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Post by wheelgarden1 on Jan 22, 2019 21:30:42 GMT -5
The coyotes have been singing like a crazy choir out back the past several nights.
An early skunk (usually not wandering untill late February or March here) has become, um, fragrant road-kill down the road. Birds are fighting over January sumac berry leftovers.
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Post by desertwoman on Jan 22, 2019 21:52:35 GMT -5
It is still quiet around here. Haven't heard a coyote in weeks.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Jan 27, 2019 20:44:30 GMT -5
We've had notices from the county extension folks about our plentious coyotes mating with certain domestic dogs around here. Coyotes are nothing to sneeze at, those critters are damn aggressive if you're in their way.
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Post by Tomato Z on Jan 28, 2019 9:46:58 GMT -5
It’s pretty quiet around here though come summer when the kits are born, we hear them every night.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jan 28, 2019 10:25:07 GMT -5
No coyotes in my area, so far. I've read of a few incidences in the wider SE Michigan area though.
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Post by martywny on Jan 28, 2019 11:25:18 GMT -5
We had one come through the yard last year and Gunner ran it off.
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Post by binnylou on Jan 28, 2019 12:39:30 GMT -5
Last week, I saw three vehicles in the field across the road from our house...I assume they were coyote hunting. Neighbor is trying to increase the pheasant numbers in our area.
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Post by davidjp on Jan 28, 2019 12:41:37 GMT -5
I don't see too many around here but they are here obviously and I hear them at night sometimes. We do have resident gray foxes in the garden which are nice and unusually for foxes are able to climb trees especially to escape the coyotes.
I've got two miniature poodles which are to me medium size dogs , about 20lbs, 14 inches at the shoulder. I'd always let them out a lot and left them in our fairly large garden , an acre and a bit for extended periods. But last year they were attacked and whilst both survived it was touch and go and many thousands in vet bills. Luckily we were able to intervene but even with two dogs, albeit smaller ones, against one coyote I think any longer and they would have been killed.
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Post by James on Feb 4, 2019 16:37:51 GMT -5
Why don't you just shoot the D------ Coyotes?
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Post by deckman22 on Feb 10, 2019 18:16:49 GMT -5
Coyotes are a huge problem around here. Since I live along the edge of a large ranch they venture over onto my place from time to time trying for a chicken dinner. I've seen them chasing chickens in the middle of the afternoon when I use to let them run loose. Saw one stalking a fawn one morning when feeding the deer too. Of course I never have the shotgun close when they show up.
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Post by Mumsey on Feb 10, 2019 18:35:27 GMT -5
davidjp, We have bald eagles that can snatch up a small dog or cat! The eagle population has increased dramatically over the last few years. I saw one fly over our back yard the other day. We have wooded areas just on the edge of town where they nest. My Dad has them at the quarry. I think they like to fish there. Such a majestic bird. There are coyotes, but none venture into town. We live 1 block from the fields. Red foxes have been in town and took up residence at the local lumber yard. Deer venture in once in a while.
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