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I live in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley (Los Angeles County) and apparently Coyote activity and"negative Coyote/human interactions" are on a sudden increase in our area. I watched two Coyotes stalk a man and his large dog the other night from a distance of about 7 yards. They were undaunted when the man tried to "shoo them off". It was kind of erie!
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A cyclist - or maybe it was a runner - was attacked and killed by a cougar in Orange County, CA. last year. And I believe they sent authorities (Fish and Game?) to track and dispose of it.
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I read an article in the Los Ageles Times a few years ago. It was about an agency (Fish and Game?) that was tracking Mountain Lions (Cougars) in the Santa Monica Mountains via electronic collars. The article noted that several Mountain Lions were regularly in and around people's property, but had never attacked an animal or human. The article stated that these property owners would likely be shocked if they knew how frequently these animals were in their backyards.
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I've been checked out (although not chased) by one on my mountain bike before. Interesting experience.
I hear they're good eatin'. ![]()
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Um...if you have coyotes chasing you...you have a problem...coyotes are skittish as all hell, and if one charges you, it needs to be killed. Without a doubt.
I hunt them with a bow and large-ish knife. It's definitely a rush when they come in, although I don't think scared is the right word for it. Then again, I haven't had one run at me yet ![]()
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Yup, I aint killin anithin I kante eet. Usein the feer fer warmth n such. Just aint write to b killin critters fer no daggum reezin atal.
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Out in the backyard.
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Wow, Rich! Cool pic! Although, in my backyard, he'da had 375 grains of Carbon eXpress 200 through him in short order
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Don't see as many coyotes in my area as I used (except in the low desert areas). For some reason coyotes and wolves don't get along. The bear, cat, deer and elk population has gone down in most areas as well...not sure why.
Unless its because of those "harmless" little wolves that so many people think are so cute.
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And what's wrong with that? isn't that why they are on this earth? To keep those populations down?
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Maybe you haven't heard, these wolves were not native to these parts. Unless you've seen them you wont understand.
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Transfer all Idaho Wolves to CT...
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That sounds like the perfect solution to me.
On a side note: IDFG did take full advantage of the VERY brief delisting of the critters and was able to eliminate several packs. They will be missed I'm sure.
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And I thought my great dane was the only one with a taste for coyotes. My male, Domino, RIP was 42 inches at the shoulder and 195lbs. of pure pussy cat. He also had an absolute "thing" for coyotes. He would usually just bite them on the back of the neck breaking it.
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