelping - a celebration or criticism within a small group of coyotes. Often heard during play among pups or young animals.
Barking - The scientific name for coyotes means "Barking dog," Canis latrans. The bark is thought to be a threat display when a
coyote is protecting a den or a kill.
Huffing - is usually used for calling pups without making a great deal of noise.
News Flash..Here is something I just learned..(gotta love the Internet!) ..the term, Coyote, comes from the Aztec word for the
species, coyotl. The scientific name Canis latrans literally means "barking dog."
Coyotes are sometimes known as prairie wolves though they are smaller than wolves and are one of the three different types of wild
canids (dogs) found in North America ...and one of 8 species of the genus Canis found world-wide. Four of these are jackals of Europe, Africa &
Asia. Other members of the genus include the Gray Wolf, the Red Wolf and all the breeds of our domestic dogs.
The coyote is a great traveler and is now found throughout North America from eastern Alaska to New England and south through Mexico to Panama. It has
adapted readily to the changes caused by human occupation and, in the past 200 years, has been steadily extending its range. Sightings now commonly
occur in Florida, New England and eastern Canada...including their inner cities and suburbs.
Coyote Vital Statics:
Weight: 15-45 lbs.
Length with tail: 40-60"
Shoulder Height: 15-20"
Sexual Maturity: 1-2 years
Mating Season: Jan-March
Gestation Period: 58-65 days
No. of Young: 2-12, 6 avg.
Birth Interval: 1 year
Lifespan: 15 years in the wild
Typical diet: Small mammals, insects, reptiles, fruit & carrion (no hot dogs)
Coyotes are certainly one of the most controversial of all non-game animals. I can't think of any other animal that has been as relentlessly pursued
for such various reasons. In spite of all man's efforts to eradicate him, the coyote is an expert at adapting itself into our
society...suburbs are now part of his hunting grounds.
It is a great talking point...There are as many pros and cons to the coyote situation as there are different calibers of rifle ammunition. How does
the coyote affect your life? Or the life on a ranchero?
Personally, I will always want to listen to ..the music of the song dogs.
Crusoe - 4-16-2007 at 07:35 AM
DJH........Thanks for a great story. Really good. A good friend of mine raised a female coyote pup from Baja who is now 7 years old and functions
better than any other dog/animal I have personally ever known. This little Coyte is.. the smartest..most affectionet..most beautiful..most well
behaved..most polte..most considerate..oh, and can I add, most interesting and entertaining and all around best friend you would ever want to have.
Just for the record we have always had all sorts of dogs forever.
Cypress - 4-16-2007 at 11:55 AM
They shot the coyotes, killed every snake as well.
For some reason or another the
rodents started to multiply and ate just about everything available. Had to put out poison. Now you see "peligro" signs. 
We're safe from coyotes and snakes, but are we safe from peligro?
Sorry Jerry, I must disagree
vgabndo - 4-16-2007 at 07:09 PM
While it is certainly correct that removing wild animals from their habitat is harmful, moving large numbers of humans into that habitat gave rise to
the historic practice of killing coyotes for money. We didn't treat the Native Americans much differently.
Humans are just the smartest animals, not necessarily the best animals....
Is it a DOG. You bet! Canis latrans Canis=dog