Gotta say, baby yotes are kinda cute...

[ReservoirDawg10]

Alot of folks don't realize how aggressive yotes can be. There are 2-3 times during the year when they are brazen and right now is one being pup season. Most of my travels and adventures when encountered have seen 80-90% of the time they tuck tail and skidaddle! Good on you for the tough decision.
🙏 for your pup though

They have taken several pets in our neighborhood this past couple weeks. One right on a leash.

No love lost for a dead aggressive yote. Or dog. Or anything. And I damn well know what the pups would be in 3 months. But felt like a conservation where people can see em and learn is a good median. If a conservation didn't take em, they would be dead.

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

They have taken several pets in our neighborhood this past couple weeks. One right on a leash.

No love lost for a dead aggressive yote. Or dog. Or anything. And I damn well know what the pups would be in 3 months. But felt like a conservation where people can see em and learn is a good median. If a conservation didn't take em, they would be dead.

I ain't judging at all. It was a really cute puppy. I don't want it to grow up and do what they do but it is what it is.

 

[glocker]

Not like killing them would make a difference anyway. Once the other females notice the absence they'll just produce larger litters until the numbers are up again. DNR says they max out at 35lbs, but I'm pretty sure I've seen some in Gwinnett and Hall that had to be pushing 50.

I have seen some really filled out ones in gwinnett!

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

I have seen some really filled out ones in gwinnett!

We have another big one running around here as well. I'd assume more, but I can identify this one.

 

[basstracker89]

I ain't judging at all. It was a really cute puppy. I don't want it to grow up and do what they do but it is what it is.

That's right.....

 

[basstracker89]

I have seen some really filled out ones in gwinnett!

Yea, they get fat on people's pets......

 

[new57]

Good karma your way OP. Humans do way more damage to habitat and wild animals than any wild animal. So while coyotes may take down some animals I like, I don't kill them just because of what they are. They have their role that my Creator defined for them, far be it from me to challenge that. Same for venomous snakes I come across. Prayers for the recovery of your dog, and for those pups heading to their new home.

 

[GeauxLSU]

They are the only wild animals that kill for fun, and they are not native to Georgia. I shoot everyone I see. Have never been in your situation OP but I still would like to think I would have sent the pups to be with mama.

 

[Mythical Beast Forge]

Not like killing them would make a difference anyway. Once the other females notice the absence they'll just produce larger litters until the numbers are up again. DNR says they max out at 35lbs, but I'm pretty sure I've seen some in Gwinnett and Hall that had to be pushing 50.

That’s not how it works. Also, only the alpha pair breed and one timeframe per year similar to the rut. The litters are larger when food is plentiful and smaller when it’s not. I believe it was either Utah or Nevada that has done years of research on the subject. Their hope was controlling the population by using calls.

Most of those myths were started by the anti hunting groups. Don’t take my word for it, you can research it yourself.

 

[EMC45]

Reminds me of Lon Chaney in The Wolf Man