Virginia Coyote Removal Techniques

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provides coyote removal services in Virginia.

We will set the most humane traps available for the situation.  Local laws vary from town to town.  Humane padded foot hold traps or humane foot snare traps are the preferred traps, but not all localities will allow their use in urban environments.  Professional grade single door humane live cage traps can be used in urban environments, but do not solve the problem fast.  Like cage traps, padded foot hold traps and foot snares do not harm the animal and allow us to remove non-target animals without harming them.

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provides coyote removal, coyote control, can get rid of a coyote, and coyote infestations in the counties, cities and towns of Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia.

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Virginia Coyote Damage and Damaged Areas

Coyotes pose a mental threat to most people because of their presence on their property.  They generally will come close to homes or buildings when other nuisance animals are in large numbers, occasionally looking for poultry and livestock, pet foods or other small domestic animals.  Controlling the other nuisance animals around the home or building, securing fences, barns, and buildings, or removing pet food dishes can eliminate most coyote problems.  The coyote prefers a vacant woodchuck den as close to his prey or hunting grounds as possible.  Old barns, low laying decks, and storage sheds have been used for den sites as well.  The coyote is actually beneficial, in that it is hunting the animals that are a nuisance on your property.  Simply controlling the coyotes prey species or food source around your home or property will help eliminate the presence of a coyote.  

If Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. can help prevent coyote damage by providing coyote removal or get rid of coyote on your property in the counties, cities and towns of Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia, we are here to help you.

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Virginia Coyote Identification

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provide coyote identification in Virginia.  If you need coyote description, coyote body size, coyote average adult length, coyote average adult weight, weight of coyote at birth, coyote fur color, coyote tracks, coyote scat or poop, or coyote voice & sounds in Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia, Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. is available to solve your coyote problem.

Description: 

They are extremely doglike, resembling a German Sheppard. Their coat colors range from a dull yellow to gray or black.

Body Size :

  • Females are smaller than males.
  • Ave. Length (Adult):  39”-54”  Tail:  10 3/4”-16”
  • Average Weight (Adult):  18-30 lbs.
  • Young at Birth: blind, helpless, brownish gray wooly fur.
  • Young 8-14 Days:  Eyes open.
  • Young 3 Weeks:  Stay in general area of den.  Develop trait colors.
  • Young 8-12 Weeks:  Full trait color.  Leave den to hunt with parents.
  • Dispersal:  Late summer to early fall to find new dens.

Voice & Sounds (Both Species): 

Barks, tips, growls, and whimpers. The barks and yips increase in pitch and ends in a howl.

Other: 

Coyotes have round pupils, whereas foxes have an elliptical pupil.

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Virginia Coyote Reproduction

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. considers both the time of year coyote breed, when coyote are born, coyote gestation period, the number of coyotes born, coyote weaning period, and the average reproductive age of coyotes within their respective geographic region of Virginia prior to controlling coyote on your property in Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, or Yorktown Virginia.  

Time of Year:  February – March              

Gestation:  Ave. 58 - 63 Days

Young Born:  April – May                        

Number of Young:  5 - 7        

Ave. Repro. Age:  First year, but usually their second year.

Weaning:  8 Weeks

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Other Information About Coyotes In Virginia

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provide removal and control of coyotes on residential and commercial properties in Virginia.  It is not always important to know everything about coyotes, but often clients need to know other information about coyotes in Virginia.  Below is some additional information about coyote, such as coyote habitat, where do coyote live,  home range of a coyote, coyote food, coyote habits, average life span of a coyote, and coyote health concerns that you may want to know.  If you live in Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, or Yorktown Virginia and would like to know more about coyote, please give us a call.

Habitat: 

Prefer brushy country, timber edges, and pasture lands.   

Home:

They will sleep on the ground most of the year under dense cover.

Den Home: 

Several entrances at times, 10”-20” in diameter, up to 30’ in length, 4’ underground with a chamber lined with grass and hair for the young.  Usually a  enlarged woodchuck, skunk, or a fox den .  They may also use hollow  trees or logs, rock cavities, or under a building.

Home Range: 

3-4 Miles with young.   25 - 30 throughout the year.

