Coyote Penning in Holt, FL

Video of a coyote penned in a corner by hunting dogs during the legal sport of fox hunting. The coyote was so exhausted, he was literally laying on top of the electrified fence. This legalized dog fighting needs to be ended. For more information, go to EndTheHunt.org

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• Coyote
• Fox
• Penning
• Pens
• Hunting

[wildlifepenning]

So, there are 100 coyotes and 100 dogs in a 600 acre pen. Are you serious?! A single coyote in the wild is known to have a 10sq mile (6400 acre) territory. In your pen, that is reduced to 6 acres per coyote? That sucks! Does your pen provide enough hiding areas for all 100 coyotes? The 7-to-1 ratio is what is being proposed by Indiana and is typical for many pens. It is atypical to have a 1-to-1 ratio as you suggest. No "childish need" here, just looking for the truth.

[wildlifepenning]

it down humanely. Pens are not humane no matter which way you would like to spin them. They encourage breeding of an "invasive" species, they limit the hide areas (if provide them at all) and they run countless coyotes with 7X as many dogs in a very small portion of what would normally be their habitat range. Why don't you tell everyone on here the size of the pen you attend, the total coyotes in the pen and the max number of dogs run during a field trial? I bet you won't do it!!! I dare you!

[wildlifepenning]

Other wild animals are bad too, like the hogs you mentioned. I'm in agreement with wildlife management practices, that include hunting, to maintain sustainable numbers of these animals and eradicate the invasive ones if need me. What I am NOT for, is the capture, shipment, relocation, breeding, confinement and running to exhaustion and death inside of these pens. If you have a problem coyote, try to discourage the problem, but if you have to ultimately defend yourself or your property, put ...

[wildlifepenning]

No one is saying the coyotes (in the wild) are sooo helpless. I'm a realist and understand that technically, the coyotes are an invasive species and don't belong in FL. HOWEVER, we (man) decided it was our RIGHT to destroy all the natural predators that DID exist here NATIVELY (panther, red wovles, etc). The coyotes would not have been able to make a dent in FL if these NATIVE predators would not have been hunted to near extinction. That said, the coyotes are filling a niche role in FL ecosystem

[wildlifepenning]

... nor was the public convinced. If it is so "clean" and "family" oriented, why don't they let me bring a handful of my friends and walk around freely (like a judge), cameras in hand, at your next sanctioned event? It won't happen because you're afraid we'll "twist" what the camera is showing. The truth is you pack the pen with wildlife that typically roams thousands of acres, you then stuff the pen with dogs outnumbering the wildlife at least 7-to-1, and let them "chase" them for hours on end.

[wildlifepenning]

@MissCountryGirl08 - I do understand this "sport". I have down thousands of hours of research, talked with hunters, talked with neighbors, seen numerous pictures and "trophies" online and have worked with the Wildlife Agencies in four states. I showed my findings to the FWC countless times, sat through public hearings, spoke, participated on stakeholders groups, and presented my case. The hunters / pen operators had the same opportunities. They were there, presented their side and the FWC ...

[iluvginagershon]

@MissCountryGirl08 i too have lost my share of dogs to coyotes but as angry as it makes me i have to tell my self its how nature works... coyotes are not evil and are not mindless killing machines who drone on trying to make our lives hell!! I ean get grip! i mean yeah it hurt to lose my animals they are my babies but that is no excuse!! they dont deserve this mutilation!!!!! its barbaric and they are intelligent creatures who have the ability to nurture their young and creates strong bonds.

[MissCountryGirl08]

Yes they have plenty of opportunities to hide. You're not giving the coyotes enough credit. They're not ignorant by NO means. They're clever and they most of the time trick the hounds. Like I have said before, you need to go join the ASPCA and actually go say animals that are actually being neglected and abused...believe me, there's plenty of them out there. I think you're just wasting you're time with this. So go help the animals that actually matter.

[MissCountryGirl08]

Well I find it awfully childish to keep bickering about this. And yes it's VERY childish to DARE somebody to post something. I know that the coyote population is getting ridiculous and I personally think they should just be shot. I just recently lost one of my dogs to a pack. So now do you still think that they're so innocent and mistreated? In my area, the coyotes look better than the dogs. They're fat and happy. They're in the pen 24-7, so I assume since they know the lay of the land better

[MissCountryGirl08]

I found that the size of the pen is over 600 acres. Anything else?

[MissCountryGirl08]

So did that satisfy your childish need to play truth or dare? I know many people that raise hounds and run them in field trials. I trust those dogs fully. They're not aggressive or vicious like you make them out to be. They do what they have been bred to do. They hunt and run.

[MissCountryGirl08]

I'm not sure of the EXACT acreage of the pen. There are over 100 coyotes in the pen I believe and the most hounds I have judged was slightly over 100. So the coyotes aren't outnumbered 7 to 1 as you have previously stated. I'm not sure how they do things down there, but here the coyotes are taken care of and no we don't just let the hounds attack the coyotes and kill them. Yes sometimes, there is the misfortune that one is bayed and is killed but seldom happens.