Coyote Ugly Means Coyote Dead

Coyote ugly means coyote dead. This image originates in an area of North Central Oklahoma that is known as Red Dirt Country and was the original land opened for settlement in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889. This sight was spotted along a fence line abutting a section line road near Mulhall, Oklahoma in Logan County.

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For many years, ranchers and farmers have strung-up dead coyotes on their fence posts as a warning to other predatory animals in the area. This gruesome practice also alerts other farmers and ranchers in the area that a landowner has experienced a recent problem with predators on their land. And, one could also assume that the gory site of a strung-up dead coyote would also deter humans from entering private land where they most certainly will be shot.