Food: 

Coyotes eat rabbits and mice primarily.  Other sources of food are birds, poultry, livestock, and pets.

Habits: 

Coyotes are mostly nocturnal.  While raising the young the male will hunt during the day to feed the female while she is nursing.

Average Life Span: 

10 Years in wild.  18 Years in captivity.

Health Concerns

Health concerns related to coyotes include: mites, ticks, lice, fleas, fly larvae, roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes.  The common diseases are tularemia, distemper and rabies.  Mange, caused by a mite, is a frequent problem with  coyotes.

See the Virginia Department of Health web site for information on rabies, roundworm, mange, and distemper. 

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How often do you re-bait the traps?
  • Every 1 to 5 days depending on the time of year and weather.
  • We like to keep the bait and lure as fresh or not dried up as possible.  If you feel like the trap needs bait or lure call us and we will send someone out to re-bait it as soon as possible.
Can the coyote get out of the trap?
  • No.  We use a professional grade traps that lock once they close.
Where do you set the traps?
  • As close to the damage or travel area as possible.
How many traps will you set?
  • We set a minimum of two traps, more if available.
  • See our Trapping page for more details.
What types of bait do you use?
  • We use specialty paste baits and lures that are formulated for coyotes designed by professionals in our industry for professional use.
What if a coyote is trapped when you come out to re-bait?
  • We will call you or leave a note on your door that we picked up an animal.
How do you euthanize the animals or put them to sleep?
  • There are several ways to euthanize an animal.  We use the most humane methods approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
What do you do with the animal after you catch it?
  • Our permit allows us to transport the live animals to another location to be euthanized.
  • Coyotes are one of the most reported animals with rabies in Virginia.
  • Relocating a coyote may risk the chance of spreading rabies or other disease to an uninfected area.
Where do you relocate the animals?
  • Our permit only allows us to relocate squirrels.
How long does it take for a technician to pick up an animal once I have called it in?
  • We will make every effort we can to pick up the animal and re-set a trap as soon as possible.
  • We often have two to three trucks out at a time and the office manager will notify the closest technician to your property. 
Will you pick up trapped animals on the weekend and holidays?
  • Yes, we work on the weekends.
  • We typically shut the traps down for holidays so that the customer does not have to be bothered with checking them.
We are going out of town next week and do not have anybody that can check the traps daily?
  • We will make arrangements to have our technicians check the traps for you.
  • An additional cost may be incurred.
We live out of town and cannot check the traps everyday?
  • We can provide a complete service to you.
  • If this is a rental property we can contact the tenants and ask them to check the traps if necessary.
How do I get in touch with the technician once an animal is trapped?
  • The contract has our office number on it as well as our business card.
  • Our office manager will notify the technician.
  • See the Contact Us section for more details.
How often do you check the traps?
  • State law requires that the traps are checked daily.
  • We ask you as the customer to check the traps and notify us when we have an animal in the trap.
  • By the customer checking the traps, this will eliminate additional costs to the customer and it will also speed up the removal process.
How soon can you set the coyote traps?
  • We will typically set the traps the day you call.
  • We always have traps available.
  • We carry the necessary traps needed in our trucks daily on a seasonal basis to better service the customer the day they call.
  • We do not like to put anything off until tomorrow.
Do you charge for coyote removal services?
  • Yes.  We are not funded by your local, state or federal government.  We are a private business and must charge for our services.
  • See our Services page or Contact Us for pricing.
Why did you pull the traps before 5 days?
  • Once the coyotes have been captured and we have not had any captures or you have not seen any activity in a week we will pull the traps.  Leaving the traps set will only increase the chances of capturing non-target animals.
  • See our Per Animal Fee page for more details on non-target animals.
  • You also have the option of purchasing the optional service warranty.
  • See our Optional Service Warranty page for more details.
How long does your standard coyote removal service last once you pull the traps?
  • Our standard service fee is usually a minimum of 30 days.  Once we pull the traps or after the coyotes have been captured, we will re-set the traps if another coyote is seen within one week.
How long is the coyote removal service fee good for?
  • Your contract will specify the time period that it is good for, which is usually a minimum of 30 days.
  • If the coyote has not been caught in 30 days, which is rare, we will leave the traps out as long as it takes to catch them at no additional service fee cost.
Do you put enough food and water in the traps for the coyote in case you cannot get to it right a way?
  • Yes.  There is plenty of food for the coyote.
  • Yes.  In the warmer months we will attach water bottles to the traps if necessary.  We like to place the traps in shaded areas to reduce heat and dehydration. 
Why are the cage traps covered?
  • We have rigid metal covers fabricated to cover the top, sides and bottom of the trap for several reasons.
  • The top and sides are to protect the coyote from the weather.
  • The bottom is covered to help reduce any urine or feces from being left on your property.  It also reduces damage that the coyote can create by trying to dig its way out of the trap.
  • This cover also prevents curious people that may pass by from seeing the coyote in the trap.
  • It also reduces stress to the coyote while it is in the trap because it feels protected and unseen.
  • We do not use cloth material to cover our traps because the wind may blow it off and the coyote will usually pull the cloth into the trap leaving it uncovered.
  • See our Animal Care page for more details.
How many traps will you set?
  • We set a minimum of two professional grade humane live capture traps.
Do I have to sign a contract agreement?
  • Yes.  In order to protect you and our company a contract must be signed.
  • Our contracts spell out the services to be provided, as well as our guarantee and warranties.
  • You should not do work with a company that is not willing to back up their work in writing.
  • See our Contract page for more details.
Can I release non-target animals myself?
  • No.  There is a chance that the animal could turn and bite you.
  • See our Per Animal Fee page for more details.
What if the coyote trap is stolen?
  • The customer is responsible for the trap.  If the trap is set in an area that you feel like it will get stolen, please let us know so that we can move it.
  • There is a replacement fee for stolen traps.
Do you charge for non-target animals?
  • Yes we do.  We still have to come out, release the animal if needed or remove the contaminated trap and animal from your property, re-set a clean trap with fresh bait, disposal of the animal if needed, clean and disinfect the contaminated trap for the next customer.
  • It is the customers’ decision to have us remove or release non-target animals.
  • See our Per Animal Fee page for more details.
How do you prevent from catching non-target animals?
  • We use species specific baits and lures, but they do not always work the way they should.
  • We try our best to set the traps in the area where the coyotes are traveling.
What does the price per coyote fee cover?
  • Cost effective to the customer knowing that we may not catch two or more coyotes every trip.
  • The price per raccoon fee covers us coming out, removing the contaminated trap and coyote from your property, re-setting a clean trap with fresh bait, disposal of the coyote, cleaning and disinfecting the contaminated trap for the next customer.
What does the coyote service fee cover?
  • The service fee covers us coming out, inspecting the damages, setting traps if necessary, and keeping them baited as long as it takes to catch the coyotes.
Do you guarantee your coyote removal service?
  • We guarantee that you will receive the most courteous, honest, and professional wildlife management service in Virginia or its FREE!
  • See Our Customer page for more details.

