How dangerous are the coyotes?

[Miss Kitty]

I think you just did?.?.?

 

[AAbsolute]

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.

 

[scooterbug44]

Rolling On the Floor Laughing

 

[AAbsolute]

Rolling On the Floor Laughing

Thanks Much. My wife likes the name Scooter. What's the ScooterBug44 stand for?

 

[scooterbug44]

Me

 

[AAbsolute]

Me

One of these days Alice. C'mon, throw a dog a bone.

 

[ASH]

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.

 

[ASH]

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.

 

[Matt J]

One of these days Alice. C'mon, throw a dog a bone.

 

[barefootguy]

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