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What is the most proven way to keep coyotes from coming in on your hounds at night? Lights on their collar, bells...?

Best way is if guys run big hounds in the area
When guys used to run yote hounds never had a problem soon as they stopped i have not found anything to keep them away for sure but i always carry my pistol when they get to yipping i shoot have not had much trouble yet

Run your beagles on them lol

Thanks; I haven't had any problems, but I know there are coyotes just about everywhere you go. With the days heating up, I need to do more night running. Just looking for tips to keep them away if possible.

I got lights on my collars . i like the ones made by sportdog and use the white ones set on strobe .i dont know if they will prevent an attack but they only
cost $15 . you can see your dog most times and should at least make a yote think twice

Folks, I nite run for over 20 yrs and have had several eat up by yotes. One with a light on the collar, so lights may help but wont stop em. Especially during time yotes have pups is when theyre the worst.
I heard a couple guys carrys bottle rockets and shoot em off when they get ready to unload.
The several I got attacked, we screamed, blowed a whistle, shot the pistol but only thing that helped was a spotlight and when I turned it on the attack stopped.

I use the white also, tracker lights and sportdog. white is the brightest , then green.

I always run in daytime, and with a big pack. Lots of coyotes here, but I have never had the slightest problem. Maybe you should switch to running in early morning and stay close to them? I would have to wonder how hard running at night in the spring or summer is on the rabbit population.

I do run early morning & late evening, but I like to night run also. I like to solo hounds sometimes to see really see how much talent they truly have & make them do all of the work on their own. That's when I figure a coyote attack is most likely. I'm just going to do my best to stay right with the dogs if I'm running at night outside of my pen.

Tie a pair of dirty underwear to there collars cause a lot of human scent in the woods .

I would allow someone to come in and kill them. If I had more time I would hunt coyotes with my brother in laws.

That's a good idea littlewoody; another guy said to carry a jug of pee with you & spread it around the perimeter of your grounds every so often.

WELLS WOODS wrote:That's a good idea littlewoody; another guy said to carry a jug of pee with you & spread it around the perimeter of your grounds every so often.

Won't work, I have peed next to a trap and caught a coyote in it the next day!!! I think the coyote was territory marking and got caught!!! I would find someone with coyote hounds and get after them!!!

Bought one of those Sport dog collar lights(blue); very bright. Ran Axle solo from 11 to 2:30 am ; he pounded after this rain. No problems with yotes last night. Is Sport Dog the best brand of lights to use? That was the only kind they had at the store I went to. Pretty high I thought; $20. after tax.

I use sportdog lights i dont know if they are the best but i like them a whole lot better than the ones made by nitelight . i pay 14.99 +tax slip them on and go
the nitelight ,co one dont slip on right and come with some things to rivet them on and they are 20.00 at the same place i get sportdog lihts