Virginia Coyote (Canis latrans) Order Carnivera Removal & Control

Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. provides coyote removal, coyote control, and coyote pest control in Virginia. 

Coyotes can adapt easily to our environments due to the abundance of food and shelter.  Humans provide food sources such as trash cans and pet food bowls that are replenished regularly.  Urban landscapes provide a great food supply for coyotes because they attract prey or other wildlife species that coyotes are looking for.  Once a coyote has found this prevalent food source it will look for a den site that is relatively close to that food source.  Homes or the area around your home can become a den site due to increases in urbanization or land development in coyote inhabited areas, and the steady increase in prey species in these areas does not help.  The coyote prefers a vacant woodchuck den as close to his prey or hunting grounds as possible.  Old barns, low laying decks, and storage sheds have been used for den sites as well. As long as we continue to urbanize and provide an abundance of food to the coyote they will continue to adapt to human environments and pose a threat to human health.

If you need coyote control, coyote removal, to get rid of a coyote, or to get rid of a coyote infestation in the counties, cities and towns of Alexandria, Arlington, Bedford, Blacksburg, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Chesapeake, Danville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Loudon, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Smith Mountain Lake, Staunton, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Wytheville, and Yorktown Virginia. Your Wildlife Professionals, Inc. is here to help you.  Please Contact Us to help solve your coyote problem. 

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