coyotes

[lacook]

Coydog, Potbelly pig.. Whats next? :huh:

JD the Ball Python... A gift is a gift, and when that gift is a life, you are blessed. I was raised that way, and raised our children the same way. Our Grandchild is being raised the same way by her father. Life is good when you cherish and embrace it.

 

[hack4alivin]

The marina where I keep out boat is directly behind my house so every morning before I head off to work I make a point of doing a “drive through” just to check on things. One morning a noticed a large “dog”, a damn ugly one at that, run across the lot in front of me and disappearing behind the boats. I thought to myself damn that looked more like a coyote than a dog. Months later I told my friend Hans about it, and he said it most likely was a coyote, as Aberdeen Proving Grounds, which is very close by, had them shipped in to control the deer population on base. Like the exploding shells are not enough. Now I’m thinking is that not great, Coyotes here in Maryland. Watch out for the family pets.

 

[VTSeaRay]

Last summer, there was a case where a female jogger was killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia (Cape Breton). They're very comfortable in urban areas and plentiful in the ravines running through Toronto. Cats and small dogs are regularly snatched out of their backyards.

Interesting, I was channel surfing last night, and came across this documentary about coyotes that this was the first doc'd person to be killed by a coyote! (actually 3 they figured later that they shot, with verified human remains in at least one coyote's stomach) They said these seemed larger, and had possibly cross bred with wolves in the past, which might have had something to do with the attack on the jogger.

 

[sbw1]

Interesting, I was channel surfing last night, and came across this documentary about coyotes that this was the first doc'd person to be killed by a coyote! (actually 3 they figured later that they shot, with verified human remains in at least one coyote's stomach) They said these seemed larger, and had possibly cross bred with wolves in the past, which might have had something to do with the attack on the jogger.

After seeing our two up close I would not want to mess with them. I do believe they are probably inclined to avoid humans perhaps out of shyness as opposed to fear. We've been having a bit of a deer problem lately which we have dealt with mostly by pouring some urine smelling liquid along deer paths and by plants the deer enjoy. That seems to help, but maybe the coyotes are helping as well. The ones I've seen are very healthy looking, and I've not seen more than 2 or 3 deer on our property lately.
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[VTSeaRay]

re: Cats being taken out of back yards. We have a lot of fisher cats that do that in our area. A few years ago, I came across the first one I've ever seen in the wild - It was about 2 miles from my house. A very interesting animal, looked like a large weasel with a large bushy tail, all auburn colored. It had an interesting weasel like lope as it took off across the crusty snow surface into the woods away from me. Friends of mine lost their cat of many years, and only found a bit of it's skull and some fur from it the next day.

re: OP - Animals taking off like crazy - There's a Bald Eagle that resides around the lake near us that causes all of the birds (ducks/geese/seagulls/pigeons/etc) to disappear whenever it's around. They don't want to be the next food item on the eagle's plate.

 

[Gofirstclass]

Coyotes are fun to listen to at night when they tune up and start singing to each other. On still summer evenings we can hear them, but we've never seen them around the house.

We live right along the Columbia River and are blessed with an abundance of wildlife. We see Bald and Golden Eagles almost on a daily basis, river otters, raccoons, numerous kinds of hawks, and there is a Red Fox den not far from us. There's also a beaver den right in that area.

Here are two shots of the beavers, one with my wife talking to the young male pup. He came about 20' up a bank from where there den is to her when he heard her voice. She loves all animals and they seem to feel the same way about her. Here are the two pups at the den.....

and the male "talking" with my wife....

Here are two shots of the beavers as they were swimming near their lodge. Sorry it's out of focus...

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[sbw1]

cool pix
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[Oar Play]

It seems as there are many opinions on Coyotes as there are on boats.
I raised ostriches in western Oklahoma in the late 80's and early 90's. The coyote was a pest and shot and killed if seen near a pen. Neighbors were often very eager to help with the usual weekend hunt.
I love animals of all kinds, especially the wild, but they have to be controlled. I look forward to my trip back home, to assist in the spring hunt. 7mm Magnum will drop one in its tracks at 150 yards!

