Does Coyote Urine repel rats?

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Cleaning up the wood pile, I noticed rat droppings. The guy we've used for pest control before (bees, ants) said he could get them with poisons or traps and also said some people buy Coyote Urine (Amazon, Cabela's)for this purpose. Ok...

The product sites mention many animals have a fear of Coyotes and will avoid going nearby. Has anyone tried this? If so, how would you rate the results?
 
Years ago there were tales of hippies going to the circus to obtain lion poop to dissuade deer and rabbits from eating their pot plants. Unfortunately, these days, (allegedly) the pot growers just decimate the wildlife with poison.
 
Here in town we have rats. People often leave dog food bowls outside. The rats like that. I saw some rats outside and went full on "Davey Crocket" on their asses. I used live traps ever since I was a kid and I have enjoyed playing with live traps. The trail of bait, using natural "fencing" observing their habits..etc..
The wharf rats were released back to the waterfront.
Maybe buy a live trap..play Davey Crockett, and have some fun with those little creatures.... before letting them loose to live their second life?
 
I know that if you put it on plants that rabbits like they won’t eat them. I wouldn’t recommend it in your vegetable garden.
 
MCourtney said:
Cleaning up the wood pile, I noticed rat droppings. The guy we've used for pest control before (bees, ants) said he could get them with poisons or traps and also said some people buy Coyote Urine (Amazon, Cabela's)for this purpose. Ok...

The product sites mention many animals have a fear of Coyotes and will avoid going nearby. Has anyone tried this? If so, how would you rate the results?
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I used it for skunks and it worked.
 
Jim in Anacortes said:
Here in town we have rats. People often leave dog food bowls outside. The rats like that. I saw some rats outside and went full on "Davey Crocket" on their asses. I used live traps ever since I was a kid and I have enjoyed playing with live traps. The trail of bait, using natural "fencing" observing their habits..etc..
The wharf rats were released back to the waterfront.
Maybe buy a live trap..play Davey Crockett, and have some fun with those little creatures.... before letting them loose to live their second life?
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To bad it didn't work on those pesky Otters and those damn parking lots, would've saved millions of kelp n forests!
 
I live on a lake where mice and rats are common place. I also live where where deer and bears are normally around.

Bears do not like pine scent. I spray our garbage cans with pine scent which seems to work. Also recommended by WDFW.
Deer eat what they want regardless of scents. Plant stuff they do not want to eat.
We have had problems with mice and rats. We have a professional service to put in traps with 'food' they like. They work. I have found mice dead within the trap or within feet of the traps. Used to have lots of rats around. No longer...

Some impact to squirrels? Yes...

But to have rats and mice versus my family's health ---> easy choice!
 
It can be a bit tougher controlling rodents when certain close neighbors use little effort to deter a thriving welcoming environment to the critters. You know the type…..unkept yard, overgrown shrubbery throughout the yard, overflowing garbage outside for days before pick-up day, etc etc.
 
RCF said:
Bears do not like pine scent.
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For real? I ask because one of my daughters and her family live in South Lake Tahoe. The main plant life around that area is Ponderosa pine trees. And there are more black bears than deer and almost more bears than pet dogs. I've never seen a place where bears are so common. They cannot set trash cans out by the street for pick up. Every house has a big steel bear proof box like you see in some campgrounds. The residents have to store their trash cans in those boxes or every garbage can in town would be tipped over and emptied by bears. I digress, but the two main things around SLT are pine trees and bears.
 
Salmo_g said:
For real? I ask because one of my daughters and her family live in South Lake Tahoe. The main plant life around that area is Ponderosa pine trees. And there are more black bears than deer and almost more bears than pet dogs. I've never seen a place where bears are so common. They cannot set trash cans out by the street for pick up. Every house has a big steel bear proof box like you see in some campgrounds. The residents have to store their trash cans in those boxes or every garbage can in town would be tipped over and emptied by bears. I digress, but the two main things around SLT are pine trees and bears.
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We have a nuisance bear that enjoys garbage cans. I called the WDFW and that is what they recommended. I bought some 100% pine oil and spray it on and in the can before it goes street-side. Has worked so far. This summer the garbage company 'missed' our street. They came 4 days later. I left the can street-side the entire time. It was moved twice to about 15' from original spot. Got lucky and crossing fingers...
 
MCourtney said:
Cleaning up the wood pile, I noticed rat droppings. The guy we've used for pest control before (bees, ants) said he could get them with poisons or traps and also said some people buy Coyote Urine (Amazon, Cabela's)for this purpose. Ok...

The product sites mention many animals have a fear of Coyotes and will avoid going nearby. Has anyone tried this? If so, how would you rate the results?
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Question is ... how are they obtaining coyote urine ???? How can we be sure they are actually getting the stuff from a coyote or is it really from grandpa Ned ?
 
First off let me just say that I have extensive experience with rats. I was the store manager at the Wallingford QFC during this news cycle. The solution was to keep them from gaining access to the building. We spent a ton of money sealing any gaps and when we were done you couldn't have stuck a toothpick in any hole or gap. It worked.

That said, rats exist. I've seen them near our woodpile. Our house is sealed so they don't bother me.

It's unlikely that you would ever be able to eliminate them from your yard no matter how many traps you set our how much coyote pee you spread. Just please do not use poison as this can affect raptors.
 
No, coyote pee spray doesn't work. It fades away quickly.
 
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