tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post493884230797049348..comments2024-03-23T11:14:30.481-07:00Comments on Squash Blossom Farm: People vs.Dogs vs. Coyote TrapsSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-43607639387318210772013-01-22T09:07:37.513-08:002013-01-22T09:07:37.513-08:00Oh Angela, what a horror story! Our coyote-trappi...Oh Angela, what a horror story! Our coyote-trapping story had a happy ending--no dogs were harmed and no coyotes were trapped the first few months, so they abandoned the idea. <br />Maybe your neighbor would at least give you a map of where the traps are so you can doa timely search if your dog doesn't return home. He doesn't sound very empathetic, tho. Hopefully now that your dog has had such a terrible experience he will recognize and avoid them at all costs.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-43961142311302454162013-01-22T08:17:36.788-08:002013-01-22T08:17:36.788-08:00We live in the home my husband was raised in on 12...We live in the home my husband was raised in on 12 acres, and for the past 40 years numerous family dogs happily explored the forest without incidents involving snares. Our sweet girl Nicole (golden lab/rhodesian ridgeback mix) went out to do her business last tuesday night, but didn't return. I was alarmed in the morning when she was still missing. Long story short, she was released from the neck snare she has suffered in after 3 freezing nights. It was nothing short of a miracle that she didn't freeze to death, choke to death or get eaten alive by other predators. I even contacted the neighbor the morning she went missing to ask if he had any snares out. He didn't respond until two nights later stating that he didn't think it was likely she was in his snare and that he wouldn't be checking the snare until the next day. I pleaded with him to allow us or one of his friends on the property to find and check the snare. He refused to have the snare checked until the next afternoon. Meanwhile wracked with worry my husband and I did an extenstive search of our property for two days. I had printed off dozens of fliers and several posters that I posted in local establishments, at stop signs, neighborhoods and handed out to as many property owners as I could find surrounding our property. I checked the dog shelter daily and posted her missing on craigslist and through our local shelter's website. Friday afternoon, I thought I was hullicinating when I saw our sweet girl standing at the top of our backyard stairway. My kids and I were thrilled to see her and she felt the same. After endless hugs and kisses and Nicole inhaling a large bowl of food and water I started to inspect her for injury. The bloody indentations around her head and throat was enough to know where she had been all this time. I was furious. I had contacted this neighbor repeatedly to have his snare checked, and he took his sweet time with no concern for our dog or our panic. After sending him an angry text he simply stated to keep my dog off his property. He said that he was putting up an additional 4 snares and if he caught her in one next time he wasn't going to let us know. This feels like a nightmare. I don't know what this guys problem is, but I'm researching our rights in this situation. Oregon has some of the most leiniate snare regulations, but some groups are working hard at passing stricter laws that protect pets from these cruel devices. Fencing our property just isn't practical, and we don't feel we should have to live by this bully's rules. If Nicole goes missing again we will simply go to his home and demand to check the snares or do our own search of his property. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-24296143296580919832013-01-22T08:16:58.283-08:002013-01-22T08:16:58.283-08:00We live in the home my husband was raised in on 12...We live in the home my husband was raised in on 12 acres, and for the past 40 years numerous family dogs happily explored the forest without incidents involving snares. Our sweet girl Nicole (golden lab/rhodesian ridgeback mix) went out to do her business last tuesday night, but didn't return. I was alarmed in the morning when she was still missing. Long story short, she was released from the neck snare she has suffered in after 3 freezing nights. It was nothing short of a miracle that she didn't freeze to death, choke to death or get eaten alive by other predators. I even contacted the neighbor the morning she went missing to ask if he had any snares out. He didn't respond until two nights later stating that he didn't think it was likely she was in his snare and that he wouldn't be checking the snare until the next day. I pleaded with him to allow us or one of his friends on the property to find and check the snare. He refused to have the snare checked until the next afternoon. Meanwhile wracked with worry my husband and I did an extenstive search of our property for two days. I had printed off dozens of fliers and several posters that I posted in local establishments, at stop signs, neighborhoods and handed out to as many property owners