Coyote Summer

RE: Coyote Summer

DAB — Sun, 18 May 2025 20:30:40 GMT

The coyotes in my neighborhood have really cut down the number of stray cats.

I would go armed if I walked in their area.

RE: Coyote Summer

colporteur — Sun, 18 May 2025 16:00:38 GMT

I would have raise my concern for small children in the area. Even bigger children may view the animal as a stray dog.

The wild in these animals make them opportunistic. Small human can become easy prey.

Hopefully your area natural resources people have been made aware of the situation and are offering assistance.

RE: Coyote Summer

genebren — Sat, 17 May 2025 16:22:03 GMT

Wow! This is pretty crazy. I hope you can find some assistance in dealing with this issue. Best of luck!

RE: Coyote Summer

beacon_dave — Sat, 17 May 2025 10:59:09 GMT

They have presumably been driven out of their natural rural habitat and relocated to a more abundant urban feeding ground. But if lone animals are now stalking dogs next to humans, then sounds like perhaps they have already run out of the smaller prey.

I was about to say that they probably aren't eating your bees but then I saw this:
If you play with bumble bees . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxc-Ku7tmRE

Even after getting stung it didn't appear to want to give up.

I suspect that they will quickly get used to air horns just as they have got used to humans shouting and chasing.

If they are building dens nearby and producing pups then the problem will likely just get worse and sooner or later they will catch you off-guard.

RE: Coyote Summer

Jan Cumps — Sat, 17 May 2025 07:14:39 GMT

> It was somewhat unnerving to me that the coyote was able to come up from behind without the dogs detecting it or reacting to it earlier.

It's the hunting skill of a coyote. Approach silently and down-wind. If there is no smell or sound that reaches your dogs, chances are that they won't detect it until too late.