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Why hiring the proper trapper is important to you. When deciding which trapper to hire in your area it is very important that he can provide references to ensure that he has the knowledge and expertise to capture the problem animal/animals. This is especially true when dealing with coyotes. Coyotes are the most intelligent and adaptive predators in our urban environments. They are suspicious of anyone or anything foreign to their environment (which is why cage traps do not work reliably for coyotes if at all). It requires a very skilled trapper to consistently catch coyotes. There is tons of

Sometimes we, as people, try to reinvent the wheel to solve a problem. A good example of this is all of the different theories offered to solve urban coyote issues. My partner and I have dealt with coyotes for a long long time and quite frankly some of the solutions offered will simply never work. It is a shame that people will lose pets to coyotes as the verbal battles rage on as to how best to resolve the issue. When in fact, there is a scientifically proven management program that if implemented properly will reduce or prevent coyote attacks

That is the question being asked more and more often lately by city officials and homeowners in many urban areas across the country. Coyote populations have rapidly increased in the last decade due to several factors including their adaptability to any kind of environment and food source. Coyotes are here to stay, many do not cause any type of problem and go about their business of hunting and raising young in very close proximity to humans. Some cross the line and can become a very serious problem for pets and humans. So how do you determine if you have a

A coyote resembles a small German Shepard dog, but carries its tail below the level of its back rather than curved upward. Its upper body is typically light gray but can vary from almost pure black to almost pure white. It has coarse outer hairs that are usually black-tipped. His stomach hairs vary from whitish to cream-colored. The coyote’s muzzle is long and narrow; its ears are erect and pointed. The average length of an adult in the Midwest is 44 to 54 inches, including a 15-17 inch tail. Weights measured during the fall and winter vary from 22 to