as I could find surrounding our property. I checked the dog shelter daily and posted her missing on craigslist and through our local shelter's website. Friday afternoon, I thought I was hullicinating when I saw our sweet girl standing at the top of our backyard stairway. My kids and I were thrilled to see her and she felt the same. After endless hugs and kisses and Nicole inhaling a large bowl of food and water I started to inspect her for injury. The bloody indentations around her head and throat was enough to know where she had been all this time. I was furious. I had contacted this neighbor repeatedly to have his snare checked, and he took his sweet time with no concern for our dog or our panic. After sending him an angry text he simply stated to keep my dog off his property. He said that he was putting up an additional 4 snares and if he caught her in one next time he wasn't going to let us know. This feels like a nightmare. I don't know what this guys problem is, but I'm researching our rights in this situation. Oregon has some of the most leiniate snare regulations, but some groups are working hard at passing stricter laws that protect pets from these cruel devices. Fencing our property just isn't practical, and we don't feel we should have to live by this bully's rules. If Nicole goes missing again we will simply go to his home and demand to check the snares or do our own search of his property. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-77468290748088984872010-11-22T13:11:55.699-08:002010-11-22T13:11:55.699-08:00Hi Adam. These are neck snares. I did a lot of In...Hi Adam. These are neck snares. I did a lot of Internet reading and called a nearby trapping supply dealer. Techniques and regulations must vary from region to region, but the dealer confirmed they do use bait and it is attractive to all canines. He said if a dog does not struggle the snare will not tighten and the dog may be released, but in his experience dogs do not usually fare very well. Fortunately, my dogs have not yet found the traps, so they must not be set near their usual rounds. The weather is getting much colder now, so they tend to stay pretty close to homeSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-59873367910791204372010-11-22T12:45:51.449-08:002010-11-22T12:45:51.449-08:00I just want to clarify that snares are not baited,...I just want to clarify that snares are not baited, they are set in trails that the coyote is supposedly using. They are usually a live trap unless the coyote gets tangled in something. there is no way to bait snares, and even if you found a way, a coyote would be outsmarted by it. However if he is setting foot traps (most common), he is probably using a dirt hole set, which is made to look like a mouse hole. Foot traps are not fatal either. There is no kill trap for canines, conibears of sufficient size(330 +)must be set underwater, so dogs can't get to them. The trapper then decides what to do with them when he arrives to check them the next day. I have caught dogs before, they are fine in both of these traps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474861110146648647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-28307344598173726142010-10-13T07:38:44.353-07:002010-10-13T07:38:44.353-07:00ewww the traps sound horrible.
I feel your pain wi...ewww the traps sound horrible.<br />I feel your pain with trying to confound dogs on a "country lot" --- our dog will run through our fence in pursuit of a squirrel too. We worry about cars -- but at least there aren't many.<br />Hope your fence continues to work for you!Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429391215705802134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-28574310473868249022010-10-12T02:15:22.517-07:002010-10-12T02:15:22.517-07:00yea yeah. . good luck!=)
healthy flatyea yeah. . good luck!=)<br /><br /><a href="http://healthyflat.com.com/" rel="nofollow">healthy flat</a>daphne syhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101591250732622522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-68275896078896486492010-10-09T05:26:24.227-07:002010-10-09T05:26:24.227-07:00I hope the fencing works! The traps sound like an...I hope the fencing works! The traps sound like an awful way to go... Hopefully your pups will get used to the "confinement" after a while. :-)katiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232045088235784636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655792169976182188.post-24374302968234675972010-10-08T17:16:24.366-07:002010-10-08T17:16:24.366-07:00after mama coyote ate Leah, Rachel, Lucille and Ly...after mama coyote ate Leah, Rachel, Lucille and Lydia my favorite nesting pheasants -- my opinion of them changed .... have gun will shoot ... I don't have any dogs so .. the neighbor's dogs got lured out one night -- never to be seen alive again. ... nasty nasty nasty creatures.... I won't start on the cougar .... she (he) has been seen lately .... and I literally live on the edge of city limits....Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478393502995922707noreply@blogger.com