Rounded the corner and he was standing about 30 yards away. Stopped the gator quick enough to hear him growling at us then he backed up and headed back into the brush.

dog or yote, 1 growl..bang

Looks like around Cedar hill?

Dallas Baptist University farm.

Never had one do that to me. They just instantly haul butt away. That one might be getting too acclimated to people.

Can't say I enjoyed it since I can't carry at work... would love to rid him of that "acclamation to people".. more than likely the one that got into our chicken coup and robbed me of good eggs the last few months... darn coyotes.

You ever see any deer out there? I saw 2 in a wheat field a few years ago off 408 and Grady Niblo rd.

Haven't seen any but I'm sure there's a few around.

Paintball gun.

I got one big heathy yote that comes around. Not scared of me. He stands my hair up just staring at me. Never been able to get my 45 on him. Someday I'll get him.

How about trapping him?

Dogcatcher I've talked to my boss about it and he's scared a person would be caught in it making the University liable. I don't quite understand it because the only people allowed there are employees. Have had the same conversation about a beaver that has been taking down trees on the main campus. Would be a little more likely on main campus so I can understand that a little more. But would love to trap that coyote and several more on the farm property. Have in the past but unfortunately he's not as cooperative at the moment.

How is a human going to get into a snare?

My question to my supervisor exactly rexmitchell... bottom line is I've got to do as he says even if I disagree.

Your supervisor is probably envisioning a steel jawed leg trap rather than a snare. He may be trainable, but it may not be worth your time.

There are no-kill snares available. One called the collarum works quite well. Go to collarum.com if you want to check them out. You'd need a catch pole if you caught a dog or something not wanted.