 

[VTSeaRay]

Nice pics! Foxes are so cool to watch! My aunt and Uncle had a fox den across the street from their house under an old barn. We watched them all that summer with 4 or 5 kits growing up! The kits were so playful!

Quite a few years ago, a golden was sighted near here, but I haven't heard of any since, and Bald eagles are just starting to come back to the area after the DDT issues back in the 60's and 70's. They've had a strong program of re-introducing the bald eagles here for the past 10 or so yrs, bringing in young and setting them up in shelters for later release after they have grown their flight feathers.

 

[avguy]

Last year we had a fox den near us too. There were 2 pups, female (gray) & a male (brown). They would hang out under the wood pile I guess while the mother went in search of food. Unfortunately one afternoon I let the dogs out without looking over the yard first & they killed the male pup. Still feel badly about that.

 

[expressboy]

Years ago I had a friend that had a cattle ranch in Cal. They had trouble with the coyote's going after calves and older weak animals. A lot of the time the beef was injured running and tripping in rabbit holes trying to get away from the coyote's. He invited me to a thinning one night. He had a blind set up on a ridge and would set out a life size baby doll that cried. The coyote's were drawn to the sound like moth's to a flame... we bagged 15 in a 2 hr period. His highest number in one night was 35!. He usually dug a pit with a backhoe the day before because it was a real mess. I was always amazed how many you would see driving off the ranch even after a thinning. We seem to have a bunch in my area now... I bet the local hippies will have a cow at the sound of a .223 dispatching the rodents.
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[lacook]

Very cool fox pictures. I took some a couple years back of a fox alone out during the day on a sandbar on the banks of the river. It is the very first time I had ever seen a wild fox. There is a breed of dog called the DOX which is a Fox/Dog cross. I have only see pictures of this breed.

 

[Gofirstclass]

Not trying to stray too far off the Coyote topic, but keeping with the animal theme here, as I mentioned earlier I really do think I'm married to Mother Nature. Wild animals just seem to come to her naturally. I don't know what it is, but where ever she goes she attracts critters of all sizes and shapes....

Here she is feeding a cracker to a wild goose who landed next to our home....

Another day, another goose....

Even ground squirrels (or whatever they are) come right up to her...

Maybe her kind nature is what attracted me? :huh: :thumbsup:

 

[Gunn]

GoFirstClass, that is amazing. A wild Canadian Goose that just landed in your yard being fed a cracker? Well, I'm guessing that bird is now a "Resident Canadian Goose"! Won't leave if there's food around!

Kind of good to hear Coyotes are in some parts of Maryland, I wish they'd keep moving south. They will eventually as they follow the meals. We have such an over- population of Whitetail deer around here, it's crazy. Just not enough hunters around anymore it seems to keep them in check. I've given up growing a vegetable garden three years ago, and my vineyard hasn't produced a grape for humans in three years, thanks to deer and racoons. Even our plants bordering the house and walkway aren't safe anymore.

Oh, and the gray squirrels in my yard don't come close to me. I've been known to chase 'em into the woods (what little good that does) as they carry off a full sized apple in their mouths. Oh yea, haven't had any apples thanks to them (and deer) in about four years... :smt009

 

[1956olds]

I just saw a cyote about 4:30 pm just south of the bridgeport exit on I-75.It wasnt there yesterday ,its dead of course ,hit by a car or truck.I have a friend /ex-co worker that has one stuffed in his livingroom chaseing a bobcat (also stuffed)up a tree.Its the only thing in the room of his besides his chair ,his wife wont let him have anything else in there.

 

[sbw1]

I just saw a cyote about 4:30 pm just south of the bridgeport exit on I-75.It wasnt there yesterday ,its dead of course ,hit by a car or truck.I have a friend /ex-co worker that has one stuffed in his livingroom chaseing a bobcat (also stuffed)up a tree.Its the only thing in the room of his besides his chair ,his wife wont let him have anything else in there.

