I can hear the coyotes talking it up in the woods at night near my latest crib. I have been watching them an hour before daylight scurrying to there hideouts. The other day it looked like a small pack took a rabbit as a group.
Are they dangerous at all to small kids?
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Local paper just did an article on coyotes eating pets, attacking humans, and how to deal w/ them etc. The biggest problem is people feeding them so they lose their fear of humans. Among suggestions were getting rid of fruit trees that attract the small mammals they feed on, getting rid of any trash/food that attracts them, and using fencing to protect smaller pets in your yard.
Gotta love a journalist who uses "Wily coyotes" to start a story off! :rofl:
What does this ( :rofl: ) mean? I'm tryin' to get these things.
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One of these days Alice.
C'mon, throw a dog a bone.
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I was checking out a coyote that had just been hit by a vehicle near Peach Creek the other day. I figure he went 65 lbs. He had large, healthy canines. Is that real big for a coyote, 65 lbs?
That would be a very large coyote for this area. My understanding is that they get larger in areas where they need the size to ride out a colder winter such as in mountainous areas or much further north. I see timber wolves in northern MN that will go 150 pounds and stand as tall as your waist. I have photography of footprints larger than my entire hand. Coyotes up there will be in the 70 - 100 pound range.
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They definitely find house cats tasty. In my neck of the woods, sandestin has been trapping coyotes for the last year or so due to some sort of outbreak. It's common to see them crossing 98 from the state forest at night. Interestingly enough, while a large number of domesticated cats around here have gone missing over the last year (including my own) the local feral cats seem to be quite adept at staying out of their way.
Feral cats only survive by constantly being on their guard. House cats will typically be less sensitive due to domestication. I always worry about people who declaw their cats. Hopefully the leave at least the hind claws to give them a running shot up a tree and out of harms way if they are going to let their cat outside.
The outbreak you speak of is likely mange.
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I thought I'd share some video to put faces to the names. This is part of the gang that's been eliminated from Sandestin. I had the pleasure of enjoying this beautiful family of nine for 6 months before they moved on to Sandestin. They were loved and protected here. http://www.ubu-online.com/the_pack.html
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I thought I'd share some video to put faces to the names. This is part of the gang that's been eliminated from Sandestin. I had the pleasure of enjoying this beautiful family of nine for 6 months before they moved on to Sandestin. They were loved and protected here. http://www.ubu-online.com/the_pack.html
Nice video. Were you out in the open or under some cover when the video was shot? Do you think that pack hunted or foraged for food?
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With 9 mouths to feed, I'm guessing they did whatever they could. I know they hunted as a pack, and we knew when they were successful. The woods would be full of the sound of celebration -- howling, barking, whining, all kinds of eerie sounds. I saw a couple of them go after a deer. It was amazing how fast they split up and came in at the deer from all directions. I don't know whether or not they were successful in taking it down. By the end of their time here, all the other normal critters we had been seeing were gone -- raccoons, possums, squirrels, rats, deer, etc. Even the two bobcats that had been around the area had to move on. There was no more food. Well, there were 3 young bucks that I always saw together that had survived, but they haven't been seen for quite a while.
Nice video. Were you out in the open or under some cover when the video was shot? Do you think that pack hunted or foraged for food?
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With 9 mouths to feed, I'm guessing they did whatever they could. I know they hunted as a pack, and we knew when they were successful. The woods would be full of the sound of celebration -- howling, barking, whining, all kinds of eerie sounds. I saw a couple of them go after a deer. It was amazing how fast they split up and came in at the deer from all directions. I don't know whether or not they were successful in taking it down. By the end of their time here, all the other normal critters we had been seeing were gone -- raccoons, possums, squirrels, rats, deer, etc. Even the two bobcats that had been around the area had to move on. There was no more food. Well, there were 3 young bucks that I always saw together that had survived, but they haven't been seen for quite a while.
Where did that video get shot? Were they wary of you?
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That video footage was all shot from an upstairs window, so they had no clue they were being watched. Plus, I could keep the camera steadier. Any time someone would come by on foot, bike or car, they'd dash into the woods. With my binoculars I could spot their noses peeking through the bushes. Several times I tried to get close enough for a good picture, but they always caught me. As long as I wasn't getting too close or making eye contact, they'd just sit and watch me. I'd watch neighbors trying to sneak up for a closer look and would just have to laugh. The whole pack would watch their every move. I have 3-4 hours worth of video that spans July- January. The pups were old enough to travel by October, so from October to January I only saw them every few days. And then it was only in smaller groups of 3 or 4.
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By the end of their time here, all the other normal critters we had been seeing were gone -- raccoons, possums, squirrels, rats, deer, etc. Even the two bobcats that had been around the area had to move on. There was no more food.And don't you think this is a little unbalanced?
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I think we humans do the same thing. We built 500 homes around one little 36 acre piece of woods and called it a natural area.
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Great footage. They look very healthy. Thanks!
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I keep seeing postings about wandering dogs. Don't forget that we're in the midst of the coyote breeding season. Coyotes mate for life, but dogs will go after anything in heat. Small dogs look like foxes -- coyotes kill or chase off foxes since they compete for the same rodents. Big dogs may or may not be welcome to run with the pack.
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I can hear the coyotes talking it up in the woods at night near my latest crib. I have been watching them an hour before daylight scurrying to there hideouts. The other day it looked like a small pack took a rabbit as a group.
Are they dangerous at all to small kids?
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I thought I'd share some video to put faces to the names. This is part of the gang that's been eliminated from Sandestin. I had the pleasure of enjoying this beautiful family of nine for 6 months before they moved on to Sandestin. They were loved and protected here. http://www.ubu-online.com/the_pack.html
Very cool. Thanks for posting.BannedAuthor
Nothing is bad or evil...you just have to keep away from the sharp end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66pTPWg_wUw
Thanks for the video. One of the most knowledgable men I ever knew, Dr. Valentine Rhodes, as brilliant as he was still loved the heck out of this movie. Every time he'd quote it he could barely spit it out.
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