A nice Harley would look good in there. -)
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[MonacoMike]

cool pix

X2 :thumbsup:

 

[JerryS]

I have had coyotes just walk into my yard from the woods on a couple of occasions during the day. Quite often see "missing cat" signs in the neighborhood. Seems like they are getting to be a problem everywhere.

 

[Gofirstclass]

GoFirstClass, that is amazing. A wild Canadian Goose that just landed in your yard being fed a cracker? Well, I'm guessing that bird is now a "Resident Canadian Goose"! Won't leave if there's food around!

Kind of good to hear Coyotes are in some parts of Maryland, I wish they'd keep moving south. They will eventually as they follow the meals. We have such an over- population of Whitetail deer around here, it's crazy. Just not enough hunters around anymore it seems to keep them in check. I've given up growing a vegetable garden three years ago, and my vineyard hasn't produced a grape for humans in three years, thanks to deer and racoons. Even our plants bordering the house and walkway aren't safe anymore.

Oh, and the gray squirrels in my yard don't come close to me. I've been known to chase 'em into the woods (what little good that does) as they carry off a full sized apple in their mouths. Oh yea, haven't had any apples thanks to them (and deer) in about four years... :smt009

Gunn, there's a lot more too it than I've explained thus far. The relationship with the geese started four years ago when we first moved into our home. There was a vacant lot next door that was just a field (It's now all sod) and one day a pair of geese landed there. GW (Galley Wench) went out with some crackers and was able to get within about 15' of the geese. She talked to them and fed them and this continued every day after we got home for work, for about two weeks.

Then one day the male came up to her, hissed at her, then took a cracker from her hand. That started a daily routine of hand feeding him. The female wouldn't come closer than about 10' but would eat the crackers GW tossed to her. By then, GW had named them Fred and Ginger (Astaire and Rogers).

That routine continued until spring when the geese flew north.. That fall, the same pair came back and flew right up to the side of the house, honking and flapping their wings, wanting her to come out and feed them. Every day through that winter, and the next, this continued.

The fourth year the male returned without his mate. We figured she had been shot somewhere along the line, or just died of old age. The male came to the house every day for food as in the past, but one day he didn't show up.

We walked down to the river in front of the house and he was down there but had been shot and was too weak to fly up to the house. He was dragging his left wing and had trouble walking. She fed him bird seed and cracked corn in a metal dish for about a week and he regained enough strength to where he could walk up to the house for food. That went on for a few weeks, and when he was done eating one of us would walk with him back to the river bank to make sure he didn't get attacked by a dog.

One day Fred didn't show up for his meal. We walked down to the river and GW called his name. He was swimming in a flock of geese and when she talked to him he swam right up to her. It was obvious Fred was not doing well. He could swim to the shore and would eat from the metal dish but didn't have enough strength to get out of the water. GW was in tears every day when she came up from the river but we continued to feed Fred for about a week. He was weaker every day but still would swim to meet her.

After the shore side feedings went on for about a week or so, Fred disappeared. It had been apparent to us that Fred trusted us completely. When we walked him back to the river bank we would be only 3-4 feet from him. He talked with us all the way as if he was thanking us for taking care of him.

Interestingly enough, it was last year that Fred disappeared. Within the past week there has been another pair of geese that have flown into the side yard and GW has started feeding them bird seed and cracked corn. They won't take the seed from her hand yet, but they do get to within about 5' of her when she's feeding them. We'll see what the future holds for GW and her geese.

 

[Bresco]

We live on about 40 acres of brush and have coyotes all the time. When we are in our backyard we keep a large hunting knife in our pocket, just in case. We have only had one come close last spring. We figure we were clearing a part of our yard new her den but see stayed back from the tractor and us by about 30 ft.

They are out there in the bush every day and night. Perhaps they are normally nocturnal but we have seen them both day and night. They seem to be more afraid of us than us of them.

We have had stray or dropped off cats in the back and they do become coyote feed at some point. A neighbour had his small dog taken as well. Most of us here have shepards, golden retrivers and labs because of the coyotes and circling falcons and eagles.